Have you ever walked into a room and got mesmerized with the artistic ingenuity of its décor?
I recently had this feeling when I visited my colleague’s home. The way things were set out was truly inspiring. What caught my eye were the walls. It spoke volumes about his personality.
Alright, I know I’m talking like a seasoned philosopher, but yes, I was determined to do a makeover to my abode as well. And this got me talking to my hosts and I was shown a new world of home décor jargons. Soon I was hearing words like tapestries, artwork that were framed and unframed, wall sculptures, picture frames, Trompe L’oeil and the list felt like a never ending one.
Creature comfort
Their son’s bedroom was screaming teenage hormones. Pictures were hung upside down (purposely of course; the hue of the room was on the darkish side, pictures of rock stars and pro wrestlers filled the walls. In short his walls were his personality.
The next room was my favorite, their little girl’s room and I tried to soak in even the smallest details so that I could renovate my little one’s room. This room had an aura of pink, except for the focal wall that was chocolate brown and strangely enough the combination was eye catchy. The contours of the room, even the window panes, were darker shades of pink. On her desk was a stylish floral lamp, of course in pink. The linens on the cream colored bed were white just like the floor rug, which I was told, provides a neutral look to the room. The furnishings in the room were such that it could give the girl company for years to come.
The contemporary wooden desk (I forgot its color but am pretty sure that it was white or cream). The two nightstands next to her bed were tiny replicas of this wooden desk. Above the wooden desk was a simple wall shelf for her books to be neatly arranged. My hosts gave me the idea that I could make use of narrow shelves for a good visual impact in my daughter’s bedroom. These shelves could be used not just for her books, but also for any other knickknacks or her artworks. I thought maybe I could also try to squeeze in a teepee tent in a corner, yippee my girl’s gonna be thrilled.
Lavender was their choice for their kitchen with lime colored shelves and coffee colored floors. When I asked them for tips for my kitchen they told me not to compromise comfort for décor and from what I have seen so far in their home I knew I could follow their words as these are people who know what they are talking about.
I am not sure whether I was able to portray what I saw with my eyes into my words, but when thanked my hosts for their hospitality and left, I did leave with a lot many ideas to start renovating my home.