Colour coordination

Everyone obviously has different tastes when it comes to furnishing and decorating their homes, but one thing I think we've all got in common is that we like to colour coordinate. It doesn't matter whether it's just a light version of it - a matching cushion and a table cloth - or if you go all out and match all decorations in a room.

I absolutely love colour coordinating! My own livingroom has orange and green decorations it it, with a beige base.
The on trend colour this year is a dusky kind of purple or almost pink, so I've chosen to compile a little example of how you can decorate your livingroom with this particular colour, with a white base.

What I've used in this example:

Sultan glass canisters from zgallerie.com 

Sheer curtains from target.com

Dreamy Eiffel Tower Paris photography from Etsy

Decorative books from Etsy 

Round pouf pillow from lampsplus.com

White Isala Coffee table from IKEA

3 seat Chesterfield sofa from Sylvester Oxford

Narrow Belgravia bookcase with drawers from Sylvester Oxford

What do you think of my dusky purple and white fantasy livingroom? I feel as if I want to rip out my own livingroom right now and start redecorating! It's a good thing we're still to build our new diningroom - at least I'll have that to decorate from scratch. Sometime in the future...

Do you tend to colour coordinate your home decorations and furniture?

Autumn decorations from nature

 

Don't you just love the colours of Autumn?

All the natural hues of red, brown and burnt amber.

Take advantage of all the pretty things from nature, and use them for your Autumn home decorations.

There are several ways of being creative with apples, pumpkins, leaves and cones.

Have a look at my collage above - I hope you too will get inspired! 

Recycle old doors as decoration

My latest décor inspiration is antique doors.

I’ve come across so many pretty DIY posts about them lately that I thought I’d show you my favourite ones.

Enjoy, and be prepared to get inspired!

 I think it's absolutely brilliant to recycle a door as a livingroom table. It gives the room a more interesting feeling. Just watch out for where you put your glass on an uneven surface!

In this case, the table reminds me of a bar table. It looks amazing paired with those metal bar stools.

This beautiful white door is being used as a dinner table. To avoid accidents, the owner has chosen to add a piece of glass on top, to even out the surface.

 Spice up your bedroom with a door headboard!

 You don't have to be creative with an old door. You can simply use it as decoration as it is, and just hang it up on the wall, or alternatively lean it against it.

Have you gotten your hands on an antique window door? Why not make it into a quirky bookcase? 

 ... or perhaps stick a mirror in it and place it in your hallway?

 A great way of making the best use of an old door with a window in it is to make it into a giant photoframe. In this case, it's also being used as a coat hanger.

Do you like the idea of recycling old doors? Which idea is your favourite?

Eyeing up lamps from Aqua Creations

As some of you will know from having read my previous posts here on Home Decorista, I’ve got a bit of an obsession with lamps. If you were to enter my house you would see that most lamps I own are very unique and creative. Most of them are very colourful as well! 

One of my favourite lamps is a purple one made of fabric and black iron, bought from a tiny little shop in Leeds called Yellow Sunrise. You can see it in this post here on the blog.

We have spotlights in our livingroom, and I really don’t like them. Sure, they’re very stylish and contemporary, but when watching TV they’re just in your eyes all the time. What I would really like is a floor lamp to stand somewhere in a corner – a lamp that will give soft and cosy light on a night.
I do actually have my eye on a gorgeous floor lamp I’ve seen at Arrow Electrical. It’s from their Aqua Creations collection, and I’m in love!

Just look at this tall, green beauty! It would go absolutely perfect in my livingroom, which is beige and brown with orange and green decorations.
If you like the distinct shape inspired by the organic world and exotic flowers, but you don’t like the colour – don’t worry – it comes in a range of different colours! 36 to be precise ;)

Most lamps from the Aqua Creations range are just to die for, but as you can imagine they wouldn’t all go in my livingroom (unfortunately!). For any curious people out there though – here is a little taster of the rest of the range.
Which one’s your favourite?

Creative ways of using wallpaper

People don't tend to use wallpaper the same way as they did back in the days. Back then you would easily wallpaper a whole room, and you wouldn't really think about the fact that the pattern you had chosen might not be on trend 5 years later.

It's all about paint nowadays, and more about the decorations. Cause let's face it - it's easier to change your decorations when they're not trendy anymore, rather than re-wallpapering a whole room.

Having one wall wallpapered is not unusual, and I think that's a great and simple way of spicing up a room. However, there are lots of other creative ways of using wallpaper...

Spice up a coffee table with some colours and patterns by covering the top with your favourite wallpaper and a piece of glass. Gorgeous result! Make sure that the wallpaper matches the rest of the colours in the room.

Don't fancy investing in an expensive bed frame? Be creative and cut out some wallpaper in the right size and paste on your wall behind the bed. Simple, stylish and cost effective!

Another creative way of using wallpaper is to paste it on the steps in the stairs. Use the same or different patterns. A playful way of decorating your home!

Another way of spicing up a piece of furniture is to paste wallpaper onto drawers. It could be a little bit tricky, but it's definitely worth the time and effort! Just don't forget to unscrew the handles before you do it, and also - you might be better off adding a coat of clear paint on top of the wallpaper so that it doesn't wear out.

A simple IKEA stool can get a whole new look with a lick of paint and some wallpaper. A great DIY project that is both simple and cheap!

Or why not give a new look to that old display cabinet? This floral wallpaper is absolutely beautiful, and I would love to do something similar myself. I've been having a browse around for similar wallpaper and have found a great and affordable range of floral wallpaper at I Love Wallpaper. Check it out for yourself! 

Are you ready for some DIY? ;)

Which one of these creative ways of using wallpaper is your favourite, and what would you like to try yourself?