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Modern bedroom design with decorative gypsum ceiling

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Beautiful modern bedroom design idea, this modern bedroom interior design has a round white bed from wood, it also has two beside commode  with two lampshades, above of theme the are two mirrors with silver decorative frame from aluminium, the ceiling in this modern bedroom design has a decorative gypsum ceiling tray, the pink part in the ceiling is made from plastic . in the center of the ceiling there is a ceiling rose  with a crystal chandelier, this modern bedroom design is suitable for master and small bedroom designs, its amazing modern bedroom design.

Modern bedroom design with decorative gypsum ceiling

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How To Design Shared Bedroom For Two Single Ladies?

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Q: My best friend and I were looking to move in together. Initially we searched for a two bedroom, but in the neighborhood and building we wanted the price was not realistic. So, we found a beautiful one bedroom that we both absolutely love.

How To Design Shared Bedroom For Two Single Ladies?

However, now that we are actually in the apartment we have a design dilema. Currently, we are both sleeping on separate air mattresses in the bedroom. Occasionally, I fall asleep on the couch in the living room. But we are ready and looking for permanent sleeping accommodations. My question is this: how can we decorate a medium sized shared bedroom for two young single women?

We are looking to balance style, comfort, efficiency, and some personal space. Since we're starting from square one, we want to know what sized beds should we look into. Two fulls? Functional futons? Two queens? Is there a way our desk can stay in the bedroom? My online search for design ideas for a two adult shared bedroom proved futile.

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Best Ideas for Bathroom Decoration

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As we know that home decoration has a noteworthy position in the renovation of the complete house in the similar mode the comparable consideration should be given to the bathroom decoration. Bathroom is well thought-out to be one of the soothing and contented places if it is ornamented in calming and comfortable environment. Some people may get the decoration of the bathroom to be one of the luxurious responsibilities for them but they are not conscious from the reality that the bathroom can be completed even more stunning by keeping yourself within the limited finances. This article talks about some of the greatest guidelines for making the bathroom attractive for others.

Best Ideas for Bathroom Decoration

As regard the bathroom decoration is trouble for many people because they usually engage keeping the fewer number of objects but the tiny goods are kept in enormous quantity for making bathroom looks more ideal. These bathroom commodities are eagerly obtainable even at lesser prices.

Bathroom ornaments typically comprises the historic pieces that are to be kept in the bathroom for decoration. These types of bathrooms are little sized and are exceptionally designed that are absolutely different from the contemporary bathrooms.

Thirdly we move toward the small bathroom ideas. Small sized bathrooms does not compulsory needs to be much ornamental because of their smallest size but still some people wishes to make it good-looking for the visitors. For this intention it is imperative for the house companion to eliminate all the needless matter in the bathroom. As the bathroom is small in itself as a result the uncalled products will make it more crowded.

On reaching the end it is said that these bathroom decoration ideas can surely makes the person experience even more mindful from the information that addition to the house his or her bathroom can also become an attention-grabbing section for the upcoming guest. For our readers, we are giving out few pictures of bathroom decoration; we are wholly convinced that our readers will absolutely like these bathroom decoration ideas.

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Thredz Bedroom Decoration Ideas for Winter 2013

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Thredz is one of the name of Pakistani fashion industry that deals with the execellent men and women designer outfits and other home accessories. It offers the finest material home accessories and other house related objects. Thredz Bedroom Decoration Ideas for Winter 2013 offers the best bedroom decoration things. It has some great bed covers, bed sheets, pillows covers, and others matching with many colors. A complete chain of fashion and furniture is released in the brand.

Thredz Bedroom Decoration Ideas for Winter 2013

The finest collection for the bed room decoration is available in Thredz Bedroom Decoration Ideas for Winter 2013 for home by this brand. All the products existing various types and completely matches tastes and house flavor. The luxury bed sheets in different colors and designs are just the ideal for the house. The entire brand provides the house a great and beautiful look from inside. The home garnishes plays an important role in making the house look attractive. So, Thredz offers the top products in a wide range of variety to make the house pretty and affecting. The bed room decoration products are splendid and provide good experience to your interiors. The pillow covers and bed sheets are very refreshing in look and bring a fresh sense of style in the room.The colors used in the entire home decoration collection are very bright, so that they can well merge to your house. Let’s have a look following pictures of Thredz Home Decoration Collection.

