Four Simple Home Decorating Ideas

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6dWSOvNHVtOMHOxNa6qCRjsSWfuV-attW7LoVlapHh2NAgmYpnvh78aNDRgsL4vDTLjM0wUi2JDE2tvDEZymYn6V6cPB090Ykxni2btlCgBhqoincjWR7yBxeyL4tNCvTXS0RW9wFFw0M/s1600/s5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6dWSOvNHVtOMHOxNa6qCRjsSWfuV-attW7LoVlapHh2NAgmYpnvh78aNDRgsL4vDTLjM0wUi2JDE2tvDEZymYn6V6cPB090Ykxni2btlCgBhqoincjWR7yBxeyL4tNCvTXS0RW9wFFw0M/s1600/s5.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> If you are seemingly helpless when it comes to updating your home, or decorating your newly purchased home, today is your lucky day! It may not have occurred to you, but many people in the world have the same problem as you do, and that is that you are very indecisive when it comes to deciding what you wish the interior of your home to look like. It is easy to decide upon a decorating style, once you have discovered what exactly your personal decorating style is. To do this, just read about the following types of decorating styles and home decorating ideas.<br /><br />1) The Earthy and natural type of decorating style may be for you only if you greatly enjoy nature in itself. If you like the beach, drives through the country, walks through the forest, preserving nature as a whole, hybrid cars, and of course, the wildlife in this wonderful world, then you should definitely consider decorating your home to portray nature.<br /><br />2) If you are creative and eclectic, then you may specifically like antiques, family reunions, gardening, entertaining within your own home, and favor old things in general. This means that you may want to include anything homemade as additional decorating accessories, as well as old antique furniture, rugs and windows that will greatly match your personality.<br /><br />3) The third style is known as the Modern decorating style, which is the most common upon modern homes of course. This style will often apply to you if you enjoy the theater, clubs, books, wine, spas, social networking, and global travel. With this style, you will use man-made materials and allow influences of the urban environments around to world to base the way you decorate your house around. In shorter terms, you are decorating in according to the new age.<br /><br />4) There are many other styles out there in which are accustomed to the personal home decorating ideas that many people come up with when experimenting with their new homes. Many ideas will come from home decorating catalogs, and even HGTV, which is the television channel that discusses anything pertaining to home decorating and interior design.<br /></div>

Four Simple Home Decorating Ideas

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Top 5 Tips For Home Decorators

