Plantation shutters: add grace and style to your home

February 17, 2012  //  Posted by: cooldude  //  Category: Home Decor, Home Furnishings

When you sit down to think about the various decorating options for your home, you will have many to choose from depending on various prices and recommendations. Plantation shutters are a very good option if you do not want curtains to be installed for the windows. The good thing about these shutters is that they are pretty strong and long-lasting. They add style and grace because they are unique and do not easily get covered with dust.

 

If you succeed in choosing the right material, color, style and functioning of these plantation shutters, they will add elegance to the look of the window as well as the home. You need to very objective while choosing these shutters. Know what you exactly want and then search for them in the stores. Apart from providing an excellent look, the shutters provide extra privacy and keep your house cool by being a barrier for extreme sunrays entering the house.

Creatively Decorate Your Walls with wall art

February 02, 2012  //  Posted by: cooldude  //  Category: Home Decor

Nothing can beat the fun of making one’s own art on the wall. The concept of creatively decorating your own walls with wall art gives you an extra sense of satisfaction as you walk in to your apartment knowing that everything even the wall arts belong to you. You tend to get attached more to your room. You can search for cool arts on the wall and design them accordingly in case you are not allowed to paint on your walls.

You can also decorate your walls with textured wall arts. Wall painting is one of the better ways to decorate a room. It allows you to come up with various ideas as your creativity oozes out on the wall. But there are certain guidelines that you need to follow which includes the kind of paint you should use because any and every paint might not be suitable and after a point of time it may fade out.

Top 5 Winter Decorating Ideas

January 25, 2012  //  Posted by: cooldude  //  Category: Home Decor

With the oncoming of winter, the environment around us has started to look dull and lifeless. With barren trees, a wintry weather and cloudy days the mood is very pensive. In order to not allow this mood to grip us individuals, one of the best things is to get decorate one’s home and make life as exciting as possible.

If one wants to repaint his/her home, it must be kept in mind that in winter warmer colours like red and orange make our homes look better and more hospitable. It gives us with a break from the monotonous colours of winter outside. One can change the curtains and pillow covers to soft velvety drapes or to luxurious suede.

Dry tree trunk is very easily available in winter and can be used to create stunning centre pieces. Branches of trees can be used in a crystal base with some artificial bird nests for a nice decorative item.

Contemporary wall décor for your home

September 30, 2011  //  Posted by: cooldude  //  Category: Home Decor

Wall décor is an integral part of home décor and when you revamp your house you need to pay special attention to how you decorate your walls. And to make your walls look absolutely stunning, you can opt for contemporary décor. Contemporary wall décor actually takes advantage of and uses stuffs that are readily available around you. It’s a wonderful way to customize and personalize your wall décor.

If you want tranquility in your room, you can opt for the Japanese serenity theme. Get a Japanese divider screen and paint the walls in dark, beautiful colors that will accentuate the contrast. For the contrast you can go in for bold, white Japanese characters. Choosing this theme for the walls of your study or reading room is a good idea. For your wall décor you can also go in for life-size paint sample card. This will mean you should make your wall look like a giant paint sample cards that’s available in paint stores.

3D wall art to liven up your décor

September 26, 2011  //  Posted by: cooldude  //  Category: Home Decor

Do you want to give your home a novel and animated look? Well then installing ultra realistic 3D wall arts would be the best option for you. The present house decoration industry is experiencing massive hype for this new variant of home décor. But in order to have a successful 3D wall art construction you need to keep a certain things in mind.

If you really want to add 3D art fixtures to your wall, then it would be best to put it on an early painted and finished wall. A recently colored wall should be left for at least 1 month to form a good foundation for 3D wall arts. Such wall decors work best upon flat, smooth and dust free surfaces, so you make sure your wall is clean.

There are various types of 3D wall arts to choose from in this current interior home decoration industry. So you can select a good range of hexagon, polka circle, rectangular and even from jigsaw 3D wall arts.

