One of the hottest trends today is do-it-yourself decorating. Shows like “Designing Cents,” “Trading Spaces,” and “The Christopher Lowell Show” provide inspiration for ways to incorporate current decorating trends into your home décor while sticking to your budget. Everyone wants their home to be stylish and reflect their personality. As these shows demonstrate, easy, inexpensive changes can have a major impact on your home.
Simple changes can make a huge difference in a room. It doesn’t take a custom-built entertainment center to add drama to a room. Something as straightforward as choosing a new paint color can have a considerable impact. Imagine the walls in your family room going from beige to a bold, new color such as sage, melon or navy.
Customize your home decor with crafts
Modern contemporary furniture for bedroom and chair
When white people envision their dream home, a key part of the fantasy involves a least one piece of furniture designed by a famous architect from the 1930s.
Architects like Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier designed iconic modern furniture that has inspired virtually everything made by Ikea and Design Within Reach, both of which are key suppliers of furniture to white people.
But as with all things, white people will do whatever it takes to secure authenticity including paying thousands of dollars for a small piece of furniture.
If they are able to acquire this prized furniture, they will forever refer to it only by the designers name. “I spend hours in the van der Rohe, just looking through these beautiful books of his work.”
Referring to a white person’s expensive chair as a ‘chair’ is considered poor form and will likely result in a loss of trust and/or respect.
The best strategy for avoiding this faux pas is to look for the most uncomfortable chair in a white person’s home and ask “who designed that?” If they say “Ikea” or “Design within Reach” you can call it a chair, otherwise refer to it only by the name they give you.
It should also be noted that many white people are unable to acquire this furniture, but that does not mean you cannot use this information to your advantage.
In situations where you need to improve your connection with a white person, just mention how you hope to be successful enough to one day afford an original piece of furniture by . If they have heard of the designer they will nod in agreement, if they have not, they will also nod in agreement and make a note to look it up later.
Sanatorium to Become Hotel
A 1920's era sanatorium near Louisville, Ky is slated to be turned into a hotel. The Waverly Hills Sanatorium has long been a site for ghost hunters and has been featured on a number of TV shows.
The building is on the National Register of Historic Places and the plans seem to be coming together to make the project happen. Plans include a hotel, spa and meeting space.
Courier Journal article.
Waverly Hills Sanatorium website
Photo by Alex Davis, The Courier-Journal
Kitchen Design Inspiration from Sanidero
For those that are serious about the way the kitchen looks like, Snaidero has a few ideas to choose from. With a modern design and features a combination of stainless steel and LED lighting, the Venus kitchen uses a Solid Surface top to make the countertop. It has plenty of storage and though simple, it’s really eye-catching. The Skyline kitchen is a bit different, with an ergonomically adapt design, great color combination and great functionality, it looks pretty neat and uses every space at its best. Last one is the Time kitchen. It looks classic and is not really my style, but I’m sure there are people who’d choose one, if asked. It has lots of details, either teak, cherry, light oak, dark oak or matte lacquer, a 9cm thick worktop and side panels that symmetrically follow the lines of the cabinet. - Via
Bathroom Decoration - Bathroom Fixture - Shower Curtains
If it is that time of the year when you want to indulge in a ‘home improvement project’, your bathroom is a good place to start. Well-designed, stylish fixtures help to add life to your bathroom’s dull and dated look. Fashion conscious customers have a wide array of fittings to choose from. Suitably and appropriately selected bathroom fixtures can contribute towards changing the entire look and feel of your bathroom. The intention of the article is to enlighten you on the significance of bathroom décor with easy and fun tips to decorate your bathroom. It also includes a brief study of different types of showers, which would help you decide on the one that would suit your plumbing setup. Read and find out the latest in bathroom fixtures and bathroom designingand some common bathroom codes.
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Good Bathroom Decoration
A good bathroom is an important aspect of your home since it is a place where you break away from the rest of the world. Your bathroom can be a retreat of sorts where you can have a relaxing bubble bath, light some scented candles, hum a tune and soothe your worries away. Bathrooms have moved from being a place to just ‘shower’ to being ‘home spas’. The bathroom is where you start your day to get ready for a hard day’s work. When you start your day feeling great, the rest of your day will certainly feel much more pleasant.
The market is flooded with good product choices to fit everyone’s budget. Accessories like towel bars; soap dishes, toilet paper holders and shower curtains together can tie the room’s design elements. It is a wise suggestion to check the bathrooms for faults before your project begins. Unless the bathroom is in good shape and safe from leakages, adding bathroom decoration to your existent bathrooms might not really make sense.
Decorate your bathroom
Whether you have a large bathroom or a small one, decorating it can be fun and easy. Here are a few tips!
- Instead of curtains on your bathroom window, paste pretty scenery that is printed on plastic with adhesive on the back. No one can see through the plastic and it allows a lot of light to filter into the room.