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpkjH0Q2vrXVVLq-uw841y2xtf4Q1pOFiY72ZGMqZdXE8_XaXsE98vpivAHctVNcwtgvwCPc3HZ7VaIyX-BA4JY7TP_Op-aod36yCBh9MBZofrk6kPWyL6TP7829RFofpqen-ZeTpThC9/s1600/s4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpkjH0Q2vrXVVLq-uw841y2xtf4Q1pOFiY72ZGMqZdXE8_XaXsE98vpivAHctVNcwtgvwCPc3HZ7VaIyX-BA4JY7TP_Op-aod36yCBh9MBZofrk6kPWyL6TP7829RFofpqen-ZeTpThC9/s1600/s4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Is your house and home feeling a little bit tired and jaded? Does it lack that special edge that it once had? If so you're no doubt sick of living in a home that no longer suits you so why not convert that drab interior to something fantastic? Your home should be a place of rest and relaxation. A place for you to recharge your batteries that have been drained by today's busy lifestyles. The great news is that regardless of what type of look or feel you want your redecorated home to have there are ideas aplenty available to you for use as inspiration.<br /><br />There are several important tips that you should follow for each interior or home decorating project:<br /><br />1. Choose A Theme<br /><br />Have a very clear idea of what you want the finished "product" to look like before you begin. Get your hands on as many home decorating books and magazines as you can. As you read through them you'll find yourself drawn to one theme or style more than others. Exposure to as many decorating styles as possible is the key to success here.<br /><br />2. Choose A Color Scheme<br /><br />During your theme research you'll have noticed that most decorating themes rely on specific color schemes to achieve the required results; those colors are standard to that particular decorating theme. What do we mean by this? Well for example Asian decorating styles and themes are dominated by the use of red, black and dark blue. Another example is tropical decorating themes which rely more on green, red and aqua colors. Your chosen theme will, realistically, follow the same basic pattern of using a fixed palette of colors for the entire decorating project.<br /><br />3. Choose A Use For the Room<br /><br />What will you actually do in the room you're redecorating? Just because the room was originally built for a specific purpose don't mentally trap yourself by only decorating to that particular type of room. For example if your family eats most of their meals in the kitchen then don't decorate your dining room with a large dining table and accessories - it's a waste of the room. It could be converted to a study, home office or even a play room so don't limit your thinking to using any room for its original purpose - unless it suits you of course.<br /><br />4. The Shopping List<br /><br />Of all the items that you could potentially list here paint is the most important. Paint forms the "foundation" of any room and if you rush the paint job then everything that comes afterwards just won't "work" in the room. Another mistake many people make is to buy the cheapest paint possible. You might save a few bucks on the cost of the tin but you'll wind up kicking yourself later on when you realize it's going to take 3 coats to finish each wall instead of just one - it's generally not cost effective to buy cheap paint; it just doesn't cover or finish as well as the more expensive brands.<br /><br />Also make allowances in your budget for disposable overalls and any cleaning or preparatory materials you might need for your project. Decorating can be a messy business so prepare for the clean up operation before you even begin.<br /><br />5. What To Paint With?<br /><br />Another important decision is whether to use brushes, a roller or foam painting pads. Brushes have their uses for "edging out" a room - for those tiny corners. For the large surface areas it makes more sense to use a roller or paint pads. Personally I've found rollers to be just plain old messy and now use paint pads (some stores call them speed painters) for any large surface area that needs to be painted well and quickly. Use a roller if you really have to but bear in mind that they're extremely messy so make sure both you (disposable overalls are ideal) and the flooring is well covered against splashes.<br /><br />Don't forget to have some fun along the way too! For all the planning, preparation and work that goes into redecorating any room or home it should still be a fun experience for everyone involved. You'll have that added sense of satisfaction knowing that you redecorated or helped to redecorate your home with your own hands. Take some time out to relax in your new room once it's finished - especially before you start redecorating the next room in the house.<br /></div>

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The Fireplace and Home Decor

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEv1L6akklI9bwgLoIMwTVkbNzO8bGABVncKSG0nxPm7fgUxgS9kopCl3dpJom1gZcVCpvUvVWDgXn1V7nMum0-ixe3V_tiLcbRakn0oS63D0v1rkL5JcrxCVoNVuDX7ns_uLkl_NtWNQJ/s1600/s3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEv1L6akklI9bwgLoIMwTVkbNzO8bGABVncKSG0nxPm7fgUxgS9kopCl3dpJom1gZcVCpvUvVWDgXn1V7nMum0-ixe3V_tiLcbRakn0oS63D0v1rkL5JcrxCVoNVuDX7ns_uLkl_NtWNQJ/s1600/s3.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> This article will provide some useful advice on the fireplace and home decor. Before designing the fireplace, the decor of the room where it is to be placed should be considered. This ensures that the style fit in harmoniously with the overall look. All color, materials and shapes must be totally integrated into the whole. It is advisable to ensure good visibility for the flames in order to fully enjoy the light and heat of the fire. Lastly the placement of the fireplace with respect to the surrounding elements and the distribution of the furniture around it must also be taken into account. Key focus is on the seating.<br /><br />If the room is designed solely for the use of the fireplace, the placement of the furniture is simple, as the fireplace takes center stage. A single functional area around the fireplace is the key to this type of distribution. On the other hand, if the fireplace is part of a room that's divided into several areas, a balance needs to be struck so that the fireplace is the focal point when the fire is lit but merges into the setting when not in use.<br /><br />In this case, the placement of the furniture is multidirectional, even though this may cause interference between the different functional areas. The aim here is that the field of vision from the seating is diversified when the fire is not lit and goes beyond the simple dark hollow of the hearth. So, the seating serves primarily as functional living room furniture, and only secondarily as vantage points for contemplating the fireplace. In both cases, however, it is advisable to make the visibility of the flames and the warmth as similar as possible for all the seating. The furnishing around a fireplace can be characterized by a radial, transversal or frontal distribution.<br /><br />Bear in mind that when the fireplace is not in use for extended period of time e.g. summer, it can become a sterile void. By adding decorative elements, it can be transformed into an interesting space. Some suggestions of decorative elements are plants, candles, stones or unusually shaped logs. All these make good substitutes for the focus of attention provided by a blazing fire.<br /></div>

