How To Incorporate Your Style Into Your Home
At this point, you’ll know what you like, why you like it, and how to shop for your style. Now it’s time to implement the things you’ve learned into your own home. For some, this is the scary part. For others, this is the exciting part. The key to replicating what you like about a home is really quite simple – repeat what you see.
Refer back to the images you saved on Pinterest. If you’re not sure how to layout your furniture, look at the photos and repeat what you see. Perhaps you can’t decide how many pillows to put on the sofa, refer back to the images and do what they did. If you can’t pick between curtains or shades, refer back to the photos and follow their lead.
I encourage you not to copy an entire room verbatim (more thoughts on that below), but do use the home as a guide. And when you start to feel comfortable, add your own flair to it.
It will take some practice. You’ll inevitably have returns. And when you’re feeling stuck, refer back to the images you loved to remind yourself of the direction you want to go.
AN IMPORTANT NOTE ON COPYING:
While designers and homeowners appreciate the love that people have for their homes, they don’t love when their work is copied verbatim. There’s a quote from Oscar Wilde that is used frequently in the creative world, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.”
While I can’t say I agree with this sentiment, I can understand the intention behind it. When someone’s work is blatantly copied, it’s because it was loved by the viewer or seen as successful. But copying someone’s work top to bottom isn’t acceptable nor is it appreciated by the originator. Beyond that, copying someone else’s work verbatim doesn’t allow your home to be a reflection of you. It’s a reflection of someone else.
Using a home you love as a starting point and a guide rather than a mirror image of what you’re trying to accomplish is a much better approach to take!
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