20 Decorating Secrets

1- Pile on the pillows: One pair of pillows always looks skimpy. Use two pairs, in contrastting patterns, colors, and textures.
2- Buy a bigger bed: Small-scale furniture ony makes a small bedroom look smaller. Try a hig bed and a tall headboard. Your room will grow.
3- Leave cabinets open:
An open armoire is more interesting than a closed one. Let people into your secret world.
4- Go dark: Dark walls do the opposite of what you'd expect: They make a small room feel bigger.

5- Wallpaper is easy: The fastest way to make over sliding closet doors is to wallpaper them.
6- Large collections need order: wall brackets can bring order to a large collection or odd shapes.
7- User a real rug in the bathroom: Use a rug instead of a bath mat. It was made to withstand a lot more wear than the occasional wet foot.
8- It's okay to skip the sofa: there's no rule that a living room has to have a sofa.
9- White works you will never get tired of a white room.

10- Mix styles: a four-poster bed will take the chill out of a modern bedroom.
11- Layer your lighting: four lamps are better than two. You need ambient light for mood and direct light for reading.
12- Tuck in your throws: Keep throws under control. Fold them lengthwise, then in half, then tuck them into cushions.
13- Kick your traditional coffe table to the curb: the most versatile coffe table you will ever own is an ottoman topped with a tray.
14- Skirted furniture finishes a room: too many chair and table can make a room "nervous". A skirted piece or two will make it feel "grounded."

15- Gold is gorgeous: gold is back in a big way. A few accents will warm up a room.
16- Plants cheer up a lonely corner: Nothing soflens a lonely corner in a big room like a potted tree.
17- Leather lasts: The most indestructible fabric for dining chair is leather or vinyl. Especially if you want white.
18- Switch up your seating: Mix up the seating at your dining table. You wouldn't have eight identical chairs in your living area.
19- Don't forget the closet lighting: Love your closets. Paint them, paper them, hang pictures in them to inspire you. And definitely light them.
20- Refinish vintage finds: Don't be afraid to paint a vintage piece. Every piece of forniture can't be brown.