It doesn’t matter where you live. If you want use your own unique decorating styles to create a home that is liveable, beautiful, functional, and most importantly, your very own, you can do it on a shoe string budget. Most people balk at their inability to find any style to call their own because they feel they lack the imagination for it. The truth is, while imagination can be a key factor, finding a style of your own is just as much about trusting your instincts as it is imagination. So stop doubting yourself and try finding a middle ground.

From classic to contemporary decorating styles, don’t over do it. Over decorating a room is the fastest way to ruin a good idea. Start small, keep it simple, and know when to stop. For those who are recreating the original craftsmanship of their 150 year old home, it’s not necessary to get every article of furniture from the antique store. Regardless of style, the proper use of wall accents and decorative home accents can create exactly the look you’re trying to create.

When deciding on a decorating style, imagine first what draws you. Do you stop and gaze at homes with sleek lines and a definite modern feel just knowing that every latest and newest gadget created was inside, silencing the need for door handles with the voice activated everything? Or do you find yourself attracted to the older homes dressed to the nines in their near colonial fashion and their almost audible southern drawl? Most people fall somewhere in between, but it doesn’t matter, as long as where you fall you find yourself comfortable enough to dream about what you really like.

Wall decor can change an entire room. It can add a trendy feel to the room or they can add a historical feel to the room, which ever direction you want to head. Instead of hanging up the predictable photographs try using a few wall accents that specifically mark the style you wish to portray. Start simple, like in the living room. Choose just two wall decorations that allow you to start your decorating foray as you see fit and build into the room from there. By adding just two decorative home accents to the room, you have now allowed the room to make a complete statement regarding the style you choose for your decorating. The furniture you select should obviously accompany the theme you chose with the decorative home accents and the wall accents. If you’ve relied on your accent pieces to make a statement and to choose your style for you, then you know exactly which way to go with the furniture.

You don’t need to merely stick with one particular decorating style, either. You can make a handsome blend from most styles, although there are a few that will ultimately clash and take away from the room. The most important thing to remember is that you are making it your own style. You don’t have to follow the rules out of a decorating handbook. Rather, trust your instincts, loosen up, and have a little fun while you piece together your home in a manner that speak just as much about your own personality as it does its own.