Example: Television with lots of DVDs, electronics sitting on top of it
- If you have a bigger budget = Put doors over the TV
- If you have a smaller budget = Get shelves to organize your things
Example: big bright blue sofa and other bright competing colors (yellow walls, red dining room chair covers)
- If you have a bigger budget = buy new furniture
- If you have a smaller budget = Keep sofa and paint walls neutral color (bright accent walls are not common anymore)
- You can pull different shades of a color off a big piece of furniture and place it sparingly throughout the room with accessories or other accents pieces
- Even if it is a color you may not love, it will make the piece seem intentional and not so much of an eyesore
Example: Drab, gray fireplace
- Pay attention to architectural detail, by painting it white, it makes it look fresh and new
- If you have a smaller budget = redesign old furniture. An old desk can become your living room's new coffee table
- Art on white walls balances out dark furniture
- Look around your house, things you may never have considered could actually pass as artwork. For example, plates from your kitchen can be hung on walls
- What many parents face when making room for children's toys by pushing all furniture to sides of a room. It makes the room feel awkward
- Either rearrange furniture or buy new furniture to fit the space
- Place the television near or next to the fireplace so when you or your guests are seated, you can see both easily