It’s Time for Timeless with American Shutters

Most of us reach a stage when fashion and trends matter less than quality and longevity; when we start to look for ways to create a home that has a timeless quality to it, that, like a good wine, improves with age.

Playing with decor and interior design is to be expected when we are feathering our first nests and experimenting to determine what our personal styles are. But when our home has come of age and begun to settle into its very own personality, we owe it the respect to choose and implement a design style that is classic, ever-fresh and simply beautiful.

Installing American Shutters‘ interior wooden shutters or aluminium security shutters in the living areas of your home; whether lounge, living room, family room or dining room, adds a style and quality to the spaces we most often share with friends and family. A practical and sensible alternative to fabric curtains and blinds, shutters are considered a permanent fixture and add real financial value to your property as well. Here are our tips on timeless interior decorating:

“In choosing colour… follow nature’s lead,” John Saladino, Architectural and Interior Designer.  Use neutral, natural colours as the primary palette in your space. Neutral colours show off the structure and form of furnishings beautifully and allow you to update the room from time to time with brighter bolder colours.

“Life in the 21st Century means taking the best of history and making it work for you,” Miles Redd, Interior Decorator. Bring quality pieces from different eras together. Investing in an antique or a timeless piece of furniture or a sculpture or artwork adds a sense of history and tells a story.

“Less is more. Texture is important as well as scale,” Trip Haenisch, Interior Designer.” Adding texture to a space adds dimension and interest. It also layers the design and offers opportunity to change smaller elements from time to time, for example using area rugs over hardwood floors or wall-to-wall carpeting; also helping to preserve the surface. Mix different natural materials such as leather, wood, cotton and wool to ensure the space prescribes only to its own style.

“It’s comfort first, comfort last, comfort always,” Timothy Corrigan, Interior Designer. Furniture and furnishings that are comfortable and easy to live with are vital in timeless design because this is what keeps them loved, looked after and in the home.

“Form follows function,” Louis Sullivan, Architect. Ensure that you use your interior design to show off unique architectural features of your home in a way that complements and enhances the design of the building and interior.

“In my view, no space without natural light is worthy of human occupation,” John Saladino, Architectural and Interior Designer. Choose window finishes that allow in the maximum amount of natural light, but also offer you the versatility to easily control the light and ventilation into the space. Shutters and blinds are ideal solutions and because they are considered permanent fixtures they add value to the property. Perhaps the most important tip in creating timeless design can be summed up by Miles Redd, “Buy the best and you only cry once.” For more visit American Shutters.