Home Room Decor

This is a lovely decor idea. Take this 69 inch garland of soft fabric flowers on a soft fabric leafy vine, and drape it over a window frame or door frame; wind it around the back of a chair, or up the leg of a table. Get four and wind each one around the posts of a four poster bed. They are so affordable, you can buy as many as you like and do the whole room! The wonderful quality of cloth makes the decor immanently touchable and inviting. The greenery and symphony of colorful flowers are a wonderful way to bring the beauty of a country garden into your baby or child's room. The joyful ambiance will sooth you, and the pallet of color will pop out at you as you enter the room.

Even if the room was previously painted all in white, it will look tastefully and plentifully decorated when you use these flower garlands. attempt a green bamboo wood floor, or a green carpet to maintain the illusion of a mom nature taking over the room, and the vines will look right at home, as if they grew out of the “vegetation” on the floor.? Add a few fairies, or butterflies, and voila! An enchanted idyllic universe welcomes your child.

This makes a great gift.

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As it happens with the fashion universe, the interior design and decor universe is fragmented by more and more rapidly changing trends. Global competition makes it harder for manufacturers to stay on top. The internet allows for small, ethnic laced manufacturers to enter the global market bringing to your fingertips the authentic, hand crafted version of the decorative piece the big retailer mass produces to spruce up their out put.

While this offers the consumer a good pool of choices, it also creates fatigue on the part of the consumer. This sentiment is accentuated by the ever-changing trends. For example, an undecided consumer will start searching for the perfect decorative piece for, say, the wall behind the living room couch. After searching for two months, they will come up with a set of very different options. Unable to take a decision right away, they will set it aside for two more months, only to come back to their search and discover they are faced with an entirely new set of options.

After going trough this cycle a few times they will either buy on impulse, and become unhappy with the choice shortly there after, or give up all together, and feel utterly incompetent and unhappy. The ones buying on impulse will attempt keeping up with the trends for a while, and eventually give up just like the second category, as well tired to continue.

The manufacturer will continue to change the product as often as it deems necessary, for as long as there is a new wave of consumers ready to take the place of the recently fatigued ones. While following the trends is somewhat seductive, one should always keep in mind that they are signified to soon become obsolete. So buy the small inexpensive accessories you can easily change, if you want to keep up with the trends, and for the large expenditures consider the staying power of any style.

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Ramona Briciu studied art, and specialized in graphic design, and in the restoration of antique porcelain and ceramics. She headed a successful restoration studio for over six years. When personal circumstances determined her to close her restoration studio, Ramona embraced the chance of exploring a field she had always had a natural inclination towards, the vast universe of interior design and de'cor. Ramona is now heading a thriving business, her projects including commercial and residential makeovers.

Ramona Briciu is an interior decorator in Chicago. To visit her website please go to http://www.ramonadesignstudio.com

Decorative items can accentuate a room. They do not have to attract the eye and be as well obvious, as this small subdued statue shows. Hand carved in cream and beige colors, it can take time and a state of mind to be noticed. Once a moment has been seized, your guests, or yourself can take the time to look and appreciate the sentiments expressed in this work of art.

The personal theme of relationship, listening and companionship makes this into a great gift as well. some thing that can be put on display on either in the living room or in a bedroom, to remind one of the presence of a good friend at all times.

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We're fortunate to be living in an age where quality prints of great art are available at such a great price. Take this Kandinsky, for example. This large print (20″x24″) can easily become a focal point and set the color theme in any living room, dining room or office room.

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The traditional Bagua mirror is an crucial part of Feng Shui decor and design. This authentic Chinese Bagua mirror features the traditional 8 sided trigram frame, and the concave reflective surface to reverse negative energy. Made of shiny metal rather than glass, the Bagua mirror is tough enough to weather the elements without breaking.

The Bagua mirror is always used on the outside of your home or office, unless you are in an apartment where you can not access the outside walls of the building. In that case, you would hang the bagua mirror in the window facing out.

