Tips To Help You Select The Right Décor For Your Casual Decorating Style

A casual decorating style is driven mostly by a more casual attitude about arranging furniture and furnishings when compared to the other decorating styles.

With casual decorating, the number one goal is to create a comfortable space that invites everyone to take off their shoes and stay a while. However, this is not to say that your décor should invite clutter or break every decorating rule in the book.

The list below is designed to help jumpstart your thinking for casual decorating ideas. In this way, you will know which type of furniture and furnishing will work best together and help you achieve the look you want. This list is by no means all inclusive.

After you're done, come back here, if you wish, and click on this link … Home Decorating Tips …to find out more about those other decorating styles.

Walls And Windows

Faux painting (also check out the Ralph Lauren selections such as Suede and Denim)
Neutral colors
Bright colors can be used sparingly
Use wall paper that complements your furniture (nothing too fussy though)
Use coarse or cotton fabrics and avoid the shiny, fancy stuff such as silk and taffeta

Lighting

Candlestick shaped table lamps
Try a table lamp with an artichoke or pineapple shaped base
A wire-wrapped or iron up-light chandelier

If you could use a few more lighting ideas, just do what I do, and visit Bellacor. They have a very impressive selection of unique lighting to satisfy every home interior decorating style. In addition, you can view items by simply indicating your decorating style.

Furniture

Ottoman
Wicker chairs
Pine wood furniture
Over stuffed sofas and chairs
Armoire for your television
Wooden coffee table (nothing too fancy)

For additional furniture ideas, I recommend that you first visit Furniture Fan.

They don't sell furniture, but you can view thousands of home interior decorating pieces online for ideas and find stores in your area that sell the items that catch your eye. You can compare prices from the comfort of your home. This is an invaluable, time-saving tool.

Another furniture resource is Furniture Find. They sell the name brands you are most familiar with. You'll find lots of great ideas here as well.

Try using both sites to find the furniture that will fit with your contemporary home decorating ideas. You may also save yourself a few bucks in the process.

Furnishings/Accessories

Berber carpet
Straw baskets atop kitchen cabinets and on ledges
Plants and trees (try the maintenance-free silk versions)
Folk art or fun pieces that match your personality
Prints and pictures are intermixed in a variety of frames
Table cloth on your dining table

I think accessorizing your home is where the real fun begins. Through these items, you will tell the world something about YOU. That's why you'll want to add items that reflect your personality.

For fun and whimsical figurines and collectibles, I recommend that you visit Go Collect and Firestar Gifts. These sites have hundreds of pieces that capture memorable moments that will bring a smile to your face.

Finally, I recommend that you pay All Posters a visit for your art work.

I hope this information on the Casual decorating style has been helpful.

Is having a warm, inviting home important to you? Then why haven't you grabbed your copy of DecoDreams, our FREE e-zine? Inside you'll find lots of unique ideas and time and money saving tips. So do your family, your home, and yourself a huge favor...Sign-up today!

And if you'd like to explore some excellent books on this topic, please check out the recommended resource links listed below.

Increase your knowledge about the Casual Decorating Style - Books

Casual decorating style tips...The Family Home: Relaxed, Informal Living For All Ages - Copestick goes room to room and with a designer's finger points out how you can make each room suitable for your family's needs. She warns against falling for fads, instead advising you to evaluate your own preferences and incorporate them into your decorating schemes. Simple ideas for making the home hospitable to both children and parents abound: "toy storage baskets and chests can be placed to the side of a sofa or chair at night for use as a side table."

Click here for more great ideas to help you with your home decorating!

Thinking of starting a Net business and want a no muss, no fuss way of doing it? Visit SiteSell.com