Archive for September, 2008
Get Creative With Your Lighting
Lighting can be dramatic, simple or set a mood, but sometimes it can also just be a lot of fun and great to look at. I have gathered a collection of some really funky and stylish lamps that may just inspire you to take a look at your home design. Sometimes it’s amazing what you can come up with. I think my favorite one is the on bedrock lamp, it looks like a light on pillows!
Holiday Table Decor
When many people think about decorating for the holidays they think of Halloween decorations that go outside and scare the kids, they think of the Christmas tree or other items depending on what you celebrate, many people don’t think about the table setting you can have for both holidays or just general seasonal settings. Yes setting a table is also part of a great interior design plan.
Many people when they are looking at setting up a room for the holiday think about just the holiday type dishes, but if you have a home with a dinning room you can set up a great spread that you can keep up all year around by using great dishes, silverware and sterling silver cutlery. The best way to do this is to set the table with nice things and have a cabinet in the room where you can put these dishes when you actually use the table.
A great site to check out for silverware is arthurprice.com they have a great selection of home items, silverware and gifts so you can do not only your holiday decorating, but maybe get some gifts too. I love the candle holders they have and plan on buying a few of them as gifts. If your looking for one thing to buy here, I would either get the 3 piece condiment set or the tea set. They are classic looks that will work well with most trends that will come along.
Once you have your silverware you need to get some great plates, also check online for plates that will really make people take a look at your table over the holiday season. I find that if I pick up something from a local store, everyone else has it. Shopping online is a great way to avoid that and have a unique look to your home that will wow your guest. This really works well when your trying to impress the boss or the mother in law, if you get something no one has seen before it tends to make you look more sophisticated and worldly.
Get Comfortable With Design
It’s Monday morning and you are heading off to work, you going to that uncomfortable desk chair or maybe you work at a job that requires you stand all day to work, even during break you sit on hard uncomfortable chairs that don’t help you to relax and actually rest. If your like I use to be, you spend half of your lunch break standing in line for food or running around to pay bills or do other things. At the end of the day it would be nice to come home to something comfortable like the wonderful furniture pictured here?
Make Your Own Interior Design
Beads are a hot thing in jewelry, clothing and interior design, but you don’t need to spend tons of money on a designer bead lamp or beaded pillow. You can buy great wholesale beads at Beads of Cambay and get the same look as designer brands without the price tag of them. These beads are not just normal every day beads, they are of very high quality and are beautiful. Beads Of Camby offers a discount of up to 30% off many of their beads so really you do get a great deal with them.d
If you love the look of copper you should think about using this wonderful copper bead on a lamp or your curtains. This would look amazing with a red or brown fabric or shade. with these beads you really should use your imagination and just do what you think looks good. Interior design is not about what is in style at the moment it is about what makes you happy and what makes you feel at home.
If your not into the copper look they have many other types of beads and a great selection of wholesale gemstone beads. These beads are great to use in little girls rooms to add that princess touch even if the room is not a princess theme. Young girls tend to love gems and other shiny things that makes them feel special.
There are many things that you can use beads for in your home besides lamps and pillows. Make picture frames with your kids or use them to add something to mirrors or candle holders. There really are endless possibilities.
Blind To Blinds? Try NoBrainer Blinds
Blinds are not just there for decoration, they are also great to help keep in heat or cold, they can help block the sun and they can really just make life easier if you are looking for privacy without having to sacrifice the look of a room. there are many place to get custom blinds one is a great site called No Brainer Blinds. This is defiantly a site for someone new to buying blinds online.
It’s a very easy site to use with a ton of information on measuring and installing blinds. They also have a great selection of blinds for your home. Their inventory includes wood, aluminum and plantation shutters. They also have some great roman blinds and the prices are not half bad either. If your not sure what you want to order they also offer samples so that you have at least some idea of what you will end up getting. I always look for sites that offer samples because you sometimes are not sure what you are getting when you shop online.
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