The hardest part of Boston real estate shopping is over — picking out the home that is right for you and your family. But wait! Before you spend hours flipping through home design magazines, here are 5 tips to help you get started on home decorating without the headache.
1. Take cues from the masters. Do you have a favorite painting? Bring a print to a paint store and have them match shades of paint to the painting’s colors. Just think about how great it will feel to introduce guests to “The Waterlily Room”!
A Pedro Cano painting in the Vatican Museums
2. Wallpaper one wall. It’s a modern alternative to papering the entire room – and it also saves you time and money.
3. Mix and match textures. Black leather couch? Add gray satin pillows. Tiled white bathroom floor? Toss down a soft, nubby white bathroom rug.
4. Cluster objects by color. Merchandisers group by color in window displays and with clothing inside the store – it works great at home, too. The best part is, you won’t have to store away all of your knick-knacks.
5. Skip the home design magazines and look at hotel rooms instead. Hotel rooms are the simplified version of home decor. Surface Magazine and National Geographic Traveller are two magazines that show contemporary indoor and outdoor spaces from top hotels.
A room at the Ace Hotel in New York City
