contemporary interior designs

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contemporary interior designs

contemporary interior designs

contemporary interior designs

contemporary interior designs

contemporary interior designs

Bathroom Towel Racks

noreply@blogger.com (ome) — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:31:00 +0000

One of the more essential things in the bathroom, is the towel rack. The place where you can hang up the wet towel to dry after use - yes, and not placed in a heap on the bathroom floor like your loved one does!

Below is an expert take on choices available when you lack space for a built-in towel rack; turn to the free standing towel rack.

A Free-Standing Towel Rack Solution
By Jennifer Akre

Sometimes I've run into a design problem that I knew I could solve with a simple solution. My story explains my quest to find a free standing towel rack, and how it changed my master bath from almost perfect to exactly right.

Several years ago I was involved in a challenging home renovation project. We bought a 120-year-old Queen Anne Victorian, a house that had been the victim of several non-sympathetic additions and adaptations. Our goal was to restore the house to something close to its original state, preserving its character but still updating it so it would be comfortable for a modern family to live and work in.

I discovered that is more difficult to work within the confines of an existing building than to build a new one. It wasn't impossible, mind you, and a surprising number of details fell into place quite easily.

Free Standing Towel Rack

I was particularly happy when we were able to create a traditional master bath with contemporary features. We found reproduction tile and re-used solid wood doors original to the home. Our new master bath was as perfect as I could imagine.

Perfect, that was, until it was time to install a towel bar. We had no place to screw anything into the wall within reach of the shower. Pocket doors, plumbing, lack of a reasonable expanse of wall-I had no place to hang a towel. But I knew there had to be a solution. I was on a quest to find a free standing towel rack.

Although I hadn't seen them anywhere at the time, I knew the free standing towel rack couldn't be a far-fetched idea. I was thinking of a quilt rack, but none were narrow enough for the space I was trying to fill. Eventually, I found a free standing towel rack in an in-flight catalog. It was a rare and lucky find.

The idea must have had merit, because today, you can find a free standing towel rack in a wide variety of sizes, finishes, and features. If you have limited floor space and need a place to hang the terrycloth, you can find a simple free standing towel rack on post and a weighted base. The post is topped with an S-shaped hanging rod, or a set of free-swinging bars on the top of the post, or an open oval rack. With this free standing towel rack, there's plenty of room to hang a few towels while taking up less than a square foot of floor space. And if you want to hang hand towels and don't have the nearby wall space for a conventional towel bar, you can get a countertop version of the free standing towel rack, too.

An elegant solution follows my instincts about using a quilt rack. Today you can find a free standing towel rack in all the popular hardware finishes. They are now readily available, and they provide two or three hanging rods--enough space to hang towels for a whole family. A base shelf on a free standing towel rack can store folded towels and spare bathroom essentials.

Another innovative design for the free standing towel rack is a towel ladder. Even if you have limited passage in your bathroom, the floor space that the ladder takes up is minimal, and you can hang four towels is less than two feet of wall space.

If you have space in your bathroom, another free standing towel rack takes its design from the étagère. Rather than having open shelves, this rack uses side bars for hanging towels. It gives you hanging space on four sides, and might give you hanging space for outside for pool towels.

Author Jennifer Akre is an owner of a wide variety of online specialty shops including that offer both items and information on how you can easily furnish and decorate your space. Whether it is bath accessories for your bathroom or chairs for your kitchen there are many tips you can use to make those spots both functional and beautiful. Click today and indulge your senses.

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Interior Design Degree Online

noreply@blogger.com (ome) — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 15:57:00 +0000

Interior Design goes far beyond decorating. Interior designers have a profound impact on people's lives by creating the surroundings in which they live, work and play.

If you have that special talent for knowing the best use of space, vision and creativity to describe the perfect surroundings for a client and the enjoy the satisfaction of turning rooms into art, interior design may be the perfect career for you.

You can earn your Interior Design degree online while maintaining your current career schedule from accredited art schools with a commitment of just 8 to 12 hours a week.

Interior Design Degree

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When you’ve finished your online distance education bachelor degree program, you could follow many university graduates and go on to do a 1-3 year apprenticeship at architectural or designing firm.

Modern Bedroom Delight Playful Design

noreply@blogger.com (ome) — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 01:41:00 +0000

Modern Bedroom Delight Playful Design

A mother-daughter interior design team has delightful, attractive, playful, and fun modern bedroom interior design. From toddler’s bedroom design until adult bedroom, their design pampered our eyes. Each modern bedroom design has own unique characteristic with stunning pattern, mostly geometric pattern, framed from floors into walls. Their bedroom interior projects, designed with sophisticated feel ad hip feel, with colorful features, really unbreathable. If you are willing to renovate or make a bedroom, these bedroom interior designs can be awesome inspiration.