The Fireplace and Home Decor

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Home Furniture Design and Fabric Selection

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7GHQ9DvUHFdtruWR47TA3_qm3TkcF6H4V_9LwVomvX4HPqB_DLh5m_zuBCNOVkPHRb51yJWiwt1FSlPYYFrK03kj0BPwMlQuEyqm3hMaRgSH1Yjfs11ksChtCbpfU5iqt7XQEYGn-jiC/s1600/s2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7GHQ9DvUHFdtruWR47TA3_qm3TkcF6H4V_9LwVomvX4HPqB_DLh5m_zuBCNOVkPHRb51yJWiwt1FSlPYYFrK03kj0BPwMlQuEyqm3hMaRgSH1Yjfs11ksChtCbpfU5iqt7XQEYGn-jiC/s1600/s2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Home furniture design and fabric selection are very important to a modern homeowner, whether male or female. Nobody wants to choose the wrong furniture or home fabrics, and although the furniture might appear the more important of the two, the wrong fabric selection can completely ruin an otherwise well-designed room.<br /><br />So what do you do? Leave it to chance and hope that your untrained eye is as good as that of anybody else, or hire a professional to help you? In fact, your own opinion about how to decorate and furnish your home is likely to please you just as much as that of a professional interior designer. Most people who worry about such things are trying to please friends and visitors rather than select what they personally like.<br /><br />This is not necessarily a bad thing, because most people do not make the best decisions when it comes to home furniture design and fabric selection. While there is no procedure you can follow to come up with what is best for your home, here are some guidelines on how to go about selecting your furniture design and how to make the correct fabric selection to go with it.<br /><br />Decide on a Theme<br /><br />You cannot even begin to consider furniture without deciding on a theme for your home - or even for each individual room. Very few people furnish and decorate their entire home on one single theme, but tend to mix them. Thus, many people love to have at least one themed room in their home: an Egyptian room or a room based on Ancient Rome, Classical Greece or an Asian, Wild West or Native American theme.<br /><br />None of these is suitable for general household furniture, of course, or for the normal fabric selection you will find in your local sores. However, it does show that your whole house doesn't have to be decorated the same way. So when you decide on a theme, your living room, dining room, kitchen and bedroom can all be based on a certain home accent - even a traditional one.<br /><br />For example, you can use antique style furniture and fabrics in your lounge or living room, with sofas and perhaps a chaise longue in the classical French style. Your dining room might be either contemporary, with a black glass-topped dining room table or one in beautiful glossy French polished walnut or mahogany with Queen Anne legs. The chairs might be traditionally webbed and sprung, and then upholstered in tapestry or velvet fabric.<br /><br />What this is inferring is that you should decide on a general them for each room before you decide on appropriate home furniture design, and then choose the furniture and a fabric selection appropriate to that theme.<br /><br />Home Furniture Design<br /><br />As stated, the design of your furniture should go with the theme: contemporary, antique, Georgian or art nouveaux for example. Furniture makers such as The Custom Shoppe can help you design your own solid wood furniture, offering a choice of designs and woods appropriate to your general theme.<br /><br />You may have chosen a Shaker theme with simple solid wood furniture. Shakers used what was available locally, such as pine, birch, cherry and poplar, and some even used maple or beech. You might prefer something more European, with stained dark oak, walnut, or cherry veneer or the exotic cinnamon-colored Asian teak or solid mahogany which has a beautiful deep red shade. Rosewood is another beautiful wood suitable for most forms of home furniture design.<br /><br />Traditional American furniture, such as that available from American Craftsman, could be fashioned from light oak, apple or cherry, and black American black cherry is very much in vogue. So is Maple, although the wood you choose should be appropriate to the rest of the furniture in your room.<br /><br />Home Fabric Selection<br /><br />If you choose light oak for your dresser or armoire, a walnut or mahogany chest of drawers or table would not go well. This is where advice on home furniture design would be worth seeking. The same is even truer when you consider your home fabric selection. This is where genuinely serious mistakes can be made.<br /><br />It would be far better if you could find somebody well versed in interior design, and while you might think that it doesn't really matter - it does! If your drapes, rugs and upholstery fabrics all match, and the colors and designs were appropriate to the type of furniture you have chosen, then an OK room could be converted into a fabulous room.<br /><br />Get It Right - For the Cats, Kids and the Visitors!<br /><br />Keep in mind that not all fabrics are cat-proof, and many are also not child-proof. What that means in general terms is that you should be practical when choosing fabrics, and understand that what might be perfect for occasional dinner parties might not be so suitable for general use in a household with kids and a colony of cats with blunt claws needing sharpening!<br /><br />Space planning, home furniture design, fabric selection and all the rest that make a room what it is, should be thought out and complement each other. You will get your reward when that first visitor walks into your room and gasps 'WOW!' That is why you should make a serious effort to get these things right.<br /><br /></div>

