Things You'll Need:
- An apartment
- Candles
- Throw rugs
- Ornamental pillows
- Unique light fixtures
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Step 1
When you enter an apartment, you usually step right into the living area. Apartments tend to lack foyers or formal entries, so making your living area as attractive as possible. By keeping this room clean, airy, and uncluttered, it will add a special effect to your entire apartment.
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Step 2
If you have hardwood floors, pick out throw rugs in colors such as olive green or maroon. It's best to use darker colors to prevent stains and footprints from obstructing a cream or white-colored rug.
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Step 3
A beautiful touch you can add is matching ornamental pillows to your throw rugs. If you have cream colored couches, for instance, why not opt for metallic or suede olive green pillows? You don't have to neatly arrange pillows, as a "tossed" look adds a unique aesthetic.
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Step 4
Pick out ornamental pillows in all shapes and sizes. Again, you want your living area to stand out. As long as you color coordinate the room, special touches like pillows or picture frames can be all kinds of shapes.
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Step 5
Choose light fixtures that add a soft glow to your main living area in the apartment. This is the room where you will most likely entertain guests and serve meals at the dining table. Your guests won't really hang out in your bedroom or kitchen too much, so really play up your main entertainment room.
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Step 6
Pick lights that radiate a glow up toward the cieling. This will add the illusion that the room is bigger than it truly is. If you have an entertainment shelf or two, place small lights behind vases of flowers or candles to illuminate the entire shelf without being too obvious.
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Step 7
If you have a glass or wood coffee table, a beautiful way to accent it is by placing a large candle on it.
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Step 8
A beautiful way to add to the ambiance in your apartment living area is by placing some plants in the room. Great choices are orchids, bamboo plants, and little bonsai trees.