Greats Modern Minimalist House Design

noreply@blogger.com (ome) — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:27:00 +0000

Designed by Ong & Ong, this house in Singapore is one of the greatest examples of modern and minimalist house design. Even though it’s so contemporary it also is very well balanced with nature. The concept of the design is to create open and filled with light living space which also has some privacy. The first floor has glazed walls that leads directly to the pool. This pool with a garden near by separates house for two pieces and is a perfect place to relax and spent time with friends and family. The entire second floor in the main section of the house is allocated for a master bedroom/study space with an en suite bathroom. The interior is done in minimalist style with modern materials and hidden TV and music appliances.

Kitchen Colors and Accessories

noreply@blogger.com (ome) — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 14:33:00 +0000

Tired of your old kitchen look? Perhaps it is time to re-vamp your kitchen with a new look. But it is not necessary to spend much money on remodeling a kitchen. By changing the color scheme of your kitchen, and selecting kitchen accessories, you can create a new and updated look for your kitchen.

This article focuses on great ideas for changing the look of your kitchen that you can use to create a modern and updated kitchen that also exudes warmth and pleasure that all beautiful kitchen do.

Art of Selecting Right Kitchen Colors and Accessories
By Savs Foster

When it comes to colors, you can think of all the shades of light and dark to add to your kitchen. The choice of colors is completely an individual's choice. However a wiser choice always makes a great impact on the look of the complete area. This particular area has multiple things ranging from walls to accessories. The art of combining various colors and patterns of the kitchen commodities will make it a better place to cook.

Here are some simple tips of colors that may help your kitchen rejuvenate and give it a class feeling.

* In case you are having a fair good kitchen space then you can flaunt with all sorts of shades. The use of bright colors on walls and ceilings like pale, yellow, lemon and green will make it appear big. However, if you want to give an elegant and sleek look then you can even paint the walls red. This is both a bright and a dark shade that will offer a different look.

* Some basic colors like orange, violet and indigo are also an excellent option for the walls.

* To enhance the appearance, it is not necessary that you need to have one color. You can add different shades to the ceilings and walls. Some pattern fabrics and designs are being included. People having linear and striped patterns love their areas and it also makes the place look bigger.

* Coming to your cabinets. You must have installed them to add more space. The shades of your cabinets too make a difference. People having a small kitchen area can install them in neutral shade like white. This gives a bright look. In case you have a big kitchen, then dark colors will give a sophisticated and classy appearance to the area. Cherry red shades, wood color and other similar colors are becoming a part of the latest trend and people are installing them more often.

* The shelves and slab colors are often recommended to be light and mostly suggested to be of the material that is easy to clean.

* The floor color of your kitchen is another aspect to be looked after. The use of marbles, ceramic tiles, granites, hardwood and other flooring types is becoming popular not only for the durability, but also because of the fact that numerous shades are available.

* These days, dark as well as light, shimmery and glossy type granites are being installed to give a modernized and dazzling appearance. So, you can always think of installing the granite floors.

In case you want tiles in your kitchen then you better use both light and dark combinations to reflect a unique pattern. Contrasting colors like black and white, red and white are often being used by the homeowners.

Apart from the kitchen furniture, choice of some big equipment to be placed in your kitchen must be made judiciously. You can better try matching them with your kitchen theme. It is not necessary that you have to stick to one fabric in this part of home try using multiple building materials this would give more choice. The use of metals in various shades is also picking up trend for simple reason that they give an ethnic and antique look.

Do you want to revibe your home interiors? Then look for more kitchen design ideas, drawing room design, living room interior and many more.

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Savs_Foster

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English Cottage Home Decor

noreply@blogger.com (ome) — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:19:00 +0000

If you fancy having a quaint English country home, but do not live in the country, much less in England; well, do not fret. It is possible to create a lovely English country home within your existing living space.

You can create an innovative English country home decor in your own home by applying a blend of formal English style living room furniture, antique accessories and toile. Also key to the English country home style, especially for the living room interior design, would be to use neutral colors.

The simple tips below will help you achieve a regal English country look in your own home!

English Cottage Decor - As Soothing As a Cup of Tea
By Fran Sloan

The English are nothing if not practical and this is aptly reflected in the English Cottage style of decorating. That's not to say that things aren't pretty, even beautiful, in this style. It's just that practicality comes first.

