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When decorating a house or other multi-room structure, it is normal to decorate each room with a specific theme or style. Nonetheless, it is imperative that you also design these various rooms in such a manner that they compliment each other.

In a large house or mansion, it is possible to incorporate transitional spaces into your overall design plans. Transitional spaces can be hallways, dressing rooms, or other small spaces between conventional living spaces.

• These transitional spaces allow you to create neutral areas between drastically different schemes. These neutral spaces are especially useful if your rooms are very bright or if each has a distinctive design style.

In smaller homes, seldom is there sufficient transitional space available to enable you to use a unique decorating scheme in each room. This is especially true when one or more rooms butt up against each other without any intervening space.

• In a smaller home, it is important that you have an overall decorating plan in mind in order to ensure that your various spaces do not clash.
• In open plan homes, such as where the living room, kitchen, and dining room are contained in one large space, it is best to use the same basic decorating style and color scheme in each area.

The most common, and easiest method of coordinating all your rooms is to unify them by painting all your walls one, neutral color such as white, and then individually colorize each room with accessories.

• Another method of coordinating a variety of rooms is to use a common color scheme throughout the entire structure.

This does not mean using the same exact color combinations in all the rooms. Rather, pick one or two basic colors and incorporated those colors, or slight variations of them, in all the rooms.

• You can then create a unique color scheme for each room by combining these basic, unifying colors, with complimentary colors that are unique to each room.

• This can also be accomplished by painting all woodwork and trim in the house the same color, thereby creating a unified thread throughout the decor.

Additionally, you can easily coordinate the colors in connected rooms by picking one defining color and working to bring that color out in both rooms.

• This can be done via paint, such as painting all molding the same color in both rooms.
• It can also be accomplished by using similar fabrics or furnishing in both rooms.

You can also coordinate your rooms by using one unified design style or theme throughout your home.

• An example of this would be decorating all the rooms in a home based upon a southwestern theme.

In addition to coordinating your room designs by color or theme, you can also coordinate your rooms by using similar styles of furniture as a unifying factor. For instance,

• Antique or period furniture, used throughout a residence, will impart a specific feel to the home.
• Large, heavy, dark wood pieces act as the overriding color focus of the home.