yesterday i talked to my friend becky and my sister-in-law cheri about how one goes about decorating a room. now, i'm aware that i'm not exactly design-inclined--or at least, ive never had the opportunity to design/decorate anything, so i had no problem asking around for some pointers on where to start. now, i've learned a little bit about coordinating fabrics from cheri's beautiful home that she decorated herself and from the wonderful job she did on kenny's home before i was a part of the picture, but i'd never seen her, or anyone else for that matter, in action. what do you decide first? furniture? paint? fabrics? i was completely overwhelmed but really ready to get started on making my vision for carter's cowboy room come to life.
after a nice long chat with cheri, i now have a gameplan:
1) find one fabric i absolutely LOVE
2) find three or four other fabrics that coordinate with the fabric that i love
3) once i have chosen my fabrics, THEN i can pick out a paint color
4) use graph paper to chart out the size of the room i'm working with and then cut out (scaled) pieces of the furniture i'd like to put in the room
5) arrange the furniture pieces on the graph until i find a set up i like--adjust the dimensions of the furniture as needed
6) choose a finish for the furniture that i like and just go with it
i was really hoping that kenny and i could go paint shopping this weekend, since he says that we need to paint before we get the carpets cleaned and buy furniture and really get started. too bad i haven't even stepped foot in a fabric store yet! maybe i'll go today, but it's SO NASTY outside! there's a 100% chance of rain today. gotta love florida!
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