Decorating With Life - Creating A Living Home

By Author: William Berg
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Decorating with life - Creating a living home

In today's hectic world it can be nice to create an oasis where you can relax and be sheltered from the outside world. This can be created by using plants to create that calm more natural atmosphere. The feeling of serenity can be increased even more by adding other types of life to your decoration such as adding a tranquil aquarium which you can watch while relaxing. You should strive to create a home that is perfectly suited for you. There are however a few tips you might want to take to your heart while planning your new heaven.

If you have the luxury of choosing which room you should redecorate you should choose a room with a lot of windows, a warm colour is also preferable. This might seem strange seen you are trying to shelter yourself from the world outside those windows for a minute or two. However the benefits of getting light into the room both for yourself and for the plant you choose to use will more then compensate for the disturbance that might be caused from the windows.

Once you have chosen which room to redecorate in order to create ...
... this sanctuary you should se which other things you want to keep in that room before you decide how to redecorate it. It might be things you need in that room to be able to relax. Perhaps you want to keep your TV in the room to allow you to get entertained while relaxing or perhaps you want to redecorate your study to be a calm undisturbed place and need to keep a few things to be able to work. Once you decided what you need to keep you should remove everything else from the room.

Observe what free spaces you have got to fill. These spaces might be good places to but an aquarium or a terrarium if you want to keep both animals and plants in the room. Personally I think aquariums have a more calming effect then almost everything else you can keep in a room. If you decide to decorate using an aquarium you should read about how to manage an aquarium and then buy one that suits your needs. Which fish to choose is completely dependent on your personality some prefer calm fishes to relax while other prefers predatory fish to relax?

You might also want to consider getting a small pond with poring water and perhaps some lotus flowers. The sound of poring water can relieve any stress.

Once aquariums, terrariums, ponds or whatever you choose to decorate with is put in place you should begin focusing on plants to give the now almost finished room a calm, natural atmosphere. You should preferable choose a few large plants that you put on the floor if you can afford it and the room has enough light in it to support those plants.Tthese plants should be large enough to reach at least 2/3 to the roof, palms are good choices, and other good alternatives include some ficus species, jacaranda, bougainvillea and many more.

Once you put the large plants in place it's up to you to put the finishing touches towards the new design. I am reluctant to give advice on this level since the room should also be a reflection of you. That said I always recommend orchids. They might seem expensive but more then well makes up for it with beauty and a very long flowering period.

I hope that this helps you to be able to create a calm sanctuary for yourself that reflects you're soul.

About the Author William Berg has long experince in creating calm homes using a lot of plants and animals to give a atmosphere that calms your soul. Read more about aquarium decoration in your home.