{"id":1701,"date":"2011-07-07T09:15:02","date_gmt":"2011-07-07T13:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hickoryfurniture.blogs.eprevue.net\/?p=1701"},"modified":"2011-07-07T09:15:02","modified_gmt":"2011-07-07T13:15:02","slug":"creative-home-decorating-ideas-break-out-of-the-ordinary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/creative-home-decorating-ideas-break-out-of-the-ordinary\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Home Decorating Ideas: Break Out of the Ordinary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-meta\">Last Updated Thursday, July 7, 2011<\/div> <p>Are you tired of playing it safe when it comes to interior design?\u00a0 Do you long for some color in that sea of beige you call a living room? Are you looking for ways to add a surprise element to your decorating?\u00a0 If so then it is time for you to step outside your comfort zone and have some fun.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Add pizzazz with color<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Color can be frightening to many people.\u00a0 What if you don\u2019t like it or \u2013 even worse \u2013 your family and friends don\u2019t like it?\u00a0 Stop worrying.\u00a0 If it is paint, you can always repaint it.\u00a0 If it is fabric, short of reupholstering, there are ways to tone it down if you decide later that you hate it.\u00a0 The best advice is to introduce color in small doses.\u00a0 Paint a powder room or upholster an ottoman in the color of your choice.\u00a0 And don\u2019t worry about family and friends\u2026it is <em>your <\/em>home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The power of funky<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You may be amazed at how one \u201cfunky\u201d or unusual piece of furniture can change the feel of a room.\u00a0 An unexpected painted console in the entryway, for example, is a great way to greet your guests and have them longing to see what the rest of the house has to offer.\u00a0 An empty hallway can be turned into a place of interest with the addition of a one-of-a-kind chair or bench.\u00a0 How about a mismatched collection of chairs in a casual dining space or an unusual lighting fixture in the family room?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Break the rules<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You have to break the rules if you want to introduce some fun into your decorating. Who says all your wood pieces have to match?\u00a0 And who is the person who decided that artwork must be hung at a certain height or that plaids and stripes don\u2019t match?\u00a0 Mix up your fabrics \u2013 pair your grandmother\u2019s table with modern acrylic chairs or cover a wall with artwork hanging in a gallery style from floor to ceiling.<\/p>\n<p>Without a doubt you will enjoy the look and feel of your home after adding some fun elements that represent the personality and lifestyle of you and your family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Updated Thursday, July 7, 2011 Are you tired of playing it safe when it comes to interior design?\u00a0 Do you long for some color in that sea of beige you call a living room? Are you looking for ways to add a surprise element to your decorating?\u00a0 If so then it is time for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,68],"tags":[164,165],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-1701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-design-advice","category-trend-watch","tag-creative-home-decorating","tag-unique-home-decoration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/303"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1701"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1701\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1701"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=1701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}