The home interior reflects the personal style of a person, that’s why it needs to be chosen very carefully. One of hardest things about decorating a home is finding good interior style, especially for the living room. Living room is the most essential part of every home. It acts as a mirror that reflects person’s living style as well status. People often spend more time with themes or style for a room than actually buying the items and decorating it. And why not, after all, theme decides that which type of decor will furnish a room.
Before selecting theme or style for your living room, it is necessary to consider some points, like whether room is big or small and what purpose will it serve. Living room can serve many purposes like someone can use it as a comfortable family room to stay calm and relax, many use living rooms to watch TV and play games, while others decorate it as first welcome for guests. According to various lifestyles, interior decorators have come up with some appropriate interior styles for a living room. If you are having some confusion in selecting perfect theme, then here are some helpful decorating styles to get started with.
Informal Style:
Such rooms are better for nuclear families with kids. Pastel colors can be used on walls for a light effect. Photo frames with family photographs can be a part of informal living room. The furniture used should be easy to clean and should be closely set up. Couch can be mandatory in this type of decorating style. Rugs, as they are easy to maintain, can be used instead of carpets. Comfortable easy chairs can also be used with cushions.
Formal Style:
If you want to choose formal decor in the room, then go for formal artifact’s picture frames, candles, crystal and silverware. This style needs fair amount of formal entertaining in living room. Flooring should also be considered formal by using marble, granite, tiles or wooden floor. Sofa sets should also have a formal style. Draping curtains will give a formal look and feel. Silk carpets or other royal stuff can be used. Color combination must be good. Light colors will give a formal look to the room.
Colorful and Vibrant:
A room full of splashy colors looks vibrant and bright. In this type of decorating style, one can use low seating arrangements with rugs, floor cushions and cane furniture. It will add a colorful appeal. Modern art and traditional art decorative pieces can be used to enhance the look. To give a natural look, decorative plant or vase with real flowers can be used to bring nature home in. This is a trend that remains in, in every season.
Blending or Melange:
Melange or mix and match are popular these days. It simply means blending of things or we can say a combination of things. Melange is a personally defined style. It mainly depends upon a family lifestyle and its choices. A mix and match of things like artifact’s, pictures and furniture can add to the appeal of a living room.
There are some other things too, which should be considered while selecting an interior for living room. Just go through the home decor books and magazines, have look on Internet, see different styles and trends of decorating and then, choose a style which suits best to your living room area.