Holidays or vacations are meant for recharging your batteries and having fun, not for piles of dirty washing and cleaning. Mom has to relax too. So make it so that housework can be kept to a minimum; when designing the decor for a holiday home make sure that everything is easy to clean. If it doesn't clean with a wipe it must be machine washable. It's also a good idea to cut down stress; do this by removing unnecessary clutter, it may look beautiful but if there are children about, accidents will happen.
A spacious room is more relaxing and restful. For your color scheme go out and take a photo, at the beach, at a lake, somewhere where you enjoy the scenery. Come home & study it, get paint colors from the DIY store and work out a palette from which to work. Take your colors from nature or use a color wheel. Doing this makes you look at color in a different way. If you've chosen a warm location, cool colors may be the way to go, or choose something darker than you would normally to create a tropical mood. Ideally pick a single theme and color scheme for the whole house. If you've never decorated a room with a theme, now is the time.
Vacation homes don't need to be taken so seriously so indulge yourself and choose something you enjoy. If your vacation home is near the sea, a beach theme would be appropriate, choose white wicker furniture with blue or aqua cushions and decorate with sea shells. If you're lucky enough to own a tropical hideaway, dark bamboo furniture with dark red cushions and lush (but silk) plants will set the scene, or perhaps you'd rather get the cottage look with flowery cushions and pale rattan, flower pictures on the walls and plenty of lamps and vases.
Wicker and rattan furniture is ideal because of the beautiful cushions and the durability of the furniture; it also gives any room a wonderful light, airy feeling which, again, helps to reduce stress. Be sure to use washable paint, it will stay fresh and last longer. Begin with the entry way, if it is well lit use the deepest color in your chosen palette, this makes a statement as you come in. If you have niches make them lighter, the dining room if it comes next can be the same color as the entry way or the shade lighter as it will have its own lighting and with the addition of two candle lamps, it will be an ideal setting for romantic dinners.
The staircase if there is one, should not be too light if there are children, try as you might you won't keep finger marks off the walls there but do see that it is well lit. If the family room comes next make it a lighter color and choose the most eye catching wall to paint with one of the deeper colors as a contrast to match the cushions you have chosen. Add accessories according to your theme, candles to add accent colors, lush dark green plants for the topics or delicate ferns and flowers for a cottage. Glass dishes or jars filled with shells are ideal for a beach theme and look pretty on a coffee table. If you are lucky enough to have a fireplace add a wicker basket holding logs at the side, a lamp or perhaps two and your room is done.
Make sure the bedroom is luxurious. Cool and calm with a king sized bed, beautiful bed linen; slatted blinds in white with floating drapes will add a romantic tone. Your vacation home is a retreat where you can relax and regroup. It's a place for romance, for fun and for laughter. Don't take the decoration too seriously and you'll set the right tone for a vacation home which will give pleasure for many years to come.
Create the atmosphere that you can really enjoy, for fun, relaxation and time away. Wicker furniture brings that casual feel to any room of your home, from tropical retreats to sun bathed sunrooms.
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