selchie_1 asked:
I want to decorate my living room with a french carribean beach style. Ive never been there though! I have dark furniture with tan leather chairs. I love calico, blues and browns but not sure what patterns or shades to use. Has anyone got any ideas or can anyone tell me where i can get inspiration apart from going on holiday!?
Here is my suggestion:
1. Paint the living room a light, relaxing blue
2. Put in dark hardwood floors (If it is in your budget)
4. Get a light (preferably white) rug with blue and dark brown stripes. Try looking at a furniture store.
5. Move in the furniture you have already.
6. Put a living room table in the middle on the rug (one like this)
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7. Throw pillows: Get some lighter colored throw pillows (light blue, or white) to tie your chairs to the room.
8. If all you have are chairs, consider getting a coordinating sofa of loveseat to go with them.
9. Decoritive accents: Vases, candle gardens, floor plants, etc. Some of my suggestions:
And one or two palm trees on the floor (live or fake, it doesn’t matter)
10. Curtains: Some sheer, fluttery curtains (preferably white or light, light blue) to accentuate any windows in your living room will give it a light, breezy feel.
11. Tying it all together: art prints. Between one and three art prints will really tie the room together and bring your message across. Here would be some of my suggestions:
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I also found this website that has tips for decorating in caribbean style:
I hope that this helped!
Find a pillow, a fabric or a piece of art that you love and use that as your inspiration.
Check out these pics for ideas:
Art:
here you can see beautiful websites about home decoration with a lot of tips and useful photos! I love them….
I’m sure you’ll find nice ideas!