A variety of interior design styles can be used to transform mundane looking homes into an ethereal visual spectacle. This article presents a detailed perspective on how to visually transform homes with decor, flooring, lighting and paint colors using interior design styles, ideas and concepts.

People are willing to spend a fortune on designing space in their homes. Living areas, bedroom interiors, kitchen interiors, bathroom interiors, study interiors and interiors of children rooms, individuals are getting their entire homes remodeled or revamped by interior designers. The ability to creatively use space and ethereally beautify is what interior designers are trained to do. However, if you have a creative mind with a bent towards fashion, design, and layout you don’t have to spend mindlessly on an interior designer, you can achieve what you vision yourself.    

All you need is a plan or virtual blueprint that you need put on paper. Once you have a physical sketch of what you need, you can allocate jobs to workers to bring to life different areas in your home.

First thing! You have to be clear about what you want. There are different design styles you can opt for. You need to decide whether you want to give your home a personal style of design or incorporate varied interior design elements to create an ultra-urban chic look.      

Design and layout are essential to give homes a defined look. The ability to use space cleverly and creatively is an important aspect of design. You don’t have to spend a fortune on designing interiors in your home; miracles can happen with a sizable budget. It’s the intricacies of designing interiors that make a huge difference in creating aesthetics and visual dynamics. Variety of designing styles and techniques ensure every area in your home has a unique identity. Passion for design, decor and layout helps implement interior design ideas creatively.    

Interior design concepts, styles and designs popular in homes and offices are mentioned below

• Contemporary
• Industrial
• Modern
• Traditional
• Bohemian
• Shabby Chic
• Coastal/Hamptons
• Scandinavian
• French Country
• Mid-Century Modern
• Hollywood Glam
• Transitional
• Rustic
• Minimalist

Planning and conceptualization is essential before you utilize decor to visually enhance the beauty of an area. Interior design ideas and concepts should be implemented creatively in accordance with the size of your home. The decor used in different areas of a home should not overpower but rather complement each other aesthetically. You can use a variety of textural designs and styles to implement different interior design styles

Select décor and layout in accordance with the size of rooms

The type of furniture and decorative accessories you select for an area should be in accordance with the shape and dimensions of the room. A common mistake made while giving a home a new look is the use several decor accessories to design different areas. Do not have a lot of decor element or furniture in a room; you only end up giving the space a chaotic, congested and cluttered ambience. Clutter kills visual dynamism!

In small homes avoid using bulky furniture or other décor accessories that utilize a lot of space. Layout of décor is important to ensure free flow symmetry in an area. Different decor elements used to adorn the area will make a horrendous sight if they lie asymmetrically. Furniture in an area needs to be spaced evenly to accentuate different areas in a room. Sleek designer furniture looks beautiful when adorned in living areas. Homes designed in accordance with renaissance styles should make use of architectural coffee tables in different rooms as they complement vintage styles beautifully. Chandelier lighting looks sublime in vintage styled homes with high ceilings.

The type of decor you use, and the way you use it makes a huge difference in the visual aesthetics of a home. The layout of different elements that beautify a space should be expressive while being creative. Majority of women are thoroughbred exhibitionists at displaying whatever they can, wherever they can. Wake up! Get real; it’s your home not a museum. Adorning space with excessive decorative items creates a chaotic ambience. Keep it minimal.

The Right Flooring to give your home a visual Makeover

Flooring is an important aspect of interior design that breathes new life in your home. Incorporating the right flooring brings about visual transformation in a home. The right flooring adds luster and brightness and gives an area a rejuvenated feel. Interior design aims at giving an available space a relaxed ambience and an ethereal visual layout.

Depending on the type of interior concepts and personal design style you are going with… you can opt for

• Ceramic Flooring
• Hardwood Flooring
• Laminate Flooring
• Vinyl Flooring
• Linoleum
• Bamboo Flooring
• Cork Flooring
• Rubber Flooring
• Marble Flooring

Flooring enhances interiors and gives an area a sublime look. You can choose from ceramic, stone, marble or any other material. Whatever the material, make sure you stick to a monotone rather than experiment with different colors. Tiles with multi colors complement an eclectic style and are recommended only if you have incorporated whacky interior design styles for your home.

Large marble flooring looks attractive and complements different types of décor in an area. A reason why several interior designers choose marble flooring is because of its shimmering presence when exposed to natural and artificial light. Bamboo flooring and linoleum flooring is the preferred choice in sustainable homes.

Incorporating the Right Lighting for Visual Dynamics

Different types of lighting enhance the visual aesthetics of an area. Color transition through lighting is used by interior designers on several projects. Without proper lighting highlighting and accentuation is impossible. Different areas in a home look good with specific forms of lighting. The different forms of lighting you can experiment with are:

• Natural Lighting
• Ambient Lighting
• Task Lighting
• Cove lighting
• Accent Lighting
• Recessed Lighting

Cove lighting is used to create ambience and mood in areas. Task lighting is used to illuminate and highlight specific areas. Recessed lighting are ceiling mount lights that are popular in different areas of a home. A variety of accent lighting is used to highlight art, artifacts and paintings. 

Selecting the Right Paint colors to give your Home a Defined Look

The types of colors you choose for walls in your home accentuate furnishings and decor beautifully. You can select dark or light paint colors on walls, it’s a personal choice. Walls with dark colored paints blend beautifully with different types of artificial lighting while lighter colored paints blend aesthetically with natural light. Hues of violet, blue or green are ideal for small homes as they make areas look bigger. A variety of creams and neutral white paints are recommended for a formal environment.

If paintings or artifacts adorn the walls of your home make sure the color for the walls is chosen to complement different types of art. There are a variety of paints you can use to enhance the interiors of your home, they are:

• Textured paints
• Emulsions
• Oil Paints
• Melamine
• Enamels
• Distempers

Emulsions are popular as they provide a smooth finish, are durable, stain resistant and washable.

Every room in a home has a focal point that determines the type of interiors and design fundamentals to be used to adorn the area.