Give your kitchen an elegant makeover with French butcher table

September 22, 2011  //  Posted by: cooldude  //  Category: Home Decor

A French butcher table gives an elegant touch to your kitchen. A butcher table is a sturdy piece of working furniture which has big and strong legs. The butcher tables are durable and they have open shelves for the purpose of storage. Some of the tables also have bottle racks, utensil holders and breakfast bars.

French butcher tables have exquisite designs and at the same time a traditional look. They are very popular in the kitchen. The table serves many purposes. You can use it to cut meat, chop vegetables and fruits and bread. All this can be done in a quick and convenient way.

Butcher tables are very good for cutting and chopping unlike normal kitchen tables. The knife marks do not scratch the surface and the table tops remain intact. You will find the counter tops of the butcher tables in different styles, shapes and sizes. They may be made of wood, granite, copper or even glass. The look of the table countertop is very important while buying a butcher table.

Ways to decorate your guestroom with bedroom furniture

September 06, 2011  //  Posted by: cooldude  //  Category: Home Decor

It may happen sometimes that you are purchasing newer bedroom furniture, but do not have any idea about the accommodation of the old ones. Keeping them in the store or the spare room will not serve the purpose. The best place to place these items will be the guest room. Just like the other rooms of your house, the guest room requires décor and designing. But if you already have left over furniture from your bedroom, you do not need to invest on extra furniture again.

Most people purchase wardrobes and beds after certain period of time, even if the old one is intact and are highly functional. You can move these old items to the guest room, thereby making the guest room look filled and new. You can even put certain bedroom furniture that is unwanted or unmatchable, in the guest room. This is also economical and pocket friendly, since it will save you from spending money on the same item.

Few tips on where to install your television set

April 13, 2011  //  Posted by: cooldude  //  Category: Home Decor

Finding a location for your TV basically depends on your position where you would mostly sit to watch it. Depending upon the room, its furniture, the distance from the supposed placement of the TV set, place your television set. Your entertainment area should be cozy, comfortable and warm so that your whole family can enjoy a great time together watching TV. So the right kind of placement for your television is highly important.

Some television sets like LCD sets are highly expensive and have different ways of installation as compared to normal TV sets. So if you are doubtful even after thoroughly reading the TV installation guide, it is best to take some external expert help from an electrician. He or she would know what’s best for your TV to be installed safely. Then again if you are determined to do it yourself, gather all the specific information on installation and then make sure you have all the tools and a helping hand as well, before you start.

What type of room does a kid desire

April 10, 2011  //  Posted by: cooldude  //  Category: Home Decor

Planning to set up your kid’s room? Well here are some room décor ideas based on kids’ specifications.

If it’s a girl, the common specification would be a princess themed décor. Thus adorn the room in soft pink shades and Disney posters. Get Disney printed bedding and other accessories. Your little master might prefer a jungle or sports theme. Thus brush the wall in vibrant colors and arrange animal paintings or posters of his favorite sport star or cartoon character.

If possible get two separate closets for their clothes and huge amount of toys. There should be a chair and desk with multiple drawers to store his trinkets. Arrange for shelves and stack them up with his favorite cartoon strips and story books and soft toys. Get funky and mounted lighting arrangements and a small table lamp for reading the stories at night. Also look for a small decorated dresser and fancy kid furniture like teddy bear chairs. Finally, complete the room with a rocking horse.

Painting stripes on your chair

January 18, 2011  //  Posted by: viewmybuild  //  Category: Furniture, Home Decor

Your chairs may have grown old, but still, you are in no mood to part away your precious chair. It must have been an expensive one when you bought it, the paints have faded away, and it looks sloppy now.

You need a paint to make it look more attractive, and possibly to have a newer look.

Follow the few steps listed below to paint stripes on your chair.

• Start your proceedings by washing your chair with water and soap. After this allow the surface to dry.

• If this is the first paint on a chair, you can use a primer, otherwise leave out primer.

• Choose paint colour and use high gloss latex paint to put stripes on the chair.

• Take the help of painters tape and a chalk to mark the stripes. Use a paint brush to apply paint on the surface, between the two tapes, to create stripes.

• Leave the tape for at least 24 hours to have the best effect.