How to decorate like a pro, five tips from a West London designer

This year is the year of creativity, revolution and modernisation. The world of interior designing is changing daily. Aesthetically pleasing trends are taking over keeping in mind practicality, functionality and comfort. Decorators and remodellers need to have a natural eye to find new designs.

The job is to make a room that reads well the moment someone walks in, and still works a year later. Five trends do most of that work. Here is our advice on decorating a London home.

Five trends to help you decorate like a pro

1. Choose colours carefully

Colour decides how a room feels before anything else in it. Start from what the client actually wants. If they want a subtle interior, go for neutral colours like grey, beige, white etc. That will make the room look calm. If the room is meant to stand out, the palette is where to do it. Using bright colours like blue, yellow and even patterns is a good option to make the room décor stand out.

2. Go green

Adding a little greenery to the house is always a good option. Plants soften a room and bring some of the outside in. To give an organic ambience to the house, designers can place the plant near a window. Apart from this, smaller plants can be placed in different rooms to give a very eco-friendly look.

3. Panelled walls

When designing walls, designers have an opportunity to give an expensive look to the room with panelled walls. This a decorative feature which instantly adds texture and character to simple homes and makes them refined. Moreover, you can paint them to get an up-to-date look. These walls give a traditional as well as modern look to homes.

4. Big, geometric pieces

One large piece usually beats several small ones. Pick a single item of furniture, or one accessory, and let it carry the room. Geometric shapes with few lines are in. A large chandelier draws the eye straight from the doorway, and pendant lights and tall lamps do the same job without taking floor space.

5. Velvet

Velvet has come back. It is warm to sit on, it takes colour better than almost any other upholstery, and a velvet sofa changes the register of a room on its own.

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