- Put your clean, rolled towels in a pretty basket. Have a non-skid bath rug in a pretty color. Buy a matching shower curtain and wastebasket.
- Green plants are always nice in a bathroom. Place a nice green plant on your sink counter top. Old, unique colored bottles add a nice accent to your bathroom. Place some potpourri in a bowl. It will keep your bathroom smelling fresh and nice.
- Scented candles add so much to a bathroom. Have different colors placed in the corners of your bathtub. Place a few on your sink counter.
Showers
In order to select the most suitable type of shower, it is important to recognize certain factors that can determine which shower is best for you. A mixer for example, would be the best choice in a household where both hot and cold water are supplied at equal pressure from the main storage system. Most modern showers are designed to be flexible to different water pressures (such as stored hot water and cold mains). It is important to note whether or not the chosen shower is capable of coping with certain systems and can regulate a safe level of water through the boiler. There is a multitude of choice in showers: pumped showers, electric showers, gravity showers, thermostatic, manual, power showers. Before choosing a shower, it is important that you understand the way the hot water is already heated in your house.
Let us look at three most common types of showers.
Power Showers
Power showers are mixer showers with integral pumps, which increase the rate of flow from the showerhead. They can only be installed on low pressure, tank fed systems. A dedicated hot and cold water supply is necessary. The water supply must always be above the unit to ensure that the pump is always primed and does not have to suck any air.
Electric Showers
Electric showers can be used within any domestic water system. Instantaneous electric showers can provide good performance, especially if they come with a good heater element rating. Instantaneous electric showers require cold water at a reasonable pressure. These showers pump water from a cold-water storage tank.
Bath / Shower Mixer Taps
Mixer showers will mix the existing hot and cold water, in a special valve, before it is available at the showerhead. Probably the simplest form of shower, the bath shower mixer tap is capable of reasonable shower performance provided that both the hot and cold supplies are of equal pressure. They can be used with tank fed gravity supplies, combination boilers and un-vented hot water cylinders.
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Choosing the ideal Shower Head
Showers come with multiple showerheads, handheld sprays and body sprays combined in a single unit. Many models can be retrofitted into existing shower stalls, while others are part of shower enclosure collections that can fit in the footprint of a standard 5-foot tub. Before you make a purchase, consult your plumber. If your water pressure is straining to rinse out shampoo already, major modifications may be necessary to take advantage of multiple sprays. Consider your hot water heater’s capacity, too. If two people cannot simultaneously shower with the tank's current capacity, consider upgrading to a larger unit before adding extra sprays.
Shower Curtains
Shower Curtains add a new, fresh breeze in decorating your bathroom. Shower Curtains are available for prices ranging from $10.00 to hundreds of dollars. Whatever the price you pay for it, unless they are cared for and kept dry and clean, they will not last long.
Tips for care of Shower Curtains
The best way to care for them is to keep them dry and clean!
- Clean your curtain using a spray cleaner once a week
- Let your curtain dry thoroughly each day to prevent mildew that can be dangerous for health.
- If you are using a fabric curtain, dust it about every 3 months.
- It is best to buy two (similar) curtains when purchasing. If you have one in reserve you are not stuck with having to replace the entire bath decor if it is damaged.
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Bathroom Codes
Here are some common bathroom code requirements that you are required to follow during bathroom decoration:
- The bathroom fixtures should be GFCI (Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter) protected.
- There should be at least one lighting fixture permanently installed, which is controlled by a switch at the room’s entrance.
- The bathroom must contain an operating window or an approved exhaust fan.
- There should be a minimum of 15” clearance to either side of the closet flange.
- Shower fittings may require pressure-balancing mixing values.
Largest Furniture and Home Décor
I absolutely love the furniture at IKEA. It is the perfect solution to the problem of expensive furniture.
IKEA home furniture offers everything you can imagine, from bedroom sets and dressers, to kitchen tables and entertainment centers, to couches and recliners, and even home décor such as mirrors, pictures, and knick-knacks.
One of the other great things about IKEA is that they offer very contemporary and modern home furniture. Everything is pretty cool and new looking.
Last but not least, the best thing about IKEA besides the cool furniture is the prices. Everything in the store is affordable, which is what I like!
Furniture Home Decor Interior Design
Designing your home's decor is a lifelong process. Many people operate under the assumption that the task of decorating their home should only take a certain amount of time. They think in terms of "Now I will complete the living room," or, "now I will finish the bedroom." Just as time brings change, and as surely as we age, and as surely as our children grow, so will your home change.
You will gather more knowledge, read more books, visit new places, and build more memories. Just as you are a work in progress, so you should view your home's development. As you change and grow, so will your tastes in decor. Your unique style and preferences will evolve, even if only slightly. You may decide to incorporate light using molding for indirect lighting, bring in a fresh palette, and add interesting architectural elements and timeless home furnishings.
