You come to Maibach’s Home Furnishings to buy a sofa or the perfect winged back chair, but if you don’t finish off the room, what do you have? Take a look around at furniture in the showroom. It looks more spectacular and more inviting for a simple reason – it is surrounded by home décor. Swaths of fabric, special lighting, art work and more surround each piece, not just to make it look better, but to show you how it would look in a home setting. It is not just about furniture; it is about home décor. That is why Maibach’s is not just a furniture store but a home décor store as well.
So, what should you look for when you head to a home décor store? First of all, you should see a wide selection of the items that you need to complete the look for any room in the house, from the bedroom to the living room, the dining room, the kitchen and even the bath.
Décor can be a singular theme or color palette that is carried elegantly throughout the entire house, or it can be a different look for every room that you come to. That choice is entirely up to you; it is up to you to set the tone of not only your home but the room that you are ushering your guests into. A wild mish-mash of art and mismatched lamps may say casual, while an understated focal piece, elegantly lit by soft lighting and matching décor items says tasteful and quiet peace.
You can learn how to use certain items to make a room bigger, warmer or simply more updated by utilizing some of the tricks they use at the home décor store but also by talking to the staff there as well. They can tell you how a well placed mirror can capture and reflect light, a trick that has been used since the ancient Egyptians, but very good in modern times to brighten a dark hall or corner without having to add more electrical lamps. A few well placed mirrors can also make a room look bigger by tricking the eye into seeing more than is really there.
Think of a home décor store as the source for lamps of every shape, size and style as well. A good store will have more than a few versions of each one and they can often help you to not only choose what you need but order anything that is not immediately on hand. Remember, a lamp is not just something to see by- it can brighten a room, set the tone of a room or even show you to an area within a room. For example, a well placed reading lamp by a lovely winged back chair is the perfect invitation to curl up with a good book on a dark and gloomy winter night. A pair of elegant table lamps flanking a gorgeous new sofa can make it a focal point and visually anchor it to the room.