The contemporary English Cottage decorating style offers a casual, eclectic and quite personal home decor. It carries its owner's personal stamp, whether it be old family black and white family photographs, crocheted doilies or a big bunch of garden flowers in a blue ceramic jug.

This decor style harks back a century or more ago, when an English cottage would have been a small dwelling occupied by local craftsmen, farmers, herders and the like. These hardworking people wanted little more than comfort in their homes after days filled with physical labor, and so this decor style combines rustic elements with pure comfort.

To start, the color palette in English Cottage style is governed by the colors of nature, from a variety of shades of green to earth brown and the tones of autumn, rust, yellow and orange. The pinks and pale reds of English roses ease this earthy color scheme, but be sure to keep these accents to muted, antique-looking shades. Otherwise, plenty of fall colors predominate.

Next, pay close attention to finishes in the furnishings you choose. A rustic fireplace and exposed ceiling beams are fine, but highly polished modern-looking surfaces are not. The same goes for furniture. A leather chair can be overstuffed and a bit worn and be perfect for this style of decor. If the upholstery is really too faded or worn for comfort, hide it with colorful floral slipcovers, another element of this style.

The kitchen in this decor is not meant to be a marvel of contemporary culinary arts. More than likely it will be on the small side, but it will be airy and open and above all, eminently practical. Store the utensils in a pottery jug next to the stove, and it will be ideal for the decor. Watch for a drop-leaf wooden table, which will be perfect for any type of kitchen duty, but can be opened up when company comes. And go ahead and leave that copper-bottomed kettle on the stove. Once the water boils, though, transfer it to a pretty china teapot covered in a crocheted cozy to keep the water hot for the tea.

When it comes to accents, every room in an English Cottage decor should nearly burst with antiques, baskets, dried flowers and herbs, a veritable riot of textures and colors that tells guests all about the homeowners. From the whitewashed ceiling to the tile floors covered in colorful, sturdy woolen rugs or wool braided rugs, this is a style built on family and heritage.

Window treatments are functional and simple. Curtains may be cafe style on rings or lacy sheers framing roller shades, but nothing should extend below the window sill.

When finishing off the decorating, don't be afraid to blend old and new. Remember, practicality is the watchword. Storage trunks could be end tables or nightstands, while an old metal inverts to make a terrific coffee table. Free-standing glass-front cabinets are perfect for displaying the family heirlooms, even if you bought them at a garage sale or flea market. Add lots of live plants, especially a couple of hanging ferns, and you'll have an English Cottage home straight out of an Agatha Christie novel.

Senior writer Fran really enjoys writing about English Cottage Decor. And he says that if you want your room to make a statement without spending a fortune then all you need to is place oval rugs or rectangle braided area rugs on your floor.

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Girls Bedding

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Boys Bedding

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umpstart your little boy’s imagination with one of these creative boy baby crib bedding sets! Whether you’re looking for a certain style, color scheme, or theme for your little boy’s nursery, you can find it at Maternity and Baby Shopping Mart. We offer one of the largest selections available, from the top designers in baby bedding

a more traditional or more modern nursery, browse through our collection of baby bedding sets to find one that matches your style, personality, and tastes! Don’t forget to check out the accessories to enhance your boy’s nursery even more!

Toddler Bedding

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Teen Bedding

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Bed-in-a-bag sets make decorating your teens bedroom a snap. A new comforter set can make all the difference and we're here to help. At Totally Girly, we offer hundreds of bed-in-a-bag, duvet sets, sheet sets, teen decor and comforter sets. We carry high-quality fabrics and the best teen bedding products at excellent prices.

Summer Bathroom Remodeling Ideas

noreply@blogger.com (ome) — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:58:00 +0000

Summer is a great time for remodeling projects, especially the bathroom. A complete remodeling of the bathroom can take a minimum of 2 weeks to complete. If this is what you plan on doing, summer is a great time to do it! It also helps that the economy is not as robust - you can bargain for a greater deal with your contractor. Definitely shop around, obtain quotes, and look at references before hiring a bathroom remodeling contractor.

Below we have some superb tips on great designs for bathroom remodeling.

4 Great Designs For Bathroom Remodeling Projects
By Patricia Strasser

Some of the great designs named in remodeling bathrooms that will give you an improved and better space are: the tub is the star, the cantilevered double sink, the bathroom wardrobe, and antique and traditional looks.

