Paint Colors that Boost Your Energy and Mood

Have you ever stopped to consider how your paint selections in your home may be affecting your mood? Studies have shown that painting your walls particular colors or surrounding yourself with objects of a certain hue can increase happiness, sharpen focus, or even influence appetite. So, we want to share with you some mood enhancing colors to help you choose the right paint for your luxury condo at the Lake of the Ozarks! Let's look at how certain colors affect your mood and energy levels:

Yellow
A color that tends to make people think of summer, sunshine and flowers, yellow is connected to cheerful and increased mental activity. It may be good to introduce little splashes of yellow in your living room or study, but be wary of overdoing it. Too much yellow could lead to headaches or cause a feeling of irritability. It is thought that these side effects relate to the fact that yellow is harder for the eyes and brain to decipher than other colors.

Orange
According to color experts, exposure to orange makes people hungry, so there’s no better place for it than the kitchen or dining area. It’s also worth noting that color therapists view orange as associated with treating breathing difficulties and improving low energy levels. It even seems to enhance circulation, so it could have a positive influence on your focus and concentration. For that reason, you might consider using it around your work space as well.

Red
Studies on physical and psychological responses to color have linked various shades of red with a boost in both heartbeat and respiration rate, creating a surge of energy. While this means it might not be the ideal color for a bedspread, it could be great for a family room or a place where you catch up with friends.

Pink
Often considered as a color of romance, pink is a color worth including in a bedroom where you’d like to enjoy intimacy with a partner. Beyond that, even bright shades of pink seem to be soothing, lowering heart rate and calming thoughts for up to an hour. Because of this, it’s a good color to include in a study area or a place where you like to read for pleasure.

Green
The color that’s most obviously connected to nature, many hospitals choose to decorate their walls with green because of its link to healthiness. While yellow is the hardest for the brain to process, green is the easiest, so it could help to counteract eye strain or feelings of tiredness.

So if you're looking for an easy way to set a positive mood and create a healthy energy in your space, play around with these colors in your home decor! If you are ready to discover your Lake of the Ozarks luxury condo, then look no further than Isla Del Sol Condominiums. This spectacular condo project offers all the luxuries of a large home along with incredible amenities including an exquisite resort-style lakeside pool with zero-entry fountains, and splash fountains for children, a dog walking area, ample parking, boat docks and PWC slips. The only thing missing is YOUR special touch!

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Indoor Gardening Tips to Liven Up Any Space

Placing plants in your home or condominium at the Lake of the Ozarks can really add some life to your space. The problem is, sometimes keeping your houseplants alive is not always an easy task. Indoor gardening doesn't have to be a hassle or frustrating. Knowing some tips and tricks can make your indoor gardening experience easier and defiantly more enjoyable. Today, Isla Del Sol would like to share with you some indoor gardening tips.

Plant Watering 

Do Not Over Water 

Overwatering your plants is often a common killer for houseplants. It is very easy to over water your plants. You should only water your plants when the soil feels dry to the touch. This method works for most indoor plants. However, there are some plants that may need a little more water than others. You should try to do a little research for each plant that you have for specific care instructions.

Water your Plants from the Bottom 

Sometimes when you water plants with a cup or watering can, you risk flooding the soil or not reaching the pots plant roots. Instead, water from the bottom. This will allow the roots to suck up the amount of water it needs instead of flooding the top. To do this, use flower pots that have holes on the bottom. It is also helpful if the pot has a plate on the bottom.

Use Ice Cubes 

There are two benefits to watering your houseplants with ice cubes. One, the ice cubes melt at a slow rate. This will give the roots and soil time to absorb the water properly. Two, when you use ice cubes you can avoid the water overflowing from the pot. The ice cube method is a great way to water your plants, but you should only use this method for small plants such as an orchid. If you put too many ice cubes in a larger plant, you could risk freezing your plant.

Mist Your Plants 

A lot of plants do well if you mist them in addition to watering the soil. This is especially important in the winter months when the air is dry. The mist will recreate humidity, which is what a lot of plants like. To mist your plants, purchase a spray bottle that will allow you to mist instead of spray. When you fill your bottle up make sure to use room temperature water; your plants will not appreciate a hot or cold mist.

Indoor Plant Suggestions 

Fern

Ferns typically do well indoors. Ferns thrive in humid climates, so a great place to put a fern is in the bathroom. This is a plant you should mist occasionally. Ferns also do well outdoors in the summer months. If you purchase plant hooks, ferns would be a great addition to the balcony at your luxury lakefront condo at the Lake of the Ozarks.

