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WHO WE ARE 

Now Everyone Can Decor (NECD) is the online resource for homeowners or tenant seeking resources for their homes interior design and decoration. NECD specialize in ONLINE CONSULTANT and we are here to assist you with your home interior decisions.

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WHAT WE OFFER

We offer cheapest consultancy fee at RM38/per room. NECD help to improve and raising living standards of medium and low-income households. We guaranty our advice and consultation on essential home interior elements, inspirational features and new products, every possibility in the cheapest decor process!

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WHERE ARE WE 

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OUR SERVICE

Living Room Color???

What colors look best with purple

March 18, 2011

Siti from Kuala Terengganu asks...

I am having real trouble finding a color scheme that works best with the furniture I currently have. I have a deep purple chair, black sofa and black/brown tables. I want to brighten my living room and I am not afraid of color. However, I don’t want it to look tacky or childish. I also, would prefer not to have purple as the main color. Please help!

Thank you,

Siti

NECD responds...

Purple is rich and regal. As such, if you think of all things royal you will find purple in varying combinations with reds, blues, golds & whites – very grown-up. For a more contemporary look, yellow-green and purple make for a great combination. If you would like something more subdued, a light grey with a violet undertone will work. Still stuck? The great outdoors display all the colour combinations you can imagine so take a walk in a garden in bloom, seek out your purple and see what Mother Nature has paired it with for inspiration.

Should I match the wall to the couch?

I'm in love - What do I do next?

March 22, 2011

Sayang from N9 asks...

I just bought an absolutely georgous REDleather sofa and chaise sectional! It’s bigger in my room than I expected – the Room is 12 × 10. Should I paint the walls behind the sofa a matching RED to help increase the visual space or – will that just make the room appear smaller? The two sections form an “L” shape that is 112" X 80". HELP – I can’t give it back – I’m in LOVE – but what do I do next?

NECD responds...

If you paint the wall behind the sectional red, that piece that you love will be “hiding” in the wall colour, which to me seems a shame! The approach I take in situations like this is to consider painting the baseboards and casings the same colour as the adjacent wall to make it appear as though there is more wall surface. The other trick I sometimes use is to lower the seating by replacing the legs with shorter ones. I also make a selection on the floor, such as a graphic area rug that brings the eye down to ground an oversized piece into the floor. Probably the most significant thing you can do is to remove scale small tables, chairs & chachkas from the room because they make the sectional look even bigger by contrast. Glass and mirrored tables take up less visual space. An oversized piece of art across for the sectional can help balance the room. Large scale table and floor lamps can also be effective in helping to visually shrink the sectional.

Walk In Closet

What colour organizer to choose?

March 20, 2011

Teresa from Penang asks...

The walk-in closet off of our master bedroom is long and narrow at 6.5 ft by 13 ft. The flooring is light natural beech hardwood. All of the trim and walls are white. Should I go with white cabinetry for the closet organizer? Or with a more contemporary Wenge finish wood? Our bedroom also has the natural beech hardwood with white trim. The furniture is dark wood and I would describe my style as contemporary (maybe slightly transitional).

NECD responds...

Even though your furniture is dark wood, the interior of your closets is totally separate. I prefer white for closets, because it reflects light better and makes it easier to see your clothes.

Wood Colour

Should we go with white or cream?

March 10, 2011

Reta from Ipoh, Perak asks...

We currently have inexpensive white cabinets in our kitchen which we would like to replace. Our problem is most of our house has oak moldings, casings and very large cabinets on either side of our fireplace in the family room which is all open to the kitchen. We don’t really like oak but can’t afford to replace or paint out all the existing oak. Is there a wood which would blend with it or should we go with white or cream cabinets?

NECD responds...

If your house is over-run with oak and you don’t really like it, don’t add more! If you need to work with the oak, go for painted cabinets in white or cream, or even a light watery blue/green. The look is very current, it will keep your kitchen feeling bright, and won’t compete with the oak.

Paint Dilemma

Add color to my walls and ceiling

March 24, 2011

Charlene from Ayer Keroh, Melaka asks...

I’ve settled into a townhouse and want to add color to my walls and ceilings. When you enter my home, (it is) the living room first with stairs on the right going to top floor. The walls are continuous throughout the bottom floor. You can see right through to the kitchen. So my question is how do I paint the living room one color and add another color to the kitchen if they both share one wall? The same is for the living room and stairs that go up? My ceilings go throughout the living room and kitchen with no break in it. so I guess adding a color to that would be impossible. Hope you can help my painting dilemma.

NECD responds...

Colour should not make your space appear too busy. Consider using richer shade on the far wall in the kitchen as well as for the bulkhead (the area over the cabinets) because that is where your eye looks to upon entering the house. A complimentary colour or lighter tone of the shade used for the kitchen can go in the living room and on the sharing wall. Follow up the stairs with the same colour as in the living room and add a wall collage of pictures or prints. Two wall colours will be sufficient in this small space. Keep it tone on tone in your furnishings with accent pillows for more colour. Painting the ceiling would soften the space. A colour that is a quarter of the strength of the living room colour would co-ordinate nicely.

The Perfect Paint

Paint Idea

March 19, 2011

Mahadir  from Sarawak asks...

Hi, My living room is painted white and my furniture is black. The problem is that I want to create a new look by doing something with the walls. The space is room is only 350 × 500 sq ft so the only design that I can configure is having a sofa at the front wall, another at the left wall and the chair in front of both leaned a bit to the left. I thought of doing one wall striped colors but the chair is striped black and silver and I think it will make the room look like a zebra.

