How to Guides … General Design Steps

1.  Do your homework – consider layout, style & budget BEFORE colour schemes & fabrics.

2.  Draw a plan & mark out the furniture layout to suit your needs – this will give you an idea of how much you can fit in the room & optimum sizes for your furniture.  A non-technical way to do this is lay sheets of newspaper to the footprint of the furniture size on the floor to see how much space you have available.

3.  Make your life easier by adopting 1 of occa-home’s 3 signature styles … comfy, fancy or funky … which one are you?

4.  Refine your style by cutting out ideas from magazines to create a scrap book;  add to it regularly over a few weeks and take away from it too when your concept becomes more refined.  The finished product is a mood board of such that offers clear representation of what you like.

5.  Create a wish list and itemise the cost against it to avoid going over budget then prioritise those most important – the rest can follow at a later stage.

6.  Layer your room with accessories over time, adding treasured finds to give the room depth & character rather than an over styled show house look.