Ten Decorating Mistakes To Avoid

Wednesday, March 1, 2006

only 12 to 16 inches offloor. Fur- niture should ground the rug. 4) Choosing wall colors that are too pale. The larger the room, the more depth a color needs. To enhancetheeffect, use a matching or complementary window fashion. Silhouette window shadings in fabric from the Matisse Collection”, the first fab- ric with colored sheer facings as well as colored vanes, enrich the color impact. 5) Hanging artwork too high. The bottom of the art should be eight to 10 inches above the furniture tops. 6) Highlighting wimpy trims and moldings. Paint trims three inches or smaller the samecolor as the wall to avoid a “racing stripe effect.” You can even cover trim 4 Ten Decorating Mistakes To Avoid (NAPSA)—Decorator and HGTV designer Karl Lohnes hasa list of the most often-made decorating blunders. Do these seem familiar? 1) Leaving windows for last. Window fashions create pleasing illusions of depth or height, and studies show the quality of natural light in a space affects moods and health. One popular option, Silhouette window shadings, which feature soft fabric vanes between sheer panels, diffuse and soften light and let you direct it up or down. 2) Purchasing new furniture before measuring the room. Spend time in the room, instead of using a presale floor plan or picture. Have the window treatments in place early to protect furnishings from UV rays. One option for large slider windows is new Cadence Motif Soft Vertical Blinds with the first and only curved, soft-fabric louver. 3) Buying area rugs too small. Area rugs should reveal Not Just Window Dressing: These top-down/bottom-up honeycomb shades soften light as well as lower energybills. with a vertical window fashion, such as Luminette Privacy Sheers, mounted outside the win- dow frame from ceiling tofloor. 7) Buying too many small accessories. Hold off on trendy accessories for a year or two and you could save enough for a substantial piece of furniture. 8) Scattering your collectibles. If displaying collectibles in a sunny spot, choose a window fashion that will protect them from fading. With its two sheer panels, Silhouette shadings are amongthe few that offer generous protection against UV rays while allowing for light and a view. 9) Having more than one focal point. If it’s the window,it will visually influence the rest of the room. Duette honeycomb shades with the top-down/bottomup feature create appealing visual patterns. They soften light while lowering energybills. 10) Getting it all done in a day. When you buyall the dcor in a day, it looks it. It’s more fun to “build” the look. For more information, visit www.hunterdouglas.com or call (800) 274-2985.

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