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How to NOT Kill Your Houseplants

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How to NOT Kill Your HouseplantsI've heard it so many times. "I have a black thumb!" "I kill every plant I get!" I love growing plants indoors. I just need that green in my life. But my record with house plants is far from perfect. I get it -- it's just too easy to kill some plants, and then you feel like a terrible failure.

But it's not as hard as it seems to keep a houseplant alive. A lot of it just comes down to keeping good habits and paying attention to your plants. Here's a few suggestions that have helped me.

1. Choose your plants based on your environment. Where do you want your plant -- in a bright space filled with direct light, or a darker window that gets almost no direct light? You can grow plants in either location, but different plants like different kinds of light.

2. Choose an easy-care plant. Talk with the nursery or store owner and ask for a plant that's "impossible to kill." Use those specific words. No plant is impossible to kill, but they'll know you really mean EASY.

3. Set up a watering schedule. Set up recurring calendar alerts to remind you to water your plant. (Find out how often you should water your plant -- some of them need lots, others hardly any.)

4. Be careful not to over-water. Don't leave your plant in a lot of standing water. Make sure the pot drains well. And if the leaves start turning yellow, that tells you that the plant is getting too much water.

5. Feed your plants food. Find out at the plant shop what kinds of plant food they recommend, and how often. Compost isn't always ideal for house plants, so be careful with that. Apply sparingly and get deeply into the soil -- some plant food can fry the plant's leaves.

6. Find out what other care your plants need. For example, I have ferns. Mine are hardy, but they need to be misted with water every few days.

7. Trim off the dead leaves. A few brown leaves every once in a while is normal and doesn't mean your plant is dying. Just trim them off -- it doesn't hurt the plant!

8. You may be able to save a "sick" plant. For example, one of my plants came down with black spots -- it was a fungus. I dumped out all the soil and re-potted the plant in a better-drained pot. I also trimmed off all the affected parts of the plant. It actually worked!

9. Watch the temperature. I left the window partially open on a frigid night and it killed one of my plants. Sadness.

10. Forgive yourself if you fail. It's a major tragedy when a pet dies. But it's not as big a deal if a plant dies on you. Just empty the pot and start over. Learn from what went wrong and start again. It's okay!

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10 Gardening Projects Your Kids Will Love

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10 Gardening Projects Your Kids Will LoveWe're well into April now, and it's time for me to plan my garden. But I wouldn't dream of plotting what to plant without involving my son. He's not exactly what I'd call an avid gardener, but both at school and at home, he's been involved in gardening projects since he was big enough to drop a seed into the ground. Now he helps brainstorm which vegetables we should grow this year.

As long as your project is age-appropriate, gardening can be mind-expanding, creative fun for kids. Here are 10 gardening project for kids, going from easy to more advanced.

1. Toilet Paper Tube Planter: Before you throw that toilet paper tube away, save it for this simple gardening project. Here's instructions for making a toilet paper tube planter. You can also make planters with newspaper.

2. Watering Chart: Even if your child doesn't do all the watering themselves, they can help you keep track of that watering using this free, printable watering chart. Figure out together which plants need to be watered when and fill it in.

3. Houseplants: Another easy way to get into gardening. Costa Farms, in collaboration with O2forYou.org, is selling Plant Party houseplants and stickers for kids through the month of April. These are the kinds of plants you almost can't kill.

4. Strawberry Plant: Sometimes it helps to start small -- really small. If you're both new to gardening, start your child with a strawberry plant from the garden store. Get instructions on watering and container size, and then keep a watering chart to stay on track. The fun thing about a strawberry plant is that your child will be rewarded for their hard work with delicious berries.

5. Stone Sundial: Help your kids make this simple sundial with chalk and rocks. After it stays in place for a month or two, test it to see if you need to adjust the placement of your rocks. Bonus: This makes a lovely accent in the garden.

6. Pizza Garden: Is pizza your kids' favorite food? Introduce them to gardening by planting some of the key ingredients in pizza -- and then later in the summer, you can harvest your herbs and tomatoes to make your own pizza. Here's how to create a pizza garden.

