Finding Your Own Decorating Style Finding your own decorating style is easier than you think. Whether you are young and moving into your first apartment or a seasoned citizen ready for a change, the process is the same.
As we age, our tastes change. I certainly don’t decorate today like I did in my twenties. In my twenties, I thought that everything had to match. I thought that I had to choose a style and stick with it throughout my home. No matter which style you chose, Mediterranean, modern, Early American, you picked out your living room set as a whole, with matching sofa, loveseat and chair, and matching end tables and coffee tables. We wanted everything to be brand new and, above all, match! We purchased a dining room set or a bedroom set. Well things have changed ladies! We do not have to be slaves to decorating trends or someone’s idea of what is “in style”.
Here are just a few tips to get you started in making your home reflect your own sense of style.
1. Keep a 3 ring binder and clip out photos from magazines of anything that you like. Don’t worry about the colors or styles. If you like it, clip it out and put it in your binder. This binder will become a constant source of inspiration as you decorate your home.
2. Hang on to those family heirlooms – If you love grandma’s gate leg table or her old hand painted plates, proudly display them. The key is to surround yourself with the things that make you happy. My grandmother had a gate leg table sitting in her hallway with the phone on it. When I was a teenager, I announced to my grandmother that I wanted that table! 40 years later, it still sits next to my bed and is one of my most treasured memories.Click to read more | 