Placement of the mirror depends on which Feng Shui cure is needed. If you place it on the out side of your door, you deflect Sha Chi (negative energy) trying to enter. If a neighboring building has a corner pointing at yours building, that is considered a “poison arrow” that brings Sha Chi. The cure is then to put a Bagua mirror on the outside wall of your building where the poison arrow would hit, to deflect the Sha Chi. If you live at a T junction, or other type on intersection, you may need to hang a Bagua mirror on a tree trunk or external wall to deflect the Sha Chi from the road.

This Bagua mirror is so affordable, you can buy as many as you need to cure your Feng Shui problems.

They make great gifts as well!

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This classic Italian style contemporary Loveseat with its clean design is the perfect addition to any living room. Comfortable seating for two, in a wooden frame, bentwood arms and upholstered sides, you simply can't go wrong with this timeless item. No wonder it's so popular, being high on the bestsellers list in 2008.

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Milano Loveseat – Oak/ Olive

The perfect gift for any child is one that educates as it amuses. The delightful and colorful carousel is made of German crafted, Polish beech wood, and rotates using solar power. What better way for kids to learn about the science of harnessing clean energy, than this fun decoration made especially for them. You can explain that when they use the sun's power in this way, they save electricity, thereby reducing the amount of pollution produced at electrical power plants, and keeping our air cleaner. You can explain that by avoiding toys that use batteries or are made of plastic, we keep our dumps from leaching toxic chemicals into our groundwater. With one gift, you can open their eyes to how the choices they make can save our environment and keep them healthy.

Windowsills make great platforms for this carousel, and bold primary colors are bright mood-lifters for anyone stuck in bed and? under the weather. The carousel's dimensions are: 6″ x 6″ x 7″.

You'll want to give this as gifts to all your favorite kids.

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Color is the key to successful decorating. You can have the most expensive furnishings you can find, but without the right color scheme, they mean nothing. Color can work magic in a room by taking disparate furnishings and uniting them with color.

Adding color to a room is quite inexpensive. A new color of paint and fabrics can totally change a room.

The human eye can perceive approximately 10 million different colors. Just imagine all of the different color combinations that can be created. Even so, some color combinations are definitely better than others.

When looking at colors, there are eleven different terms that you should know:

1. Primary colors are the three main colors that every other color is made from: red, blue and yellow. Primary colors are often used in kids's rooms due to they are bright and will catch a child's attention.

2. Secondary colors are the colors that are created when you combine equal parts of the three primary colors. The color orange comes from red and yellow; green is from yellow and blue; and violet is from blue and red.

3. Tertiary colors are the result of combining a primary color with the nearest secondary color to it on the color wheel. The colors would appear as blue-green, yellow-green, yellow-orange, red-purple, and blue-purple.

4. Related color schemes result from combining secondary and tertiary colors. For instance, the colors blue-green and green will evoke a calming effect due to there are no jarring changes in color.

5. Complementary colors are located directly opposite each other on the color wheel. They would turn gray when they are mixed together in paint, but they can be used together – carefully – when decorating a room. Sometimes these color combinations can be as well overwhelming so care is needed when using them.

6. Hue is a descriptive word for color, such as leaf green, robin's egg blue or burgundy.

7. Saturation means how saturated (how much color) there is in the basic color. For example, light blue and navy are both yet blue. Navy is more saturated with the blue color.

8. The value of a color is how light or dark a color is. White has the brightest value and black has the darkest value.

9. Tints represent the colors that are closest to white in value. These would be pastel colors.

10. Shades are the colors that are closest to black in color, like hunter green or deep purple.

11. Neutrals are the “non” colors, like black, white, gray, brown and beige. They can produce a pleasing color scheme on their own or mixed with other colors.

Color plays an crucial part in decorating. The entire feel of a room can be made a change just by changing the color scheme.