7. Fairy Garden: Bring the dollhouse outdoors by creating a wee fairy garden with moss, twigs, and tiny plants.

8. Sensory Garden: Help your child learn about their five senses by creating a sensory garden, a garden rich with different colors, textures, scents, and tastes. Here's a guide to a sensory garden made from herbs and another garden guide created by a teacher.

9. Companion Garden: Did you know plants can make friends? Certain plants will thrive when planted near each other. Use a kid-friendly companion planting chart to help your child pick out vegetables, flowers, or herbs to plant together.

10. Kid-Size Critter Proof Veggie Garden: Feeling ambitious? Katy of the blog Mom and Her Drill created this little garden for her kids out of scrap pallets. It was an ambitious project! But you could probably start with just one small garden box for your child to tend.

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DECORATING AN EMPTY LIVING ROOM

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I need ideas for decorating and furnishing an empty living or gathering room. The room size is 20-by-20. It has dark bamboo floors. The walls are a champagne color with a sage colored accent wall with medium oak trimmed fireplace. We have purchased a leather sofa and recliner chair (deep mahogany color). We also have a large coffee table and two side tables (a blend of medium and dark wood grain). We could use your help with suggested palates, additional pieces of furniture, fabric or leather? I also need ideas for accents pieces, rug, wall art and curtain design.

DECORATING AN EMPTY LIVING ROOM

You have a good start to a fantastic room. With some additional pieces of furniture, a fabulous rug and a handful of striking accessories, you will have stunning results! Most great rooms start with a rug and we recommend our Maura Rug in a 10′ x 14′ to fill you room. This rug has beautiful colors that will draw together the different finishes in your space. As you can see from our layout below, we are suggesting a few additional furniture pieces for your room.

The piece that we have recommended that is to the left of the fireplace is our exquisite Josephina Wall Unit in Distressed Glazed Sage. This piece will set the tone for your area. Enjoy your evenings by the fireplace sitting in two Thurston Chairs upholstered in Celery Twill. Toss pillows on your sofa and three chairs to provide comfort for Sunday afternoon naps. We chose the following fabrics for the pillows:  Velvet Leaf, Ashford Paisley and Document Chocolate.

For side tables, consider our Terrific Trio in Burlap to the right of your sofa and the Olivia Side Table nestled next to your leather chair. Also, try placing a sofa table or slim chest behind the sofa for additional storage. Several places in your room are perfect for lamps. The ever classic Anna Table lamp is one great option and we suggest our Charlotte Floor Lamp perched behind your existing leather chair.

Your expansive wall to the right of your fireplace is screaming for large scaled pieces,  so we recommend stacking at least 2 Diamante Mirrors. For the final gem in your gathering room, our Winter Gold II Giclee will highlight your mantle and enhance the color palette of the room.

We suggest simple drapery panels installed, on a decorative rod, a few inches above the window frame. Since your windows are tall and slim, remember to ease the panels off the glass to the left and right. This installation secret will create the illusion of wider windows.

Investing in a few additional furniture pieces, along with a collage of stunning accessories, will complete your room for both functionality and beauty! We look forward to seeing the “after” photos – so make sure you send us some!!'

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Major Points Of The Latest Bedroom Designs

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Major Points of the Latest Bedroom Designs – Designing a bedroom is not difficult if you know what you want. Sometimes you are confused to choose which design will be best suited to your bedroom because there are too many designs to emulate. If you find a problem like this, it would be better if you follow the latest bedroom designs. Popular designs tend to be different every year. Last year’s bedroom designs will be much different than what is currently popular.

Major Points Of The Latest Bedroom Designs

Last Year Vs The Latest Bedroom Designs
All tips we’ll share today is for you who want to do total remodeling to the bedroom. Previously we’ve posted the latest bedroom trends, and there we’ve said a lot about what styles are gaining popularity this year. More and more homeowners use an open space concept for their homes. Not just for the bedroom, but also for other rooms. The benefits of the large rooms is clear, you can walk around and feel more relieved. One way to create a spacious bedroom is by presenting cathedral ceiling. The ceiling is marked with a conical shape. Ceilings are usually closed to hide the house frame. In the latest bedroom designs, such a structuring is often imitated.

