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LOU LOU LIVING By Pamela Dalseno
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THE SENSES OF DECORATING
ello everyone, let’s have some chat about how we feel within our space. It could be our home, our office/workplace but most of all we need to make sure it has feelings that we are going to love being within those areas. What are the Senses of Decorating? With decorating it is more than how a room, home or any building looks but especially where you live or work, it’s the feel of what awakens you and the love of simply being there. Of the senses, the first noticed would be sight and others are smell, touch, taste and hearing. Now how can we work these together? eYs Magazine, Spring 2020 | 66
I feel sight is really the most important as it sets the mood for what else is included. So, choosing the perfect paint colour can be so valuable. Choose a colour that you really adore and know that you can be comfortable to live with and will easily set the base for your other additional styling. You may like to make a feature, even paint with a daring bold colour or perhaps be more subdued with the 60 – 30 – 10 ratio of colour choices. Keep in mind the furnishings that need to be added as they too will make a difference and give that complete style you are wishing. To evoke emotion in your room is to add smell. This is achieved easily by
scented candles or oil burners, fresh flowers and even having a fragrant plant just outside your window can make all the difference. Just choose your favourite fragrance and incorporate it for your own delight. There is so much choice available with choosing fragrance and seek some advice to enjoy. I do love Vanilla but there is every possible fragrance choice available. It really can make such a difference. Touch is the added comfort items. Here we can splurge on these additions and have as many as we wish but just not going overboard as to clutter. If it’s living space think of what you could have underfoot, the cool of
