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Carrie 10 April 2009 Home Improvement, Tips and Ideas 411 views No Comment Print This Post  Email This Post

Have you recently purchased a brand-new home or are you thinking of doing some redecorating in your current place? In either situation, are you stuck for ideas? Whether you are a new homeowner or you just want to freshen up your existing dwelling, Buy Owner has a great decorating tip for everyone!

Design Tip: Model your decor after the displays inside furniture stores and department stores.

There is no better place to find home decorating ideas than the stores where you are going to buy new items like paint, wallpaper, picture frames, throw pillows and more. Showcasing areas from the dining room to the bedroom, storefront windows and inside displays are set up to give you a suggestion as to how to use these new purchases.

Living Room

Before you visit the furniture store, take measurements of your all of your rooms. You might find a gorgeous sectional couch for the living room that is just too big to fit inside your home as one unit. Then, upon seeing a different display in the store, you may want to consider separating the two couch pieces, placing them directly across from each other with a coffee table as a barrier. It’s all about taking what you see in the store and imagining it inside your home. If the store display is too big, shrink down in your mind or keep moving around, looking at other arrangements.

Kitchen

There are so many choices out there for kitchen cabinets and countertops. For cabinets, you can choose between manageable laminate, several different types of wood and lots of various colors. For countertops, there are Corian, granite, laminate, stainless steel and more. Kitchen displays will show you exactly how each combo looks together in one setting. For example, you could choose white wood cabinets and black granite countertops out of separate catalogs or on different websites. But if you go to a store, you will be able to see exactly how these two pair up. It will be easier to decide how to design your kitchen.

Dining Room

Displays for the dining room typically feature a table, its surrounding chairs and additional decor like place settings and decorative dishware. This set-up might give you and idea of what kind of dishware looks best on a given table. You may also find new, interesting patterns on place mats, napkin holders and the like. Around the holidays, gorgeous centerpieces may be available for purchase, or they might inspire you to take a trip to your local craft store to create a more affordable version.

Bedroom

Bedroom displays in stores like Bed, Bath & Beyond showcase set-ups that are pleasing to the eye. There is a specific rhythm repeated in various patterns, shapes and arrangements. For instance, complementing fabrics such as a polka-dotted cotton comforter may be matched with a solid-colored satin pillow. Another aesthetically pleasing display would be block candles on a round night table. If a store’s display grabs your attention, recreate the eye-catching arrangement in your own home!

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