Bedroom Design Ideas To Swear By
The bedroom is a personal space for everyone. It is painted in the colors of your personality and gives you a chance to express yourself, just the way you are. In fact, if you really want to know about someone’s persona, you must definitely pay attention to his bedroom. The colors, the furniture, the design themes say a lot about your personality than your clothes. So how do you make sure that the bedroom keeps glowing at all times and helps you in developing your personality? Just read on our tips for some great bedroom design ideas and you would get to know. Always make sure that you pay a lot of attention to the theme that you would be choosing for your bedroom. Ideally, the theme for your bedroom should be reflecting your persona or your interests. This helps you in making sure that the room actually looks like a private space. However, make sure that you are not choosing a bedroom theme based on your current interested. You need to focus on your steady interests. There is a small distinction between the two. If you choose your current interests, they may change and make the bedroom look irrelevant. However, if you choose your steady interests, you would be helping it stay relevant for longer. For example, you may like music but rock is your current favorite genre. Your room should reflect more of music in general than rock as it might change tomorrow. Don’t ever go for artist based themes or movie themes as they become irrelevant sooner than you thought. Don’t forget the fact that you always have to buy furniture that is strong and durable. The antique style furniture should be avoided unless you have an extremely liking for it. Chances are, that most of the designs that you would be choosing in the upcoming years would be based more on contemporary or modern furniture design ideas. If you buy such styles in durable and strong varieties, you would be able to make your furniture last longer and save a lot of dollars as well. DO NOT ever feel like two cupboards would be better than one. This doesn’t work with bedrooms. The more space you have to store things, the more things you would end up buying and this would obviously be making you feel erratic after some point in time. Instead of opting for a couple of huge cupboards, opt for something that is more practical and saves space. Beds that come with storage like the divan beds are an excellent choice for that matter. They would help you save more space. Remember, if a bedroom is simply full of furniture, it would never be able to portray your personality well. Always make sure that you match the color and designs of the curtains with the pillows and cushions. You can also chose cushions in contrasting colors with each other or the bed linen. This help in creating the right impact for your room at all...
read moreSwinging Inside The House
Have you ever wondered how beautiful your house would look if it had some unique piece of furniture? It would definitely be looking great. This is why, today, we would be talking about some of the most airy and light furniture ideas that would definitely give a new meaning to your home interior design. There would be many options in which you would be able to completely change the look and feel of your home and make it look beautiful and feel great as well. Here are the ideas that we believe would be converting your house into a real swing. Have a look! The Swinging Set Table- this is by far one of the most unique furniture ideas that you would have ever thought about. Though the idea is very simple, it would leave no stones unturned in making an impact. Basically, it a table that is as long as your dining table that has been provided with a beautiful swing set. The table does not come with legs and is made of quality plywood or laminate boards, which make it look good and keeps it light at the same time. The seats are actually real swings that also remain suspended from the top of the set, just like the table. The table is more of less stationery but the seats keep on moving. To provide it a very dramatic effect, the seats and swing set is painted white while the table remains a deep brown. You can also try other different kind of deep, rich and contrasting hues in order to get the right look. The swing makes you have such a great and airy experience that you would never forget. It is a great coffee table idea too. Don’t use it as a dining table. However, if you wish, it can become your favorite spot for relaxing. Hammock Bed- it may remind you of the wonderful time that you had at the beach and may also remind of the sweet comfort of the cradle. Either way, the hammock bed is a great idea for someone who likes to sleep in comfortable mattress that remains suspended from the ceiling. The bed has a definitely shape, although it retains its fluidity as well. The bed is a perfect replacement for your normal beds. It looks so uncomfortable at times to sleep against a mattress that is laid on a flat surface. Therefore, it is far better that you sleep in the middle of the air. Nonetheless, it is one of the most wonderful experiences that you may have. It is quite possible that you would even be able to relieve a lot of stress this way. Over the Stairs Hammock- no one really knows what to do with the space above the stairs, right? Therefore, we give you something that you can really look forward to. Just hang a great hammock over the area, line it with a soft mattress or keep it natural and get ready to read your favorite book while hanging in the...