Your fern needs:

Sun: Sun to part shade
Water: Medium water
Height: 1-5 feet

Zebra Plant 

This plant is known for being attractive and it has heavy stripped foliage and yellow flowers. This plant also likes humidity, so this would be another great plant for the bathroom. If you do not want to put the plant in the bathroom, put the pot on some wet pebbles to simulate humidity.

Your Zebra Plant needs:

Sun: Partly shady-full shade
Water: Medium
Height: 4-6 feet

Christmas Cactus

The bright purple and pink tones of the  Christmas Cactus will brighten up any space. The stems are thick flattened segments, which makes them a fun and unique plant to have in your home. Keep in mind after the holidays, this plant requires a rest period before it can bloom in the Spring.

Your Christmas Cactus needs:

Sun: Part Shade
Water: Dry to medium
Height: 0.75-1 feet

Peace Lily 

The peace lily is also another easy plant to take care of. This plant does well in medium lighted areas. Everyone seems to love this plant because it produces beautiful pure white flowers that can last for over a month.

Your Peace Lily needs:

Sun: Part shade to full shade
Water: Medium
Height: 1- 6 feet

When you own a condominium at the Lake of the Ozarks, houseplants are the perfect way to liven up any room in the house. If you are considering buying a condo just in time for summer, contact the Lake of the Ozarks best condos, Isla Del Sol. We offer the only island living condos at the lake and would be happy to show you one of our model units. Give us a call at 573-552-8414.
 

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Decorating Ideas for Your Luxury Condo at the Lake of the Ozarks!

If you are downsizing from a large house into a condo at the Lake of the Ozarks, you may be wondering how to decorate your new space. Your new lake lifestyle at Isla Del Sol Condominiums should be low maintenance, yet still be high-end so you can take advantage of all the lake has to offer including world class boating, golfing, fishing, and shopping. It is important to organize your space wisely to take advantage of storage areas while still maintaining a lavish look. Here are some top-notch decorating ideas that compromise on space, but not style:

Downsize In Your Kitchen and Dining Area
By living in a luxury condo at the Lake of the Ozarks, you have access to many great waterfront restaurants. If this limits your time in the kitchen and dining area, there may not be a need for large appliances or bulky dining tables and chairs. Play up the expansive view of the lake with sleek dark walls. It's dramatic yet friendly and cozy. It makes a perfect atmosphere to enjoy hors d'oeuvres with a few friends or neighbors.

Create Privacy In Your Living Area
Place a table in front of a full-length window. This may seem detrimental to the 360 degree panoramic views you receive at Isla Del Sol Condominiums, but wall-to-wall windows can sometimes be intimidating. You can anchor them by putting a small sofa and table or bench in front of them. Hanging full-length drapes to frame the window and add intimacy can create a luxurious feel. You will still have the stunning Lake of the Ozarks as your backdrop.

Accessorize Your Space
Incorporate some bright-colored accessories into your space. Step up a solid interior with small pops of color. Use candles, throw pillows, vases, and flowers in the season's hottest hues. To help you choose a color to use as an accent piece, pick a color in the largest pattern in the room, whether it is in
the drapes, upholstery fabric, or large rug. Then choose a color based upon that piece.

Accentuate Your Fireplace
Go floor to ceiling with your fireplace. Turn the fireplace wall into the focal point of the room by choosing show-stopping decor that stretches to the ceiling. Instead of a piece of artwork, you could add mosaic tiles that would reflect light on the wall from the glow of the embers. Another option is to add a mantle if it does not already have one. Paint it a bold color or add some eye-catching objects to it.

Isla Del Sol Condominiums Offer Style and Functionality
If you are ready to discover your Lake of the Ozarks luxury condo, then look no further than Isla Del Sol Condominiums. This spectacular condo project offers all the luxuries of a large home along with incredible amenities including an exquisite resort-style lakeside pool with zero-entry fountains, and splash fountains for children, a dog walking area, ample parking, boat docks and PWC slips. You will feel right at home in your private island escape.

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Decor Ideas to Bring Summer Into Your Home

Summertime is just about here, and with these warm breezy days, we want to take advantage of all the summer time we can get! While you'll likely be spending the majority of your time outdoors, it's still nice to bring some of that outdoorsy summer feel indoors. Isla Del Sol has some great ways for you to lighten the look of your home for warm-weather months with these breezy decor ideas.