Each part of the bedroom can be widened in various ways, such as reducing the amount of furniture, expanding the bathroom, raising the ceiling, or others. To fit up a master bedroom, large furniture is really needed. You can put a king size bed or buy a wardrobe that’s double the normal size. People want easier access to all things in their room. That’s why they design their bedroom as minimalist as possible. Another thing to take note from the latest bedroom designs is how to make the bedroom much like a living room. A living room still holds an important role as they used to be, but more and more people want to have another living room in their bedrooms. For this reason, many of them include TV, sofa, fridge, DVD, and other devices that are usually found in the living room.

the latest bedroom designs: more space is better
There’s nothing wrong with entering all the devices you like into the bedroom as this is one way to implement the latest bedroom trends. However, not all homeowners have the opportunity to have large bedrooms. If this arrangement is applied to a small bedroom, the bedroom will feel crowded. If you have a small bedroom, you don’t need to enter all your favorite things into the bedroom. You can do a series of tricks to expand the space. Light is one way to create the illusion of larger space. Dark colors on the contrary would make a bedroom look cramped. If you let the sunlight into the room and illuminate everything, you don’t need to do anything to make it appear larger.

Favorite color tone for bedroom is gray. It seems like the color is always embraced by any bedroom design. Gray is always perfect for bedroom decorating as the color is neutral, so it can be combined with strong or soft colors. If you want to embellish the bedroom with other accents, you can try green and red. These colors can enrich the color composition of the bedroom and ride in on a wave of opulence.

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MY NEW LIVING ROOM!

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what my living room looked like the day i moved all the stuff in. nothing looked right. isn’t it wild how you get a new space and it feels like so much of the old furniture just doesn’t work anymore? (maybe i was buying the wrong things?) our loft was so industrial. tall ceilings, dark colors…i knew we had a big job ahead of us and i didn’t even know where to start.

MY NEW LIVING ROOM!

i wanted to do a post about my last 5 living rooms in los angeles (to show the hilarious progression and style shifts) but the past photos are so terrible i don’t know if i can bring myself to do it (who knows, maybe i can be swayed.) so this is the place where i hang out on the couch for hours now.

my friend emily and i struck up a trade…she helps me design my living & dining room (because i know what i like, it’s just hard for me to decide where everything goes. and i felt overwhelmed with the task. and she’s also the vintage furniture queen. i knew she could make my place much better than if i did it myself!) she needed a new blog design so i helped her out with that on my end. we created pinboards for each other’s projects and went to town. i finally had to accept that investing in furniture is…hard. but worth it. we found affordable vintage pieces but also splurged on items we loved. also, very excited! laure’s awesome photos of our house were featured in the LA times last weekend – check out the interview with us here.

when i first walked into this place before we rented it i was sold immediately on all of the light streaming in the windows. it was something i really missed when i was living in my loft (there was only one big window there.) and the PLANTS! that is definitely my favorite part of the space. they add so much life and calmness to the room.

you may remember that couch from my loft tour last year. it used to be brown tweed and it was ready for a makeover. emily convinced us (which wasn’t difficult) to turn it into a bright color. i chose this teal color and we love it. it makes the space feel more open and airy. when we moved here we had a ton of really dark furniture and a lot of it felt very industrial. it just wasn’t working in our new house. see, this photo was taken shortly after we moved in. yikes. she also decided to reupholster a few vintage chairs and ottomans (the pink stool and that black and white tribal print chair above) it turns out covering your chairs in new fabric is what all the cool kids are doing, glad i finally got the memo. it was affordable and made the room special.

something i can say makes me very happy is that this space feels finished. in the past it always seemed like i would get 75% there and just stop. and then move. i joke that it feels like a grown up house, there is a place for everything. no gaps.

and check OUT this credenza. my boyfriend insists on keeping this ginormous television in our living room…which is offensive to my eyeballs, but i will admit, it’s nice on movie nights. we needed a credenza that fit the tv and the space (it’s a very long room) and we kept coming up on dead ends or credenzas that cost more than an automobile. those things get expensive quick. so emily decided to have this one custom built for us. it’s white lacquer and wood and i’m in love with it. somehow the tv doesn’t bother me so much anymore and the extra room on the sides allows room for decorative items. AND i can close the drawers to hide all the ugly cable boxes and cords. he’s stoked about the new jbl speakers and i’m stoked that they look good. arian says his favorite thing in the room is our new jonathan adler floor lamp in the corner from lamps plus. it’s funny the things boys choose, huh? it’s definitely one of my favorite lamps i’ve owned too, so i can’t really blame him.

