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welcome to my notes on interior design. i am better at glaring at advice than actually following it, so here's to turning over a new leaf. if i were a male, my room would belong on r/malelivingspaces. however, i'm a female, so i have no excuse.

Answering Reddit's Interior Design Questions

• LED strips will not light up a room. Use lamps.
• Use low Kelvin / soft light lightbulbs to make the space feel warmer.
• Play up the weird aspects of your home (ex. weird corners).
• Use curtains with caution. They can elevate a space, but for some windows, they will ruin the space.
• more notes on curtains:
  • drapes feel elegant and grand. they can also add texture and accent a window.
  • cafe curtains are cute.
  • roman shades are contemporary but homey.
  • pull-down shades are modern.
• add a rug to that floor.
• when everything matches, a space has no soul. accent pieces are important!

Damn Dude, You Live Like This?

• hey, pinterest gives me the same orange green boho idk what this is!
• use three-dimensional objects to bring in dimension. not every table has to be a box. use curves.
• gray is neutral. it brings nothing to the table.
• texture and patterns won't kill you.
• contrast between fullness and negative space---collect the busy stuff and leave some breathing room.
• frame your shit.

ideas for self

• for a bed frame: boxes.
• for shelves by door: six boxes? two stacks of three boxes for height. put catchall tray there and extra kitchen spices / shelf stable shit. but then where does the pullup bar go?
• consider moving bookshelf to the doorframe area