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Architecturally-specified closets, built-in bookshelves, a $5000 matching loveseat and accent chair – these are the items we find when we open up the latest issue of many a home decorating magazine. For most of us, however, the reality is something slightly less extravagant. Whenever we move, whenever we decide to redecorate, whenever we bring in new pieces to replace the old, we inevitably feel this sense of unease – this sense that we won’t be able to do it quite right. So often "experts" make us believe that decorating is difficult and expensive, best left to those with expendable income and interior designers. Designer furniture alone, however, cannot make a room aesthetically pleasing. It’s the placement of the furniture, the clever use of space, and the ability of the decorator to tie everything together that makes the room livable, comfortable, and stylish. As underrated and underrepresented as they may be in the aforementioned glossy magazines, all of us have seen very inexpensively decorated rooms that are more pleasing to look at and spend time in than their more expensive counterparts. The myth is the expense associated with stylish décor; the reality is that it’s not always about what you have, but how you use it. Good decorating is all about making the most of your collections and your space. And more importantly, keeping it simple at all times. step one: decide
on the essentials
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