Interior Design, Does your Sofa talk to your Chairs?

Finding your Decor Personality and tackle that interior design.

We are all aware that home décor is to make a space look attractive, but many individuals out there take it very seriously.

If you are one of those who always think of remodeling their homes or changing the curtains in the lounge, you are not alone. For everyone who wishes to change something in interior design, one thing should be kept in mind- keep it simple.

You have probably seen many houses with excellent interior designs, but sometimes they look too complicated to anyone who visits them for the first time. So what’s the trick behind this?

Making a perfect balance between simplicity and attractiveness. You can always add glamour by implementing accessories like lamps, vases, candle stands, etc. But things must not go out of hand. Otherwise, your entire house would start looking full of unnecessary objects, which will only make it hard to clean up.

We are all familiar with using great textures in interior design but did you know that they are highly beneficial for our brain? Who would say that tables, chairs, or paintings can be so much more than just helping in making our homes look great?

What makes a good interior design?

First of all, about interior design, this post is exactly what you need because we have prepared an article on the topic for you. So if you lack inspiration or wish to improve your home to impress friends and guests, read our tips below.

The Seven Elements Every Great Interior Design Have

You may think that excellent interior design can be achieved by wasting money buying expensive decorations or furniture, but that’s not necessarily the case. With every great interior’s seven elements, you can get inspired and enhance your home without breaking the bank too much. Those components include:

The focal point of your room

What is your room lacking to make it great? If you have a small space, the solution to making it look larger and function better is by adding a focal point. A focal point can do wonders for any room because it draws the eye of every visitor towards it. It’s something that captures everyone’s attention when they first come into your living or dining room.

There are many places in our home where we can add this element (corners, windows, mantelpieces …), but you need to find the perfect spot for it to stand out truly. Once you’ve decided on placing some beautiful décor there, give your visitors time to admire its beauty.

The balance between dark and light

One of the most important things when decorating a room is being able to create balance. It would be best to place your furniture with care because it needs to match the color scheme you have chosen for your property.

If you are not sure about colors, try to use neutral tones, which will help in creating harmony throughout your house. Remember that every room has its personality, so don’t be afraid of adding something new or taking away some old stuff if needed. The combination of dark and light elements will be appreciated by everyone who visits you!

Texture in home decoration

We are all familiar with using great textures in interior design but did you know that they are highly beneficial for our brain? Who would say that tables, chairs, or paintings can be so much more than just helping in making our homes look great?

Textures are essential to creating coziness when decorating your interior. It’s a great way to make a home feel more comfortable and make it stand out from the crowd. Even if you don’t want to add many textured décor pieces in your rooms, choose some gorgeous rugs for each room, which will undoubtedly enhance its allure by several notches!

Bringing nature indoors

Everyone wishes to relax after a long day at work, and what better way is there to do this but to bring nature indoors. There are countless ways to benefit from this idea because everyone needs fresh air from time to time.

To create a serene and harmonious environment, you need to find an excellent combination of indoor plants with other décor elements. Some species offer a soothing touch because the leaves have very rhythmic patterns that help stimulate our minds and body. You can also opt for water basins or fountains, which have similar effects because they add serenity to your home while calming down your mood.

Layers, layers, layers!

This is probably one of the essential rules for interior design. Everyone knows that using too many items will make your place look cluttered, even if you use minimalistic furniture. Layers are a great way of decorating interiors without disturbing their natural beauty. So, what are layers? Layers are additional parts of décor that you can use to enhance your home even more.

Don’t hesitate to experiment with different textures or color schemes to help you achieve great interior design pretty quickly!

Before making the final decision regarding the furniture and colors for each room, make sure to take a look at these seven elements, which are extremely helpful to create stunning interiors everyone will envy.

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Dinner Party, with a twist!

Welcome to 1950

At times, it’s enjoyable to have a dinner party with family or close friends. Preparing the food and setting up your table can be pretty time-consuming, but it can be gratifying when you get compliments on how everything looks.

However, let’s put a twist on it, who would you invite that is famous (living or dead) to your dinner party?

Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball is the guest of honor, so you see it as your duty to find the most decadent foods imaginable. You go high-end with everything, and you prepare yourself for a night of indulgence and whimsy.

It was the 1950s, after all, and you were hosting a dinner, but it wasn’t your typical affair. This dinner party was to honor one of your favorite people in the world – Lucille Ball.

You wanted this night to be over-the-top lavish with an elegant menu that would delight everyone at the table. The week leading up to this event, you scoured menus from all over for just the perfect dishes that would show off what made Lucille so special. 

Preparation

The first thing you will need to do is plan the party. Decide who you will invite and make a guest list. Also, think about how many courses you want to serve, remembering that each course takes time for preparation and that there should be about 2-3 dishes per course.

Next, start planning what foods you will serve at your dinner party.

Does it begin with what type of foods you want to help?

Will they be warm, cold, and how much time will you need to prepare.

Then consider the number of people that will be attending.

Are there any guests that may have allergies or need a vegetarian option?

This is especially important when thinking about appetizers, as you will have to tailor your selections to each person’s tastes.

You landed on four courses: some of Lucille Ball’s favorites and the perfect menu for the era, and let’s not forget her favorite cocktail, Marigritas.

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Four-Courses

The first course, oysters Rockefeller;

Second Course, Lobster Thermidor;

Third Course, Filet Mignon with béarnaise sauce;

Fourth Course, Cheese plate with grapes and figs alongside fruit.

Finally, start deciding how you are going to decorate your table. This can be very simple or more complex, depending on personal preference. You can use many things for decorating purposes, such as candles, flowers, fruit bowls, place cards, wine glasses, and candles. Most importantly, yellow roses, one of Lucy’s favorite flowers.

