Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Designer Tips and Advice: seasonal decor

Q. Many people like the idea of updating their interiors for the seasons. What techniques do you use for your house transition from winter to spring / summer? Do you spend draperies, Slipcovers, carpets, room arrangements, accessories, etc. correspond to the season? If yes, how did you planned the temporary c.
permanent elements of the room, and how does your color pallate lends itself to the changes?

Lyn Peterson: "In today's fast paced world that we no longer subscribe to these rituals decoration of the past. Now we have television and computers. We have no time to change the carpet. However, small subtle changes that we do, almost unconsciously are still meaningless.

"For me, ie a continuation of oriental carpets in the entrance and exit gloss wood floors. I started putting it to wear on my threadbare, decades old carpet family during the most active skateboarding, roller, razor scooter seasons when people roll, rather than walk through my house. But I liked the virgin found empty and are now the cycle of seasons. In the family room, I have a section and a door on the terrace. I remove a piece of the section in the summer months, allowing better access to the outside and we hope to encourage watch television through fewer seats.

"Sure, I pack my throws and quilts and delete a few throw pillows. Flowers, plants, naturally evolve, so they turn as a wardrobe. Suddenly something seems too woolly or a plant seems too "fall" and it is time to store the dried hydrangeas and put away bittersweet. I have been a lot of my plants outside heat in the months .. send to the factory camp in the courtyard. When there are so many things visible outside greenery I find I need less of the Interior.

"I find it surprising I use candles, hurricane lamps, lanterns and more in summer than winter. The long twilight slowly and darkening evenings seem to attract most of the height of winter darkness where j 'I absolutely need light bulbs. For a whole winter series of new 3-way bulbs to fight against darkness. Installing a dimmer switch. They cost less than $ 10 and you can do it yourself. In this way, In these days of darkness you always get a good degree of light. "

Baltz Mary: "I do spend Slipcovers and accessories for the season. Most of the time I keep the basic things the same. Adding wicker, shell, boating can add photos life to a room of summer.

"My palette has always been white and neutral because when you add the colour of any nature whatsoever, even a bright bouquet of flowers, the change is dramatic. Temporary changes are nice because they can occur rapidly. Sometimes moving a piece of furniture or using a piece differently can stimulate a chamber ensemble change in seasons.

"Organization if very important in the season at home. Storing a season can help Slipcovers, pillows, linens and be on hand for quick changes. Once you develop your style seasonal Keep an eye on all shopping malls has the perfect accessories to add to your room.

"Seashells, boating pictures, or any seafarer is a feast for the summer room. Additions winter may be cashmere throws, pine branches in vases, blankets on the tables, many bookson hand for 'winter reading. Sometimes, a minimum of window treatments can be great to go into all the winter light. "

Tricia Foley: "I have a simple" shades of white "interior in my little house is a great backdrop for the changing seasons ... In the spring a bucket of bright yellow forsythia is usually bloom , The summer brings lots of shells and stones walks on the beach and jugs of roses from my garden throughout the house ... I roll up the carpet and put away flannel sheets and comforters ... Fall is the wool throws draped over chairs, a fire in the fireplace, branches and bittersweet to bring a little outdoors in ... the holiday season is always a "White Christmas" for me and amaryllis and paperwhites are potted foam and the simple green and white lights on the tree .. ".

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