Decor
Decor: April 2008 Monthly archive
Deciding what furniture to buy is a big decision. Although you may switch out accent pieces to change the room's look from time to time, the furniture you choose will act as the room's base or anchor - making it critical to the overall look. If you're looking for furniture that is long-lasting and lessens your impact on the environment, check out eco-friendly or green furniture. In Style Modern Furniture offers a great selection of green furniture and a helpful guide that explains various types of eco-friendly options.
Sometimes all it takes to give a room in your home a whole new look is to change one tiny detail. If your bathroom has been boring you lately and a complete redesign is out of the question, there's still hope. Just think how a brand new, bright shower curtain will spice up the space.
IKEA, the venerable low-cost modern home furnishings store, remains unchallenged in providing smart looking furniture and home accessories for the masses at reasonable prices. But for IKEA to achieve these progressive designs at a price point that won't break the bank they've taken a different approach to product development by focusing first on consumer cost and then consumer need.
I admit I’ve pinched a few stems in my day. Are they real? Are they fake? And I’ve even had the debate with myself over whether fake flowers are an accepted decorating option. For some, of course, it’s a necessity; for example those of us that have allergies or animals that eat and then kill living plants. For others, as long as you find the right faux flowers, it’s just a longer lasting option that works great.
Although not quite a DIY project, it's probably an issue you've toggled with in your home: what to do with the television. A necessary evil, over the years TVs have evolved into these extra-large focal points of the living room. You've got to have (or at least you want) the biggest and the best flat screen HD TV, but the problem is that it starts to overpower the otherwise peaceful room. Vutec offers a solution.
Chances are you've got a collection of something somewhere in your house. Some lend themselves to public view while others just don't make the cut. But before you discount displaying your collection, take a look at the tips from these two websites for different ideas on how to display collectible items.
Hansa Stella Faucet
The K/BIS 2008 conference and show in Chicago has wrapped up and we've pulled together a list of the best coverage. Some of favorite new products include the Fisher and Paykel "gas in glass" range and we welcome a new kitchen countertop material, glass, from ThinkGlass.
We're fans of the Haunted Mansion ride at Disneyland but this homeowner took it to another level by transforming his home office into the ride itself!
Wing chairs are coming back in style, and should yours need a refresher (or any of your other furniture for that matter) there's always the option of reupholstering it. Professional reupholstery can run you hundreds of dollars, but we all know it's more fun to do it ourselves.
Not everyone is blessed with beautiful fireplaces in their homes--but that doesn’t mean everyone can’t enjoy the benefits. If your house or apartment doesn’t lend itself to a chimney, consider a faux fireplace. There are a lot of options from portable fireplaces to ones that are actually built into the wall, complete with a mantle. You can choose to go all out with a gas fire or simply decorate with candles.
Just as you take cues from style experts when building your wardrobe, decorating and design mavens can offer valuable insight into upcoming home décor trends. If you'd like to introduce British flavor into your surroundings without crossing the pond, the UK's IdealHome magazine presents this year's bathroom trends.
April 28, 2008 | Comments ()