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Tips When Buying Home Furniture

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvb2_ooBRBAJu0J9SoOVd4TTyNCvnqGmuM_I4M-PNVx527tkuDTojISWdSgjOuvc3JvrNJiYYoGUN1iKE61cra-fDmLfig7RmBfb4cjscd7yUpMHxvuEDnxf3frCF6rn325qY1opHn0h0X/s1600/s1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvb2_ooBRBAJu0J9SoOVd4TTyNCvnqGmuM_I4M-PNVx527tkuDTojISWdSgjOuvc3JvrNJiYYoGUN1iKE61cra-fDmLfig7RmBfb4cjscd7yUpMHxvuEDnxf3frCF6rn325qY1opHn0h0X/s1600/s1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> When buying for home furniture, there are a lot of tips that you need to be aware of in order to get the best out of the quality and from the price. There are numerous stores that sell furniture for the home and you may get confused on which place is the best for you. It is never recommended to buy the first furniture that you like. Always look for more items and selections first so that you can make sure that what you are buying is the best in the market.<br /><br />The bedroom is one place in your home that you may want to redecorate. When choosing home bedroom furniture the best tip to follow is finding the best and the most comfortable. The bedroom is your private sanctuary and it is very important that your bedroom furniture is comfortable. For instance, when you are buying a bed for your room, choose the one that you find at ease with. Do not be afraid to test out the bed, its foam and how it feels once you lay on it. Also do not forget to measure the size of the bed that it can fit perfectly in your room. For the home bathroom furniture, choose the ones that can fit into the space of your bathroom. Keep it elegant and simple.<br /><br />For the furniture in your home, the trick is finding the perfect design and color that can match your place. One home furniture store can carry countless furniture that have different color, designs and materials to suit your home. Some of them may have offers of making made to order furniture if you cannot find the design and the color that you want. These made to order furniture may cost more than the regular ones in the store, but if you have the budget and you are willing to wait, this could ensure that you will get the furniture that you want. When shopping for home furniture, it is important that you are getting items that are of good quality. You may want your furniture to last for years. Paying for cheap but low quality furniture will only cost you more in the long run because you will need to repair or buy new furniture from time to time.<br /><br />When choosing the sofas or armchair of your living room, the rule is like that of the bedroom, choose the sofa or armchair that can give you comfort. Your guests or family will be sitting in these sofas when you get together or watch television, a comfortable sofa means a lot. Also make sure that the sofa can match your room color. It does not have to be the same color, but something that can compliment your home. There is also other home décor furniture that you may want to add like coffee tables, side tables or a small chair or tea table. These are good furniture to add to your room if you have enough space. Overcrowding a room with furniture is never a good idea. It will only make your home look smaller and disorganized.<br /></div>

