Personal Touches Make a House a Home
Personalization
is all the rage in fashion these days. From
monogrammed purses to flashy jewelry proclaiming
your initials, the fashion forward crowd is all
about owning this trend. You can carry this
individualism in your home decorating as well.
This
doesn’t mean plastering your initials all
over the walls of your living room -- it’s
simply a matter of decorating the rooms in your
home to reflect your personality. Do you prefer
casual or formal? Calming colors or intense hues?
Cozy or cool?
To
make a room your own, start with your color
palette. You’ll want a main color for the
walls, as well as accents for trim in the room.
If you’re using furniture you already own to
decorate the room, you’ll obviously want to
choose colors that work with what you have. If
you’re lucky enough to be starting from
scratch, consider going neutral with your
furniture (which can be expensive to replace) and
add color with paint, which is relatively
inexpensive and easy to change.
One
way to put your stamp on a room is with a wall
mural. Murals are also an easy way to carry out a
theme in a room. For example, if you’re
going for an outdoorsy, woodsy feel in your
family room, a wall mural depicting wildlife in
the forest is the perfect backdrop for rustic
furniture and cabin accessories. “Our
customers can find a mural to fit any theme, any
taste,” says Todd Imholte, president of
Environmental Graphics, a Minnesota company that
specializes in easy-to-install wall murals.
“From an English garden scene to a
lighthouse in a bay to relaxing clouds floating
in a beautiful blue sky, murals from our
“standard” collection fit many
moods,” says Imholte. The company also
creates custom murals for clients who want to
take personalization to a whole new level.
“We can make a mural out of the photo of the
sunset you took on your honeymoon, or the picture
of your kids you took on your last
vacation,” Imholte notes.
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