Fresh Summer Decorating Tips

Summer is here and with the hot weather comes the desire to get rid of heavy fabrics and dark colors and embrace the sunshine! Here are some summer decorating tips to freshen up your home for summer. Floral Prints: Warm, beautiful summer weather just makes you want to go outside. Bring the flowing, fresh feeling of summer into your home with floral décor. Floral designs are ultra feminine, beautiful and fun. They can easily be incorporated into an room of your home! A floral patterned sofa or arm chair or floral wall paper will look amazing in your living room. Looking for floral room decorating ideas on the cheap? Try stapling $5 floral material to a canvas for some stunning wall décor or buying a few floral throw pillows. Pops of Color: During the winter, days are short and cold and the long nights are a time for being comfortably cozied-up indoors. On the contrary, the summer is full of bright long days, vacations and an overall happy atmosphere. Let your home reflect your summertime….Read the Rest of this Decor Idea

Home Office Decorating Ideas: The Basics

The great thing about having a home office is that you can design it to fit your personal needs! Here are some basic home office decorating ideas to help you make your home office the best work environment possible. Choose the Location Carefully. The most important aspect of your home office is that is it a place that you can get your work done.  Therefore, where the office is located is of utmost importance.  If you work better in a noisy space, you may want to place your home office in the center of your home or near a window.  Some people get distracted easily and prefer having their home office tucked away in a quiet corner.  If you plan on seeing private clients in your home office, consider access.  Do you want them to have to go through your whole house to get to the office? If not, consider placing the office near a door to the outside. Office Layout. One of the main elements of home office decorating is practicality.  When considering the….Read the Rest of this Decor Idea

Romantic Decorating Ideas for your Bed

The bedroom is the most important room of your home to create a feeling of romance and relaxation.  But how do you turn an ordinary bedroom into a romantic retreat? Here are some romantic  decorating ideas for your bed that will help you begin to create the sensual bedroom of your dreams. Since the main purpose of this room is relaxation and sleep, the bed is essentially the “raison d’être” of your bedroom.  Special attention must be paid to the bed when creating a romantic setting.  First of all, consider the type of bed.  Four-poster beds are extremely luxurious and create a romantic feel.  A french ornate bed or a canopy bed are also great choices.  A canopy in a small bedroom is great if you put it around a large bed and the nightstands as well.  It will make you feel like you are in a huge, spacious bed instead of in a small room. Other decorating elements can make you feel like you have a new, romantic bed without actually having to buy….Read the Rest of this Decor Idea

Coffee Table Decorating

Coffee tables are a decorating essential for any living room.  They help set the general spacing of the room, as the sofa and chairs  are generally displayed around them.  Coffee tables are not only useful but they are the place where you can put decorative center-pieces and books.  They serve as footstools, game areas and conversation starters.  They can also be the focal point in a room.  Here are some coffee table decorating basics to consider before you make your purchase. Use & Style. Before purchasing a coffee table, think about its purpose.  Are you going to want a table with extra storage? Will it be in a room with a lot of traffic? Do you want a table that will last a long time or are you okay with a table that will last a few years?  If you have children, you may want a table that is difficult to scratch.  In addition, when shopping for a table keep in mind what room decorating ideas you’ve already implemented in your space.  You will want….Read the Rest of this Decor Idea

Nursery Wall Decor

There are many ways to design the walls of your baby’s nursery.  You can paint, wallpaper, decorate with wall stickers and much more! Painting is one of the most inexpensive ways to decorate the nursery walls.  Turquoise is a wonderful color for nursery wall decor and was chosen as Pantone’s color of the year for 2010.  Mix it with chocolate brown or baby pink!  Other fun paint colors are yellow which goes great with blues and greens to create a fun bright look.  You can also pair it with cream or brown to soften it up.  If you want to go with traditional blue for a boy or pink for a girl, try new exciting shades of blue or lilac. Wallpaper comes in all sorts of cute themes, patterns and colors.  Since wallpaper can be expensive, you should consider how long it will last.  Cowboy or princess wallpaper is cute but you may grow tired of looking at it for years on end.  You may want to consider wallpapering in simpler patterns and neutral colors….Read the Rest of this Decor Idea

