Daily Observer (Jamaica)

Home Elegance

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If home is where the heart is, then there is no reason why your heart shouldn’t be in a beautiful, well-decorated place. Enhance the mood, feel and appearance of your home using a variety of products and services that are geared towards creating that perfect balance between elegance and uniqueness. Using a number of relatively inexpensiv­e products, you can decorate your home just the way you like it.

Colours

Get the attention you’ve always wanted with the use of a variety of colours and shades that will bring out the elegance of your home. Paints usually set the tone for a particular room. However, when choosing paints ensure that you select a shade that fits into the specific look that you have in mind for your home. Also, ensure that the colour you choose complement­s your furniture and other home fixtures. Additional­ly, if you have curtains or drapes it is important that you ensure that they not only complement your sofa, but also the paint on your wall. Ensuring that the different elements within your home work together is key to achieving elegance.

Furniture

Achieving elegance in your home is also dependent on the type of furniture you select. Bigger is not always better, therefore it is important for you to choose furniture that fits into the space available within your home. Additional­ly, your furniture doesn’t all have to be matching pieces; however, it is important that they blend together well. Conflictin­g furniture detracts from the overall appearance of your home.

Lighting

Central lighting ensures a more generally lit room. However, this is no reason for you not to have side lamps. These not only add to the overall appearance of your home, but also provide a soft light that can be used to create a particular atmosphere. Elegance is not synonymous with flamboyanc­e. It simply provides a certain level of sophistica­tion by adding unique, yet comfortabl­e additions to a particular room of your home.

“However, this is no reason for you not to have side lamps. These not only add to the overall appearance of your home, but also provide a soft light that can be used to create a particular atmosphere...

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