read moreThe Soft And Soothing Living Room
Nothing in the world creates as good an impression as your living room. While your kitchen and bedroom are the more private spaces in the house, the living room is something that is common and accessible to anyone. This is why you need a great interior design and decoration idea for this room. The more you focus on the beauty of your room, the better the impression you would be able to create on the visitors. We are sure that you have had a tough time in finding the right kind of décor for your living room. It takes a lot of thought. However, we have a very soft and appealing idea that is inspired from the Georgian and cottage style home design ideas that would certainly prove to be a good option for you. Have a look. As usual, we would start with the walls of the house. These need to be painted with a very soft shade of green. A light shade of leaf green would be a great choice for the room. Green makes you calm down and would be quite helpful in relaxing your nerves and making you feel really great. Think about the color of a cucumber smoothie. This would give you a good idea of what exactly is needed by you. Don’t go for accents as they would not be helping the room stand out in any way and are largely unnecessary. However, if your room is designed in such a way that accents would become necessary, just go for a darker hue of green and you would be able to manage the look. Now, we think about the windows and door colors. You can go for a pastel shade of blue or dry a deeper shade of the cucumber green color that you have used on the walls. Team them up with beautiful floral curtains. They should, again, be a different hue of green and must have flowers in contrasting colors like red. You can also add one sheer white curtain along with this. Now, go for bright sofas. They need to be thickly padded and must be as fluffy as possible. However, this fluffiness must only be maintained in the looks. As such, the sofas should be very firm. The color can be carrot red that comes with floral or feminine designs. Make sure that it instantly catches your attention and provides a soothing contrast to the color of the walls. Add an ottoman with a similar look. You can also add one fluffy but firm stool near the window to get the right amount of seating necessary in the room. To accentuate a Georgian appearance after you have added the cottage feel, simply add one beautiful warm honey brown serpentine chest that comes with antique looks and you would be finding the perfect combination for yourself. Add a couple of lamps on the top that must also be in deeper shades of green and you would be finding the perfect living room you have been looking...
read moreUsing The Extra Space Wisely
Architectural details in the house definitely make it look more glamorous and beautiful. However, as an average homeowner who has galleries that remain empty, hallways that lead to nowhere and a staircase that comes with an empty space, you know how much trouble these vacant spots can create. In general, a house becomes a home only when it is decorated with the right kind of furniture and accessories. It is quite possible that these empty spaces in your house look quite irritating. You must never stick only to the specific rooms when it comes to home designs. You also have to make sure that you use the leftover space wisely and create more value in your house. But how do you do that? Let us have a look at some simple tips that would ensure the same. Look for storage options in the space- one of the things that bothers homeowners the most is the lack of storage space. You might think that chests and cupboards are only meant for the bedrooms. However, this is not true. You have the option of keeping storage furniture like big cupboards and chests in this empty space. It would help in decorating your room and would also make sure that you are paying enough attention to the storage space issue. Keeping a big closet here is always a great idea. Look for seating options in the space- this can be one of your new spaces for coffee tables. If it is under a staircase or if there is a big open window in whatever gallery you are using this, then it can become a great place for your coffee table. You can even place a settee or a sofa in this space to make it look attractive. Other options may include some statement chairs that are bought from the local discount furniture store would look great here as well. This space would usually be a quieter space, therefore, you can even keep a bookcase here and arrange for a table and a couple of chairs and make it a small study or reading room. Utilize old furniture in the house- it is so easy to buy new furniture for yourself. However, when it comes to discarding the old furniture, it definitely becomes a problem. We understand that changing your living furniture at regular intervals can be a necessity at times. Therefore, we suggest that you take the older furniture, add a few tweaks and try to re-fabricate it and use it in these empty spaces. Sometimes, they can come in really handy when there are many people in the house. Moreover, you would never have to discard a furniture that isn’t bad, but just out of fashion. Decorate these empty spaces just like you would decorate other rooms in the house. If not, it would simply look like an ugly store room with no personality of its own. Whatever you add here, just add a little bit of furnishing details and you would get a perfect...
