Home Decor – Making a Holiday Window Decoration – 2
The decorations have come down after Christmas and the rooms are looking rather bare. Winter is often a drab time of year and, even though the promise of Spring is just around the corner, why not liven your January days up by investing in some home decorating. Home decorating ideas do not have to break the bank; there are plenty of ideas which can make an immediate impact on the interior of your home without spending too much money. At the other extreme, however, you could hire an interior decorator and go the whole hog! Whatever you choose, however, there are plenty of home decorating ideas around – from chic and sophisticated to ultra modern, or the contemporary cottage look with beams and home-crafted cushions. Home decorating ideas is really a matter of personal preference and depends on the kind of home you have and the lifestyle you live there.
To change the look on a shoestring, alter the positioning of the furniture. If, previously, it was against the walls, pull it all out and reposition it at angles. What about changing the dining room to the lounge and the lounge to the dining room for an immediate change? Even in the smallest houses, there is usually sufficient room to make this change. I did this one weekend a few years ago and it has become an almost annual alteration. My front room [the traditional lounge area] runs through into the traditional dining area with a large opened out area in the wall between. This ‘opened-out’ area was knocked through before I bought the house, and it is neither an open-plan nor an appropriate size to be closed off by double doors. It looks what it is – a big square gap in the wall, with a wood surround to finish it off! I have actually arranged with a local builder to have this altered to a brick-faced archway. It will certainly look a lot better!
If you are on a budget, even painting one wall as a focal point will look cleaner and brighter. There are plenty of inexpensive wall hangings you can buy from companies like IKEA, the Swedish company with many outlets in the UK. Plants will also liven up any home decorating ideas – they come in a multitude of styles and sizes and are readily available from garden centres which often have huge arrays on display. If, like me, you keep forgetting to water your plants, you would probably be better advised to place silk plants around your home. Their quality is extremely good and they look remarkably lifelike these days.
Home Decorating Ideas offers quick cheap tips on how to decorate your house. Includes tips on decorating the office, living room, bedroom, kitchen and more.
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where on internet I can get free good ideas(photos) for home decoration?
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Go to http://www.bhg.com/paintaroom , you might have to just do http://www.bhg.com first and then sign up but it is free! Then you will see links on the sides that say Decoraters Gallery scroll down and click paintaroom or arrangearoom !! Also try DIY.com and HGTV.com
If I were a marketing manager, the way I would increase the appeal of home decorating to men is by advertising how simple it can be. And about how nice it is to be a bachelor….but, not have to have your home look like you are a bachelor.
I would play up aspects of your stores service personnel. I would stress how helpful and easy they make it for a guy to decorate his place himself….with a little help from them.
And, I would stress, somehow, that it can be a fast and easy ordeal. Men typically don't like slaving over decorating books and spending hours shopping.
They want to get into a store…and back out asap.
I really do like the bachelor angle, though….. Be a bachelor…just don't make your home scream bachelor.
Hope this helps!
Not sure if you mean in quality, quantity, popularity or what, but here is my personal top ten list:
http://www.homedecorators.com/
http://www.softsurroundings.com/
http://www.overstock.com/
http://www.target.com/
http://www.gardenridge.com/
http://www.kohls.com/kohlsStore/homepage.jsp
http://www.biglots.com/
http://www.restorationhardware.com/rh/index.jsp
http://www.northstyle.com/search.asp?c=h&SKW=house&TKW=NS04&scat=Y&GEN1=All+Home+Decor
http://www.grandinroad.com/
Ikea
very Little or none.Just remember that a man should fix things around the house and you decorate it.
I know that im gonna get alot of thumbs down for this but I dont care.
"mlcmonkey" gave you the link to the "Better Homes & Garden" free design website. It is a good site.
Here is a link to an About.com page that offers links to several more free design websites including the "Bob Vila" design pages:
http://interiordec.about.com/cs/designtools/a/designsoftware_4.htm
Good luck with your project.
I know of a service that's kind of like that. It costs $250. You take photos of your room & fill out an online questionaire. Then they will send you an actual floor plan model with a furniture layout, paint colors, fabrics, wallpaper, etc. Then you actually do the work yourself.
http://www.designerathome.com/