So, you want to design your bedroom. Hmm... looks like you are serious about it.
Lets' get started quickly. whenever I hear someone say he/she wants to design/decorate a bedroom a lot of things come to my mind.
But, let me clear one thing, design and decorating are two different aspects. When I say design, I mean a whole lot bigger perspective. Design includes a lot more maturity in terms of how you perceive a space from within.
Of course I will cover more about design in some other article. Decoration is more close to everyday actions that can be taken in order to change or alter a space. Decoration deals with accessories used in a space. Very small things, such as curtain rods, their color, lampshades, small statues, table cloths, light fittings, are all parts of the detailing.
It is not that design does not deal with these aspects, but decoration is more do-able easily than the whole design process.
If you are not aware of the decoration techniques, or where to start, I will give you a list of some place where you can observe and get inspiration.
1)Of course, the World Wide Web: this Internet is a good place to start. But the information on the internet is not always compiled and sorted out, the way you want it to be, so you might have to look deep.
2)Local Book stores: Interior design magazines, books, brochures from furniture manufacturers is a good source of inspiration. These books and magazines do their best to find out Works of successful designers, which can be quite inspiring.
3)Exhibitions: Exhibitions held by manufacturers of interior design products, can be a good source as well.
4)Movies and TV shows: Yes, these have a very high project budgets, so spend thousands of dollars every year to decorate the sets. Just keep your eyes open and you will definitely find some good themes in these too.
5)Look for hobby groups around in your city, look for seminars of those who are successful artists. Bedroom decoration includes detailing and paying attention to small things. Visit art galleries, where you can find some good paintings, other related artwork, which can enhance the beauty of your space.
Finally I would like to say that it's your room and you are the only person who knows better about your likes and dislikes. So start out immediately because "When There Is Will, There Is A Way".
Copyright 2005 Shrinivas Vaidya
This balancing act between money end and the aesthetic end is a difficult task. But before even chalking out a budget plan there are certain things that need to be considered here.
When it comes to finalizing budget, some people depend entirely on the designer. Since the cost of the entire project directly depends upon the finishes and materials used, they think that the designer will take care of all the economic aspects till the execution. But in practical life this may not happen.
If you are not quite sure about what you really want out of the decorating project, I mean the real purpose of this whole decoration project, you might end up spending a lot more that what you can actually afford to.
The reason I am talking this way is, many people unconsciously believe that "expensive design is a good design solution". Which is not always true. Of course expensive design will look good and impressive, but need not be beautiful. This is especially true with personal spaces such as a bedroom.
That's why it is first necessary for you to understand from within, why do you want to decorate or redecorate your bedroom. You can ask yourself questions like these....
1)Do I want more comfort in my room? 2)Do I want to feel good amongst other fellow colleagues in my office? 3)Do I want to spend some money on decorating because I have never done it before? 4)Is there any special purpose for such decorating work, for example your wedding or Christmas holidays? 5)Any other you can think of....
Now let's try to answer any one question from the above list. Let's say I select the first question and answer it as "yes, I need more comfort in my bedroom."
Now if I want more comfort in my room I can easily chalk out a list of points that causing my room to be uncomfortable at this present moment. If altering only a few amongst them will make my room more bright and cheerful, I won't go in for a full and heavy decorating project with loads of work and money being spent.
Writing down out those defective areas and doing a little market research on the web or local stores/yellow pages can fairly give an idea of the pricing and budget requirements.
So the most important is "purpose" of your decorating project. If the purpose of your decorating project changes, you will have to face a different set of problems. For example if you want to decorate your bedroom because it's your marriage, then probably you will have to add or alter certain amenities because then you will be sharing the room with your husband/wife.
In such a case you might go in for a full design and remodeling project, where your would be life partner will also participate in finalizing various aspects of design such as color schemes, finishes, and also the budget.
This was just a small snippet of what and how you can easily control the budget in a decorating project. I will try t throw some more light on budget issues in my future articles.
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