INTERIOR DESIGN

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 How to Design a Living Room

          Designing a living room is not something easy that everybody can do. It takes a lot of

thinking, inspiration, and time.  If you are like most prospective homeowners, you have a

clear vision of your dream living room.  Creating a room that perfectly matches your design

preferences isn't likely luckily you can design your own. With a little more than a

sketchbook and a few inspirational ideas, you can make your vision a reality. Who has

never dreamed about a perfectly designed place? This information can be very helpful for

someone who that wants to design a living room.  The three steps that you can do when it is

about living room arrangement are getting inspired, organizing and finalizing the

installation.

           First of all, to design our space, you have to be inspired. Before starting anything you

need to know the budget, the style, and the environment. To inspire you, you can look at

some pictures on the internet, or in magazines .. Or even better you can drive around your

neighborhood and see if there is any open house that can give you inspiration. Look at

some websites that sell supplies, decorations and tips. We need to know what we are

looking for before researching anything. This step will help us make sure we are not in

the wrong path. Thinking of an appropriate budget is also very important. A little notebook

can be useful for the research; than when you see  something that you like, you

can take notes. Sketching can also be a good idea, to express  your ideas.  

           Your second step, is to consider your individual needs. This part needs to be

done to be able to identify what you really need.  You can take some draft paper and start

listing your ideas and inspirations. Than try to decide for each part of the room, the

furnitures and design that you want in coordination with your budget and need. Finding the

need is an important step of the design. It is not easy to find a piece of furniture

 or decoration that will have the price, the look and the quality researched. Now in our

day there are a lot of different places that sell furniture like IKEA, At Home,  and Ashley

Furniture.

              Your third step, is  installing furniture and putting the decorations in the right

place. This step is very important to think about. Furniture needs to leave a clear place for

someone to walk by. They also need to be at a location that will be useful, like a sofa needs

to be near and in front of the Television. All decorations also need to be harmonized to

the color and style of the room. Installing can be a pain if the furniture does not work with

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