so let’s talk about that planter, eh? emily found that at the LA flower mart and painted it white. it’s pretty perfect and adds so much personality to the room. i am really into the subtle graphic pattern on our new moroccan style rug from rugs usa. it doesn’t shed like crazy and makes the area very cozy. one thing i was a little scolded about was the amount of gold. ok ok, so i love the stuff. and so does emily. we had to pull it back to a happy medium for my dude. i would be like “babe, but look at this bowl!” and he’s all “i thought we talked about this.”

ohhhh this chair. it makes the room a little more legit. it’s the toro chair + ottoman from blu dot and it’s rocking the striped pillow from proud mary. the prints above the chair are from my bestie jen gotch. they make that corner really come together.

a few months ago i was in danish modern LA admiring this table and my mom convinced me it would be a table i could keep for 10 years and i needed to just invest in it. i cringed at the price, but took the plunge. luckily months later i still adore it. i wanted the rugs underneath to be unique and colorful (turns out i am very picky about rugs and art) we stopped in the store lake in silver lake and bought two of these striped rugs and layered them. love at first sight.

that chandelier – made by the incredibly talented brendan ravenhill - makes me unbelievably happy. he is such a true artist and craftsman. check out his light fixtures here! the massive beach print is by my pal max wanger. (unreal, right!?) i have always wanted a giant piece of art in my home. we sit here for breakfast and it seriosuly feels like we are on vacation in tulum. it’s the first thing i see when i walk in the house…it makes it hard to be stressed out when you look at it. we used dana at hotel deville for the frame and she did such a quality job (seriously, nice job dana. it’s exactly what we wanted!)

the bar cart is from crate and barrel. it’s brass plated with glass shelves. and it makes you want to throw a party. and lastly, the entryway. i wanted a very simple, thin white console and blu dot had just that. (we also bought the white coffee table to sit the plants on.) like i said, i really wanted to keep the room very airy so it was important to me to have some of the furniture just stylishly disappear. those blue lamps from mod pieces on the other hand stand out quite a bit and i like it. we are really pleased with the outcome…hope you all enjoyed a little look inside our place! emily, high five. thanks for making it look exactly how we envisioned (but couldn’t execute ourselves)

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15 Vibrant Purple Bedroom Ideas

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Purple is a vibrant, versatile color and is one of the hottest colors in today’s fashion. It gains its popularity in the modern world through clothing and now in interior designs. A lot of artists love this magnificent color and that is why we have something new for your eyes to feast today.

15 Vibrant Purple Bedroom Ideas

Purple is a color of mystery, luxury and elegance. So in today’s article we are going to show you 15 Purple Bedroom Ideas ranging from the bright, bold hues to the sweet, calming pastel. You will see how purple can be used in the bedroom for a couple, his or her, tweens, and teens or even for kids. So come on and browse through our amazing list of Purple Bedroom Ideas!

This purple bedroom design is good for a limited space. Use the lighter hue of purple like lilac so you can make your room look bigger and cozy at the same time. Create a purple accent wall like this design. If you are the kind of person who cannot stand to see all of your walls painted in purple, then this idea will definitely work for you. Pops of purple on these otherwise white interiors is such a beauty.

Create an eclectic appeal by going on a contemporary setting with a stunning high gloss purple wardrobe and clean white modern furniture and match it with colorful accessories. Add depth and glam to your contemporary bedroom by adding beautifully-patterned wallpaper as your wall accent and putting mirror and accessories in browns and gold.

This bedroom design is perfect for a teenage boy who has an eye for a retro style. Green and purple blended perfectly and is punctuated by black decors and geometrical-patterned wallpaper. A simple yet elegant bedroom design for a tween or even teenage girls who are up for glamour! The interiors are painted with purple and matched with classic silver-white furniture and decors.

Adding purple faux flowers for a décor are a lovely move in making your interiors come to life. Going overboard with something like a floral wall mural is even a bolder move that will definitely make your bedroom standout.

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