Decorating Romantic Style with Tips from the Pros at HGTV

Romantic decorating exudes a comfortable style that appeals to the senses through soft fabrics with floral patterns, laces, painted furniture, a pastel color palette, filtered light through sheer curtains, and aromatic flower arrangements. Get romantic decorating ideas for your home with tips from the HGTV Decorating Center.

Decorating Romantic Style
One of the easiest ways for romantic home decorating is through color. Pale blues, dusty pinks, and creamy whites pair nicely with richer taupes. While color schemes can vary in romantic-styled rooms, a space that contains a few soft, muted tones is much more conducive to rest and relaxation than several of bright hues. Furnishings should be feminine in romantic home decorating. Focus on a few items with graceful curves, then fill in with a mixture of more masculine attributes, like striped fabric, an overstuffed chair, and dark wood accessories. Fabrics in romantic decorating should be soft and supple, and for the utmost in luxury, use silk. When choosing accent pieces in romantic decorating, highlight a few cherished pieces.

Romantic Decorating Ideas
For a wealth of information on decorating romantic style, visit HGTV’s Design Styles center. There you’ll find romantic decorating ideas for each room of your house, for your master bedroom, your young daughter's room or a romantic garden setting. You can also view several
different romantic decorating ideas on HGTV’s Designer’s Portfolio page. There you’ll find pictures of romantic style bedrooms, living areas, children’s rooms and even romantic style outdoor spaces.