Which Cottage Style is for you?
 The away from it all,....your very own dreamy retreat feeling of the cottage style home you have dreamed of, is easier than you think to obtain. If you follow these great tips, you may be able to turn your home into a great getaway. As you have read from the previous blogs, there are about four major Personality Fashion Style. Knowing your very own clothing Personality Style may determine and shed light to what shabby chic decorating style you are attracted to. Example, if you are drawn toward a cottage style decor for your home, chances are that you are a casual -romantic person. Color. Studies have shown that people tend to be attracted by the same colors that they prefer to wear. Therefore, knowing our best Fashion Colors, can also shed light to what paint palette to choose from when decorating our homes and can make the difficult task of picking up paint colors much easier when planning a shabby chic decor. So, if you know your Personality Style and know your Color Season, achieving a cottage style decor in a room or throughout the whole home, can be a piece of cake. Color is the first step to the planning of your decorating project. First thing to keep in mind is to paint all of your wood trim in white. Then, for the walls the idea is think: pastel colors. Weather you choose a warm palette or a cool palette to work with, the idea is to keep it in synchrony. It is important to keep the palette of the color consistent in the same hue because it will blend well and will harmonize every room. Have you ever had a Color Analysis done? If not please read this article (from my daughter's fashion blog) for a DIY (do it yourself). With some tips offered in that article, anyone can be able to determine their Color Season. Normally, people who look better in their seasonal color palette, tend to FEEL better when surrounded by colors that compliment their seasonal palette. Example: if a person has a warm undertone, she will look great in warm based colors for her clothes and makeup. This same person will also feel happier, more productive and more at ease if at home she is surrounded by colors that flatter her undertone. Therefore,to me, this would be the first step to take when considers tackling a home decorating project. The cost of paint is not cheap and labor of painting a room or a house is not a easy task: it demands lots of details and effort, so why be disappointed? |  Home Accessories Discerning your own Personality Style, can shed light to what style you want to carry through your home or room when starting your Cottage Chic decorating project . Normally people who prefer this style tend to be a Casual - Romantic or a Vintage Romantic. The accessories imbue whatever decorating style you tend to lean to, however, if you want to be anchored in a certain period, (such as vintage) it is important to be consistent and to repeat whatever theme you chose throughout the whole house or at least throughout the whole one room you are working with. Depending on your style the objects can be as romantic as faded away photographs, porcelain knick knacks and old laces or they can be as casual, distressed and relaxed as rugged fishing rods, creels, wrought irons and lures. To create your own cohesive mix it is important to do a little dreaming and lots of research before you start your "hunting" expeditions and start collecting. Conjure up a vision of the look and feeling you love, then label it. It can be called: Victorian Romance, or Summer Romance or By The Sea, or Family Barn. Do you agree that now each of these names are evoking a vision in your mind and bringing up images of objects that exude each of the styles mentioned? Embracing a home decorating project can be fun, cost effective and time efficient if you keep in mind these tips. Hope you enjoyed this blog. Have fun "hunting". Blessings - Cristina - |