ADD POPS OF COLOR

Replace your contemporary subtle paintings with some colorful art that pops. Place fresh flowers or vibrant colored accent pieces around your condo. Change out any dull or neutral colored throw pillows with fun colored and funky patterned ones.

BRING FURNITURE OUTDOORS

With the nicer warmer weather, you'll want to spend as much time outdoors as possible. Utilize your deck space as a secondary dining area, reading nook, or relaxation spot for those sunny beautiful days to come. You'll want to take full advantage of the time you have to spend outside, rain or shine.

PAINT YOUR FURNISHINGS

If you've got some older furnishings that are looking dull and lifeless, revamp them with a fresh coat of paint that enhances your summer fun theme. You can choose a couple of pieces to paint vibrant colors to stand out and be focal points, and tie in the look with some complimenting throw pillows. 

INVITE LIGHT INTO THE ROOM

Make your home seem brighter and more inviting by improving the lighting. Change out the window treatments for lighter colored ones, and allow natural light into your home. Use lighter colored furnishings instead of darker colors. Upgrade your lighting fixtures and add some accent lighting.

ENJOY THE SCENTS OF SUMMER

For a continuous seasonal aesthetic in your home, switch out scents as the seasons change. Gingerbread and evergreen are great smells for winter months, but in the summer many people crave fresh scents, such as ocean breeze or cucumber-melon.

REARRANGE FOR A NEW VIEW

While a fireplace is a great focal point, consider rearranging your furniture away from it during the summer. Rather than huddling around the hearth, shift the focus of the room toward a beautiful window or French doors. Stow away heavy draperies and hang gossamer sheers that flow with the breezes.

FILL YOUR FIREPLACE

You won't be cozying up around the fireplace for another few months. For now, use your fireplace as a fun way to bring the summer indoors. Remove the fire logs and stage a vibrant planter in its place. Stack the pile of unused wood inside the fireplace to free up mantel space and create a cool rustic look. Decorate the mantel with fun summer-time decor.

Bring summer into your home with these great decor ideas. If you're really wanting to find a way to enjoy summer to the fullest, visit Isla Del Sol to see what true luxury living at the Lake of the Ozarks is all about! And if you're ready to live in Paradise all year round, contact us to learn more about buying options - we're the only island condo complex at the Lake of the Ozarks!

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Incorporating Color Into Your Home Decor

Part of the thrill of buying a luxury condominium at the Lake of the Ozarks is planning out the remodel! There are so many ways you can show off your style and make your condo feel cozy and inviting. This week, Isla Del Sol has some great tips to help you add color to your home decor to best showcase your personality - check it out!

Go with Grays

Gray presents itself as the perfect backdrop to any style from classic to modern to contemporary. Gray's chameleon-like quality allows the color to appear either warm or cool and pair beautifully with all sorts of colors from pinks, blues, purples, and citrus pair delightfully with this new neutral. Plus, all furniture styles look well with it. With all shades from nearly white to nearly black, there’s a shade of grey certain to please everyone’s palate.

Use the 60-30-10 Rule

For the most balanced, appealing look in your decor, you should choose a three-color palette for decorating a room, and use the 60-30-10 rule. Decorate 60% of the room with the dominant color. Decorate 30% of the room with the secondary color. Use the remaining color as an accent in 10% of the space. You don't have to follow this exactly, so don't feel required to break out the calculator and measuring tape. Just follow the basic idea.

Contrast Warm and Cool

When dealing with warm and cool colors it's important to remember that no room should have just one. If you want your room to be cozy, use warm colors for the dominant scheme and add a few elements that incorporate cool colors (and vice versa). As with all elements of decorating it's important to have some balance and contrast.

Pick Colors from Furnishings

Consider the mood you want to set in the room you're decorating. Then, if you've got patterned upholstery, a colorful rug or large piece of artwork, pluck colors you like from the pattern that create the vibe you're trying to evoke. For a neutral wall paint color, look to the pattern's whites and beiges. If choosing a wall color from your artwork, go one or two shades lighter to ensure the art will pop. To add more dimension to your color scheme, incorporate different textures.

Use the Color Wheel

The color wheel is an essential decorating tool as long as you know how to use it. Going monochromatic with tone-on-tone color can result in a really sophisticated, edited look. Start with a color you really love and mix varying shades, from light to dark. A popular analogous color combination, and one we particularly love, is blue and green. Or you can choose two complementary colors creates an energizing, high-contrast color scheme. Feeling adventurous? A triad color scheme is made up of any three colors evenly spaced on the wheel.

