Luxury Home Advice - Luxury Home Decorating
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Thomas Ring
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Add Original Art to Your Home
Consider adding art elements to the décor of your luxury home. Look for original pieces of art as they can add a distinguished look. Since original art can be expensive; purchase one piece at a time if your means are limited.
Don't limit yourself to big names, either. Many local art galleries and even framing shops feature stylish, interesting works from local artists. Collecting some of these pieces for your luxury home now can be a great investment if the artists' career takes off. If not, you still have a fabulous piece of art to decorate your home.
If you decide instead to purchase a print, have it professionally framed in order to make it look sophisticated enough to fit in with the rest of the art in your home.
Don't limit yourself to big names, either. Many local art galleries and even framing shops feature stylish, interesting works from local artists. Collecting some of these pieces for your luxury home now can be a great investment if the artists' career takes off. If not, you still have a fabulous piece of art to decorate your home.
If you decide instead to purchase a print, have it professionally framed in order to make it look sophisticated enough to fit in with the rest of the art in your home.
Selling? Examine How Your Luxury Home Looks to Potential Buyers
If you are thinking of selling your luxury home, examine how your décor might look to potential buyer.
Extreme styles in furnishings and décor can leave a bad impression on a potential buyers. When you are in the sale process, try to neutralize your décor, keeping things simple and your home neat and orderly.
This is not the time to embark on large home improvement projects. Instead, make small improvements to simplify the look of your home.
While the decor of your luxury home is important to you, when in the sale process, it's more important to make it easy for potential buyers to visualize how their furnishings might look in the home.
Extreme styles in furnishings and décor can leave a bad impression on a potential buyers. When you are in the sale process, try to neutralize your décor, keeping things simple and your home neat and orderly.
This is not the time to embark on large home improvement projects. Instead, make small improvements to simplify the look of your home.
While the decor of your luxury home is important to you, when in the sale process, it's more important to make it easy for potential buyers to visualize how their furnishings might look in the home.
Keep Your Luxury Bedroom Decor Simple
When it comes to decorating the bedroom of your luxury home, stay away from overly-innovative design trends. Instead, stick with colors and patterns that are relaxing and easy to match and keep the décor as simple as possible.
For example, an elaborate king-sized bed or colorful painting could be the focal point of the room, but the rest of the room should be done in simple, neutral tones and styles.
You can add one or two dramatic pieces to give flair to the space; however, your bedroom should be an oasis for you to unwind and relax.
For example, an elaborate king-sized bed or colorful painting could be the focal point of the room, but the rest of the room should be done in simple, neutral tones and styles.
You can add one or two dramatic pieces to give flair to the space; however, your bedroom should be an oasis for you to unwind and relax.
Look Carefully For Pieces to Fit in with Your Luxury Home Style
Once you've spent a great deal of money on your luxury home, it's important to furnish it with items that reflect your personality and taste. Start by identifying exactly what your own style is, and collect pieces accordingly.
Peruse stores with high-end antiques for interesting additions. In some cases, antique shops hold private sales for their best customers, often using these events to bring out their most priceless antique pieces.
Also consider frequenting high-end furniture galleries, which operate in a similar manner, holding special items or sales for their most valuable customers. High-end catalog retailers are another way to collect pieces for your home, however, you don't quite get the same level of customer service that you may receive when shopping locally. Interior designers usually have the "in" on the stores with the best furnishings, so ask around. The small touches are what will help pull the look of your home together.
Peruse stores with high-end antiques for interesting additions. In some cases, antique shops hold private sales for their best customers, often using these events to bring out their most priceless antique pieces.
Also consider frequenting high-end furniture galleries, which operate in a similar manner, holding special items or sales for their most valuable customers. High-end catalog retailers are another way to collect pieces for your home, however, you don't quite get the same level of customer service that you may receive when shopping locally. Interior designers usually have the "in" on the stores with the best furnishings, so ask around. The small touches are what will help pull the look of your home together.
