Do-it-yourself Interior Decorating Is Not Impossible
by Lance Filbertlance.filbert@interiordesignschoolreview.com
Interior Design Columnist
It isn't easy to be an interior decorator, but it's not that difficult either. Some people start thinking about decorating and interior design when they're young kids. Other people take on do-it-yourself interior decorating projects after getting interior decorating advice from a professional.
People seem to think that professional interior decorators hate the do-it-yourself crowd. Not true, not true. I'm always willing to give interior decorating advice to people who want to work on their own homes. I know that hiring a professional interior decorator or designer is not something you do every year. Keeping the décor up to date is a good thing. People who do that are usually the ones who know the value of professional designs and services.
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A Few Do-It-Yourself Interior Decorating Tips
- Start With a Unified Idea - Don't just move things around or change furniture and accessories in a haphazard way. You can find rooms you like by looking in interior decorating and designing books or magazines. Write down all the elements of the room you like and work systematically.
- Make Your First Attempts Small - If the spirit suddenly moves you to redesign your whole house as a first project, sit down and drink a glass of wine and wait for the spirit to pass. The earliest projects will be experiments. Try decorating some interior small space to see how you do.
- Do Temporary Designs - If you do a whole room, you have to live with it for a long time or call in a professional to redo it. You can start your interior design experiments with a Christmas or Chanukah decorating idea. When the holiday is over you can return the room to its previous state.
About the Author
Lance Filbert is known for his witty and innovative design ideas. He has an extensive arts background and has an arts degree from the City University of New York. He lives in San Francisco with his partner, Bertram, and their cairn terriers, Toto and Toklas.
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