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over here's a neat way to outline a window, archway, ramp, or pillar. Look around your home. What is the most interestingly shaped design feature? Would it look beautiful if it were outlined in the dark by tiny white lights?

attempt running this tube lighting along the lines you wish to accentuate. This would be especially pretty along the arch of a bridge in a garden pond, or overhead along archways in the room's architecture. An atrium lit this way would be especially pleasing, as would the ceiling of a dining room. You'd feel as if you were picnicing under the stars.

This clear PVC tubing encases small light bulbs that are built in. The light bulbs last for 35,000 hours, and the diameter of the tubing is only 3/8 of an inch. This means it is easily used in places where you would trip over some thing larger that protrudes farther. That's why it is often used to light walk ways in gardens, or steps in theaters and restaurants.

The rope comes in different lengths, although the one shown over here is a close up view of part of the shortest (6 foot) model. They can be attached end to finish to make a long continuous strand.

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What a beautiful piece of contemporary Italian style design this sofa is. In bright red, it can easily become the focal point of your living room.

It's not just pretty though. This is one smart piece of furniture. It is highly adjustable and can be has five different angles for you to play with, all easy to adjust with a special click-clack mechanism. And if that wasn't enough, you can pull this sofa apart and turn it into swivel seats, each of which can be turned into a bed (or made into a double bed together). The base even features a wooden part that can double as coffee table. Did I mention this piece of art, ummm furniture, is highly modular?

If you need some quick specs, over here they are: this sofa measures: 71.5 inches wide (cab be pull apart to 84.5 inches wide) x 29 inches deep X 29.5 inches high. Seat height measures 16 inches. Each seat measures: 36 inches wide X 29 inches deep. Bed measures: 71.5 inches wide x 77.5 inches deep x 10 inches high. Wooden coffee table top measures: 15.25W X 23.25D. For more info, as well as how to order from Amazon click over here:
Quintiliano Red Convertible Sofa / Bed

You'll feel like a Raja in this meditation chair. This one also provides the perfect place to practice the art of baby massage, on or between your outstretched legs. Several other uses for this comfortable extended throne come to mind, but you'll have to use your own imagination. If you have a baby, you must have figured it out at some point (wink).

Responsible use of forest products and finishes for woods is advocated by “Harmony In Design” . Towards this goal, they have created an entirely new line of meditation products made out of Mango wood and other sustainable resources. After 20 years the mango tree stops bearing fruit, and can then be harvested for timber. Since mango trees can be plantation grown, they prevent the clear cut practice that is damaging rain forests. Multiple uses of the Mango tree, make it a win win crop, providing the delicious and nutritious mango fruit that so many enjoy.

Look at the beautiful rose carved into the wood. The Raja boasts elegant craftsmanship from every angle, and yet has a tastefully rustic quality that makes it easy to incorporate into your room decor.

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A kitchen where delicious food is created, is a kitchen where the cook feels good about life. What things make you feel good about life? Bring those elements into your kitchen decor.

If romance inspires you to create gorgeous meals, then hang photos of your loved one on the kitchen wall, and train garlands of edible flowers to creep from your windowsill planter box, in through the window, and around it. Place candles around the kitchen, and use romantic lighting when you cook. Your cooking then becomes an offering of devotion, seduction, and admiration.

If your cooking is your connection to your heritage or your ancestors, decorate your kitchen with your ethnic art. Frame one of your favorite ancestral photos, and hang it on the wall.
You can also place old hand written recipes in layers to cover the kitchen table, and then cover that with a sheet of clear glass. This makes a rustically lovely decor focal point, or a classically elegant one if you write the recipes in calligraphy. Your guests will ooh and?ahh over this creative design.

If you want to cook healthful meals, hang a picture of yourself doing a realistic activity that can only be done with a strong healthy body (relative to your own circumstances), and a focused mind. If you have a family, hang photos of them showing off their health and strength as well. For instance, a photo of your child proudly displaying a school assignment that earned a high grade, or flexing her/his biceps and smiling with white teeth, shows the rewards for eating healthful foods. Hang colorful charts depicting the ratio of proteins to carbohydrates that you need, and hang pretty pictures of beautiful organic fruits and vegetables. These will give you an appetite for what is good for you, instead of tempting you to eat junk food. Natural produce comes in all colors (even blue – for blueberries), so you can make a gorgeous rainbow on your wall.

