Decorating Ideas When Shifting From a Home to Small Apartment

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One of the most painful parting experiences of your life comes when you are trying to move from a large home to a small apartment. For those who love the furnishings that have been so carefully hand-picked for their home, it becomes tough to leave a few of them out as their lives are revamped and resized. Here are some useful tips that will help make the transition smooth and easy for you.

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Pick only what you need and get rid of all the junk

Why waste them, when you have them?” This is surely the most difficult part as most people have a tendency of holding on to things believing that they will be useful “some day”. But when space becomes a premium you cannot continue to think like that. You will have to almost ruthlessly let go of stuff that has no place in your new apartment.

Have a garage sale before you move

No one is trying to suggest that you take a big dumpster and throw away all the stuff that you own. Have a garage sale before you move for all the stuff you wish to not really carry along, but would still serve good for others. If you cannot find takers for something that is still in pretty good condition, feel free to donate. It will both help lift your morale and will make packing, moving and re-decorating a lot easier for you. We are sure the guys at places like Salvation Army will accept such donations.

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Bring in furniture that is space-conscious, versatile in use

Multi-tasking is the modern mantra when it comes to furniture and once you get around the market, you will be astonished of what you can find in terms of highly flexible and space saving interiors. These might cost you a bit more than the traditional stuff that occupies more space, but they sure will be great as long term investments. Think about shifting to a hide-a-bed couch or even a Murphy Bed that folds up neatly into the wall and provides shelve space during daytime. This is just the tip of the iceberg. You can find folding tables, chairs, hanging beds and even folding bathrooms. Product designers out there are working overtime just for you!

Pick a single theme and use get the arrangement right

This obviously goes for every place that you live in, but it’s  more important when you are moving from a home to a small apartment. One will have to change their lifestyle and designing ways when moving from a home to an apartment as the new place has comparatively less room – hence a multitude of variations will be hard to portray in such a small area. Sticking to a single running theme and intelligent use of lighting along with arranging furniture in a non-cluttered manner will help immensely in accentuating the apartment’s beauty.

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Use the walls as a way to store stuff

Unless the walls in your apartment are too thin and weak, you can always hang something on them. Its a storage option that most people overlook. Remember that using the walls intelligently will create more room and by hanging stuff up, you will add your own unique flavor to the space around.

Moving from a home to a small apartment is a conundrum that most people face in their lives these days and while it appears like a challenging task, a clear mind, un-cluttered design and willingness to invest in ergonomic and versatile furniture can help shape up your new apartment as good as your old home, or maybe even better.

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Modern Fireplaces from MetalFire: Sizzling fashion with scorching hot design

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Most modern minimalist homes do away with fireplaces or believe that they are a tradition of the past that do not fir into the sleek, slender and futuristic design of today. One look at the collection of contemporary fireplaces dished out by the Belgian designers from MetalFire and it will set your pulse racing and you adrenaline pumping with delight. Simply flawless and stunning in an understated fashion, they epitomize everything that stands for space-age style. They amalgamate seamlessly into any modern living room and add multitude of warmth, charm and seductive beauty to the room. Take one look and your perception of fireplaces will be altered forever as you scurry around to find one akin to these. – via

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Warringah House: Exquisite design and exotic appeal

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The trend in designing homes these days seems to be excessive usage of glass, which brings in a whole new dimension to the surrounding space. But defying the convention of contemporary design, the Warringah House looks as modern as any other lavish present-day home by just using loads of timber and sandstone with elegant ease. In what is a visually grand sight, the home sports skylights for natural ventilation, a stunning patio with swimming pool and spacious interiors that look simply seductive. Ergonomic design along with appropriate art work here and there only seems to enhance the grandeur of the structure. Charming and soothing, Warringah House is a treat to the senses. – via

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Ch House: Brilliant blend of the contemporary and the classic!

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It is not very often that architects blend in the modern with traditional in such a hot and sizzling fashion as the Ch House in La Garriga. The stunning home draws from the old-age charm by using wood and a modern minimalist touch with white and grey shades. The blend of both techniques along with simple interiors, extensive use of glass and lavish utilization of space, makes the home truly gorgeous. TClosed on sides and opens into a central garden surrounded by floor to ceiling glass windows, every spot merges perfectly with the surroundings and accentuates the structur’s beauty. – via

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Virtual Interior Decorating: Designing is now for everyone!

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The virtual world is a window into what human potential can truly accomplish. In the age where the world of wires and peripherals is helping us out in everything else, there is absolutely no reason why designers and individuals cannot take technologies help decorate homes to perfection. The introduction of CAD (Computer Aided Design) has altered the way the art of designing is being approached. From top notch professionals to enthusiastic young amateurs, everyone has an equal shot at this unique feature. Here’s our take on it …

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Stunning décors

That is by far the biggest single advantage that designing in the virtual world has on offer. It is a million times easier than designing and drawing on paper. This ensures that you do not need to be trained in anything substantially to create decorating ideas and interior designs all b yourself. All you’ll need to know is how to use CAD. This makes the concept a very attractive option even for those who could never draw a straight line.

Convert thoughts into designs

Before virtual interior design came along, you either had to be damn good with measurements and sketches or should have been very-well trained to transfer a beautiful design that lingers in your mind onto paper. The problem with this was that customers and designers often ended up with different views of how the design would end up looking like. Now that problem is eliminated as every user can easily translate thoughts into solid designs with just the click of the mouse!

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Eliminate potential errors

Most often we start thinking that our design is perfectly right, but we then need to face up to new and unforeseen challenges. Using the virtual prototypes, one can eliminate such errors or even keep them to an absolute bare minimum. You can erase, start again from the basics and re-do it with new ideas as many times as you want without spending a single dime. This might take time, but its way lot less than the hassle of having to put something in place, and then remove it and redesign.

Saves cash, time, labor and a whole lot more

This is pretty self-explanatory. If you know exactly what you are getting and can see on a screen what your home will finally look like, planning is a lot easier. You can try a million designs in the virtual world, stick to the one you love in the real world. Most importantly, this will give you a good night’s sleep as you will not be worried about ‘what it would look like’.

Import photographs, create customized options and even get cost estimates

You can import the photographs of your existing rooms, re-decorate the existing stuff the way you wish to experiment and check it out before actually asking your hubby to get off the couch and move everything. You can even create customized options and get cost estimations for re-decorating in case of sophisticated CAD applications. Just depends on what you need.

There is absolutely no doubt that virtual interior decorating has revamped the world of design and decoration. It has bridged the gap between ideas and reality offering you an easy way to design your own stuff. One little thing you need to be careful though is the way this can get really addictive Just like that new video game level that you just have to crack before you do anything else in life, this also entices you endlessly. Considering that there is never a finals solution, you are always looking for something better!

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