Look For Classic Pieces For Luxury Homes
When putting together furnishings and décor for your luxury home, focus on good-looking items of good quality. If money is an object, purchase them one at a time. Look for brands that have clean, sleek lines and classic embellishments in many of their furniture pieces. Additional tips for decorating a luxury home include:
• Timeless, sophisticated pieces will ensure that your home looks as good inside as it does on the outside. There is nothing worse than entering a beautiful luxury home only to find it decorated with gaudy items.
• Colorful pieces add whimsy to your home, but do not go overboard. Too much color makes your home look too busy.
• Bigger furniture should be neutral in tone to accommodate accent items.
• Antiques enhance the look of luxury homes. If you do not have time to peruse antique shops, look in furniture shops that have antique-style items to give your home an elegant, classic feel.
Working with an interior design professional can help to make sure your home looks stylish and balanced. However, be sure that decisions being made are yours and reflect how you want your home to look.
• Timeless, sophisticated pieces will ensure that your home looks as good inside as it does on the outside. There is nothing worse than entering a beautiful luxury home only to find it decorated with gaudy items.
• Colorful pieces add whimsy to your home, but do not go overboard. Too much color makes your home look too busy.
• Bigger furniture should be neutral in tone to accommodate accent items.
• Antiques enhance the look of luxury homes. If you do not have time to peruse antique shops, look in furniture shops that have antique-style items to give your home an elegant, classic feel.
Working with an interior design professional can help to make sure your home looks stylish and balanced. However, be sure that decisions being made are yours and reflect how you want your home to look.
Splurge on Bed Linens for your Luxury Home
When it comes to the linens in your luxury home, don't be afraid to splurge!
Your linens, particularly those for your bed, should not only look good, but feel good as well, providing the ultimate personal luxury. Bed linens, such as those from Ralph Lauren, come in a variety of thread counts, ranging from 120-thread to over 1500-thread count. The more the thread count, the more luxurious the feel of the linens
High quality curtains, napkins, place settings, and other luxe home linens can make your home look like the ultimate exercise in luxury furnishing.
Chose linens for their bold, rich colors and textures. Spend time looking at different colors and styles. A good set of linens can make any luxury home look even more sophisticated.
Your linens, particularly those for your bed, should not only look good, but feel good as well, providing the ultimate personal luxury. Bed linens, such as those from Ralph Lauren, come in a variety of thread counts, ranging from 120-thread to over 1500-thread count. The more the thread count, the more luxurious the feel of the linens
High quality curtains, napkins, place settings, and other luxe home linens can make your home look like the ultimate exercise in luxury furnishing.
Chose linens for their bold, rich colors and textures. Spend time looking at different colors and styles. A good set of linens can make any luxury home look even more sophisticated.
Use Flowers For Beautiful Luxury Décor
Flowers always enhance the décor in a luxury home. Nothing says opulence like beautiful fresh flowers or realistic silk flowers.
If you would like to use fresh flowers as a regular part of your home décor, make sure you understand the commitment involved. You will either need to work with a gardener to develop a large garden with a number of plants or with a local florist to schedule regular floral deliveries.
An alternative is to decorate with silk flowers, which need much less care. Choose them carefully. Visit a florist that specializes in silk arrangements to purchase your silk flowers. Once they are in your home, make sure they are cleaned regularly. Nothing says “unstylish” like a set of dusty or grimy silk flowers.
Colorful flowers brighten up the decor of any luxury home. Ask your florist about which arrangements are best for you.
If you would like to use fresh flowers as a regular part of your home décor, make sure you understand the commitment involved. You will either need to work with a gardener to develop a large garden with a number of plants or with a local florist to schedule regular floral deliveries.
An alternative is to decorate with silk flowers, which need much less care. Choose them carefully. Visit a florist that specializes in silk arrangements to purchase your silk flowers. Once they are in your home, make sure they are cleaned regularly. Nothing says “unstylish” like a set of dusty or grimy silk flowers.
Colorful flowers brighten up the decor of any luxury home. Ask your florist about which arrangements are best for you.
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