Remodeling your bathroom brings out the best of your bathroom space. This will benefit not just the resale value of your home but also the experience of the people using the space daily. Remodeling according to how you want your bathroom to look, will give you extra credit. Make use of the following bathroom designs to help keep your bathroom remodeling project moving:

The tub is the star

The "tub is the star" design focuses more on the surroundings of the bathroom space. The bathroom is used as a utensil for sight seeing. This type of design makes use of the double-ended tub. It is a type of bath tub that enables you to lie on both sides. You can have a warm bath laying against or facing the window. It is mostly used in houses with a contemporary architectural design.

The cantilevered double sink

A "cantilevered double sink" design provides you the advantage of bigger bathroom space. It makes use of a deep-basin shaped sink. The double sink is placed on a cantilevered bathroom counter. Having two sinks in the bathroom will provide you and your partner the time to brush your teeth or wash your face together. This will also save you time. A cantilevered double sink is generally used in a modern home.

A bathroom wardrobe

The position of the tub in this design is placed in the center of the room with one end of it positioned on the wall. The bath tub will cover the pipe on the wall. However, the person will be facing the wall when he or she uses the bath tub. Place a mirror on the wall adjacent to the bath tub to fix this problem. Wardrobe storage is one of the main components in a bathroom wardrobe as well. This will save space in the other part of the house. It will also allow you to directly change or store clothes after taking a bath.

Antique and traditional look

Antique and traditional looks use a claw-foot tub that is placed diagonally in the bathroom for a more relaxing feeling and position. Use a wainscot wall treatment made of solid wood to help keep the wall dry and protected from moisture. An antique and traditional design is a common and practical bathroom design that is generally used in most homes today.

Properly choose a fitting wall color that will give your bathroom a refreshing look. Make sure that you arrange the fixtures and furniture in a clear and organized way. This will allow you to enjoy every bath and will make you want to stay in the bath tub longer.

Hire bath remodeling contractors to renovate your bathrooms now by visiting Alcoa Construction for recommendations.

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Small Bedroom Interior Design

noreply@blogger.com (ome) — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:32:00 +0000

Small bedrooms can be challenging to decorate. But it is not impossible to have a great small bedroom interior design with a few easy tips to keep in mind. For instance, paint color for the bedroom can have an effect on the overall perception of the room. If you want to create a more spacious feel to your room, then light colored paint would be a good choice. Allow natural light to filter into the room.

Home decor expert discusses several tips to keep in mind while designing and decorating your small bedroom.

Small Bedroom Design - Make Your Bedroom Look Bigger And More Comfortable
By Albert Lee

Having a small bedroom should not be a problem when you know how to design and decorate it. Through the right approach, you are going to easily forget that it is small and instead will let you feel not only like it is bigger but more comfortable and relaxing to stay at. It may seem impossible for you, but you can achieve this effect and stop getting guilty that you have it small.

Start by de-cluttering it with mess, meaning you have to toss off things that are not of much use. Replace them with essentials only. Along with that, consider the following ideas to achieve that bigger look as well as comfortable and cozy feel:

1. Color

Apply the bedroom with brighter paint colors. It is a way to let natural light getting inside the small room reflected in these colors making your room appear bigger.

2. Mirrors

Putting mirrors in some key areas is a great way for adding dimension to the small bedroom. They enhance space of the room because of the doubled-look effect. Just make sure you don't place a mirror that reflects the part where you don't want it exposed.

3. Beds

Use slim-framed furniture and bed to avoid taking up much of the space. Fold-down beds are great for small bedrooms, as well as bedroom closets. The latter is a type that is provided with built-in shelves, typically just underneath it.

Platform beds are also great choice for small bed. These are basically the kind with the low height, usually with only a foot high above the floor level of the room. The effect is that it actually makes volume and the bedroom looks bigger.

If to use conventional beds, you can have the space underneath by placing storage boxes or shelves. At one side of the bed, you can place a table or chair where you can put your reading lamp. Make sure it matches your bed for more stylish effect.

4. Shelves

Floor-to-ceiling book shelves are also great to store your small items and mementos, and of course, your books. This kind of shelve will not necessitate any more kinds of furniture because you can put virtually all the things in there. The result is saved spaces.

5. Furniture

Small furniture will do in small bedrooms, but arranging all pieces is they key to achieving the space-saving intention while keeping them still fashionable. Place these pieces at angles to help distract visual lines off the walls.

6. Wall paper

This is one of the most important items that you can focus on to achieve the illusion of bigger space. Wallpapers with horizontal patterns create effects of horizontal expansions.

When chosen and applied well, these ideas should work well with your small bedroom to turn it into comfortable and relaxing place to stay at. Bedrooms are designed to be somewhere where one would be staying to rest at nights and one that would be his/her private sanctuary; therefore, small bedroom design should be something that meets personal requirement in the most comfortable atmosphere.

