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See how the side tables are painted cream but the coffee table is dark wood? Notice how there’s texture in the upholstery and even in the grasscloth wallpaper? See how the palette is pretty tight, just yellows and creams with a dash of dark wood and two pops of deep blue?Īdding texture and subtle, layered interest is the surefire way to a warm and inviting space that feels finished yet anything but formulaic. Here’s a room from House Beautiful that totally gets it right.

a deliberate, defined color palette reins things in and keeps the room cohesive.

variations in texture & materials add stylish, layered interest that draws you in, but….

The major takeaway from this point is that rooms that look collected over time (and feature a variety of tones, textures, and materials) always look eons more stylish than rooms that look like they could have been purchased all at once from one store.īut there’s a fine line between collected over time and mismatched and chaotic, as demonstrated by this tossed-together dorm room decor. The basics aren’t bad (we could totally work with the tan sofas and the side tables, but we’d bring in a bigger rug with a pattern or a texture and switch out the wood coffee table that matches those side tables for a round leather ottoman or even a few smaller rattan cubes. Rooms that match usually have all the same colored wood (usually all made by the same company and sold in a suite) they also have a matching sofa and loveseat or matching bedding that was sold in a set- heck, you know what matchy-matchy looks like so I won’t belabor it! Here’s a model-home-ish example thanks to JC Penney. Cheers! – JamieĪ: Ideally, you want a room to “coordinate” but not “match.” Rooms that coordinate have varied textures, prints, materials, and tones that work together and appear balanced and cohesive.

Is there a basic rule that would help me in decorating my rooms? I’d love some pointers.

If I branch out and add pops of color, it tends to appear disjointed. So here is my dilemma: how do you coordinate a room using a chosen color scheme, but avoid making it appear too contrived and heaven forbid – matchy-matchy? I feel that every room in my house always come up short – if I stick to my color scheme, it often looks boring and flat. I’ve checked out several design/home décor books lately in an effort to grasp the ever elusive concept of “the perfect room.” It seems that everything I read both in books and online state the same thing – being matchy-matchy in decorating is the cardinal sin and anyone seen committing it should be voted off the island. Q: Help! I’d really love your input and expertise with a designing conundrum I often find myself in.