Niki's 3 Guidelines For Decorating Your Home

Spring is one of the best times of the year to redecorate, especially if you're spring cleaning! Let's dive into the 3 main guidelines to keep in mind when you're redecorating.

• Don't be afraid of neutral colours
• Most people think neutral colours = boring, but they're wrong! Neutral colours are a great way to balance a room when it comes to furniture and the decor of the room, they are mainly a starting point for the decoration of a room. You may notice in a lot of Instagram posts and lifestyle magazines that at least one main feature of the room is a neutral colour, this is so the room doesn't become an eyesore! Slate grey is an excellent suggested colour to get you started - it's  a versatile colour and works with almost everything and it is also dark enough so it doesn't look washed out.

• Don't over use your space wisely
• Many people believe that rooms and shelves have to be filled so they don't look empty. The saying "less is best" really comes in handy as you don't want the rooms of your home to look like they are cluttered with endless junk with the sole purpose of filling space. A great way to start this is by limiting yourself to the number of items in any given space or shelf and storing the unused items and rotate what's on display every so often.

• Make it personal
• This may seem obvious but never be afraid to add decorations that show a little bit of your personality. Remember - like with space filling, less is best so don't go crazy and put a huge movie poster in the living room, start out simple, like with hanging wall features such as clocks, the style of clock can be an eye catcher and say a lot about your own personal style. Picking colours that you like for things like the throw cushions in a living room is also a good way to show your own style, especially if you followed the first guideline and you lounge is a neutral colour!

These are just some guidelines you may want to follow  when you're redecorating your home this spring, if you have any suggestions to add, please let me know in the comments section below. If you've enjoyed this and you're not already, why not subscribe so you can be notified every  time either my self or one of my fellow bloggers post. We also frequently give updates on our twitter, so be sure to follow us there! @Class13_Beauty

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