Posts Tagged ‘design’

Mixing Styles for Your Own Individual Design

May 29th, 2011

Your home is the perfect palette for you to express some creativity and individuality, showing the world who you are, what you like, and what type of style is special to you and your family.

Maria Harris – Latest Hubs

Beautiful Wall Art in an Abstract or Tropical Design

May 25th, 2011

Wall art and hangings are always popular ways to decorate a home. Besides adding a lot of visual interest to a room, they can also help set the mood or establish an overall theme. Wall art is available in a wide array of varieties, styles, materials and price ranges, making it easy to find just the right piece to accentuate your living space….

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Alyssa Davis – American Chronicle

Dining Design is Black and White

April 7th, 2011

Some design styles are simple to understand and implement in your dining room, offering little opportunity for mistakes or mismatched decor. Others present many different challenges for getting things perfect, and it can be easy to miss something important or add something that does not coordinate w…
Articles Written by Alyssa Davis From Isnare.com

Stenciling a Door for a Custom Design Touch

March 25th, 2011

There are many ways to personalize a room: You may decide to hang metal dragonfly wall art, decorate with canvas are or wrought iron decor, sunshine metal wall art or abstract metal art, for example. There are also ways to enhance features and fixtures in the room and one unique way to a custom touch is to stencil one or more doors. …

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Theresa Hill – American Chronicle

Using Toys for Charming Nursery Design

March 7th, 2011

When putting a nursery together there are many different ways to go about getting the task done. Parents may prefer wrought iron wall decor or Western metal wall sculptures for living spaces, . . .
Gather: Articles by Donald Gauthier

Battling the Budget with a Winning Design

February 13th, 2011

When it comes to decorating, budgets can be tricky, but there is no escaping them. However, making over a room does not necessarily have to cost a lot of money. Using some designer tricks of the trade, . . .
Gather: Articles by Bertha Negron

How to Design a Stylish Bachelor Bedroom

February 1st, 2011

Bachelor bedrooms have a bad rep: They’re often a cliché for poor taste with posters of scantily clad females on the wall, piles of dirty clothes on the floor, an unmade bed, clutter and tacky décor suited for a pool hall. However, it is possible to create a stylish, masculine bedroom that is inviting, clean and comfortable.
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Building Basement Rooms with Playful Design

January 5th, 2011

Quite often a basement is just a dark space under the house that houses the furnace and the laundry room. It also include a bit of a storage area, but is mostly a lot of empty wasted space. In some houses . . .
Gather: Articles by Donald Gauthier

Apartment Design without Paint or Nails

December 23rd, 2010

When you are renting an apartment, you may find that you are not allowed to touch the walls, and that means no paint and no nails. While your first thought may be that you are going to be stuck living in a lackluster apartment, nothing could be further from the truth. Just because you cannot paint, does not mean that your rooms will be devoid of color, and just because you cannot use nails does not mean that you cannot decorate. You just have to think outside the box.
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Wallpaper Adds Shimmer to a Room’s Design

December 22nd, 2010

When you think about hanging wallpaper in a room, generally the first thing that springs to mind is the traditional floral designs from years ago. However, wallpapers have changed, and they are now available in a variety of styles, colors and textures. For example, especially for modern spaces, metallic wallpaper is becoming very popular, and it adds a stunning and dramatic accent.

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