modern living room design ideas 2011

home decorating comes with many challenges.best to just give up now while you still have some dignity left.this is 10 common decorating dilemmas solvedwell (not really) 1. distracting from an ugly couch.you’ve got a couch that’s super ugly but super comfortableand you can’t bear to part with it, or simply can’t afford a new couch.there are simple things you can do to distract from a couch that’s the color of saag paneer,or puked-up saag paneer. each time a guest comes over,if he or she starts to look at your couch,

just yell “hey! look over here!”to divert attention away from the couch. drop a glass or bang on some pots and pans.just create any kind of distraction so that no one notices your hideous couch. 2. combining masculine and feminine stylesin one room. if you want to create a balanced lookso a room isn’t overpowered by floral patterns or wooden carvings of mallards,a few touches here and there can make your decorating genderneutral. go online and buy educational,plastic models of both the male and female reproduction system to displayon a shelf,

in a china hutch,or wherever they look best. once you have a 3d model of a uterus,you can add as many wooden mallards as your heart desires. 3. getting creative with storage.it can be hard to find a place to store all your extra crap,but that doesn’t mean it has to be boring, or worse, in a plastic bin.mason jars are a great place to store off-season clothing.buy them in bulk. one mason jar can hold approximately one wadded-upt-shirt or about half of one bunched up sweater.(sweaters will need to be stuffed into two

to three jars.)once you’ve smooshed all your clothes into the jars,they make an adorable centerpiece for your dining table or floor. 4. livening up a dull room.sometimes a neutral-toned room just needs a little extrasomething to give it character. that’s why color is your friend.and adding small amounts of color into your decorating is called a “pop ofcolor” for some reason,which is really stupid, but we all have to deal with it.fortunately, adding a pop of color is really

easy.a standard bag of m&ms has six different colors, so pick up a bag at your local food storeand spill it somewhere in the room to add that extra “pop.” 5. deciding on a furniture layout.figuring out exactly how to arrange all your furniture can be very tricky.once you’ve moved all the pieces around, it can look differentfrom what you envisioned, or worse, not fit the way you want it to.but there’s a simple method for finding that perfect furniture arrangement.first, move all of your furniture out of your homeand down to the curb.

next, go on craigslistand post what’s called a “curb alert” so that people know there’s free furnitureoutside. finally, go inside,roll around on the floor, and enjoy all your extra space. 6. decorating on a budget.if you can’t afford to drop a load of money at restoration hardware,it can be daunting to try to decorate your space.the internet is filled with fun, cheap and creative “diy” decorating projectsif you like that homemade junk look. but no one does.so you’re out of luck.

looks like you’ll have to spend your moneyon food and leave decoratingto the people with disposable income. 7. selecting the right paint color.deciding what color to paint your interior walls might seem difficultbecause there are so many options, but it’s actually the easiest decisionyou’ll ever have to make. finding your paint shade is really simple.just go with the first shade that matches upwith the first three letters of your first name.so, a william would choose wild stallion brown or a melissa would choose melted butter yellow.kelly would go with kelp, etc.

8. managing clutter.clutter can creep into all of our lives but there are some interior design “hacks”to help prevent clutter from starting in the first place.whenever you see clutter starting to pile up on a surface in your home,light a small, controlled fire (always with a fire extinguisher on hand)until the clutter is burnt away. this should keep things looking niceand streamlined. 9. attaining a “shabby chic” look.i’ll be honest. i don’t know what shabby chic means.does anyone? my best guess is toget the mangiest feral cat you can find,

wrap it up in a clean,white linen sheet and hang it from a chandelier. 10. mixing antiques with modern pieces.how do you display that family heirloom without making your whole aesthetic look dated? you can't. the world no longer has a need for antiques.in the near future all antiques will be replaced with robotsor holograms so best to hide all antique items undergroundwhere the government can’t get to them. that's it like this video, if you think it's good ideaand if you have no reason to do it,

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