For bedroom design ideas, visit http://www.bedroomdecoratingideas101.com

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Living Room Decorating Ideas

noreply@blogger.com (ome) — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 05:47:00 +0000

Living Room Decorating Ideas

One of the more important rooms in the home, I believe, is the living room. This is the area where your guests will spend most of their time when visiting you at your home. So it is important to spend some time, effort and money to spruce up your living room! But do not worry, it is possible to give your living room a sparkling make-over and not have to spend a fortune doing so. A makeover does not have to consist of completely ripping down your room and starting over, a lot of great renovations can be cheap and quick, such as purchasing new lighting for a room, or adding new handles and knobs to old furniture and simply polishing old wood. Sometimes all a living room room needs is a beautiful rug, a few throw pillows, or a coat of paint to give it a refreshed look.

Here are some brilliant living room decorating tips for you to get inspired.

Painting the Living Room

Changing the color of the living room is one simple way to change its look. However, painting can be time-consuming, if you plan on doing it yourself. You will have to add a primer coat, and several coats of the new paint color. But the effort would be well worth it. Color changes can have a dramatic difference to the overall look of your living room. Color will change the mood, disguise flaws and create illusions. Depending on the color you choose, dark to light color ratios, will give the illusion of a bigger or smaller room. Lighter colors reflect light and will make the room appear larger than it actually is.

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De-cluttering the Living Room

It is easy for clutter to build up in the living room - house keys, magazines, newspapers, bills - have a way of accumulating on the coffee table. Children's toys as well have a way of finding themselves strewn all over the living room. The main issue is that we tend to spend a lot of time near our television sets, and whatever was occupying our attention before it was caught by the television, gets left right there. But you do not have to ban all such items from the living room. You can easily create a place for these items. For instance, buy an inexpensive magazine rack to store your magazines and newspapers after you are done with them. This can be placed by your favorite reading chair. Once the rack starts getting crowded, either bring the magazines and newspaper to your recycling collection site, or store them out of sight in the garage or storeroom. A wicker basket with a lid is also a great way to hide away knick-knacks or the children's toys. Making use of attractive storage choices for smaller items such as house keys and bills is also a great way to create a clean look in your living room.

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Living Room Furniture Placement

Changing the placement of your living room furniture can also change the overall feel of the living room. First, decide whether you want a formal, semi-formal or casual style arrangement in your living room. For the formal loom, symmetry is the most important element when laying out furniture in a formal room. Matched pairs and straight, vertical lines suggest a clean, conversational and orderly living space. For the semi-formal look, this would be very similar to the formal style yet more casual. Positioning a one sofa perpendicular to the fireplace and arranging a pair of chairs opposite, works especially well if chairs are placed between the living and dining room entrance. For the casual look, comfort is the main priority in the casual style room. Furniture and accessories should be cozy and inviting. It's visually appealing as well as easy to maintain. Furniture should be placed in a more informal arrangement. Horizontal lines are preferred as they give the eye a place to rest, creating a more relaxed atmosphere.

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Slipcovers and Throw Pillows for Existing Living Room Couch and Sofa

If buying new living room furniture, such as a new couch or sofa, is not in your budget, then a great way to spruce up the living room is to get slipcovers! Modern slip covers look so good, especially if they’re designed for your furniture - it is almost as if you had gotten new furniture. Decide on a color theme for your living room. You can either choose a neutral color for your slipcovers, and add bright accents such as throw cushions or pillows on the couch. Or you can use striped or printed slipcovers with neutral accents. The key is to have some contrast.

Fun Printed Slipcover for Living Room Furniture
Living Room Rugs

Add vibrancy to the entire living room with a rug.

Living Room Accents

Living room accents should reflect your character, personality and lifestyle. Adding artwork is affordable and can be found, online and in the home furnishing isles at most discount department stores. Pull different colors from the room and incorporate them into cushions and throw pillows. Plants are a nice accessory providing they are in proper scale with the furniture and not just randomly placed in a corner. It's not very difficult to give your living area a fabulous new look. A little time, a little planning and less money than you think, is all you need.

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Marecucina by ALNO, a Kitchen for the Sea Lovers

noreply@blogger.com (ome) — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 02:45:00 +0000

Behind the creperies and tourist shops along the bay of St. Tropez in southern France are tiny cobblestone walkways lined with nautical boutiques and seafood restaurants that cater to the sailing community, and those who appreciate it. It is truly a culture unto itself - with few others like it in the world - and during Le Voiles de St. Tropez in early October, the masterful sport of sailing and the understated beauty of the open sea fills the air.

