How to Pick the Right Furniture?
You bought a new house that you can’t wait to furnish. Visions of comfy couches and dining room chairs dance in your head, but when it comes to putting it all together, your mind is reeling. If you want to make it easy, you can go matchy-matchy and buy a suite of furniture.
But many of us are more interested in creating an eclectic room with a personality, including pieces from different designers and even different eras. Eclectic isn’t just a word for throwing together everything you have in hopes of making it work. There’s a strategy to pulling off a harmonious, eclectic look, and it involves a decorating scheme with unifying elements.
One strategic way to mix and match your furnishings is through use of color. It’s a great way to provide continuity in a room with pieces of different styles. For example, you may be a flea market hound who owns a room full of mismatched wood furniture. So consider painting it all one color. A monochromatic scheme of white walls and painted white furniture in a variety of styles is the basis of the popular Shabby Chic decorating style, which has been in vogue for years.
Complementary colors lie across from each other on the color wheel and provide the most vibrant color combos, so don’t be afraid to make bold choices. But if you want to use multiple colors in your furniture or accessories, consider a neutral backdrop, such as white or beige walls and trim.
