Creatively designed living room
24th August 2012

Creative Interior Design Ideas

By Darlings Of Chelsea

Creative interior design ideas might seem hard to come by – at least it seems that way when you are looking for ideas to transform your own home. However once you start looking around and soaking up the incredible ideas and inspiration other people have already come up with, you’d be surprised just how creative you can be as well.

Creative Interior Design

What does modern really mean? The truth is it means different things to different people. Certainly it applies to ideas we’ve never seen before, that typify the modern age. Funky sofas with eye catching stripes and prints perhaps, or unusual uses for items you’d never normally see inside the home – these are just two examples of the many sparks of inspiration that could find their way into your home as well.

A classic example of something that might seem out of place is a coffee table made from a surfboard. It may look odd in a traditional living room, but in the Cape Cod styled room it took centre stage in online recently, it stood out for all the right reasons.

Brightly decorated kitchen - creative interior design

Another eye catching and bold statement was made in the kitchen area of another home, with none other than a canoe hanging from the ceiling above the workspace area. Could you pull off something like this in your own home? Of course you could – you just need to think outside the box and look at the room you want to decorate as a blank canvas. What could you achieve there if you really set your mind to it?

Home Decorating Ideas

You can get ideas from all kinds of different sources. For example the desire to use a fresh seaside theme in our lounge a few years back led us to get hold of a real fishing net and some lanterns that would have been used to light the way in small boats many years ago. These made an outstanding display on one wall that could not have been achieved in any other way.

Home decorating ideas will come to you in different ways. It’s good to be creative too, because it forces you to think differently. Don’t rue the fact your spare bedroom is too small – think about how to use creative interior design ideas to ensure you make the most of every inch of it. Don’t just look at floor space in a room either – you’d be surprised what you can do when you think of the room as a whole. Just remember that canoe and you’ll get the idea!

Sleek, modern living room

Whatever room you want to decorate and however you want to do it, you’ll definitely want to consider what you want to get out of that space before you do anything else. This will help you figure out how to open up the room and use it like never before. The dimensions of the room may be fixed, but there are no limitations to your mind. It all depends on how you use it.

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