To ALNO - the number one German manufacturer of kitchen cabinetry - maritime life has been a focal point in developing their latest concept: a kitchen unit called Marecucina. With its spatially-efficient storage beneath (in what would be the keel), sleek, modern lines rest above the white cabinets using beautiful wood for the countertops and chrome hardware outfitting.

The research ALNO focused on the practical use of wood, like the deck of a boat, with the compartments below divided into different compartments, making for an easy separation of pots and pans from the dishes and glasses. The goal was to create one unit to store, create, and clean up without requiring a dinghy, or a separate shelving unit, to accompany it

Since the founding of ALNO in 1927, the team honed their design philosophy with the intent to personalize for the specific client’s absolute satisfaction. After all, the kitchen acts as the the firstmate to the chef - being just as integral to the overall outcome as the recipes and cooking techniques. The reason ALNO has remained on the cutting edge also has a lot to do with their commitment to research and a consistent integration of the hottest trends in kitchen design into their minimalistic approach. In the case of the Marecucina, the lights on the rig of the vessel overhead were strategically placed to illuminate the sinks below.

An ALNO kitchen can bring the dreams of a classic or modern chef to life - but the Marecucina unit completes the fantasy by allowing your culinary explorations to set sail on a journey all your own.

Easy Home Projects

noreply@blogger.com (ome) — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 02:33:00 +0000

Paint or wallpaper one wall in your bedroom a brighter color than the others. This accent wall will make your bedroom look more interesting. Wallpapers are available in practically any texture and color you can imagine, so have fun shopping around.
If you have an old dresser you’re using somewhere in your house that isn’t very attractive consider giving it a makeover. Sand it down and paint it a bright color or stain. Add polyurethane so the color will last. Add new drawer pulls that are up to date. You may even want to makeover other pieces of furniture in the same room to match.

If you dining room chairs have fabric seats you will probably need to reupholster them at some point, because the seat fabric always seems to get dingy far before the table starts to look dingy too. Choose a stylish fabric and cut it an extra two inches wide all the way around the shape of the seat. Wrap the fabric around the seat and staple it in place.

Home offices always seem to be places where clutter loves to live. Take the time to organize all of the clutter. Investing in a few matching boxes and files will help a lot. Label everything and pay attention the layout so it will be easy to put things where they belong before clutter gets the better of the room again.

Modern Dining Room Furniture

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Summer Room Make-Over Ideas

noreply@blogger.com (ome) — Sun, 23 May 2010 08:27:00 +0000

Summer Room Make-Over Ideas

Summer is fast upon us! It is time to freshen up the rooms in the home - summer room make-overs entails bringing in some light to invoke a sense of airy, fresh and vacation-feel to your home. This article provides you with some tips on just how to do that, without the need to spend a fortune!

In general, a summer home makeover is mostly about switching heavy, dark fabrics and colors in your rooms for lighter fabrics and colors. A few inexpensive changes in each room of the home will lighten up the interior home decor and give your home an entirely different atmosphere.

Summer Bathroom Make-over Ideas

Remove heavy bath mats and replace them with teak wood deck squares to give the bathroom the spa feel. Add a couple of baskets with rolled hand towels. Add a small bowl with fresh petals floating in water. Also have a change of towels, shower curtains or window curtains, from dark to light colored, which instantly lightens up a bathroom.

Summer Bedroom Make-over Ideas

Add freshly cut flowers on the side table next to the bedroom. Remove heavy window treatments or dark colored area rugs. Use lightly colored fabric curtains, or area rugs instead. Change the dark bed linens for lighter colors. Add bright throw pillows to the bed instead of dark, textured fabric pillows.

To add a summer feel to the room in the evening, make use of a room fragrance diffuser with fresh floral or citrus scents.

Summer Living Room Make-over Ideas

Pack your winter throws that have been lying on your couch. If you have dak colored couches, then you can lighten the look by using brightly colored pillows. The idea is to have contrasting colors. You can also place a lightly colored throw on the back of your dark couch.

Another way to lighten the look of your living room is to replace dark colored lamp shades with pastel colored lamp shades. This is an inexpensive way to change the look of your room!

Remove your winter window treatments - if you had used heavy curtains, then replace them with sheer curtains.

Place fresh-cut flowers in clear vases that allows light to shine through; this invokes a summery feeling. You can also add green potted plants on a side table.

