Home Furnishing

1. Home Furnishings for a Romantic Home
How to Use Home Furnishings to Create a Romantic Home
§What exactly is a
romantic home, and how
do you use home
furnishings to create a
romantic home?
The word “romantic”
means different things to
different people, but all
romantic homes have one
thing in common: they are
evocative. These homes
may evoke a bygone era,
or a faraway place. They
may evoke a sense of calm,
or comfort, or luxury. But
romantic homes always
transport you beyond the here and now.
You can use furniture and home furnishings to create a romantic home by focusing on these
aspects:
 Comfort
 Warmth
 Charm
 Appeal to the senses
 Sense of escape
 Attention to detail
 Element of surprise
You do not have to start from scratch to create a romantic home. You can do it through simple
modifications, such as repainting walls, changing out or adding accessories and accents. It is more
about creating a mood than anything else.
§Furnishing a romantic home calls
for furnishings that comfort.
Whatever your own personal style, a
sense of comfort is essential for a
romantic home.
A sense of comfort can be created
through:
Soft and Cushioned Furnishings:
Soft throws, pillows, generous
cushions and rugs provide a sense of comfort and disguise hard surfaces. Curtains and drapes help
to muffle sounds, and soften hard edges.

2. Gentle Curves: Gentle curves and organic shapes are restful,sensuous, and create a sense of calm.
Restful Color: Color can create a sense of comfort by being soothing and calming. Neutrals and
soft colors can easily create that effect. Monochromatic, tone on tone or harmonious color
schemes can be comforting as there are no harsh jumps for the eye.
All of the above features help create a comfortably romantic home, but too much of just one thing
can create boredom instead of romance, so take a look at the other factors too.
§Is it even possible to
create a romantic
home without a sense
of warmth? This is a
purely rhetorical
question, of course,
because a romantic
home is always
permeated with
warmth.
There are several
ways to bring warmth
to a home. Here are
some that can be
easily incorporated:
Rich Color: While color can calm and soothe, it also has the power to heighten the temperature of
a space. This color may be added to the walls, be the choice for the largest piece of furniture in the
room, or be used in accents. It certainly can make any space feel warm and inviting.
Lighting: Lighting may be the most obvious way to bring warmth to a home, although it is
certainly not the only way. Chandeliers, pendants, table lamps, floor lamps and accent lighting
may all be used.
Texture: Texture can create warmth, too. Rustic and distressed wood textures, and simple organic
materials also create a sense of warmth.
§Maybe more than
anything else, the
magical quality of
charm is what creates
a romantic home.
Charm is described as
the power to please or
attract. Charm is what
sets a romantic home
apart.
To hold your interest,
the romantic home
must fascinate and

3. please, and have a certain flair or personality.
Patterns: Patterns can pull the eye in and hold a viewer’s interest. Patterns may be derived from
many different sources such as natural elements, or ethnic or folk art.
Style: Styles have the power to charm as well. You must have heard of old world charm, country
rustic charm, or coastal charm. Choose a style that is close to your heart and that speaks to you.
Paintings and Photographs: Paintings on the wall, and old photographs also add personality to the
room and reiterate certain themes.
Arrangements and Collections: Arranging elements from nature such as flowers, shells, or stones,
or displaying collections of man-made objects also imparts a sense of personality or charm to the
home. The only thing to remember is a sense of restraint, because clutter is not romantic.
§Engaging all the
senses is essential to
creating a truly
romantic home.
So far we have mainly
discussed visual and
tactile qualities, but
we shouldn’t ignore
the other senses.
The sense of hearing
and smell can add
tremendously to the
overall picture. But
these need to be more subtle, as loud sounds or strong smells can be distracting.
§A romantic home
provides a sense of
escape from the cares
of every day world.
That escape may
come from using
furnishings that seem
to belong to a
different era, or
escaping to another
part of the world. This
is also one of the leading emerging trends in the recent years.
Global Influences: Furnishing in an eclectic style that uses furniture and objects that are from
different parts of the world can help you do that. Incorporating exotic colors and motifs into the
decor can transport the imagination to another part of the world, and also help create lots of visual
interest.

4. Bygone Eras: Furnishing your home with elements of style borrowed from bygone eras evokes a
different time. We tend to forget the hardships endured by people in different ages, and imagine a
more innocent, less complicated time. Furnishing a home in styles of the past, or displaying
objects that have actually come down from past generations, or seem to, can all make a home
seem more romantic.
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