I want to help you to DESIGN YOUR ROOM!
Yes, it’s a room, not a house. My interior design philosophy is to divide and conquer! This room should be the most important room right now to your needs. Everything in the room may have to go. You will need to go through the same process for all the rooms in your house, so start getting used to it. I want you to get very comfortable with thinking things through from the beginning. Start with a clean slate!
Believe me, there was no worse feeling in the world for me than throwing away my mother’s hand-me-downs, and my first IKEA furniture I was able to afford on my own but I learned a lesson early from this. A surprising thing happens when your space functions better and looks good. You feel physically and mentally good. So I want you to get comfortable with de-cluttering.
So here is your assignment:
Find an ideal picture of your style for the room. Measure your room and sketch it to scale on graph paper. Draw on graph paper and make sure new furniture FITS PROPERLY in the room. Present your ideal picture and drawing to your family for approval. Upon approval, execute your design EXACTLY in the same style as your ideal picture and drawing. I mean EXACTLY to finest points of paint and accessories. It will work! It is very easy to get lost along the way and wonder from your plan.
Don’t waiver from your plan, you need to follow it EXACTLY!
To Your Design Success!
*Featured photography by Yoko Oda: www.yokointeriordesign.com
