Central Texas Property Group March 2019
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Think about Scale: A Big Part of Successful Decorating
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Homeowners often make mistakes when shopping for art, curtains, and rugs, including buying items that are too small. Paying attention to scale in every aspect of a room—furniture, wall hangings, floor coverings—goes a long way toward creating an inviting, aesthetically pleasing home. Here are a few rules to help you style your walls, windows, and floors:

Use Art to Make a Statement
Do you buy art, struggle to decide where to hang it, and then wonder why it doesn't look right? The problem may be scale. It's best to determine the size needed for a wall hanging before you buy one. When in doubt, bigger is generally better than smaller.

Grouping several small art pieces together has the same effect. One rule of thumb says art—or, a gallery grouping—should cover two-thirds to three-fourths of the available wall space, not including any furniture or shelving from your measurement of that space. A large, blank wall doesn't need a huge piece of art to follow this rule, though. Simply place a potted tree, lamp, or shelves next to the wall to narrow your space enough for the art you want to use. Over a couch, allow 6–12 inches of clearance to the bottom edge of the art.

Another common error is to hang art too high, but this rule of thumb is easy to follow: art should be hung at eye level, depending on whether one is sitting or standing to view it.

Rugs Should Define a Seating Area
Think of an area rug as furniture rather than as an accessory that floats in the middle of a room. Keep in mind that most living rooms need a rug that is at least six feet by nine feet to comfortably fill the floor space. This is one item that you shouldn't skimp on size to save a buck. If you can't afford a large rug, try layering two rugs. Place a quality patterned rug over a larger neutral woven rug, like sisal.

Ideally, the edges of an area rug should skirt about one foot from the perimeter of the room. Or, use an area rug to define a seating area. Either way, some of the furniture should at least overlap the rug edges. In dining areas, however, area rugs should be large enough so that chairs remain on the rug when they are pulled out.

Use Curtains to Make Your Windows Look Larger
Don't buy curtains that are too short. Designers will tell you that hanging your curtain rods near the ceiling and letting the curtain hem touch or drape on the floor will make a room's ceiling appear higher. Hang it at least half the distance from the top of the window or higher.

Also, mounting your curtain rods so the curtains extend beyond the edges of the windows will make your windows look wider. The rod's width should clear 6–10 inches on both sides of the window's frame, if possible, allowing a clear view through the window when the curtains are open.

Michelle Busby  -  (512) 699-3425 Central Texas Property Group  -  March 2019 

Michelle Busby, Keller Williams Realty, 12515-8 Research Blvd. ste 100, Austin TX 78759
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