Home Decor Design Tips

Quite often, lighting is everything.  It does not matter if you are talking about your bedroom, your living room, your kitchen, or your bedroom.  Check out the bedroom pictued here.  As you can easily see, the designer has made the most not only of the space provided, but also of those big, beautiful windows.

If you are lucky enough to have windows in your bedroom, then you too need to make the most of them.  Now, that does not mean that you have to go all white like the designer did here.  However, it has to be said that light colors can go a long way towards making your bedroom look both bigger and brighter, and who does not want that?  You are making the most of the space you have, plus providing your dream pad with some gorgeous natural light.

When it comes to your bedroom, it really needs to reflect your personality.  The best way you can do that is by incorporating your favorite colors, or even a color palette that you really love but do not think would be appropriate for another room in your house.

Check out this room for a great example.  The bright red walls and accessories combined with a classic black and white palette really makes a statement.  If that is the kind of statement you would like to make, do not be afraid to really go there.  You can be just as bright and bold as you like.

Your bedroom should be your sanctuary — and if it isn’t, then there’s something seriously wrong.  You need to feel comfortable, cozy, and secure in your bedroom.  It above all else needs to reflect your personality.

Whether you are looking at a full fledged redesign or if you just want to spruce things up a bit, this next series of home decor design posts will feature tons of ways that you can really make your bedroom reflect who you are.

We will be discussing things like color and lighting, along with furniture arrangements and those ultra important accessories.  By the time we finish, you will be dying to redecorate your bedroom.

All right, folks, we have finally come to the last segment in this home decor design series!  The best part of sprucing up your bathroom, whether you have an unlimited budget or need to watch what you spend, is making it pretty and giving it your own personality.

One of the cheapest and most effective ways you can redecorate is by simply accessorizing.  Get some rugs, some bath mats — even a little toilet cozy to match.  You can actually coordinate your accessories with your paint, your wall paper, your shower curtain, et cetera.  Patters don’t have to match unless you want them to; you can always simply go with complementary colors if you like.

No matter what you choose, this is an easy way to tie your whole bathroom in together.  Plus, you definitely won’t have to go over budget to get the bathroom of your dreams.

Now, bathrooms are generally the smallest rooms in the house, with the exception of laundry rooms and things like that.  For what is arguably on of the most important rooms we have, this can be terribly inconvenient.  Quite often, we simply do not have enough space to put everything.  The first tip in this series provided some possible alternatives, but while decorative baskets can keep our smaller bathroom items out of the way, it cannot do a lot for larger things.

So, what about cabinets?  You do not have to pay a ton of money to install wall braced cabinets or anything like that.  You can buy small, upright cabinets which won’t take up a lot of room at all.  They are kind of like chifforobes for bedrooms; they are basically portable closets.

You can keep towels, washcloths, extra bottles of shampoo and lotion, hair dryers, curling irons, and any manner of other things in these cabinets, especially if you do not have a lot of counter space or drawer room.

All right, guys, now we’re really getting down to the fun stuff.  After this, there are only two more tips to go — that’s right, in just 5 steps, you can successfully — and simply, and cheaply — redo your bathroom.  Today’s tip is really fun — contrary to what the picture says, it does not solely involve shower curtains.  Oh no, no, my friends — it involves fabrics.

That’s right.  You could not believe how much fabric can spruce up what is arguably the most important room in the house.  At the very least, it is the one you, your family, and your guests likely use the most, no matter how gauche that might sound.

Because of its importance, there’s no reason why it shouldn’t look nice.  Fabrics on the windows — i.e. window treatments — do not only make the room look fabulous, they can also cut down on the chill, so you won’t have to get out of the shower or tub after shaving and suffer from the cold chills which cause those awful stubblies.

That being said, shower curtains made from fabric are also ideal.  The perfect choice here would be a double shower curtain, with a water resistant, plastic one on the inside and a decorative, fabric one on the outside.  You can tie the colors in with your towels, rugs, walls, et cetera — anything you want!  It will also help keep the shower warmer.

Let’s talk tiles tonight!  Tiles are excellent in bathrooms — but man, they can be expensive.  If you still have your heart set on tiling your bathroom’s floor, walls, or what have you, so be it.  But if you have to do it on a budget, think about seeking a deal on broken tiles and making a mosaic of some sort.

Otherwise, you should seriously consider vinyl.  I know, I know — the very word generally calls up images of the awful avocado colored vinyl popular in the seventies or horrid, skin tight Britney Spears’ outfits.  However, especially when it isn’t used to make super shiny clothing, vinyl has come a long way.

You can get it in a variety of colors and patters of course — and you can also get it in a variety of styles.  Meaning, you can get vinyl that looks a whole lot like tile for a whole lot less money, if it is your economical wont.

Of course, tile isn’t the only thing with which to decorate your bathroom — especially if you’re interested in a simple, easy redecoration project.  In that case, if paint and/or wallpaper require a bit too much work, think about simple wainscoting.  For the floor?  Throw rugs do wonders, and you can never have too many if they add to the decor.

The bathroom: it’s one of those rooms we often take for granted.  Typically, it takes us a while to decide that the bathroom could use a makeover, but when we finally figure it out, we’re often surprised that we didn’t think of it before.  Sometimes, we recognize the need for a new look, but are hesitant to do it because we worry it will cost to much.  If you do a complete overhaul, then that may be true.  However, if you just want to spruce up that rarely talked about room where we spend so much of our time, you can do so quite easily — not to mention affordably!

The first thing you can do doesn’t really cost anything and it won’t take up much of your time, but the difference is huge.  Just organize what you have.  Go through the medicine cabinets, the cabinets under the sink, any linen closets, et cetera.  Throw away the half empty shampoo and conditioner bottles — or mix similar brands/smells together.  I’m loathe to throw that kind of stuff away as well, it seems like such a waste!  The same goes for bottles of lotion and bottle wash, and other such things.  If you plan to get some new towels, washcloths, shower curtains, and so on, then go through the ones you have.  Keep the ones which are still in good shape, but maybe you can delegate all those holey ones to the rag bag and use them for household cleaning.

Finally, run down to the dollar store and buy some baskets and things.  That way, you can organize cosmetics, toiletries, and all of that stuff.  You can either artfully arrange them around the bathroom, or stow them neatly away in the linen closet so you don’t have so much clutter.

Orange may not be an acquired taste when it comes to juice, but the color itself certainly is.  Unless you are wild about the color, it is difficult to imagine that orange decor could ever be pretty.  That is why so many of us tend to cringe when we think about autumnal decorating, at least if it extends to more than centerpieces and accessories.  But look at how warm this room is; observe how the varying shades of orange blend together perfect, making the room simultaneously cozy and somehow intriguing.  This is something that you can enjoy all year round, if you are willing to think about the possibilities.  But introducing it during the fall is certainly a winner.

Sometimes simple is the best possible way to go.  Sometimes, you can make something truly beautiful out of items you would never think about using – and they are normal, every day household items, at that.  For example, today’s tip for indoor autumnal decor revolves around olive jars.  This is a simple piece involving a collection of lovely, rustic, antiquated olive jars in a bunch of different sizes.  All you have to do is scatter them along the surface of your choice – the mantel, a console, an end table, a shelf, et cetera.  You can place chestnut branches in the jars, or you can used dried flowers, stalks of wheat – basically, anything that strikes your fancy.  This arrangement is gorgeous all by itself, but you can also turn it into a backdrop, perhaps by placing a bowl of potpourri in front of the jars.  However, here too, you can pretty much fix the arrangement however you like.  The result is sure to look charmingly autumnal and amazingly antique.