Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Victorian

Victorian - If you find your home boasting a style that can be associated with the style used in the Victorian era, which dates from about 1840 to 1900, then you certainly need to think about a flower arrangement and decoration that will fit to this style. Luckily, there are a lot of ideas available to help you match your flower decoration with the style of your home.

Here are some of the worth-considering ideas available:

• Satins, velvets, lace, chintz, and organza create a feeling of softness and romance in the Victorian home.

• Pastel colors and soft-tone-on-tone prints can be used to gratify the senses.

• Roses, spray roses, lavender, gardenias, freesia, peonies and other fragrant flowers that come in colors like pale, peach, lavender, yellow, cream, and pink have the ability to invoke a feeling and images of sensuality and romance.

According to some experts, all of such mentioned colors and combinations are perfect when placed in vases or containers that are romantic and lovely in style. For added effects, it would be best if you’ll use vases of clear glass, silver and crystal.

Thursday, February 08, 2007

Knowing Your Home Style

Yes you heard my right yesterday...

I have actually stressed below some of the worth knowing tips and ideas about home decorating with flowers mainly for the reason that more and more homeowners are looking for and wanting to read and hear these ideas. And, since I am assuming that you are one of them, I bet it would be great if you’ll continue reading.

Knowing Your Home Style

The first most important thing to consider when thinking about home decorating with flowers is to know exactly what style your home is showing and maintaining. It is important to note in the first place that just like humans and anything in this world; homes have their own styles and personalities. These styles should be unveiled and understood in order to make your floral home decorating plans successful. It is only through this identification that you’ll be able to match your own flower design with your home style.

As far as home style and personality is involved, there are about five main categories of decorating personalities that homeowners should know about. These categories are generally determined according to how the flowers, when set, can complement and enhance these home styles.

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Decorate Your Home with Flowers

So you’re starting a new home. Thinking about perking up your home spaces with something inexpensive? If so, then you share something similar to thousands of homeowners in the whole world. Yes, many of the homeowners nowadays are thinking about home decorating and home improvement. And, it is interesting to know that majority of them have considered flowers as one of the most effective tools for home decorating.

Home decorating with flowers is by far the most popular of all home decorating trends. More and more people are considering it knowing the fact that flowers can add beauty and charm to every living space. The concept is basically not an all-new concept as homeowners in the past few years have already done it and it is nice to know that most of them have succeeded in their own home decorating ventures.

Now, if you are thinking about decorating your own home with flowers, I bet you would be happy to know that there are a lot of things you can do to make your plan as successful as it should be. Yes, there are and there will always be ways for you to make your home more inviting and worth living with the use of flowers. If you want to know what these ways are, or if you are really serious with your home decorating plans, then I found no reason for you not to consider the following floral home decorating ideas.