100 Decorating Tips From Best Interior Designers 10/10

Looking for inspiration for your next decoration project? Read the last article from our series of 100 very useful décor tips from best interior designers and home decorators in the world gathered by HouseBeautiful. Follow Best Interior Designers and stay up to date with our latest posts: facebook, twitter, pinterest

Throughout the house use carnations (the iceberg lettuce of the floral world) in great quantities and with abandon. Like iceberg, they last forever, they are available everywhere, all the time, and they are cheap. A word of caution – don’t mix colours, and do not use those terrible ferns that always seem to be included. – Michael Formica
Do not, DO NOT use coloured sheers in your home – particularly those that are pea green. –Carleton Varney
The perfect amount of space between a mirror and the top of mantel is 7’’. – Randal Powers
I never paint a ceiling dead white because all white paint has a bit of gray in it, and it takes the room down. Paint the ceiling a cream shade. – Athalie Derse
When making custom pillows, use a stuffer/pillow insert that is 2’’ larger all around than your finished pillow size. For example, if you want a 22’’ square pillow, use a 24’’ square insert. Your pillow will be perfectly plump and never flat. – Lindsey Coral Harper
Always line curtains in the same material all through the house so there is continuity from the outside. – Susan Zises Green
If you are afraid of stains use one of the new outdoor upholstery fabrics that are so soft and luxurious, you can’t tell that they are made for exterior use. – Scott Sanders
To create flattering light, have your lampshade lined in a soft pink, or use GE soft pink 100-watt bulbs. – David Scott
The minimum break for drapery panels that hang to the floor is 1’’. Anything less is like wearing high/water pants! – Julie Massucco
Typical scone height for a bathroom is 66’’ above the finished floor to the center of the fixture. – Ginger Brewton