So, when that big day comes, make sure you have all of your preparations made. You can plan to cook a couple of dishes yourself and hire a caterer for the rest if you do not have enough time to prepare them yourself.

Review your guest list and finalize a seating arrangement that will work well with each person. Don’t forget to have fun!

Recorded Video

This dinner party was going to be different from others because before guests arrived, you would be filming them coming in; this was going to be part of your very own episode of “I Love Lucy.”

You laugh as you remember watching this show as a young girl, and your fandom had only grown after becoming an adult. It was the first thing you thought of when planning this dinner party because who wouldn’t want to have their own time with Lucy?

You also remember back at how much work it took to get everything planned. You had to make sure everything was perfect, from the menu to planning how you would film it all. It took weeks of planning and was quite the undertaking until you remembered an up-and-coming technology called recorded video. All your work could be filmed during this dinner party with little preparation on your part!

With recorded video, there was no more worrying about the timing of events. The whole dinner could be recorded from start to finish, and viewers would have a perfect idea of how it all played out. You were sure your guests would appreciate this as well since they wouldn’t need to rush through their meal either.

But the best part about the recorded video was that it could be rewatched as many times as people wanted. This was perfect for you because your memories of the night were hazy with so much excitement and joy, so it would be nice to go back and see everything again and show future generations your footage with Lucy.

I Heart Lucy!

“I Love Lucy” was a show that resonated with people, so much so that it continued to be shown even after the original run ended, and you have seen multiple re-runs.

The show was about two women who wanted nothing more than to be in show business, and now that you were planning a dinner party with its star, it made sense that this technology was the perfect fit.

Lucille Ball was considered a television pioneer because of her commitment to doing physical comedy, something that most women weren’t supposed to do at the time.

For most people involved in “I Love Lucy,” it wasn’t just another job; it was an adventure full of love and laughter. You hoped your dinner party would capture some of that same magic.

For the success of a dinner party, preparation is the key!

Make sure you plan out everything before your big day and have a lot of fun, and take a minute and say who would I have famous at my dinner party?

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January is Here! What you need to know for Winter Maintenance

January is here! Well almost! As they say, “it will be here before you know it.”

Prepare yourself now to make sure you properly maintain your car. With these simple tools, staying safe is easy when you know what to do during the winter.

Winter Preparation Check List Tools You Need To Get Going!

One thing you’ll want if you live anywhere with real winters is an ice scraper.

If you can’t get your car into a garage and scrape it off, then you’ll need to put the ice scraper in your trunk. You should keep one of these on hand at all times for quick use, and I think that is an excellent tip to even have here in parts of North Carolina.

Another tool is a snow brush. This will come in handy if there happens to be a blizzard condition or if you are just caught out in a heavy snowfall while you’re out driving around. The snow brush can help with clearing off the windshield so that it doesn’t slow down your visibility as much – especially since most people now have automatic windshield wipers anyway.

If those two tools don’t cut it, then you may need a heavy-duty scraper. This is common for those who live in places that regularly receive lots of snowfall throughout the wintertime. As with the ice scraper, it’s essential to keep this in the trunk since there is no time to be fumbling around for it when it starts snowing.

If winter travel still isn’t your thing and you park on the street, then you’ll need salt or other de-icing chemicals. This way, if there happens to be a bit of precipitation before you wake up or after work, then at least you won’t have to worry about slipping all over the place as you walk out of your car.

Emergency Kits

As for car-related tools that are necessary during winter, everyone should have an emergency kit.

Even if it just contains flares, blankets, water, snacks, chapsticks, hand sanitizers, having them could save someone’s life. All sorts of accidents happen more often during the winter because of the harsh conditions. So having a complete emergency kit in your trunk is ideal.

It would help if you also kept extra clothes and boots. It’s common to have unexpected roadside breakdowns, so having an extra pair of socks, pants, coat, and shoes for everyone in your car can save you from being miserable when you’re stranded outside during a snowstorm or winter-related weather incident. If there are minor children involved, then it’ll be even more necessary to have them prepared with warm clothing too!

Winter maintenance checklist car at Edmunds

Hanging-out locally

If you’re new around town, be sure to find out where the snowplows are at your local municipality. This way, if it does snow while you aren’t prepared, you will be able to move your car and not get a ticket.

Never drive unless you have to. So, if you are the only car on the road, then chances are it might be too slippery or iced over. Please wait until it melts before getting behind the wheel!

Be sure that your snow tires are in good condition, and check out online reviews for new ones before purchasing them.

So, if there appears to be a lot of snow or slush on the roadways, it is advisable to have chains, and this is especially true if you have 4-wheel drive and can handle the increased weight on your vehicle.

Be sure your windshield wiper blades are in good condition. Just a little smudge can fog up your window real quick and become a safety hazard. It can also be challenging to see when it’s icy, so make sure everything is cleaned correctly!

The critical thing to remember about winter car maintenance is that if you don’t take care of your car now, the consequences might worsen later. To us, sometimes this task may seem like a hassle, but it will most likely save money, time, and a few headaches in the long run!

Outside your Home

Many people tend to forget about their porch in terms of house tools that you may need during wintertime. In particular, they need to make sure that any stairs leading up to the porch are either shoveled or clean enough where people won’t slip walking on them.

In addition to the stairs, you should also have a snow shovel. This way, if it’s snowing while someone is coming over, then they can quickly help by clearing off your porch and steps themselves. It may not be expected from guests, but it’s always better than having them arrive at an icy entrance!

So, in the end, and the most important statement is that no matter where you live or how cold or warm it may end up getting during wintertime, everyone needs to remember to be safe!

Many accidents happen because of poor visibility in storms, engines freezing up, and even tire blow-outs. Be prepared for every scenario possible so that staying safe becomes second nature.

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