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Decorating a home with fusion elements has its own charm and individuality. It imbibes the best of different styles, elements, and flavors. The key is to collect pieces you like over a period of time and then decorate your home to create your own contemporary look.

Fusion: Mixture of qualities, ideas or things.

Few can afford designer homes with perfect lighting, good furniture, and chic decor created by an interior designer. A home that grows with its members, with a mix and match of different ideas and tastes reflect an amalgamation and a sense of unity. Indian homes are a mix of cultures of family hand-me-downs, heirlooms, souvenirs collected while traveling abroad and a few gifts from family and friends. How do you combine these different elements to create a unified, look?

Well, they need not match perfectly or be from the same era, or even the same price or quality. They just need to look good together. There should be balance and harmony.

Simply unique

Creating a unified space with dissimilar elements is challenging. Place the objects in clean lines and create contrasts. For example, keep an antique furniture next to a new age lamp. Funky objects should have a place of their own and use them sparingly.

Importance of colour

While deciding on colors, try to keep it simple. Choose neutral tones and then use your imagination to bring out a unique colour by mix and match. Don`t rush for bold hues in the beginning, you may restrict yourself and run the risk of looking rather flamboyant. Colors create taste and mood in a space, and understanding them, would help you add fixtures that would enhance the decor and give it a funky look.

Opposites attract

Designers and architects admit that fusion works well when two opposite elements are combined to make a visual impact. For example, small footstools placed alongside large sofa chairs, or artefacts on a mantelpiece above the fireplace can create drama.

All for one

Choose any one element and make it the focal point. Wooden flooring, a skylight in the dining room, or a unique piece of furniture. Such elements add to a uniform, casual look when placed along with regular pieces of furniture. The chosen element can define the room and give it its unique quality.

Fusion homes are personal. The choice of decor reflects your personal taste. Take the leap, and see how personal decor works for you. But remember, fusion decor for you should be relevant and fulfilling.