Summer Dining Room Make-over Ideas

Change the tablecloth and place mats to ones that are lightly colored - bright colors that offset the dark brown of the dining set would be good. If you have natural hard wood floors, then show them off. Let the natural light bounce off the hard wood floors instead of covering them up with carpets. For the centerpiece on the dining table, make use of fresh flowers, or fruit in glassware.

Summer Interior Home Design Makeovers

Light Colors Are Key

Glass Reflects Light
Perfect Way to Lighten a Room

Fresh Flowers in Glass Vase
Another Way to Lighten Living Room
for a Summer Makeover

Paint One Living Room Wall
A Cheery Color, Such as Pastel Yellow
And Add Accents to Get a
Summer Living Room Makeover

Beautiful and Spacious Rustic Home in Chile

noreply@blogger.com (ome) — Sat, 22 May 2010 05:13:00 +0000

Integrated in a breathtaking natural landscape in Ocoa, Chile, “Casa La Campana” comes from architects Alejandro Dumay Claro and Francisco Vergara Arthur. The challenge of the project was to emphasize on the indoor-outdoor connection and basically take advantage of the surrounding views. In the same time, the house had to be an energy efficient building. The results- a sustainable living space, with a spectacular and original shape, perfectly integrated in the village scenery. Moreover, the residence has a huge covered patio with playful outdoor furniture and a special barbecue area. The interiors are spacious, with windows from floor to ceiling, letting out a rustic and warm feel.-via Platforma Arquitectura

Ultra Slim Radiators, Style and Functionality

noreply@blogger.com (ome) — Sat, 22 May 2010 04:51:00 +0000

We ran across another design lately that we happened to see exhibited at Milan. So far, it was not clear to us exactly what this item was or who designed it, but we recently found the information we needed. In the first picture you have the “Jungle” radiator, a slim and interesting looking product which also ranks high in functionality. We searched for the producer and we found the official site of Cordivari Design, where a few other beautiful radiators were showcased. We liked the fact that they all have a fresh and original feel, which is uncommon in the heating industry. Moreover, they can be used as decorative elements, no matter what room they are placed in. Pretty impressive !

Bedroom Wallpaper Ideas

noreply@blogger.com (ome) — Fri, 14 May 2010 07:32:00 +0000

Decorating Bedroom with Wallpaper

A friend wanted to re-decorate her bedroom, but did not want to actually spend the money to change the existing furniture. The question she had was how exactly to achieve a make-over and not have to spend a bomb. Well, I had some ideas for her, which I am now sharing with you here! :)

Change the Bedroom Wall Colors

One of the easiest way to change the look of a bedroom is to change the wall colors. Painting the walls is often the easy way to do this. People often shy away from wallpapering because it can be a messy job, particularly if you are doing it for the first time. But I think that is a mistake. The look of the bedroom can be changed dramatically by wallpapering only one wall, or certain areas. Doing it this way is manageable for beginners, and it is not as time-consuming or tedious as trying to wallpaper an entire bedroom.

Wallpapering Ideas for Bedrooms

Less is better. Follow the adage less is better, and you will not go wrong with wallpapering. The trouble with some wallpapered rooms is that they go overboard, plastering repetitive or unattractive patterns across a room, almost
enveloping it. If opting for a pattern, limit it. Don't go floor to ceiling on all four walls with a busy pattern. Limit the pattern paper to halfway up the wall, and contrast with a solid, or, apply the patterned print to only one wall, creating an accent wall.

Small patterned wallpaper. Small patterned wallpaper can be a good choice in bedrooms. Linear prints, small floral's, small stripes or geometrics all work well. If you want something a little different, use a modern abstract paper, or a traditional French toile paper (generally a single or two-tone eighteenth century country scene). Break up walls with wallpaper. You can also use wallpaper borders as a way of breaking up the walls, especially if you have high ceilings. These can be used about a third of the way up the wall, as well as at the top.

Wallpaper accents. Find a fun wallpaper sample or remnant that really accents your room, and frame it. That's right, no photo, painting or poster needed; simply frame the printed wallpaper to add interest to a room. Maybe choose three complementary patterns and frame them to hang side by side. You can also create a headboard and frame it in a wallpaper border. Simply apply the wallpaper to the wall around the edges where the actual headboard touches the wall. Use a solid, contrasting colored border, or even a print pattern.

Wallpaper murals. Apply a wallpaper mural to just one wall. Great for kids' rooms, family and game rooms, and other rooms needing a fun touch. Murals feature colorful, interesting designs, and are easy to apply.

