SMART HOME DECO: September 2009

* Bathroom Decorating Designs Ideas

Posted by ezat04 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 comments (1)

Are you bored with your bathroom? Has it become… shall we say outdated?

Before updating your bathroom maybe you have some questions, after all renovating your bathroom will take time and you want to get your moneys worth.

Decorating your bathroom sounds easy enough. You have your toilet, your tub, a countertop, a sink and you’re done, right? Wrong.

Decorating a bathroom is harder than it looks if you actually care about interior design. Interior design for bathrooms involves much more than just where to put your toilet and tub.

Small or big, if you want to make your bathroom look good and feel good, then read on. Some individuals leave the bathroom to be done up last, or give it the least importance. But mind it you, it is here that you get hygienically clean, you spend your time at ease and of course get refreshed for the day. While setting up your bathroom there are some basic fixtures designs you have to adhere you. This will make your bathroom functional and safe. There are a few parameters that have to be followed. For instance a minimum space of 30 x 48 inches of uncluttered floor space is to be kept in front of the commode. From this 19 inches should serve as the knee area from under the seat. A minimum of 15 inches is required from the centre of the toilet to the walls and 30 inches from the centre of the toilet to any other sanitary fixture.

60 inches in length is the minimum tub size if you plan to keep one and 30 inches in width with flowing wide space on either sides. Where showers are concerned there should be at least 34 inches of space from wall to wall, but some people have even smaller.

If you have a small bathroom you can ascertain size by using optical illusion. If height is the concern then you can add height to bathroom by using vertical stripes. These can be in the form of paint or with wallpaper. Even tiles with vertical designs can be used right up to the ceiling. You can end it with a cornice to make the ceiling look higher. Mirrors help in increasing the look via width and depth; this is told by many Indian interior designers. But too many mirrors can spoil the look. Hence just use one mirror with strategic location, such that it can reflect the light from all angles.

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* Home Lanscape Decorating Styles

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Contemporary Family Garden

The trick with a family garden is to create a design that not only looks good but is incredibly practical. After all, a garden needs to cater to the needs of you, your children and your friends. This means a combination of surfaces to deal with the various activities it will be subjected to, not forgetting planting to add interest, shade and perhaps even as a source of food (and learning for the children). How to create this? Ideally, you'd have a big enough space, as in this garden, to fit in everything on your wish list. However, even a smaller space can be made to measure.

Sociable Garden

In a garden that you'll be sitting in to entertain, you'll naturally crave some privacy. The best way to do that - apart from building tall walls or fences all the way around it - is to plant climbers and trees to create a screen. If you do this, consider your neighbours - if you're going to be blocking their sunlight, it's likely they'll be unhappy; equally, putting trees very close to your or their house is never a good idea. However, grouping trees towards the end of your garden will create a screen in that area and a view that you can enjoy from the house.

Urban Garden

Like many urban gardens, this one is L-shaped, which means not only is the side return often too small to do anything meaningful with, but also that the view from within the house into the side return is often quite bland (or of the neighbouring house). This design combats these problems firstly with a white painted wall. The wall reflects light back into the house, provides privacy and a backdrop for the architectural planting in front. Also, the shallow nature of the border in front of the wall means that the side return is uncluttered and therefore spacious enough to provide a sheltered seating area or place for children to play.

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* Dining Room Decorating Styles

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One of the biggest problems with dining rooms is that they are often neglected just because they are such a trek from the kitchen.Most often, formal dining areas are in a separate room, while informal dining areas are more commonly out in the open—frequently attached to the living room, family room, or kitchen.Dining Room Furniture should be inspired by a sense of grandeur, impression, and elegance. To truly make a dining room formal, you need to pay attention to details from the window treatments down to the place mats.
For a different mood, consider creating a serious, luxurious space set aside specifically for great meals and conversation.Don’t limit yourself to thinking that meals must be restricted to a formal table. A kitchen island, or even a counter top fitted with stools or high-sitting chairs, can also make for a fun dining experience.

Breathe new life into your dining room with simple decor changes. Add a mirror to make the room appear larger or overhaul the entire room with a remodeling project and new furniture. Add a wall of windows to shed light on family dinners or install low-hanging chandeliers for delicate ambiance. But first, let us provide some design and decor inspiration for your new and improved dining room.

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* Small Kitchen Design For Small Home

Posted by ezat04 Monday, September 7, 2009 comments (0)

Homeowners medium home type or lower confused to find a kitchen, reason is the limited space, while the style of the kitchen layout is very wasteful as a place, to deal with it, we introduce creation may be a solution to the problem of the kitchen in a small home. Important point to designing the kitchen is a functional aspect. A place to cook and store food equipment such as plates, spoons and other kitchen equipment, in the kitchen design select kitchen set made of wood in combination with playwood for saving budget. Consists of the kitchen table is equipped with coockerhood, the bottom left and right side of the plate used for shelves and drawers spoon. One tall rack with doors made of glass. the bottom shelf is used where the microwave.
Reason choose glass materials used for aesthetic and variations of the game, especially when using downlights, modern kitchen design is matched by the size of the kitchen equipment at the moment.

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* Bedroom Decorating Styles

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Modern Bedroom Style

Whether you are looking to remodel or just update your bedroom now is the time to consider the look of modern bedroom furniture. From companies like Spacify.com you can find styles from Italian designers that will offer a great variety of styles and colors. Upgrading your bedroom furniture can give your room a new and fresh look that will provide a place of rest and relaxation. With the modern styles you will notice a more conscious use of space and functionality.

Traditional Bedroom Style

Traditional bedroom furniture features velvety or silky finishes and graceful curves. Sleigh beds and poster beds often exemplify the traditional style. Less grand and a bit more casual, these furnishings have fewer fussy details. Edges are smooth and soft, contributing to a homey, welcoming feel. The classic details of traditional furniture are reflections of the periods and influences of years gone by; Colonial, French Country and Neo-Classical design ideals are blended in this furnishing style. You will recognize it when you see it – the traditional furniture style has been the popular choice for home furnishings for over a century.

Contemporary Bedroom Style

Clean lines, neutral elements and bold color characterize contemporary/modern bedroom furnishings. This style is known for its underlying simplicity of line, shape, form, and attention to practical functions as compared to the dramatic and lavish appearances of traditional bedroom furniture styles. Modern bedroom furniture often incorporates classic and traditional features in subtle, understated ways.

Casual Bedroom Style

Casual bedroom sets are comfortable, warm, inviting, and homey. Simple details, textured elements of upholstery, and minimalist horizontal lines characterize this style. Rectangular and softly curved elements contribute to a casual feel. The furniture is large in scale and selected for comfort and utility with less emphasis on intricate details.

Children's Bedroom Style

Children's Furniture is fun, adventurous, and imaginative in appearance. We carry everything from bunk beds race car beds. Children's beds come in a variety of colors and styles.Canopy beds are the popular choice for young girls. If you are looking for extra storage then beds with storage drawers underneath are the perfect choice. Browse through our kid's décor category to find the perfect accessory pieces to furnish the bedroom. This category consists of rugs, lamps, clocks, and much more. With our great selections of children's furniture shopping for furniture has never been easier.