Archive for August, 2010

Teens Bedroom Interior Design Ideas – Three Design Tips For Small Rooms

August 24th, 2010


Is your teens bedroom located in a small room and you could use some help with interior design ideas? First, and most importantly, teens like to spend time in their own rooms, and if the space is small, you’ll benefit from knowing a few decorating methods that will make your teen appreciative of their special place.

Tip #1: Eliminate the clutter to make the room appear bigger.

When a small room has large pieces of furniture that are juxtaposition with not even one inch of extra space, your teen will feel uncomfortable and cramped in the room. When a room is small and there is no design for storage, then clothes, books, papers, and things of all kinds tend to get piled up on top of each other; clutter is the result.

Tip #2: Choose wall colors that will make the room feel more spacious.

To create the illusion of more space, you don’t have to use light-colored paint or wallpaper. You can use monochromatic decorating schemes, or various hues of one color family. Or, you can paint one wall blue and another wall green, which will create an equal intensity of calmness. Likewise, if you decorate with light-colored furniture and accessories, the space will feel bigger.

If using color seems scary to you, then here are a few design hints. When you paint two of the walls a light color and two of the walls a deep color, the deep-colored walls will look as if they’re farther away than the light walls.

Paint that has a blue-gray color to it will make the room look as if the walls are receding; thus giving the impression that the room is larger than it really is.

The cool colors of purple, blue and green will also make a small room appear larger.

Tip #3: Consider using the principles of Feng Shui to decorate your teen’s room.

Simply stated, Feng Shui is a method of placing furniture in such a way that it allows the chi (energy) to easily flow throughout the room. For example, a bed would be situated away from the door to give the room a bigger appearance.

There are many design advantages to the Feng Shui approach. If you search with your favorite browser for the term Feng Shui or Bagua Map, you will find pages of pictures, diagrams and explanations that will help you utilize a room’s small space.
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Bedroom Designs

August 14th, 2010


If you are currently thinking of how to create a new look for your bedroom, you might want to consider checking out all the design and style options that you have from books as well as online websites. Doing this could give you an idea on what and how you could actually make your bedroom look unique and exciting.

The most important thing when it comes to picking out your bedroom design is to consider your actual tastes and preference. This means that if your rooms used to be in pink because that is your favorite color, ask yourself on what your favorite color is now and might want to use that as your bedroom’s new color scheme.

If your bedroom used to have prints and designs on the walls, and you’re tired of those styles, you can simply go for simple looking designs or plain prints. This way, you do not necessarily have to worry or spend on your room’s wall and could move forward to other important parts of your bedroom.

Other than your bedroom’s designs and colors, it is also important that you buy bed sheets and covers that would coincide well with the type and quality of your new room. This means that if your room is pretty much girly, you should also buy a girly looking bed sheet and cover.

Another more important thing you should consider of course is whether or not your bedroom is your own personal space. If you happen to be sharing your room with someone else, like your sister or partner in life, it would be advisable to take note of how they also like your room to look like.
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Sports Themed Bedrooms – Football Bedroom Design Idea For Boys

August 12th, 2010


Start from the bottom up with a cool rug or wall-to-wall flooring from your local carpet or home improvement store. You can custom order carpet/rugs that look like turf and have the 10-yard lines painted on it. You can also customize it with their favorite team logo!

Make one wall pop by using an easy-to-install mural. Don’t paint the other walls until you purchase the mural, then find a great coordinating color to make the mural pop.

For the bed, simple is best – you’ll want to purchase a transitional bedspread to accommodate theme changes as your son gets older. Keep bedding simplistic and use accessories and paint to create the scene.

Now it’s time to look up. Paint the ceiling a coordinating color to match your walls/mural – keep it light. Add a football ceiling fan to complete your ceiling look.

Let’s accessorize – real lockers are a great way to add interest AND storage to a room – you can find new ones online, or search garage sales or school sales for used lockers that you can re-purpose with paint and you have an instant dresser! Add a side table and a lamp, wall shelves for sports memorabilia and books, or use shadowbox frames to highlight ticket stubs or autographed pieces.

For the windows, a fun valance is the best way to go – use team jerseys and clothesline. String the clothesline over the top of the window by using any type of storage hook. Attach the jerseys with clothespins and you have an instant and interesting window treatment. If you need more privacy, just add simple panels or wooden blinds.

For product guides and links to the items mentioned above, be sure to visit The Decorating Idea Site!
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