Please advise,
Thanks,
A. Mahadir

NECD responds...

The black and white theme is classic, and your options are endless for adding wall colour. I suggest you choose an accent colour – use it with cushions and accessories – then repeat this colour as paint on one focal wall you wish to accent.

Cabinet Hardware

Can I go with just knobs?

March 14, 2011

Megat from Muar, Johor asks... I have just had new kitchen cabinets put in. I am wondering if it is okay to go with only knobs instead of knobs and handles. Will this look okay? Does it fit in with the trends? Also, is it better to put the knobs in the bottom corner or 3 inches up from the corner? Thank-you.

NECD responds...

This is a question of function as well as aesthetics. It is much easier to pull a drawer open with a handle than a knob, especially for seniors. Handles look more contemporary than knobs, especially wide sleek ones and these are placed on both drawers and cabinet doors. If you go with knobs on the upper cabinets, they should be installed just above the moldings or in the case of flat panel doors, about 2" from both edges.

Home Renovation

How to fix plaster walls?

March 11, 2011

Joe from Kelantan asks...I live in a hundred and fifty year old house, the walls are plaster that is bumpy and cracked. How am I to fix this problem without taking down the existing walls and putting up drywall, which is beyond my budget. Can you suggest something simple and inexpensive to make it look better before I paint the interior?

NECD responds...

With the charm of a 150 year old house comes a host of problems, one of them being cracked plaster walls. The best way to address the problem is to patch the cracks and skim coat the walls. This is a big job and a service most painters offer, so you might want to ask some for quotes even if you plan to do the painting yourself. If you are going to tackle the job yourself, here’s what you need to do: Since cracks are usually hairline, you’ll have to make them wider and deeper in order to patch them. First, dig into the crack all the way along its length making a valley until you’ve reached a depth in the plaster that is not cracked. I like to use a flat head screwdriver for this job. If you end up digging a hole right through to the lathe, that’s okay. Often the plaster is cracked beneath the paint, so make sure you get all the way to the end of the crack. If you have a large hole, cover it with mesh first, then plaster over, filling in your valley. Once dry, sand it smooth and the crack should be gone. Once you’ve finished fixing all the cracks you’ll need to skim coat a few layers over the entire wall surface, sanding between each layer, until the walls are smooth. Be sure to prime your walls before you paint to seal the plaster.

Wall Decor Help!

I need help deciding on wall art to compliment new bedding:)

March 07, 2011

Eliza from Kuantan ask....

Salam – I bought new bedding for my master bedroom and need help deciding on wall decor. I also need help with colored accents in the room, the walls are painted a light mocha color and we are renting so I cannot paint or wallpaper. I have attached (an image of) the bedding. I have not bought any nightstands or anything yet and I also am undecided on table lamps… PLEASE HELP! My husband is coming home soon from outstation and I want to surprise him:)

Any help will be greatly appreciated-I am pretty lost…

NECD responds...

As for your wall art and lamps, go white. From the picture you’ve sent, it looks to me as though the neutral colour in the bedding is white. I would get the white elements in the room to have a high gloss finish, as the bedding has a graphic feel that lends itself to a more modern look. You may want to go with one large framed piece of art that also has a graphic quality or you may consider a grouping of 3 sculptural pieces of art, perhaps large white leaves as found in your bedding. Just keep the new introduction of colours neutral. You may repeat the dark cranberry in the room here and there, but remember less is more! Good luck!

Help With Color!!

We can't decide on a colour for our living room

March 03, 2011

Sarah from Johor Bahru asks...

I know this might sound silly or just the typical “husband & wife” dilemma, but we can’t decide on a colour for our living room. We’ve both agreed that we want a neutral, elegant. The problem is – which one? Every morning I spread the chips out on the kitchen table and think I’ve picked the perfect shade. Then my husband comes home at night and when we look at them they all seem different. Some are browner and some greyer and a couple even look pink! I keep getting more colour chips and we keep getting more confused. HELP!

NECD responds...

It’s not silly at all, but it is a typical problem that lots of people face. Paint is the easiest decorating tool to apply or change and is often the most difficult to choose. Believe it or not, what’s probably confusing you is LIGHT not colour. Light affects how we see colour.

So the first thing to do is to take the chips out of the kitchen and into the living room. Each room will have it’s own light quality based on which direction the windows face and how much light they let in. Second, don’t look at sample colours on a horizontal surface, like a table. The light will bounce off them in a different way and affect how you see them. Always look at colours on a vertical surface. That would be the wall! If you still see pink in your taupe and you don’t want pink then get rid off that one. Toss any samples that either of you don’t like on first viewing. The goal is to have less to choose from. Now, each of you choose your two favourites and stick to those.

The next step is where the real decision making happens. Buy a small quantity of each of your choices and paint a 12 to 18 inch swatch of each colour on all four walls. This is because the light will also reflect differently off each of the walls and sometimes make the colur look lighter or darker. If you’re afraid of messing up your walls, you can also paint the colour on artist boards and move them around. Now, just sit back and look. Live with the colours. Look at them at different times of the day. As the sun shifts so will the quality of the light and the colour. Don’t forget to look at them at night as well. Incandescent light will also affect how you see the colour and can change it dramatically. Trust your feelings. I’m sure that a clear winner will emerge in a few days.