Here are some additional tips to keep in mind when picking out wallpaper for the bedroom:

1) Dark papers will usually make a room look smaller
2) Vertical stripes will make a room look taller
3) Horizontal strips will make a room look wider

Wallpaper Ideas for Bedrooms

Elegant Headboard Styled
Wallpaper for Bedroom

Purple Funk Wallpaper for Bedroom

Green Wallpaper (Leafy Motif) for Bedroom

Modern Deep Blue Motif
Wallpaper for bedroom

Baby Nursery Wallpaper Ideas

noreply@blogger.com (ome) — Thu, 13 May 2010 07:30:00 +0000

Baby Nursery Wallpaper Ideas

Using wallpaper in your nursery or play room is a great way to introduce some fun colors and patterns into the decor. Before you pick out the perfect baby nursery wallpaper, you should keep in mind several factors: color, pattern and quality.

Here are some tips to help you get started.

Color. For many years now, mothers have tended to pick blue for baby boys and pink for baby girls. However, this has been changing - mother are opting for gender-neutral colors like yellow or green for baby nursery rooms. Be adventurous, but do not opt for colors that will clash with the furniture in the room. Typically, colors for baby nursery rooms are bright and simple. The idea is to have a sense of airy, fresh and clean feel to the room. Keep in mind that infants focus on light colors and simple shapes, so having fancy designs will not necessarily stimulate your baby's mind.

Patterned Wallpaper. The wallpaper you pick for the room should be complementary to the wall colors. For the longest time, nursery rooms were decorated with simple wallpaper borders that had the alphabets or numbers as patterns. Today, there are a wide variety of choices. First, decide on what sort of theme you want for the room, if you want themes in the first place. If you want a nautical theme, then you should be able to find a wallpaper that is suitable for it.

Quality of wallpaper. Keep in mind that your child will grow up, so whatever wallpaper you decide on, you should pick one that can be easily removed. An easy way to avoid future problems with wallpaper is to use wallpaper minimally - you can use wallpaper as borders around the room, or only on one wall. Another important thing is to select a wallpaper that is easily cleaned - look for washable ones. Children as they grow older will write on walls!

Wallpaper mural. You can turn one wall into a play area for your child as he/she grows up. How do you do this? Well, you can place wallpaper murals on one wall - for instance, the wall can have a garden mural, or a seaside. The idea is to provide your child an area where they can let their imagination flow.

Wallpaper Ideas for Baby Nursery Room

Wallpaper Used as Accent in
Small Areas of Wall

Gender Neutral Wallpaper
for Baby Nursery Room

Wallpaper Ceiling Border
for Baby Nursery Room

Wallpaper Mural for Nursery Room

Luxury Bathtub Design

noreply@blogger.com (ome) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:57:00 +0000

Luxury Bathtub Design

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Here is the new bathroom products by Pearl Bath in their New Eterne Series. Pearl Bath usually offers an exceptional range of bathroom products designed to provide relief and relaxation for body, mind and soul.Amazing Furniture Design

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Change a tired master bathroom into a luxurious retreat with the Eterne drop-in bathtub by Pearl Bath. With its seamless design, Eterne bathtub is luxury at its finest, the lavish Eterne bathtub lets you unwind in utter carefree comfort. As comfort is considered top priority at Pearl, Eterne features ingeniously integrated armrests that are perfectly positioned for extra ease and support, Sleek Integrated Handles Handrails, Ozonator Whirlpool System, and a Back massage. Sleek Integrated Handles Handrails provide security and assurance when entering or exiting the bathtub. Ozonator Whirlpool System, This technology purifies bath water, providing a safe and clean bathing experience.Modern Furniture Design

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Back massage Four microjets and two powerful rotating water jets relieve muscle and joint aches and restore your energy levels. So you can Enjoy an utterly divine bathing experience every day with this elegant Eterne Series bathtub.

Retro Style Bedroom Decoration

noreply@blogger.com (ome) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:42:00 +0000

Retro Style Bedroom Decoration

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Luxury and Modern Bedrooms by Answeredesign

Bring a smart inspiration to create an american style bedroom to middle-income America in the most convenient way possible. Snuggle up in a cozy, olive green and butter yellow bedroom with chocolate accents bedroom decoration or relax in a cozy, exotic Contemporary Safari Bedroom Decoration with soothing colors and fabrics to create american style look in your home! Modern Furniture

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Don’t miss the leopard print rug, and slipcovers must be ordered separately for the chair and ottoman. You can also Check out a Retro Style Bedroom Decoration with calming blue walls, retro mirrored night stands and touches of contemporary chocolate accents, anyone would love to relax in this fun room.Bedroom Lighting

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