Decorating Ideas For A New Home

My boyfriend and I just purchased a new townhouse and are looking for neat but inexpensive ideas to decorate. Anybody know where we can find some do-it-yourself ideas that will look good but not cheap-looking?

For each room, pick something that the rest of the room will revolve around.

For instance, if you have a green couch, then pick everything else in that room to go with the couch - not necessarily matching it, but going with it. That way the room will look more pulled together and professionally finished.

Don't mistake clutter and a lot of junk laying around for a classy look. Make your rooms warm and inviting, but not early junk yard.

2007-07-17 05:50:24 by JillyBean

To accessorize a living room, keep vases and flower arrangements low between conversations spaces, utilize old books, trays and antiques to add ...

http://www.coldwellbankermoves.com/Custo mmodules/Properties/PropertyDetails.aspx ?PropertyID=997647

Click the above website to see pictures of home interior. My husband and I are traditionalists, but we don't mind a little color. Ultimately, we would like to create a homey atmosphere.

Any and all ideas welcome! Thanks, everyone!

Beautiful trim work..Looks like whoever painted loved color..
In your Kitchen I think staying with a dusty blue green would be beautiful..or even a very sagey green..and try those sueded paints..they are going to look soft and muted in there..and you could definitely use some richness with the white trim and light maple cabinets..
In your Dining room try something a little different maybe a barn red or burgundy..or this finish called venetian plaster..it looks so rich and even though it can be tedious it has a look of soft stone when done..(look it up on the web..)
in you other rooms i would tone it down with softer golds or greens..or even taupe looks very good with white..

they are on the right track with the colors they just went a little to bright with the tones ..with white you need to balance it out..

2008-07-11 10:36:56 by Kirst

Price: $19.95

My husband and I bought our first house, It is finally done being built and we are ready to move in to it. I need some suggestions though. Currently the house is a tannetural color through out with crisp white moldings and doors. I was thinking of painting maybe 1 wall in my kitchen a deep brownish red color, and 1 wall in my living room where the fireplace a darker brown...here are the pics, i know the front yard needs landscaped, I havent had time to do it yet they just finished building the house this week.
House
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kitchen1
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kitchen 2
http://i423.photobucket.com/albums/pp317 /missys_graphics/76127998_4.jpg
kitchen 3
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livingroom
http://i423.photobucket.com/albums/pp317 /missys_graphics/76127998_2.jpg
ooops its supposed to be tan neutral color
would it be too much to paint my whole kitchen the red ?

i LOVE your new house, its so cute. Congrats!! As for the colors I would paint the kitchen the red you want, it would pop nice against the bright crisp white trim and do the living room in a brownish tan color that will look great against the red... love love love your color choices!!!

2008-10-27 03:49:47 by Just Me

Price: $19.95

latest trends in season colours etc.Just starting decorating my new home top to bottom,also my girls want a 'girly bedroom'need some ideas!
thanx!

Here are three to get you started.

You can get lost for days at the hgtv (home & garden tv) site.

Best wishes!

2007-05-30 04:54:07 by lisagoinmad

I like to decorate the outside of my house every year for Halloween and I'm looking for some new ideas. Our house has a lot of windows and a large front yard.

As many pumpkins, hay bales & corn shocks as you can possibly get there, first thing, for total overall atmosphere. (not to mention, you can leave those up till Thanksgiving) Since you have a lot of windows, get some black gauzy fabric & shred the ends of it, hang that up as your curtains. Soap your windows, put spiders in them. Drape Spiderweb everywhere! Any of the lights they sell in the stores, especially if you can find the Halloween icicle lights (orange or a mixture of orange, purple & green) are great on the front of the house. Get a fog machine for Halloween night - your trick-or-treaters will love that. A cd of spooky music & sounds is wonderful too. If you can spend a little - get a skeleton or two to throw around the place - hang one in the front yard from a tree or the porch. Get separate spotlights in orange or green to creat eerie atmosphere. Just get into it & have fun -stores will soon have their Halloween goodies out, so start strolling the aisles & get ideas. Decide on a theme, even. Have a great time & enjoy!! p.s. - the book I listed below might give you even more ideas; I haven't read it yet but I have read other things by this author.

2006-07-12 10:56:55 by NEcl86