read moreModern But Luxurious Living Room
How would you describe a living room? Is it a place where you can entertain your guests? Is it a place where you feel the most relaxed? Is it a space where you can connect with your family? No matter what you chose, it is quite obvious that the living room is the liveliest place in the house. Therefore, you have to make sure that it remains that way. However, when you are entertaining your guests formally, you can’t expect to do so in a brightly colored living room. The room design idea that we would be talking about today is based on a simple, elegant, luxurious and classy theme that would give a very modern look to your home. It is designed especially for an urbane setting but can be used pretty much anywhere that you like. Let us get started. The most important thing that you need to focus upon in this room is the furniture of the house. Therefore, we would first start talking about the furniture. You need to buy a big fluffy sofa for your living room. Make it a cottage style thickly padded sofa that would help you in making sure that the room retains a very earthen look. The sofa should seat three and must be provided with both large and medium sized cushions. While the sofa must be in an oyster white shade, you can chose the cushions in a complementing pattern. This would help in maintaining the theme of the room. The armrests must be simple and not very high. Keep moss green colored sofas on either side of the 3 seater sofa. These two must follow the contemporary designs but must have a high and straight arm chair. These sofas need not be very fluffy. Just keep them firm and comfortable. It can also come with accents of deep chocolate brown color. A bench with textures and similar moss green colors would complete the look. The table that you must keep in the room should be rectangular in shape and must have a glass tabletop. Keep a small flower vase on the table but keep only yellow flowers here. This is because it would match the theme of the room. Keeping red flowers is also okay but it would hardly do anything to accentuate the look and feel of the room. Keep side tables that are chunky and stand exactly at the height of the armrests of your couch. Add lamps and flowers here to complete the furniture part of the room. You must ideally have large French windows here. Use solid grey and sheer white curtains with patterns. The room must be painted in an extremely light variety of moss green. This would help you in keeping the room looking light even after using heavy furniture over here. Remember, you don’t have to use anything that is too heavy or too dark in the living room otherwise it looks quite boring. Keep it light but make sure it looks fairly...
read moreA Good Patio Is All You Need
Patios are really special parts of your house. This is because it is the only space after the living room where you can socialize with the others. A good patio is a necessity for you home. Therefore, you must always pay attention to making a great seating and socializing space in your backyard or a big lawn if your have one. So, what are the important things that you must focus on when you are getting a patio built for yourself? Basically, you must be focusing on the usage and the size of the patio. This and other things are mentioned below in detail. First of all, decide what would be the purpose of the patio if you are planning to get one built for yourself. Many people like their patios to be very private spaces where they sip in their beverages and just look at the stars. There are many others that want the patio to be a space for socializing out in the open. There are many others who want a multipurpose patio. Therefore, you must first decide how you are going to use that patio. Once this is decided, rest of the things would become easier. Decide the size of the patio. The size of the patio would largely depend on the size of your backyard but is entirely a matter of your personal preferences. Therefore, be very sure of what you want with that patio. Socializing spaces would obviously be bigger while private patio spaces would be smaller. Therefore, keep these things in mind and make sure you don’t budge much more the size that you have decided for the patio. Decide about the decoration of the patio. You might want it to look extremely natural. For this, you have to focus on growing a few plants around it. You can even opt for decorative flower rails all over the patio. Some might want it to look simpler. If this is the case, then you can simply go for carvings. If you are still undecided and don’t even wish to go over the top, just use some fancy lights on the patio. This would help you in making sure that it looks trendy and elegant at the same time. Decide the furniture that you would be using for the patio. You have three options. First, is metal. This material is generally used in patios that are more relaxed and provide a good way to get relived of all the stress in life. If you want to use it for a personal space and would only socialize with a small number of people, metal would be a good option. Wood is certainly an evergreen option and it can be used in both casual as well as formal settings. Finally, we have wicker and rattan furniture. It looks quite good and would be providing a very casual and laid-back appearance to the patio. Many people also opt for plastic furniture at this space. You can decide as per your...