If you've got a need for open skies and beauty that uplifts you, these are the wall mural stickers for you. Even a tiny room that has been converted into a nursery or child's room will never feel claustrophobic,? if you paint it a pale shade of sky blue, and add these wall decals. The realistic looking, lovely, fluffy clouds turn any space into a heaven of sweet dreams.

These dry rub transfer instant murals are easy to apply like a sticker, and they come complete with an applicator stick. The difference between these and other wall mural decals or cut outs, is that these are such high quality reproductions of original paintings, that it will look as though you painted them on the wall yourself. You can even see the original artist's brush strokes, due to the printing technology is so advanced.

They are also as thin as paint, so you can paint right over them if you ever decide to change the room decor.

The 10 instant mural clouds are different sizes which helps to create the illusion of distance. This is perfect for tricking the brain into believing that you have plenty of space around you, and can gaze off into the distance.

Add a mobile of airplanes, or birds, or balloons, and you have a delightful room decor theme.

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A perfect gift for every man, this wonderful wood calendar set is sought after memorabilia that takes us back to a time without blackberry phones and digital spreadsheets. Amazing how practical it yet is, where you can yet use one of these in any office or study, or even on the mantelpiece in your living room, taking care to note the passing days by switching the date forward every morning.

Design wise, this item brings a sense of country style, very American? with its faded distressed look and Western style fonts. Wonderful gift for a friend, or for yourself, do not pass on this one.

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Interesting-looking modern lines and a gorgeous glass impact resistant face on the platform make this attractive bathroom scales a gorgeous item even before considering its other manifold and plentiful characteristics. With a cool, backlit digital numerical display, its memory is such that it supports all the information needed for 4 different users. It displays the start of a regimen, last, current and the goal weights of any and all of the four individuals.

With a leveling capacity built in, it also is extremely accurate, omitting the earlier concerns of balanced standing where readout information could be flawed. It has a 381 pound, 172 kilogram weight capacity, is large, safe and impact resistant. Pretty to look at, it makes a simple but effective and quite modern-looking appliance for any bathroom. When the factors which allow for the science of this instrument to add to a weight-loss regime are added, it becomes an indispensable tool for a person or persons interested in self-improvement. 12″ in diameter this gorgeous piece is a handy and attractive scales that can actually make for a great gift for a close friend or a relative with weight issues.

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What is it about these old European designs that makes us so nostalgic? The River big city Clock looks perfect with antique decor. The lines hearken to the engineering marvels of the industrial age, and the alder wood with cherry or oak finish lends it an air of sophistication. Old universe libraries and studies would feature clocks like this one. Equally at home on a mantle piece, shelf or desk, the River big city Clock is the perfect accent piece to tie your decor theme together.

do not let the good looks fool you; River big city clock is a well designed and sturdy piece of technology as well. The wide base insures that it will not tip over. The radio controlled time automatically adjusts to daylight savings time, in any of 4 time zones in the continental USA and Canada, and makes sure that you have the correct time everyday. All you need is one AA battery, and this clock will keep you on track.

over here are a few suggestions for this clock: Put it over your fire place on a well insulated mantle, next to old photos in monochrome amber tint, in a wood frame of the very same color as the clock's case; put it on a shelf next to your antique leather bound books; put it on your desk next to your fountain pen or quill and ink; put it where you work to remind you that when you build a solid base, it is only a matter of time till you succeed.

In Feng Shui wooden items like this one enhance the Chi of growth and are typically placed in the family or historical zone of the home or office. This clock will look great with both family photos and business archives.

The River big city Clock enjoys rave reviews and makes a great gift!

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