10 Steps to a Well-Designed Room

From Design Secrets From the Pros

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BONUS STEP: Make it personal.
Previous: Light it up.
Great design and personality are not mutually exclusive. Your room should be a reflection of your style. In fact, designers consider their work a success when clients say a room feels like their own, explains Alia Myer. Blow up a beautiful photo taken on a recent vacation. Devote a shelf to favorite books or a seashell collection.

Jackie Glisson also observes that buying original artwork is more accessible than ever. At art shows and online galleries, an original painting or unique print can cost the same or less than mass-produced art from the local furniture store. And there's no way your neighbor will have the same thing.

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