read morePlastic Furniture For Your House
Buying a furniture item is quite an expensive task. You would be spending anything between $300 to a few thousand dollars in buying furniture for your house. In this case, you would definitely have to save some money for at least 6 months or even a year and make sure that you are able to buy a really great piece of furniture for yourself. However, you can never know if the furniture that you wish to buy would fit in your budget or not. Therefore, for an average homeowner, buying furniture is quite a tricky task. Therefore, you need to buy some alternatives for yourself when it comes to furniture items. A great furniture option can be plastic. Yes! Most of the homeowners might get not really take this idea in a very good way. They think that plastic is not something that they can depend upon when it comes to furniture. Well, if you would think plastic furniture would be using the same variety of plastic that is used in food packaging, you are mistaken. Plastic is a man-made material and its strength, color etc. can be changed as per the wish and need to the makers. When it comes to plastic furniture, the material is given a lot of strength and its flexibility is reduced. It is provided with many bright and different colors as well. This makes sure that you are getting good quality plastic for creating furniture items. They do not crack or break easily and would not be very flexible and malleable like the usual plastic things we come across every day. The best thing about plastic is that it is available in a huge variety of colors and designs. You can be getting anything and everything that you like in plastic. The plastic furniture items can be used in any kind of weather, both indoors and outdoors. There is no effect of sun, rain, sand or any other corrosive agent on the plastic furniture. Therefore, you would be seeing that plastic provides a great opportunity for you to buy cheap and durable kind of furniture for your house. Plastic is mostly used by people in their outdoor spaces like patios and in their kids’ room as well. However, it can be used almost anywhere that you like. There are plastic coffee tables, plastic dining tables and much more available to the buyers. Therefore, there would be no question about the lack of furniture in the house. Some of the best quality plastic furniture is also available in very hard quality because of which it looks and feels exactly like wood. You would now be able to make sure that you get the same hardwood quality and looks as feels exactly like hardwood only. Therefore, you would never be compromising on looks, even if you are buying for a far lesser price than a hardwood furniture. Therefore, always make sure that you buy only the best. Plastic is in and it would be for a fairly long period of...
read moreChoosing Different Kinds Of Furniture Woods
You know what is the best kind of furniture wood available in the market these days? All of them. Yes, when we think about furniture, what we first think about is a wooden item. Furniture is actually a synonym to wood itself. No matter how many new materials we have seen in the past, there is nothing that beats the charm and glory of wood furniture and this is exactly the reason why we all love to keep wooden furniture in our homes. It is more elegant, more beautiful and definitely has a very charming appeal that cannot be avoided by anyone. Therefore, buying wood furniture is definitely an essential for your house if you are looking for really appealing home design ideas. When you are buying wood furniture, you have to focus on the fact that the furniture that you are using can be made of many different kinds of woods. Therefore, it is essential that you focus on the fact that you only get the right kind of wood for the right use and the right room. Each kind of wood would be different in terms of looks and characteristics. If you are willing to buy furniture for your bedroom, you must definitely be buying mahogany and teak. These are two of the woods that make bedroom furniture look really chic. They are true to type hardwoods that are highly durable as well. If you have a classic furniture design, then you must definitely be looking for these two woods. However, you must always remember that these are exotic wood varieties and can be very expensive as well. There are many varieties of wood that can be providing you the same looks but not as huge a quality. These woods are grown domestically. They may not be as good as teak or mahogany, but they are definitely durable enough and would be providing you a great cost effective measure to buy furniture as well. There are many varieties that either match the exotic woods in looks or in strength. Therefore, you must make sure that you are buying good quality wood only. Some of these varieties are exported from china and sold in the name of domestic or even exotic wood. Do not fall a trap to these tactics. If you must buy, buy from the most genuine dealers only. The domestic wood can include both softwood and hardwood like oak, maple, ash, walnut, cherry, poplar, pine, redwood and many more. You must usually opt for softwood in wood as many of the hardwood furniture is out of the reach of the common homeowner. You must also look out for other alternatives in wood. There are many more alternatives to softwood and hardwood. One of these is composite wood, particle boards, plywood and pressed wood. They are made of wood particles as well polymer which keeps them light and durable as well. It is also very cheap to buy and is available in any number of colors and varieties that you can think...
