A chic bachelorette’s pad should be a cozy space that channel both practical style and offbeat allure. The woman living in this pad is modern, elegant, and charming as her pad reflects her beauty and hardworking self. To achieve a space worthy of adulation, not overwhelmingly feminine, and at the same channeling your personality, follow this simple and helpful tips:

 Less is more. Opt for furniture pieces that are tasteful and functional at the same time. Go for a minimalist look to achieve a no non-sense, uncluttered look for your pad.

Use furniture pieces with dual purposes. Maximize limited spaces by choosing pieces that serve more than one purpose, like a couch that folds out into a bed and a coffee table ottoman that can also serve as a storage.

Use mobile space storage/organizers. A woman’s space should have a place for every stuff she has to keep them in place. Use magazine racks, hampers, bins, containers, and built-in closets to avoid clutter.

Create partitions where necessary. Since the space is most likely small, you can still make private or separate space by using screen panels or dividers.

Do magic with lights. Lights can instantly change the mood of any room, and make your space more refreshing and soothing. Use a spotlight to highlight an artwork or centerpiece and add flair to a plain area by hanging lamps.

Use mirrors. Mirrors double the size of any room when seen through its reflection. Use mirrors strategically to your living room or bedroom to make these areas appear bigger than they really are.

Opt for strategic but elegant furniture pieces. Take measurements of the area you want to fill then select pieces based on the measurements. Ditch the fussy furniture and go for pieces that are more inviting and laid back.

 

Thinking of redesigning your home? You may or may not need a design professional in diving into the design details that you dream about. Depending on your budget, it is best to have a trained creative eye, technical know-how, experience, and supply network to come out with your dream interior to set the parameters and direction of your project. Here are some useful tips to achieve an effective design process:

Establish your priorities. Your decisions will be crucial to managing your project well which are made easier by thinking through your priorities whether you have a designer or not. Think of the rooms that may be more special than the others, or spend more money on specific rooms or items.

Set your budget limitations. Be guided with a target cost to get a certain look. You can stay within the budget without scrimping across all items compromising the design. Do your research to know where to get away with lower-priced items and which items really counts.

Don’t rush things. Weigh and think through the options you have to avoid regret, costly reworking, ad disappointments. Take time to explore the design possibilities in your interior.

See the big picture. Zoom out and consider the many facets to designing a space like function, aesthetics, cost, andschedule. Consider the overall view of things rather than dwelling on a detail independently.

Don’t buy items on impulse. Have a plan on shopping for certain pieces. Check out existing items that you can work around. Your design planning will guide your shopping expedition as to the proper color, size, and function of specific items you need.

The Nouveau school of decorative art which originated in Europe in the 1880s and flourished until World War I, utilized rich ornamentation, concentrating on unusual expressions of nature- curving, elongated stamens, stems, and leaves- as its themes. Japanese art and artifacts had a major influence on the style, and the asymmetrical shapes of the Orient were frequently used.

In architecture the Art Nouveau style was expressed in dancing, twisting ironwork. Outstanding Art Nouveau designers include Aubrey Beardsley, Charles Mackintosh, Hector Guimard, Gustav Klimt, and Louis Comfort Tiffany.

Art Deco was one was one of the finest developments in contemporary decoration. Deco can be flower and Oriental motifs, a mixture of using metal, glass, lacquer, wood; hot colors like the ones that run to pale peach and seafoam green. Cubism influenced Deco and so geometric shapes often prevail. Modern items are incorporated into a design are Art Deco.

Deco motifs found on furniture, lamps, picture frames, and others may also include baskets of flowers, ebony, enamel fans, and mother-of-pearl. Even a small piece of Deco, good Deco, added to a Classic Contemporary home gives a strong message of luxury and gloriousness. A silver Deco desk set supplies an infinite glamour and a curvaceous Art Deco chair can set the tone for a whole room.

Contemporary is chic, maybe cool, sometimes colorful, and witty. The best of Contemporary should be classic in its own genre. The master designs of Classic Contemporary maybe one of the following: The best in machine-age construction, which includes natural wood and fabric as well as superior plastics, typify the style. The look is sleek, simple, and architecturally faithful; form always follows function.

The ambience of the Classic Contemporary style is uncluttered, linear, and strong. Glass and metal tables glitter, often lit by soft, overhead spots. Touches indeed abound in a Classic Contemporary style.

The Japanese design sends a message of nuances by leaving something unfinished or unsaid of what is not fully revealed where the observer is forced to finish it himself to complete the idea. The incompletion sustains interest and never becomes dull.

The rooms, artwork and gardens have space; everything has a part that seems fraught with meaning even though it is not crammed full with color and objects. An example is a few branches in a corner of a painting that may convey the sense of a whole tree. The suggested rather than the obvious is deeply Japanese.

Another Japanese technique is Shibui – which is a profound beauty word in any language. It means restraint, understatement and quiet. It means that the less powerful thing maybe the more effective. An example of which is a garden made only with eleven rocks and raked gravel. At first sight, you wonder where the flowers and herb plantings are. A closer look and you want to sit in the rock and gravel garden for a longer time.

The best quality of lights is very essential in the decorating scheme that you want for your house. When light is placed wisely, it can serve as architecture as it separates furniture groupings and defines and changes spaces. In the finest homes, lighting is broken down into four categories:

1) Task lighting – This is your reading, sewing, cooking light.

2) Highlighting – The special-effect lights especially used for spotlighting art or specific furniture.
3) Background lighting – Diffuse, shadowy, atmospheric lights behind valances or cornices or in recessed fixtures in the ceiling.
4) Status lighting- Crystal chandeliers, exotic and costly urns transformed into lamps, era originals (Art Deco or Art Nouveau forms, for example). Chandeliers are preferred to be big, as small, dinky chandeliers are often cheap looking.

Tropical homes always have a connection with the outdoors. The idea of bringing the outdoors in is very Asian. It is good for the soul, calms the nerves, and heightens the senses. So even if you live in a small condominium, add a seating area and lush plants to your balcony, or have your townhouse’s dining room open up to a pocket garden.

Create a focal point in your garden by adding outdoor furniture.  The wooden furniture is preferably perfect for this spot since they are really meant to be used outdoors and can withstand harsh weather conditions. You can also add lamps and wooden curtains to add interesting elements into your garden. You can also ask a landscape architect to make the most out of your budget by helping you find the best deals and the most efficient contractors for the job.