How to Decorate a Bare Apartment with Class and Style Home Improvement by Rose McKellen - April 22, 2013 Moving into an apartment is like putting a blank canvas on an easel and painting a picture. The blank canvas or slate is an opportunity to add some cheerful decorations that help to make the place your home. You should first select the style that most fits your tastes and personality. Next, you can add personal mementos along with new items that bring color and style to the bare apartment. A few ideas about interior decorating can help you get started in making the apartment your own. Image Source : homes.yahoo.com Choosing Styles Numerous styles are possible, and you can choose the one that appeals most to you. Selecting a style is fun. Some people like to run the same decor throughout the home or flat while others designate different rooms for different styles, themes and color schemes. Contemporary-modern and rustic decor are two popular styles today. With the modern style, a wide variety of furniture, wall hangings and more are available that are clean-lined and minimal in ultimate design. Solid colors with one or two patterned pieces for accent mark this style. When it comes to rustic decor, you can choose from themes like rustic northwoods lodge or Bohemian rustic. With the lodge style, you can choose from wood pieces and items depicting animals and fir trees of the northern woods. For Bohemian rustic, the cheerful style can swing from country and feminine to simple and homemade using furniture and decorations distributed in an eclectic and casual style. Items that Decorate with Class Decor accent pieces are most responsible for interior decorating. Here is a list of some of the most used items that help decorate a house or apartment: Furniture Accents Colorful throw pillows Soft throw blankets and quilts Ornamental Lighting Table lamps Floor lamps Wall lights Ceiling lights Wall Decorations Photos in frames Posters in frames Paintings in frames or on various objects Candles Silk flowers Making the Apartment Your Own Whether you choose modern or rustic decor or another decor style altogether, you can take pleasure in decorating the apartment. Add some keepsakes that you have stored away that bring back happy memories. Put something from nature in your home that catches your fancy like a potted plant or a large pine cone. Making the flat your own by decorating with things you enjoy is part of making it a home. Photos in frames Anne Leah is a writer and SEO specialist for JHE’s Log Furniture Place, one of the oldest and most trusted online providers of log beds and rustic furniture.