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C.C. Cameron - Professional Home Decorator: Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2011 12:14 PM
Do you have difficulty selecting colors for your home? Color is very subjective, therefore what inspires your color choices may not necessarily inspire your spouse's or other members in the household. So how do you select the right colors that brings harmony to the home? Start with the family's favorite meal! ![image[3]](/blog/assets/0_0_0_0_250_179_csupload_35842614.jpg?u=634626735786710000 "image[3]") For example, if your family enjoys fun, spicy foods such as Mexican, then consider looking at energetic colors within the red or yellow color families. Each color family (red, yellow, blue, green, orange & violet) come in an endless number of shades, tones and tints; finding the right color for your family is just a matter of preference. Example: the brighter the color the more energy that will be evoked in that space; therefore if you have a very energetic 3 year child, you may want to consider going with muted tones within the color family you've selected.  On the other hand, if your family's favorite meal consists of a nice juicy steak with potatoes, then a neutral pallet may be ideal for your family. Neutrals do not have to be boring....on the contrary, a properly decorated room, with a neutral color pallet, can be very elegant or playful. Using a secondary contrasting or complimenting color, as accent, will make any neutral color room come to life. Color selection does not have to be stressful. Make it fun and just think food! |
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C.C. Cameron - Professional Interior Decorator: Posted on Thursday, August 18, 2011 9:48 AM
It is known that a person's psychic (or state of mind) effects their choices, and their choices effects their mood and/or emotions. Are you satisfied with your home's decor? If your answer is no then most likely your state of mind, at the time that you were decorating your home, had a major influence in your decor selections. When I walk into a new client's home, I am immediately tuned into their state of mind, based on how the home is being maintained, which often also reflects in their personality and/or mood. Successful decorating starts with a plan, which consists of a defined decor style and color pallet. Rushing through the planning process is sure to have an adverse effect on the outcome of your final decor. Because color is a key component to a design plan, choosing the right color is key to the success of that plan. The intensity (brightness or dullness) of your color selection will evoke your emotions, which effects your moods; that is why if you select a paint color when frazzled or rushed you are sure to be dissatisfied with your choice once you are rested and your emotions have settled. Calling in a professional decorator is always ideal to help you make color decisions. Their training and listening skills enables them to sort through a client's present emotional stage and bring forth their true personality through color. When your home reflects your true personality it becomes a place where you want to be. So, watch yourself......the colors your choose says a lot about you! |
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C.C. Cameron - Professional Interior Decorator: Posted on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 1:45 PM
The fall season is fast approaching and interior decor elements, inspired by the 2012 color trend, are quickly arriving in stores around the country. So how do you select the right elements to fit with your design style? I believe in simplifying design choices, therefore I like to assign each seasonal color trend pallet a design style. Of course, there are always exceptions to these rules, but it helps to have a starting point that you can build from. Below is the inspiration I'm using when developing the design concept for my clients: Traditional Decor A southwest inspired feel, that is almost faded or antique looking, combined with refined patterns and contemporary structures. Leather, wood and stone become important elements in the design and colors will be updated warm tones, such as rusty reds, yellows and browns. Contemporary Decor Exotic travels inspires this style decor; relaxed yet sophisticated with exotic details and natural materials. Metallic and mirror surfaces are a must, along with layered sheer fabrics. Earthy colors in shades of soft taupes, off whites with touches of green accompany staple neutral colors such as black, browns and grays.  Casual Decor I call this the fairytale look...softer, light hearted feel with a true feminine touch that may even be considered flirty. Fabrics are shimmery and layered, combined with dainty florals and embroidery accents. It is a very cheerful color palette that includes shades of aqua, mint greens and violets; some warmer colors such as peach and pink mauve also are trend right for this decor style. |
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C.C. Cameron - Professional Interior Decorator: Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 1:04 PM
"Listen to your customer's needs and success will surely follow!"  A client's home is an extension of who they are. So much of a person's identity and how they project themselves out into the world is rooted in the spirit and the activities that take place within the home. Most people have a deep desire for their interior spaces to be beautiful and in balance. This balance comes first from the harmony in the relationships within the home, and secondly from the functionality and beauty of the home itself. When I listen to my customer's needs I am able to create interior designs that reveals the client's true personality, making it the home of their dreams! |
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C.C. Cameron - Professional Interior Decorator: Posted on Monday, August 08, 2011 2:21 PM
The Japanese art historian Kakuzo Okakura once stated that "the art of life and living is in constantly readjusting to our surroundings." We are living in times where the average household, office and business is experiencing change more and more frequently. Any time there is change, the likelihood is that it will effect the people involved in that environment like the members in a household, the employees in the office or associates and clients within a business. Anytime there's change in your environment, it proposes the opportunity to call in a professional Interior Decorator.  An interior decorator is ideally a vision coordinator. They are in tuned to identifying the emotions a room can evoke just by the usage of colors and the placement of objects within that room. An experienced decorator has mastered the art of listening to the client's specific concerns and needs, therefore is able to generate unique design plans that addresses the exigencies rather than providing cookie cutting solutions; after all no two people, spaces or situations are the same. There are many that have an obscured notion of what an interior decorator provides; they believe that if you can intuitively match colors together and place pretty pillows on a sofa, you are officially a decorator. On the contrary, an Interior Decorator is much more than that. There are many factions that an experienced Decorator must take into account when proposing a design plan to a client. Among these are the room's shape & size, the client's decorating style, the flooring, furnishing and lighting in the room. Mastering the art of interior decorating requires the ability to take these denominators and pair them with the knowledge of how color evokes emotions to help create the desired environment. Unfortunately many home and business owners will still take on the task of attempting to decorate their space to no avail, only to later recognize the unnecessary expense in purchases & labor that did not produce the outcome they were looking to achieve. Because emotions derive from subjective response or reactions to a person or situation, here at The Room Planner, we take pride in building intimate lasting relationships with our clients. Our goal is to get to know our clients personally in order to completely understand their life's change and needs. By investing time in our clients we can provide the ideal design, that is both practical and affordable and most important, aligns with the client's specific budge and needs. |
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