What Room Will You Update Next?

Change is good. Right? I think so. Updating your home's interior is a positive change.

 Updating your kitchen or bath is great for you and is a good investment in your home.
Cabinets,counters, appliances, plumbing fixtures, wall tile, flooring,lighting... It can be a bit daunting but with careful planning and selections you can have a wonderful outcome.

 Updating a dining area doesn't necessarily mean new furniture. Changing window treatments, art, chair fabrics and wall color can give you the look and style you are after.

 New furniture, area rug and window treatments will transform a room. Another way to update your living room is to rearrange the furniture,change the wall color and add color with pillows and accessories.

 Whether you are wanting strong color or a room that is soft and quiet updating your bedroom isn't all that complicated.  Add color with art and lighting. To add soft color and pattern wallcovering will do the job. You can use wallcovering around the room or on a focal wall, usually the wall the bed is on.

 Maybe your updates are about getting organized. The first step to organizing is editing. If you don't need it get rid of it. Then its about everything needs a place. If you have a place for it, you will put it away.

Again,change is good. Making changes, updating keeps us motivated. What room will you update next?

photos from Homes and Gardens, Martha Stewart

Update Your Home With Texture

 Adding texture is a great way to update your interiors. Fabrics with texture can be used as pillows or wall hangings to bring dimension, warmth and interest to your home. Texture is created on fabrics by varying weaves or fibers and by using embroidery or embellishments.

These beautiful pillows are from Tessera and are great examples of how to add texture.

The multiple levels of texture adds interest to this pillow.

Anthropologie always has a selection of pillows with wonderful textures.

I love this stack of embroidered silk pillows from Hammer & Hand .

Hammer & Hand also has finished fabrics that have been constructed from antique saris. The individual pieces are sewn together and include fragments that have been embroidered and embellished. These are gorgeous.

Using an embellished fabric as a wall hanging is a wonderful alternative to using only hard surfaces to decorate your walls.

These details show how the upcycled embellished sari fragments have been sewn together to create a beautiful wall hanging.If you have questions about adding texture to your home leave a comment and I will get back to you.