We do it like a stylist: 5 steps to choose the decor for your interior

Suitable style, mudboard, shopping list tell you how to choose the perfect decor for any apartment.

Делаем, как стилист: 5 шагов по подбору декора для вашего интерьера

1 Analyze the apartment without decor

First of all, remove the decor from the apartment, if there was one, and walk through the empty rooms. Take a look at the interior from the outside, try on the role of a stylist who came to customers for the first time. Write down where there are dark uncomfortable corners in which you would like to add lamps or bright colors with textiles. Estimate the amount of empty space and the size of the premises. For example, in a large and unfurnished room, a large decor will look spectacular: a poster from half a meter high, a monster in a floor pot, a massive mirror. In a small space, you will work more with color and textures than with individual decorative objects. Get ready to pick up textiles, lamps and, possibly, paint for furniture in such a room. 

Делаем, как стилист: 5 шагов по подбору декора для вашего интерьера

2 Read about interior styles

If the apartment is originally decorated in some style, it will be easier to choose the decor. For each direction, you can find hundreds of examples and study what techniques professional decorators use in their projects. But it often happens that repairs were done just to update the premises and improve living conditions. As a result, there is no particular style in the design, and at this moment it is important not to start buying the same faceless average decor.

It will be much more interesting to take the interior towards some style with the help of details. For example, look for projects of modern apartments in Scandi or neoclassical, most likely, you already have furniture or finishes that are close to one of these areas. 

Делаем, как стилист: 5 шагов по подбору декора для вашего интерьера

3 Make a mudboard

The next step is to collect from everything you have seen what you want to apply in your home. Use online services or make a mudboard the old-fashioned way on paper, using magazine clippings and printouts. For each area where you plan to place the decor, save at least five ideas that you like. It often happens that some accessory just can’t be found, so spare options will be useful to you.

Делаем, как стилист: 5 шагов по подбору декора для вашего интерьера

4 Make a shopping list

At this stage, it is already clear what to look for in stores. For example, a beautiful planter that will stand next to the sofa in the living room, or a selection of posters to decorate the dining area. Open the websites of interior stores that are suitable for a budget, and look for the necessary decor in each of them. If an item was found in several places at once, make a table for comparison. Then it will be easier to choose the best price-appearance ratio. Online shopping in this case is optimal, there is time to think, compare the cost, materials, read reviews. There is no temptation to grab everything you like and run to the checkout. 

Делаем, как стилист: 5 шагов по подбору декора для вашего интерьера

5 Make fittings and correct mistakes

The last step is to place the purchased decor so that it looks as aesthetically pleasing as possible, and abandon what did not fit. For example, before drilling a wall for picture frames or posters, make a hanging and try different compositions. Hang new curtains and think for a couple of days whether they really fit well into the space. Don’t be afraid to admit that you made a mistake and bought the wrong decor. It’s better to take it back and replace it with something else than to constantly look at what you don’t like and get upset. 

Делаем, как стилист: 5 шагов по подбору декора для вашего интерьера

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