Modern, contemporary and retro style furniture!
Air Lounge System is a piece of furniture that looks like something you might see in some futuristic movie, but who knows maybe this is the future of furniture, rounded shapes and angles. The sofas and armchairs of the Air Lounge System are in moulded cold-cure flexible polyurethane foam.
The padding completely incorporates the supporting structure, which is made of electro-welded steel plate; the suspension in the seating consists of elastic straps fixed to the basic structure. The unusual ring shape of this model makes the sewing and fitting of the upholstery especially difficult - so much so that the skill with which it has been accomplished is clearly evident even to non-expert eyes. The elements of this series may be upholstered either in leather or fabric, with the possibility of combining different colours and materials.
Contemporary modern furniture European design and Asian luxury
Cool furniture, funky furniture and knock-offs of classic contemporary furniture. Get colorful and interesting stuff like the Barcelona Chair, Shoe Chair, and other Modern Furniture at Sexy Furnishings. The also have a section of contemporary kid's furniture. Their modern sofa collection ranges from world renown designer reproductions and sleek microfiber upholstered pieces to ultra-retro, ultra funky sofas. I think they have great prices. Huge offering online and check the clearance section
offering modern furniture, contemporary lighting, designer furniture.
A large selection of contemporary furniture, lighting, textiles and accessories for sale online. Be sure to check the Expansion Wall Sconce, This wall sconce doubles as art. The glow of colors radiating from this wall light are all produced by a single standard incandescent light bulb. The shade consists of 5 white plastic planes whose reverse sides are printed with vivid colors to reflect colored light onto the preceding planes. What an amazing focal point for a room. As wonderful to look at turned off as turned on. Designed by Rob Zinn & Manufactured by blankblank.
Kitchen Remodeling Ideas - Pictures
This country kitchen design picture illustrates the reflective qualities of glass and stainless steel. The use of wood for the island countertop and hardwood on the floor introduces an element of warmth to the space. A country feeling is achieved with beadboard cabinetry and 'cup' drawer pulls. View more French country kitchen pictures.
The vivid splashes of blue and orange on the walls and furniture have been artfully balanced with a warm medium wood tonein this kitchen design. A high-gloss countertop adds texture, yet remains grounded because of its black color. Additional texture has been created with multiple wood tones in the floor. Because of the way the floor lays, it feels as if you are being drawn into the eating area. This is a warm, vibrant and welcoming kitchen!
The soft sheen of stainless steel appliances and the light wood tone of the cabinetry give this kitchen design an airy, spacious feel. It is uncomplicated and uncluttered. Judging by the number of refrigerators, cooktops, ovens and microwaves, this kitchen needs to accommodate multiple users and facilitate the creation of many meals. The design chosen for the space certainly suits those requirements.
In addition to the ample storage and work space this cabinetry layout provides, the center island is large enough to provide even more space for work, storage and eating in this kitchen design. It is great to have room for family and friends in the kitchen. You can continue visiting while meals are being prepared. The lighting in this kitchen has been well thought out. Ambient lighting is provided by the recessed fixtures in the ceiling and there are three height-adjustable lights over the island which can operate as task lights.
Small does not have to mean boring! This kitchen design photo reveals the dramatic use of a bold color on a simple cabinet style. See how the red pops against the white background. The placement of the appliances and the corner sink are a practical use of space. The design allows for work areas between the cooktop and the sink and between the refrigerator and the sink. See more small kitchen design ideas.
The abundance of horizontal lines in this contemporary kitchen design create a sense of movement and activity. To keep this kitchen from appearing too busy, the designer applied stainless steel to the cabinets surrounding the appliances. Notice how the ceiling height in the cooking and food prep area is different from the rest of the kitchen. It helps to create a zone separate from the counter eating area. The lighting in that zone is intensified with the use of many recessed fixtures, as well as under cabinet lighting.
This is a very effective use of cupboard space and kitchen lighting. With so much natural light coming in through the windows this homeowner can feel confident that using a dark stain on the cabinets will not make the space feel dark and gloomy. The walls, countertop and floor have all been done in neutral shades which is ideal if you are renovating for the purpose of selling.
In this kitchen photo, ultramodern design is stated with bold shapes and smooth textures, and is enhanced by the dramatic use of color. All are elements that can be incorporated into a small or large kitchen. Because the color in this kitchen has been limited to only a few surfaces, it can easily be changed if and when you are ready for a new color theme.
The ambient lighting in this kitchen design enhances the natural beauty of the woodgrain. The finishes have been kept tastefully simple for a coordinated and clean-lined effect. The combination of materials and the compact layout suggest a feeling of calm efficiency.