With these 5 tips for incorporating color into your home decor, you'll be well on your way to creating a beautiful and personable design for your luxury waterfront condo at the Lake of the Ozarks! So break out the color wheel, visit your local home improvement store, and get geared up to make some colorful changes this summer at Isla Del Sol!

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5 Ways to Make the Most Out of Your Condo Space

Think of the interior space of a condo as an art gallery. If decorated effectively, it can be tasteful and elegant. With the most luxurious condos at Lake of the Ozarks, you can make your condo look and feel like a personal piece of art. From an open floor plan to the 360 degree view of the lake, Isla Del Sol Condominiums at Lake of the Ozarks has it all. Here are 5 ways to make the most out of your condo living space.

Proper Lighting

With the proper lighting, every room can be showcased. Having curtains that draw completely past the window frame exposes the room to lots of natural light. Mirrors on the wall can reflect this light without taking up extra space and increase the visual appeal of the interior.

Storage

There are dozens of places around the home to stow away unused things and cleaning supplies alike. Hanging cleaning supplies like the broom and mop up on the closet wall will allow for bigger items to sit on the ground, like seasonal decorations in a box, or hidden gifts for the holiday season. In the kitchen, hanging a spice rack on the inside of a cabinet will allow room for the wine cabinet you've always wanted but never had room for!

Furniture - Less is More

A cluttered floor plan just screams for a stubbed toe. Why not simplify this by selecting a few pieces of furniture rather than several smaller items? Instead of a guest bedroom with a twin bed and full size chest of drawers, you could get a queen sized bed and throw an extra closet bar in the closet to maximize hanging potential.

Open up the Bathroom

The bathroom is a great place to add a sense of open space. Instead of a clouded glass door for the shower, swap in a curved curtain. This will give off the impression that the bathroom is much bigger than it actually is. Additionally, add some floating shelves behind the toilet for towels and other bathroom accessories to clear up some counter space.

 

Floor to Ceiling Decor

When deciding to decorate a condo, it's easy to forget everything above eye level. Hanging curtains from the ceiling and running them centered over twice the length of the window will go a long way to changing the dynamic in the room. Hang a TV with a wall mount to eliminate the need for a stand and draw attention away from the ground and up into the wall.

Make the Space Yours

No matter which tips you decide on, the condo is never truly yours until you can walk in and recognize it as home. The best condos at Lake of the Ozarks are glad to offer a vast and open floor plan for you to decorate and furnish to your every desire. Enjoy the perfect view of the Lake in any room, or step out onto the covered terrace and see why these really are the best waterfront condos at the Lake of the Ozarks.

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Color Makes a Room Come Alive

You don't have to paint the walls of every room to add color to your home. Bold pops of color here and there, strategically placed around your condo, can really add some life to your space.  Here are some simple ideas for adding some color to the inside of your luxury condominium at the Lake of the Ozarks or anyplace else that you call home.    

Curtains

This is the easiest way to get color on a wall, besides hanging a picture.  A bright curtain framing a window with a gorgeous view (like the beautiful Lake of the Ozarks outside of Isla Del Sol Condominiums) makes your outside its own art.  If you ever get tired of the color or decide to redecorate, its as simple as taking them down and putting new ones in their place.

Accessories

This is a broad category.  You can toss throw pillows on your furniture, or a colorful lap blanket across the back of a couch.  Brightly colored books or bold candles are great accents for a coffee table.  A table lamp can have a colored base or lamp shade.  If you are a knick-knack collector, you've probably got some in your favorite colors that can be displayed around your home.

Bedroom at Isla Del Sol, Lake of the Ozarks, MO 

Flowers

Bright flowers and the beautiful green of most plants are great for adding color to a room.  The pots that you decide to plant them in are a wonderful place for pops of color too.  These have added bonuses in that most have a pleasant scent and all of them are great for the air quality inside your home.  

Painted furniture

This takes a little more work than tossing a pillow on a chair, but a lot less work than painting 4 walls in a room.  A bright red chair or a deep blue bed frame can add a burst of fun into a room.  All you need is a free day, some sandpaper, and your favorite color of paint.  

These very small additions to your decor can add big appeal.  All of these ideas can be easily moved to another room or switched out completely without a lot of hassle or any remodeling to your home.  Your color choices are endless, and any one of these ideas would look amazing in one of our waterfront condominiums at the Lake of the Ozarks.  Start thinking about your favorite colors and have fun decorating.     

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