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Abitare il tempo - International home decorating event in Verona
The home living trade fair is celebrating its twentieth anniversary with reflection on the decorative vocabulary used in the domestic landscapes of the third millennium.
The home decorating trade fair held in Verona has been telling the story of...
Christmas Decorating Ideas
As the holidays approach, it is time to start thinking of how you would like to decorate your home. As you will probably have numerous friends and family during the holiday season, the sooner you start to consider you Christmas décor the better. The...
Decorating With Interior Shutters
There is more than one way to dress up a window. Sure most
people think of curtains and drapes because they are often ready
made and easily hung. What they might not realize is that
interior shutters are a beautiful, traditional window...
Exterior Decorating on a Budget
Exterior Decorating on a Budget By Kathleen Wilson Many times we are so busy decorating the interior of our home , we forget about the view most people see first…the outside! Perhaps we all believe improvements to the exterior of the home must be...
Home Interior Decorating
Your house is something special. It’s the place where you live, where you find warmth and safety, shelter and so much more.
It’s a sentimental place that is part of your life. So that place must be well decorated for you to have a good time...
Luau! Decorating with a Hawaiian Theme
Hawaii is a first choice travel destination with millions of people - and for good reason. Bring a little of that island feeling into your home, either indoors or in your outdoor living space. You can apply this theme to an elegant dinner party,...
Nursery Decorating Ideas: Creating a Timeless Retreat…
Decorating a baby room is a wonderful opportunity to create a carefree hideaway - a place of slumber and lullabies. BABY ROOM THEMES… From Tropical Jungle to Noah's Ark, Teddy Bears to Winnie the Pooh: There are many delightful baby room...
Tips for Decorating Children's Rooms
Are you thinking about decorating your children’s rooms? Well don’t think too long, because before you know it, they’ll be grown up and gone! When you’re decorating kid’s rooms, you can really save yourself a lot of time and money by having a...
“Too Much Stuff” Syndrome or How Decorating and Organizing Can Help Your Sanity
Publishing Guidelines: You may publish this article with the article and resource box intact and unchanged provided any links are hyperlinked. A courtesy copy of your publication would be appreciated. (The challenge paragraph may be omitted for...
What to consider before you start decorating your home
The success of any decorating scheme depends on how well it
suits all the members of your family. To create a décor that you
will be happy with, think about what you want and also what you
don't want. It's a good idea to know what you have before...
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Decorating a Child's Room - 8 Simple Strategies to Make You Both Happy!
When it comes to decorating a child's room, your approach should be much different from decorating an adult bedroom.
That's because a child's bedroom should reflect his or her personality and not yours.
For kids, their bedroom is where they play games, read, listen to music, day-dream, or just go to be alone sometimes. So use these eight strategies to help create a space that will make you both happy:
1. Talk to your child. Find out what activities and fantasies he or she enjoys; what their favorite color is; and what's unique about their personality that a theme could be built around.
2. Allow your child to help. Let them have a say about colors, fabrics, and how they want to display theircollectibles.
3. Make the room multi-functional. Since children use their room for many activities besides sleeping, it should have several different zones, such as a play area, reading area, and entertainment area.
4. Make storage a priority. Try shelving, large decorative wicker baskets, plastic see-through containers, and closets that contain plenty of shelving and racks.
5. Keep window treatments simple. Avoid long draperies. Shades, blinds, and shorter curtains are safer choices. The fabric should be versatile, and patterns should be repeated in other
items in the room, such as in pillows, quilts, lampshades, bed ruffles, etc.
6. Choose the right lighting. A child’s room should include both task lighting for homework and reading, and soothing light for quieter times. A nightlight is also important.
7. Use wallpaper or paint to add color and texture. You can apply whimsical borders along the top edges of the walls, and clouds or stars on the ceiling. Make sure walls are washable, so if you are using paint, choose a semi-gloss or gloss finish. Kids love bright colors, but you should limit any strong color to only one wall.
8. Allow your child to select the design theme. Here are just a few: firehouse fun room, starry night, angels, rainbows, unicorns, baseball, a bedroom for a princess, underwater scenery, outer space, race cars, airplanes, trains, jungle motifs, wizards and dragons, and dinosaurs.
Decorating with your child offers a great opportunity to display your playful side, while doing some memorable family bonding, so have fun with it!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Michael Holland is the creator of http://www.kids-rooms-and-crafts.com and http://www.home-decorating-made-easy.com. His web sites offers lots of FREE decorating tips and ideas for decorating your home.
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