read moreThings To Know About Wooden Furniture
Wooden furniture is definitely the best that you can find around. This is because wooden furniture gives you an opportunity to express your interests in the most natural forms possible. This, in turn, in helpful in making sure that the true style of your home décor comes to focus. Remember, if it isn’t wood, it is probably not that good. Though metal, cane, rattan, wicker and even composite wood furniture has become quite common these days, nothing beats the looks and the quality that you would be getting with wood furniture. It is so versatile that it can be used in virtually any kind of home décor idea and theme. Are you also planning to buy wood furniture for your home décor? If yes, then you must definitely get to know about a few points related to wood furniture that we have mentioned below. There are many varieties of wood available in the market. Each variety would be further categorized under different places of origin, their characteristic and even their quality. Though it is a very vast subject to be talked about, you must definitely make sure that you find all the right kinds of wood that might suit your needs and research about them as much as possible. This would probably help you out in becoming a more accomplished buyer than you were. Getting to know about a few common varieties would always help you. Whenever you are buying wooden furniture, always make sure that it is high on strength and durability. It is okay if the looks are not what you desired. However, for the sake of looks, you must never ever try to compromise with the quality of the wood. Always ask the furniture dealer about the kind of wood he is using. There are solid wood varieties as well as composite wood varieties. If you find the furniture to be very light and available in many bright colors, you might be buying composite wood. So always check what you want and then ask the dealer about it as well. The color of the wood is really important in making sure that you make the right furniture buying decisions. This is because a good quality furniture wood have differences in colors that can subtly tell you about its high quality. This, however, is only applicable to natural wood, not composite wood. Whenever you are buying any kind of furniture that has drawers or chests, always open and close them and make sure that they operate smoothly. If not, they have not been made with good quality bonding glues or have some or the other problem in their construction. Don’t buy any such piece or you would regret later. Don’t buy a furniture by looking at it from a distance. You need to sit on it and examine each and every part of the furniture closely so that you can find out those minute manufacturing faults that ruin your purchase. Don’t pay for anything that doesn’t provide you the quality that you...
read more3 Factors To Consider While Buying Wood Furniture
Are you planning to buy wood furniture for your next home design and renovation project? Well, you have made a great choice certainly. There is nothing better than wood when it comes to providing elegant looks to the furniture and décor theme. The real natural wood is definitely a great choice. It is more durable than ever. Moreover, it has a very good grain and a very good color as well. Therefore, you can definitely expect something good to look forward to. However, buying wood furniture is not an easy job. You would have to face many kinds of issues while buying wood furniture. Though there is no dearth of wood furniture in the market, buying quality furniture items can become a real struggle for the homeowners. Here are three of the most important factors that you must consider while buying wood. Look at the origin of wood- one of the biggest problems in finding quality wood is that there is such a variety that even an expert can have a hard time with wood furniture. There are many wooden varieties that belong to the same species but are available in different parts of the world, because of which their characteristics, color and quality vary greatly. Other than that, there is also an increasing variety of composite wood, plywood, particle boards and press boards that would further enhance your confusion about this material. You don’t have to be confused about it. Simply make sure that you get to know about the origin of the wood. Ask where the wood was grown or manufactured. This would help you in understanding the qualities of the wood better than the rest of the factors. For example, there are many trees that are found both in the US and Europe. However, European varieties are darker in shades and are stronger as well. If you can, then please spend some time in understand or researching about the different varieties of wood available to you. Manufacturing- no matter how high quality wood you may use, the manufacturing of the furniture would matter a lot. A good quality wood can be destroyed by bad manufacturing. So see how the wood has been made. Are the hinges and joints on their place? Can the furniture drawers move with ease? See how the different parts of the wood have been joined to make the furniture. Touch the furniture upholstery and see if it is made of good quality fabric or not. These are small things that you must understand. One common understanding is that good furniture items might have dowels or screws but they never have staples. Finishing- there are different kinds of finishing available in the market these days. They can either be matte or gloss. You can choose it as per your requirements. A common rule of the thumb is that no matter what kind of finishing you chose, it would never have bubbles, rough spots or even dust specks. Smoothness is a good indicator of quality finishing as...
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