Inspired Home Decorating
Get the home you've always wanted.
Learn priceless tricks and
simple design shortcuts to create an easy, elegant look
for your home ... the Style Money Can't Buy.
Have a look around, and cherry-pick the home decorating ideas that work for you!
Use these tips, ideas & information to create a home you'll love:
- Create the look of original European interior decorating styles - Tuscan, French, Swedish, Swiss, and other European Country styles.
- Use 10 simple tricks to create a home that works for your lifestyle.
- Achieve beautiful home decorating results on a budget.
- Successfully use color, space, light, shape, line and proportion.
- Get inspired to develop your own 'signature' home decor style.
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Show off your home remodel/makeover,
and learn from others how to avoid expensive interior design mistakes!
My name is Renate; I live in London, UK. I earned my BA (Hons) in Design at the University of the Arts
here in London, and I love the inspiration and the creativity that comes out of limitations.
There's always a way to get the look and create the interior design style you desire. You can have a "Dream Home" - even on a budget - and don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise.
If you're looking for something specific, try the search box in the top right corner.
You'll know right away if what you're looking for is on this site, and where to find it.
So come on in, and learn the interior design secrets I have collected for the past 30 years,
while traveling, living and working in different countries around the world. Let's get decorating
together!
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So where would you like to start? Here are a few ideas:
| Ask a color question! Ask your most burning question(s) about color schemes for your home! |
| Decorating Color Schemes Made Easy How to create great decorating color schemes: 11 things you need to know. |
| Interior Decorating Styles Interior decorating styles from around the world can inspire you to create beautifully personal, rich, stylish interiors. |
| Tuscan Decorating Style Secrets Get inspired by these authentic Tuscan interiors, and learn how to create your own Tuscan decorating style. |
| French Interior Design and Decorating French interior design and decorating is bold, sophisticated, and very chic. Here's how to create the look! |
| Country Decorating Country decorating inspired by original European country homes. |
| Window Treatment Ideas Browse through these window treatment ideas and find the inspiration your home is looking for. |
| Free Craft Pattern & Ideas Resource Whether you are looking for craft gift ideas or a free craft pattern for your own use, here is an ever-growing resource for you. |
| Christmas Decorating Ideas Sometimes the best new Christmas decorating ideas are the really old ones. |
| Interior Decorating Book Report I want to share a few favorites from my interior decorating book collection with you; some skinny paperbacks and some fat tomes that I open again and again for inspiration, advice and ideas. |
| Monogram Gift Ideas Unique monogram gift ideas that you won't find in the shops! |
| You'll Find It Here ... Search www.dreamhomedecorating.com and the Internet for free home decorating information. |
| Tuscan Window Treatments Pictures of window treatments from Tuscany: Easy-to-copy, inexpensive, original Tuscan window treatments for your Mediterranean style home. |
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Designer
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Student, RMIT
Interior Decorating
Melbourne, Australia)
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Santa Barbara, USA)
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Melbourne, Australia)