Home Interior: Buying Tips

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMFysygjKirDpm9-Y2MJh7Tz9sNVipZZQO54BIZ6SaZq7K0hdRo0zjT1KFAMwBo3foMFI6A29hJHXHBH3PGIiKKuAfoab43wIhgn8ug9jYqwbZvauYwpAfcRX2WW6fgSvAl1b2fmxN7aw/s1600/P1060566.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMFysygjKirDpm9-Y2MJh7Tz9sNVipZZQO54BIZ6SaZq7K0hdRo0zjT1KFAMwBo3foMFI6A29hJHXHBH3PGIiKKuAfoab43wIhgn8ug9jYqwbZvauYwpAfcRX2WW6fgSvAl1b2fmxN7aw/s640/P1060566.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>This is a wordy post.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I won’t know if you just skip down to look at more picture laden posts! <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span> </strong></span><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Upholstery fabric can be pricey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>It <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">can </i>cost hundreds of dollars a yard (but you can pick it up for $20 bucks too—I don’t want to scare you) and if you add that to the cost to reupholster a piece (or even the supplies to DIY), upholstery jobs can be expensive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><strong><u><em>To prevent buyer’s remorse, here are some tips</em></u></strong>:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-<strong>Bring a photo</strong> of the room (if you’re designing to fit into a scheme).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">totally</i> kept misremembering the shades of green in the room, so I was glad I could refer to a picture on my phone to refresh my mind.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-<strong>Check the prices</strong> right away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>You don’t want to fall in love with something that’s out of the question.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-But, if you do fall in love with a pricey print, order a small piece for a pillow or save it for a special small piece, like a footstool, and find something cheaper for your sofa project.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-<strong>Play fast and loose with the samples you’ll bring home</strong>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>What I fell in love with in the store was blah at home, so I’m glad I was greedy and brought home dozens of fabrics that caught my eye.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-Some companies provide stores with large samples and also smaller ones in a book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Try to get as big a sample as possible.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-Try out the fabrics in the room, on the item of furniture if you can, in evening and daylight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>What looked super cute in the sunlight read as beige at night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Find something you like all day long.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>(Same goes for paint colours).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-If a salesperson is helping you, be specific about what you like and use example from their display (I explained which greens were too dull and showed her which shades I liked) but don’t be overly specific.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I wasn’t too bossy and, as a result, the woman helping me pulled some really awesome prints I wouldn’t have picked because I was so narrowly focused.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span><strong>The fabric I ended up picking was one she suggested</strong>!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-If you’re constantly changing your décor, pick a pattern with a few colours so you can pull a different colour out as an accent if you get bored with the original scheme.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Or pick a more flexible pattern, like black & cream houndstooth or grey & white herringbone, which can be dressed to fit more décor schemes than a giant hot pink flowered print.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">-If you’re scared of pattern, pick a textured solid (like a great tweed or velvet) and splurge on a gorgeous throw pillow in a great print (like the super expensive one I know you’ll pick first).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I’m always tense about shopping for bigger ticket items.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I can’t afford to re-do if I don’t like what I bought or did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>But, the best advice (for me, especially) has to be this: just relax and go with what makes you the most excited.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I liked all the fabrics, but I picked the one I was most excited about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span></div><strong>What are your tips???</strong>

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