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HOME DECOR IDEAS, ACCORDING TO DESIGNERS

Home decor ideas

 


While designing your home is no doubt exciting, the process can also be overwhelming. Trying to achieve the right balance of form and function has its challenges. Regardless of your style, the big picture and the small details are equally important. From choosing the right furniture to finding the perfect color palette, here are 82 designer-approved home decor ideas to inspire you as you create your dream home.


1. WORK WITH ARCHITECTURAL QUIRKS

living area with a purple print rug, lilac colored walls, a magenta victorian chair, and blue antique side table, also a view into the entry all with deep blue walls, antique japanese cabinet, and paintings on walls

Kirk Davis Swinehart

To avoid drawing attention to ceiling beams or other architectural oddities, designer William Cullum and his partner, Jeffery Rhodes, painted the walls, trim, and ceiling the same color blue in the hallway (seen at rear) of their New York City apartment.


2.BE BOLD WITH COLOR

Literary couple James Fenton and Darryl Pinckney opted for bright, jewel-toned walls in shades of green, blue, yellow—and even purple—throughout their Harlem townhouse.


3.PLAY UP YOUR LOCATION

At Jean-Louis Deniot’s family retreat on Île de Ré, France, the designer deployed nautical references to emphasize the seaside setting: Maritime rope frames all of the doorways; the steps are hand-painted with wave scenes; and the bedroom wall mural (seen through the doorway here) resembles a sandstorm.

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