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Does a room in your home have too much echo? It could be from sound bouncing off high ceilings, glass, windows, and hardwood or tile floors. Echoes can make it difficult to have a conversation, listen to music, or watch television. With a few interior decorating tricks and the right decor and accessories, though, you can transform your room from noisy and impersonal to quiet and inviting. 

4 Interior Decorating Tricks for Minimizing Room Echoes 

1. Add Rugs

Hardwood and tile floors may be trendy and easy to care for, but they’re noisier than carpeted surfaces. However, replacing the entire floor with carpet is unnecessary. You can place rugs strategically to prevent sounds from reflecting off the hard floor. The right rug can also anchor the room and highlight the decor. 

2. Bring in Furniture 

interior decoratingSofas, chairs, tables, and bookshelves do more than give you a place to sit or display your belongings. Furniture also forces sound waves to bend around the surface, rather than simply bouncing off the flat walls and creating echoes. Having a variety of surfaces breaks up sound and scatters it around the room. One common interior decorating trick is to incorporate shelving at varying depths, which adds visual appeal while enhancing the sound diffusing effect. 

3. Hang Curtains

Covering the windows with curtains or drapes can reduce echoes while offering privacy and controlling the room temperature. Lined drapes that extend to the floor can muffle sound from inside and outside. Even some sheer curtains that let the light in can help diffuse sounds and reduce echoes. 

4. Display Artwork

Hanging art on the walls also keeps sound waves from bouncing off the flat surfaces. For the best sound dampening effect, hang canvas paintings or textiles. These materials will absorb sound, unlike objects framed with glass or mirrors, which will still reflect noise. Acoustic panels can also reduce sound. Adding simple foam panels to the back of your canvas artwork is an interior decorating hack that will reduce noise and save you money. 

 

If you’re struggling to reduce echoes in your home, or want some professional help with interior decorating, choose Charlotte's Interior and Design in Gulf Shores, AL. Launching her design career at just 17 years old, Charlotte has over 35 years of experience designing beautiful interiors in Baldwin County. Visit the website to learn more about the company and see examples of their work, or begin your decorating project with a phone consultation by calling (251) 978-2443.

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