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  • if you've ever spoken to a designer or heard a designer speak inevitably you'll

  • hear them say something about flow I always try to make the spaces I design

  • flow from one room to another this flow is all about making your home feel more

  • unified more spacious and especially more comfortable that's not to say you

  • can't have different colors in your home but there are key things that help bring

  • it all together here's how to make your home flow from one room to another

  • start with your flooring and keep it continuous for example wood floors that

  • flow through from one room to another should all be consistent I love wood

  • flooring because it serves as the foundation for all other finishes

  • finding the right stain color is key whether it's a very dark stain that

  • looks warm and Lux or a light natural stain that brings light and openness to

  • the home find that perfect shade and keep it consistent of course this

  • doesn't mean you shouldn't have other types of flooring in your home obviously

  • rooms like bathrooms laundry rooms and mud rooms have special needs and you'll

  • want to address these things like water resistance cleanability and durability

  • as much as the general aesthetic but when you have open spaces like a living

  • room and a kitchen great room or connecting spaces like fayez and

  • hallways than having one type of flooring will help navigate you through

  • your home with one consistent look the next important way to make your home

  • flow is to think about keeping your trim color consistent throughout that means

  • your baseboard crown moldings window and door trims are all painted in the same

  • color these elements literally run through your entire home so make them

  • consistent this doesn't mean you can't switch things up in a specific room for

  • instance if you have painted trim throughout your home but your library

  • has wood stained moldings then by all means make that whole room standout but

  • in this room you can make sure the flow continues by making sure the type of

  • moldings in this room are consistent even if the color isn't another

  • important element to keep consistent are interior doors and their hardware once

  • inside your home doors are gateways into every room in your home and make

  • affect the overall look and feel of your home from a very streamlined modern

  • style of door for a modern home or a more traditional panel door for your

  • traditional home whatever your style your interior doors and the style and

  • finish of hardware will be repeated throughout your home and for the most

  • part should be consistent for a very pleasing flow and finally your overall

  • color palette is key to making your whole home feel like it flows together

  • keep in mind how you walk through your home and how all the colors work

  • together when you're deciding on wall colors keep fabrics and carpets and

  • accessories in mind not just for that one room but for the whole home keep in

  • mind what you see from one room to another these colors don't have to be

  • repetitive or singular but they do need to relate to one another in other words

  • if you were to bring all the colors in your whole home into one room they

  • should all look great together in one room so here's your take away certain

  • elements of your home's interior run through your whole home from flooring

  • that connect spaces and rooms together to the type and color of your

  • architectural trim interior doors and hardware to your overall color palette

  • all of these elements should be considered as a whole individual rooms

  • can vary but they must have consistent elements from one room to another to

  • make your home feel like it flows together thanks for watching this little

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