Kitchen Lighting Ideas

Choosing the right lighting is a crucial part of home decorating. Lighting can affect the look and ambiance of a room in so many ways. The right lighting is necessary to carry out the every day functions of the different rooms of your home. Striking this balance is especially important in the kitchen where a lot of light is needed for cooking and cleaning. Here are a few kitchen lighting ideas to get you started.   General Indirect Light. Recessed lighting is a great way to provide your kitchen with neat general lighting. It is a modern alternative to general overhead kitchen lighting that is much more efficient and doesn’t involve any annoying dangling cords, lightbulbs or lampshades. Recessed light fixtures, bulbs and wiriting are all installed inside the ceiling and turned on through a switch. They are a wonderful way to add indirect, discreet general light to your kitchen. Direct Light. Pendant lights are one of my favorite room decorating ideas. There are a few reasons for this. First of all, they literally bring….Read the Rest of this Decor Idea

Girls Room Decorating Ideas

Decorating a girls room is fun for both daughters and mothers! But with endless pretty colors, textures, patterns and themes to choose from, coming up with the right combination of girls room decorating ideas can seem like an overwhelming project.  might be wondering whether or not to decorate with a theme.  Here are a few things to keep in mind while decorating a girl’s room. Keep in mind who’s room it is. Although you may have lots of ideas of how the room should look, make sure that the girl who’s room it is has a say in color and style choices.  Since she’s going to be the one living in it, she probably won’t be happy if she doesn’t like the colors.  Also, if your daughter has color suggestions that aren’t so practical or that you think she’ll grow tired of, remember that color can be spread around the room in less permanent ways than paint or wallpaper.  If hot pink is the color of choice, a hot pink poster, bedspread or area rug can….Read the Rest of this Decor Idea

Kitchen Makeovers: 8 Quick Tips

Giving your kitchen a makeover can seem like a daunting task, but it is definitely possible and can even be achieved within a reasonable budget. The trick to not getting overwhelmed is focusing on specific areas where you can make quick changes and see immediate results. Here are 8 kitchen decorating tips to get you started: Tip 1: Start with the kitchen cabinets Rather than spending a fortune on replacing old cabinets, there may be an opportunity to salvage them and give them a whole new look. You can achieve this by sanding down the existing layer of paint and going for a whole new color. Make sure you wipe the cabinets clean before sanding. Here is a clear guide on how to repaint your cabinets. When selecting a color, keep in mind the entire color scheme of your kitchen. If you have many stainless steel appliances, the trend has been moving away from lighter pale color schemes to darker, more saturated cabinet colors. Tip 2: Upgrade your cabinet knobs Changing the knobs on your….Read the Rest of this Decor Idea

Dorm Room Decorating Ideas

At first glance, your dorm room might seem like a drag. With standard furniture, awful lighting and almost no closet space, your dorm room is a decor nightmare. But there are actually many creative dorm room decorating ideas you can try. With the right accessories and simple furniture you can transform your dorm room from a lame to awesome. Your first task is to do your research. Different dorms have different rules. Check out if your dormitory allows you to paint the walls, hang things up with nails and change the furniture. Then you’ll know what you have to work with. Next it’s time to arrange your space. A dorm room is your home away from home so make it comfortable and welcoming to guests. Arranging your room like a living room is great if you want people to enjoy hanging out there. You can place the furniture around the room with an open space in the middle. Laying an area rug on the floor with a bunch of cushions or large floor pillows transforms….Read the Rest of this Decor Idea

Spring Decorating

The seasons are changing and spring is almost here! Get your home ready by incorporating some beautiful spring decorating trends into your home. This season, yellow is the hot decorating color for spring. By using yellow in your room decorating, you give your home a vibrant and trendy look that is just right for warmer, brighter days. If you want subtle color, try accessories with yellow patterned throw pillows, candles or vases. If you want to go for bolder style, try using yellow wallpaper or buying a yellow couch or chair like this one from Target. Spring is also the time to start thinking about taking your room decorating ideas outside. You can create a beautiful outdoor space by using some colorful throw pillows or area rugs to dress up your outdoor furniture. Try hanging up some pendant lights or lanterns and decorate with candles to create a memorable and beautiful outdoor space that is perfect for entertaining guests or relaxing during warm spring days. In the spirit of environmental friendliness and eco-awareness that increasingly….Read the Rest of this Decor Idea

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