Revitalize Your Space With The Help Of A Creative Home Furnishings Specialist

By Author: Lisa Santora
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Whether you have lived in your home for many years or are furnishing your very first space, purchasing quality home furnishings is an investment that repays you on a daily basis. You can add elegance, warmth and a sophisticated style to your home by consulting with an experienced home furnishings designer about how to select the right furniture pieces for your environment. A free design consultation can help you get started. Many companies offer in-home design consults, and it can be difficult to know which home furnishings company to work with. Look for an interior design specialist that can show you an entire spectrum of room decoration perspectives so you get a broad range of ideas to choose from. A top design specialist can see a room with different eyes and imagine all of its possibilities. You may have only an overall idea for the space; such as a country theme, or maybe a traditional, contemporary or eclectic look. Your designer can take your ideas and her insights and recommend furnishings that can change a room's entire appearance, and create new ways for you to see and use your space.

With the help of your design ...
... specialist you can start your search for new furnishings by choosing one-of-a-kind living room furniture. Rich, warm leathers and designer fabrics for sofas, sectionals, ottomans, and chairs can set the tone for a living room. Your design specialist can point out subtle but important points to look for in quality living room furniture; bench made pieces, eight-way hand-tied springs, and more. She can introduce you to furniture makers that offer rare and reclaimed wooden tables, media centers and accessories. Often the right accessories, end tables, mirrors, and lighting can add the perfect finish to your room's décor. Ask your design specialist on how best to combine pieces from multiple collections for the eclectic look you desire.

People are said to spend over one third of their life sleeping. Selecting the perfect mattress, bed and coordinating bedroom furniture will go a long way to creating a peaceful bedroom haven. You can start by choosing the right bed frame; scrolled wrought iron, a tufted, upholstered headboard, or a wood frame with brass accents. The mattress selection will be vitally important. To experience the best sleep possible you will want to look for a mattress that offers a high quality and the right comfort level to cushion your body as you sleep. Once you've made the bed and mattress selections, you can turn to choosing coordinating dressers, armoires and nightstands and the bedding. When selecting bedding, color is only one consideration. Think texture and color and envision how these two factors will combine for the look you want. Here again your design specialist can advise you.

Decisions, decisions. You could visit your neighborhood furniture store and buy what they have in stock; but ultimately a creative design specialist who can guide you through the furniture selection process offers you the best opportunity to achieve your decorative vision. A good design specialist will approach the project from the perspective of the room, and the possibilities that it holds, and then recommend furnishings that will help you get the most enjoyment from your space. They can introduce you to collections of unique home furnishings; often pointing out the beauty of handmade pieces created by artisans from around the world. Ask about custom furniture options so you can create unique looks that are yours alone. Your hard work in choosing a design specialist can result in a room that surpasses all of your expectations.

Written by Lisa Santora; guest writer for Arhaus. Arhaus is an ecologically minded home furnishings company that specializes in designing unique home furnishings and then finding the best craftsmen in the world to create them for you. Lisa Santora is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. © 2010 Arhaus.