How To Take Charge of Decorating Your home For the Holidays
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Christmas is around the corner. Are you ready for it? No? How about a few designer tips to make the process easy and put the fun into decorating? Here’s the link (http://goo.gl/QJLU1c) to a webinar that does just that; gives GREAT designer secrets to help you prepare your home for this beautiful holiday. Enjoy & Live Easy ~Jeanette
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- 1. How to Take Charge of Decorating Your Home For the Holidays Designer Secrets Revealed!!!!
- 2. About Me I’m a left-handed kid who grew up in a right-handed world….frustrating!! Years ago, I discovered a better way to live. Through INTERIOR DESIGN, I changed my home to meet my needs... and you can do the same with yours! Since each of us is unique, we have individual wants and desires. This is why I specialize in Universal Design, a technique that helps us adapt our homes to fit us personally (instead of the masses). It also allows for Aging in Place (or as I like to call it, Design for Aging). It could have saved my grandmother’s life by preventing a devastating fall. I never want to see this happen to another because their home doesn’t accommodate their changing needs. Oh yeah…I’m a wife, mom and grandmother. Love it….
- 3. What We’ll Cover What’s your look or style Get ready, prepare & de-clutter The magic, design secrets
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- 14. The Magic!! Tools of the Trade Space Line Shape & Mass Texture Light Color Pattern http://www.pinterest.com/elinstrand/
- 15. The Magic!! The Goal Balance Scale & Proportion Rhythm Focal Point Contrast & Variety Harmony http://www.pinterest.com/elinstrand/
- 16. Making Magic Happen! http://jelamard.tumblr.com/post/67363141870
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- 18. Making Magic Happen! http://www.bhg.com/christmas/garlands/holiday-garland-ideas/#page=18
- 22. How Can YOU Make Magic Happen?? Determine your STYLE Pick a space Use the TOOLS Check your work against the GOALS Success? Great!! Not…it’s okay, this is an art and takes time to develop Just have FUN!!
- 23. Recap Here’s what we covered What is your style? Get ready for the fun, prepare & de-clutter The magic, design secrets revealed
- 24. Next Step Post a comment on my Facebook Page, Design For A Life Span, before 3pmTODAY. One lucky WINNER will receive a free virtual 30 minute consultation with me. BE honest!! Whatever your comment is…be it good, bad, or ugly. Tell me what you thought of the information in this webinar. I’ll announce the lucky winner at 4:00pm MST today.
- 25. THANK YOU!!! Jeanette Knudsen Design For A Life Span , llc jeanette@DesignForALifespan.com 480-695-1360
Editor's Notes
- Good morning Thank you My hope is you walk away with at least one golden nugget that helps you….
- Who am I? Jeanette knudsen Interior designer My story is: As a left-handed kid growing-up in a right-handed world, I found it very frustrating and challenging. In my early twenty’s, my husband and I bought our first home. Did you know the average American home is built for a man between the ages of 20-40, and is 5’-10”? Well, that isn’t me. Fast forward, now I’m a wife & a mother. Things happen in the home that inspired me to go back to school. While in school later in my life – my parents are dealing with their aging parents. I see there is a huge opportunity here to help others who are facing the same issues. My grandmother loved her home and didn’t want to leave, but her needs were changing. That’s when I realized I could design beautiful homes that follow a family thru their entire life - whether they are 3 or 103. Today – share with you my designer secrets on how I decorate for the holidays
- what's your look or style Steps to take to get ready Magic – how you can achieve the designer look
- 1st very important step All about you! What do you: like , want , makes you feel good, achieve I don’t want you to worry about: not knowing what to do Where to start or how to do this I give you the tools to help you not feel frustrated, insecure or never it’s going to be good enough Here’s how I want you to take control of decorating your home. decide what feel and look you want, that will be your style, stay true to it, and it will simplifies the process. It’ll give you control. 4 types style Naturalistic Stylized Geometric Abstract This is NATURALISTIC – what you see is what you get, it’s natural or realistic
- Stylized – take on the shape of a realistic item
- Geometric – made up of geometric shapes
- Abstract – departs from nature, may or may not be recognizable So when I talk about style, think about what it is you like, what makes you tick Teddy bears, reminds you of your childhood Quilting theme, reminds you of your mom or grandma Favorite color, like this years purple Just choose your style Stick with it there is no right or wrong. do what makes you feel good
- Next few slides is how I prepare. You don’t have to do it this way. Do it your way and what works best for you. You probably have a better way Going by what your style is Determine what you need
- Check your current supplies What do you have on hand What can you any of it Again keep your style in mind Stay focused
- Make a list of what you think you need or want Now go shopping And have FUN Remember fun
- After the sorting and shopping is done Time to get ready to decorate Get a box to put your stuff in
- Let’s de-clutter the area or surface you’re working in or on Get rid of your daily knickknacks that are in the way Put them in the box
- Let’s do some space planning Got furniture in the way? Want to put the tree in front of the window Move the chair into another room It won’t feel so crowded And safety is important Gotta have room to circulate in the room So evaluate your space and check it for safety
- Now we come to the magic of taking control of your decorating your home These are the tools in my tool box Name them These are the tools designers use to achieve the look and feel they want Are you freaking out yet?? Are you wondering how the heck is this going to help me?? Don’t worry we’re not done yet
- Next step is checking how well our tools worked in decorating project. And how you do that is by comparing them to the goals. So when you put all those tools together you get a decorated space that has: Balance Scale & proportion Rhythm Focal point or emphasis Contrast & variety Harmony I bet you’re say, heya right…how’s this going to work for me? How am I going to do this? No worries…I’m going to walk you thru three photos, Family room A small space Fireplace mantel First, we’ll talk about the tools that were used in each space, Then I’ll show you how each of these tools achieve the goal of making the room/space beautiful
- Ready? Here we go making the magic happen Ask yourself, is this room beautifully done? I believe so So, why does it work? Let’s look for the tools they used.
- How can you duplicate this? determine your style – work with something you love Pick a space Start small, like a table top or bookshelves Start pulling all the parts and pieces you’ve gathered and put them together in an arrangement. Think about the tools we discussed Space, line, shape & mass, texture, light, color and pattern Every item you have has one or more of these “tools” in it A good starting point is the focal point Or maybe creating rhythm with color or shapes Put something together, then stand back and ask yourself Just keep asking yourself, does it have a sense of equilibrium or a feeling of comfort? Are the sizes just right, not too big or small? Is there repetition, maybe in color? What’s grabs my attention first? Are the items different & interesting, no matchy – matchy? And finally, do all the pieces seem to belong together? These are the goals we talked about. Just play with it and have fun.
- So there you have it. I truly hope I’ve given you something of value. Maybe a golden nugget or two that will help you Take Charge of Decorating Your Home For the Holidays.