home interior design ideas

The social patterns of eating used to be pretty clear cut. The well-off ate in formal splendour in a well appointed dining room, their children well out of the way in the nursery. Today, with less room and even fewer helpers, people have to plan to eat as pleasureably as possible according to a vastly different set of of circumstances. We like to have it both ways – a bit of elegance and formality when it is called for, and a cosy place for an easy-going family meal. In either case the eating place must be close to the kitchen.

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Colors is potentially the most exciting and rewarding, as well as the most inexpensive, ingredient that goes into the making of a home. Used with flair, it can transform any interior. Planners of color scheme must not be carried away by emotion alone. They must consider colours (and non-colours) in terms of materials : oaint, stains, textiles, skins, leathers, marble and metal, before deciding on a certain colour for a certain room.

Color scheme fall, roughly, into 3 groups : monochrome, related or contrasting. There are several principle when coloring a house :

1. Continuity : consider the view from one room to another and select colours that coordinate successfully without introducing too many different surface finishes at key meeting points.
2. Colour Emphasis : In teh average house, the design emphasis should be on easy to live with colour schemes, incorporating a practical overall surface treatment and simple choice of materials.
3. Accents : Accent is important, avoiding a room being too bored. Bright color, or even a shocking one can be a very good accent, and furely make the room more interesting.

It is important to remember that colour schemes in much-used areas of the house, such as the family room, kitchen and family bathroom, should be relaxed and all the material should be practical and simple to maintain. This does not mean that these areas need to be dull or colourless ; the test of a successful scheme is that the room should look perpetually fresh, cheerful and inviting.

Wallpaper is the wall treatment of choice for many homeowners who want colorful patterns and textures on room walls without the hassle of special painting techniques. Wallpapering is a surface treatment that is relatively easy to apply and very durable.

Wallpaper is so named because it usually is just paper, though in some cases it is made of sturdy vinyl. Vinyl wallpaper is well suited to use in kitchens and bathrooms because it is tougher than paper and resists moisture. Vinyl may be laminated onto paper or cloth, or cloth can be vinyl-impregnated with a paper backing.

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