One Day Decorating
The key to a home that you want to retreat to is
surrounding yourself with things you love and items that
function for your needs. A room might look great but if
it doesn't function well, it will be a room that no one
wants to use. In only one day, a trained "One Day
Decorator" can help you to gain control of your room and
create the home you and your family deserve.
A "One Day Decorator" is someone who was born with a
natural talent for making a home look wonderful. She
generally has a great eye for color, scale, and
balance. With this natural ability in place she/he has
pursued a
variety of classes to help her to understand all the
nuances of creating beautiful rooms. They believe in
beginning the decorating process by discussing with you
what your family's needs are. The major difference
between a "One Day Decorator" and conventional designers
is that we are not product driven. We begin with
gleaning the best of what you have and utilizing it, not
by going shopping first. However, if you decide you do
need some new things they can help you to shop without
making mistakes. You are very involved in the whole
decorating process so it is the best blend of
Do-it-Yourself and working with a professional.
Begin by assessing your family's needs. Some of the
questions you might think about are:
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How
many people will be using the room?
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What is the major function of the space?
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What are additional functions you would like to
achieve, i.e.
homework, crafts, game playing, home office area, etc.
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Do
you have a budget for this room?
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What do you love about this space?
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What do you dislike about this space?
After we determine your needs for the space, we focus on
placement
of your furniture and accessories. An ugly sofa placed
correctly has more
impact than a lovely sofa placed incorrectly. Now let's
put your room on a
diet! A One Day Decorator can help you to lose 50-100
pounds in a day! We begin with actually emptying the
room. It is hard to see the forest for the trees when
you are surrounded by years of accumulation. When the
room is emptied, it is sorted into areas so all lamps
are together, family photos together, chairs together,
etc. Now we really take a look at the bones of the room
identifying the focal point or points that are important
to you. Bring back in the furniture one piece at a
time creating a perfect
arrangement with each piece. When the furniture is all
placed, we move on to the accessories. We do not bring
it back into the room unless it is
perfect for the space.
Okay, the room is done, what do you do with what wasn't
used? Time
to start editing! Turn on your critical eye. We begin
to not even see the
things in our homes anymore so you may not have noticed
how worn things are starting to look. Start three
piles or boxes, keep but move elsewhere, throw away, and
donate. If the kids are now in their 40's and the
pictures are from when they are 10; it is time to do
some changing. Put those older photos in a scrapbook or
perhaps start a family wall down the hallway. Are the
throw pillows on the sofa losing their stuffing or
flattened down; then it is time to replace them.
Once we have decided what stays and what goes, we can
help you to
move on with the rest of the decorating project. Now we
can help you to
develop a plan that will insure a wonderful room. Our
suggestions may be
color, wall treatments, window treatments, accessories,
replacement
furniture, area rugs, and more. It is all based on your
budget and the
beauty of a One Day Decorator, is we help you to
shop....where you want to
shop, from Wal-Mart to Neiman-Marcus.
Look at our directory page for a One Day Decorator near
you! We
make decorating fun!
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