Tips When Buying Home Furniture

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Modern Home Furniture For Your Sweet Home

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSK2a_dJVvpUL1JVMDS04OU14cr2RSLT8Iypass0wiy_YncZqz13eB42DOqXeX37oazSP5YNSRInDjfCoVNerIzugrVKx1LrffARCYga2HitgA1Owpx5QUilqRscdwlx9jdtlxkBC6oU3T/s1600/s.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSK2a_dJVvpUL1JVMDS04OU14cr2RSLT8Iypass0wiy_YncZqz13eB42DOqXeX37oazSP5YNSRInDjfCoVNerIzugrVKx1LrffARCYga2HitgA1Owpx5QUilqRscdwlx9jdtlxkBC6oU3T/s1600/s.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Furniture is one of the most vital objects in each and every home. A person takes tremendous interest in planning and designing each and every part of their house, so that it can truly reflect their lifestyle in a straightforward manner. The market is flooded with varieties of styles and themes of furniture items that sometimes it becomes difficult to choose the best among them.<br /><br />Selection of home furniture is not an easy task and is one of the daunting challenges you have to face. Hence, be careful before you buy anything for your house. The days have gone where furniture was made from wood only, now-a-days furniture are made from wood, steel, glass, plastic, leather, granite and the list tends to be endless. As you are having lot of options, you can choose different themes for each and every part of your house to make it look unique and special.<br /><br />With the passage of time the design in furniture has also changed. But it is always advisable to choose the latest or modern one other than going for an outdated one. Furniture has always been center of attraction in any house because it indirectly reflects royalty and style, so be wise when choosing modern furniture items for your house.<br /><br />There are so many varieties available in modern furniture; one can easily spruce up their home, be it living room, Bedroom or dinning room furniture. Living room is one of the important parts of house where families and guest spend more time together. So outdated furniture in the living room may embarrass you from welcoming your relatives and guests.<br /><br />Decorating living room with leather sofa accompanied by wonderful sprawl chairs will definitely make your room one of the most beautiful and fascinating place as desired by you. Besides these, if you are willing to get more modernized look then you can go for various modern furniture objects like bookshelves, beautiful paintings on the wall, newspaper stand, coffee table, ottoman and even curios.<br /><br />Bedroom is place where everybody spends their spare time and relaxes themselves. So the furniture theme has to be very eye-pleasing and beautiful. You can opt for wooden bedroom sets or plush leather; you can also go for modern dresser, benches and wardrobes, which add charm to room's beauty. There are so many modern items that can make you feel like you are in paradise when in you are in bedroom.<br /><br />Dining place is also an important place where families spend more time together. Also a center of attraction a place of meeting and discussion other than just a place of dinner. Elegantly designed glass tables or beautifully carved wooden tables are one of the modern furniture items that will definitely give your kitchen one of the most fascinating and modern look as desired by you.<br /><br />Modern home furniture is so eye-pleasing that you always feel refreshed and energized. They are also long lasting and durable as they are made from strong material like wood, metal etc. No matter if you are going to buy furniture for individual room or for entire house, modern furniture would bring peace and prosperity in your life.<br /><br />Online furniture stores are the easiest way to buy different kinds of modern home furniture. Through online store you will be able to get modern home furniture items of top brands at affordable rates.<br /></div>

Modern Home Furniture For Your Sweet Home

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