Clinton News-Record, 1983-02-16, Page 35Decor
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If decorating a home or
apartment to reflect one's
tastes, likes and dislikes is a
challenge, then setting up a
first apartment - par-
ticularly on a limited budget
is especially one.
After all, there's nothing
quite like coordinating odds
and ends of furniture saved
from childhood and
adolescence, picked up at a
garage sale or flea market,
or donated by well-meaning
relatives and friends, mak-
ing it all hang together as a
unified environment.
This, frequently, is what
the newlywed couple has to
contend with, as opposed to
daydreams of perfectly coor-
dinated furniture, chosen
specifically to fit into the
rooms of their first apart-
ment.
However, there's no need
to despair. A little creativity
goes a long way in stretching
the decorating dollar, and in
making an anonymous
space, filled with bits and
pieces of furniture, an at-
tractive and functional place
to live.
Color unifies
The first element you will
probably want to deal with is
color - it is what unifies
disparate elements,
enlarges small rooms,
shrinks ones that are over-
sized, and generally pro-
vides a theme that will be
carried out through the
apartment, whether it's a
single room or many.
"Keep it simple," advises
Evan Janovic, co-owner of
Janovic/Plaza, a New York
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"Use the colors you enjoy.
Try not to be too exotic. In-
stead of doing each room a
different color - if you're
fortunate enough to have
more than one - try to use
the sante color throughout
and accessorize it in dif-
ferent colors, to give the
whole apartment a unified
look."
How much light?
In addition, notes Janovic,
td's a good idea to take into
account the direction in
which the room faces, and
whether it's primarily a
rnighttime or a daytime
room, because that will
determine not only color but
amount and type of alumna -
Lion.
Janovic cites sornne stan-
dard decorator tricks that
are easy to use: "Paint one
wall a dark color, and it will
move in on you. If you paint
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The same thing is true for
ceilings."
In general, he explains, a
light color is good in small
spaces; you can select a
dark color, however, if you
have a large open space to
decorate.
Also, adds Janovic, "with
the high cost of energy, peo-
ple are using warmer colors
when decorating. You can
'warm up' a room
psychologically with warm
colors."
Dealing with furniture
odds and ends - rnany of
which have pro:r.. bly seen
better days - takes a cer-
tam degree of imagination.
Janovic suggests asking
yourself the following key
questions: Is the furniture
basically good wood? If so, is
it worth refinishing?
"If the piece is not that at-
tractive," he elaborates,
..perhaps you might want to
paint it - either a color that
coordinates with the walls,
or one that matches, so ; ...t
id blends in wiL: them.
"Another good idea is to
change cabinet hardware.
It's relatively inexpensive,
and goes a long way toward
changing the look of a
piece."
It's especial y nice if that
wallcovering in turn coor-
dinates or matches
wallcovering used elsewhere
in the room, as that too
works to pull the disparate
elements together.
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