Enjoy Your Large Space

So many homes built in the 90s and even in the beginning of the 21^st Century were all about big, open living spaces and lots of uncluttered area. You have huge spaces that hold your communal areas such as the living room, dining room and even an office, all in one wide expanse of wall and glass. To separate the rooms for privacy or out of preference, you could hire a contractor or you could put these two design elements to work for you. Here are a few simple ideas on how that can work.

Invisible Walls

Color is one of the key elements that ties together all the rooms of your home and is particularly important in creating invisible “walls” inside a large space. While you don’t want to paint the walls in each separate area an entirely different color, you can still use color to differentiate one space from the other. Let’s say your walls are currently a soft mint green. Keep the green in the foyer and living area but, as the space evolves into a dining area, darken the hue slightly or add a decorative piece of molding that sets this area apart from that one. You could even use some of the stenciling or texture enhancing products along with the slight coloration change to enhance the difference in these wall spaces.

Change the Color on Your Wall

Don’t want to paint it? They drape colorful wall hangings on these areas. Draperies, wall hangings and framed art can adorn the walls with frame and subject matter differing from living room to dining area to kitchen or office. Hang hand woven silk Kalaga wall hangings from Thailand on your living room walls to give vibrant color and catch the eye. Add the subtle beauty of silver in silver frames to the dining room wall and, in the kitchen, fill wall pockets with spilling bouquets of silk flowers. Each area will have a distinct feel and flavor. Best of all, if you buy your wall art from online you'll save  big money over what you would pay a contractor and, if you ever get weary of the look… you can simply change it.

Remember, your home is a big investment. You do not want to undertake a major renovation and spend thousands of dollars when the change you are looking for can be done simply, inexpensively and is one you can handle yourself. Adding or altering color on the walls and the augmenting those changes with varied types of art and ornamentation can break up open spaces without making a long-term commitment to the look. Try these simple changes and they could save you from making a permanent and quite costly home décor mistake and let us know how your plans turned out, or if you need some more ideas, feel free to leave a comment.