Finding spaces for special uses in interior designing

 
Finding new places for most of the folders and books (I created the shelves on the opposite page for her so she’d still have some books on hand) freed up space for her to move and ensured that there was no mess in her line of sight (you don’t have to be a neat freak to find that confronting disorder day after day is anxiety-provoking). A room that has a football field of extra space can feel cold, but one that has just the right amount of roominess and flow is perfection: It feels welcoming while still giving you space to stretch out. Once you’ve made all your aesthetic decisions, you’re good to go.
Figure out a timeline. How long are all the changes going to take? Then develop detailed shopping and to-do lists. Your lists will depend on how much you’re going to do yourself. If you’re going to do a lot of the work, complete all the repairs to the ceilings, walls, and floors first, then move on to prepping and painting the walls. While the walls are drying, you can tackle any building projects (such as making shelves or a bed) you have planned. Try to do as much as you can in as short a time as possible. There’s nothing worse than living with a makeover project in process, but you can get a lot done in a weekend if you power through.
Crank up the tunes- music is a great motivator-crank up the tools, and crank up the whole enterprise a notch.
What does it mean when someone’s home has “great style”? To me it doesn’t mean that the home is stylish in the trendy sense of the word. Rather, I think of great style as design cohesiveness that’s appealing to the eye and, most important, reflective of who lives in the home. Your home shouldn’t just have style; it should have your style. All the little things that make you different from other people should be apparent in the design of your home.