decorator design

January 31, 2009

Ceiling Decor With Medallions

Filed under: decorator design — by cameron7531 @ 6:03 pm

Ceiling medallions are quite popular in decor. They can be installed in high or low ceilings. Ceiling medallions can be as visible or understated as you desire. Usually, plaster of Paris, wood, or polyurethane is used to make readymade or customised medallions. Ornate medallions come with elaborate carvings that are coloured or more commonly, gilded to bring out the design. Usually, medallions are radial and serve as stylish backdrops for chandeliers, light fixtures, or fans. There are instances when a specification may require a medallion of a different shape.

To find a suitable location for a ceiling medallion is simple. They look good around a fixture, by themselves in a vast ceiling or as simple decoration in an elaborate ceiling like the tray ceiling. Another ceiling decor that is similar to a medallion is a rosette. This is a small stylised floral design that can be used across the ceiling, along the border, or in combination with a medallion.

When the design is a slight projection from the surrounding surface, then it is called a bas-relief. This is normally associated with temples or palaces due to its grandeur. From simple designs to elaborate figurines, bas-relief holds a lot of promise in the realms of ceiling decor. Here, bas-relief is usually done with plaster of Paris. In a small room, simple designs can adorn the ceiling, especially along the borders. For subtlety, the relief is usually painted the same colour as the ceiling. Elaborate scenes are best suited for a high domed ceiling wherein the ceiling becomes the centre of attraction. For grandeur, colours as well as gilded patterns are used with each relief in the scene, gaining prominence.

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January 30, 2009

Online Diwali Shopping

Filed under: decorator design — by cameron7531 @ 6:03 pm

Diwali is the festival of enjoyment and fun. People in India wait for diwali and make the preparation and arrangements for it with enthusiasm and excitement. But when it comes to diwali shopping they find it a very tedious task as there are lots of work related to preparations such as decoration and many other chores they need to finish.

But now with the facility of online diwali shopping they love to do diwali shopping as this is not a tedious task over the internet. Whether it is about deepawali gifts shopping or diyas, sweets, decorative items all these things can be purchased over the internet.

The celebration of Diwali festival is always accompanied by the exchange of sweets, fireworks and gifts. All of these are available over the internet. You can select the delicious sweets over the internet and can order them for yourself as well as your dearest ones to gift them on Diwali 2008.

Diwali shopping in India is not completed without diwali decorations items that are employed during diwali to decorate the house. The main decorative item for diwali shopping is the string of mango leaves tied at the top of main door to the house. Torans are also decked on the door of puja room.

Aromatic candles, wall hangings are the other decoration items that are available in market as well as at online shops for your deepawali shopping.

Diwali is also the festival of exchanging diwali gifts and diwali cards so how can gifts be forgotten while diwali shopping. There is tradition of giving gifts to younger and elders, colleagues and friends, parents and relatives and acquaintances. While diwali shopping everyone wants to buy beautiful, antique and appropriate gifts and cards for their beloved ones.

Diwali shopping list should also include crackers which light up the earth and sky and flow the faces of people with a charm in their glittering colors. Diwali diyas, candles, lights, dresses, ornaments, sweets are the things that people like to buy while they do diwali shopping.

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January 28, 2009

Gazebo Canopy – Should Your Outdoor Room Have Electricity?

Filed under: decorator design — by cameron7531 @ 6:04 pm

If you have or are planning to add a gazebo canopy to your backyard landscape you have many decisions to make, the least of which is whether you will run electricity to your gazebo.

There are some excellent reasons why running electricity to your gazebo canopy is a must have, and there are also reasons why it’s not necessary at all. What you need to look at first is what you will be using your gazebo for.

Is your gazebo going to be away from the house, will it be a focal point in a garden? Will your gazebo be near the house, and basically an extension of your living space? If your gazebo is going to be a new outdoor living space you are definitely going to want to run electricity.

With electricity you will expand the uses of your gazebo canopy more than you can even imagine. Just imagine if you didn’t have electricity inside your house, it will be much the same once you get in your gazebo space and realize just how much you love it. You will want to spend time in it and it will be much more pleasant with electricity.

Your decision in lighting is something you need to look at. You need to decide on lighting that’s not only functional but beautiful as well. You can install pool lights in the floor for dramatic upward lighting that will look wonderful from far away. You can also set up a ceiling fan with lights ~ this does double duty, starting a nice breeze and adding light.

You will probably find once you start spending time in your gazebo you will want to spend even more time there. IF you have planned ahead and decided to put in electricity you may want to think about putting in a couple outlets. This will allow you to plug in your laptop, the blender as well as a lamp or two. This will make your new gazebo a wonderful space and an excellent addition to your home.

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January 27, 2009

Blending Modern Furniture With Other Stuff on a Home

Filed under: decorator design — by cameron7531 @ 6:03 pm

As homeowners, we would find stuffs that we can add to our homes. Usually, we look for new furniture that we can decorate into our homes. And there are some who ends up messing the looks of their homes.

There are some who are blinded in finding the perfect furniture, so they just pick a furniture that they want without looking at the specifications of the furniture and end up messing their home since the furniture didn’t matches other stuffs of their home and even the design and motif of their home. In finding the right furniture in your home, you have to consider lots of factors to make sure it will end up with appeal and elegance.

First is to take a look around your home and visualize what would be the furniture that can match the color of your wall, decorations, figurines and other stuff in your house. Don’t overlook on small details because it can affect the looks of your home in choosing which furniture could fit your home. Curtains, table cloth can be easily replace, so you don’t need to take too much time in thinking what color will you use for those home clothing thing.

It would be better to have different motif on each part of your home, but of course you living room should have the best design and furniture because this is where you entertain your visitors. Think of furniture that will fit on your living room. You can have a traditional look or go with the trend choosing modern look with modern furniture.

If you want to be more fashionable and trendy, modern furniture can give you this kind of look in your home. With the right stuff and other decorations on your living room, modern furniture can bring elegance and stylish look to your home. But before we forget you should also consider your flooring, if you have a marble or just a plain cemented floor, you can have carpet on your floors to add beauty on you living room. Make sure that you choose a carpet that would blend with your modern furniture.

Choosing right color and decorations on your living room is just like listening to an acapella singer.

Where notes are very detail, they should blend each other to have a better outcome and give a lovely sound on our ear. In a living room, things that are displayed on your living room should also blend each other so that it can give a nicer look into everyone’s eye. But of course this is depending on the owner of the eye, but as long as it looks comfortable and pleasant into your very own eye, probably that would be enough to give satisfaction to yourself.

Modern furniture have various looks and style, you can have a lot of options which can suit your needs and personality. But as mention above, to save money in buying other stuff in you home, check all existing stuff in your home before choosing furniture. You can just choose modern furniture that will blend to your existing decoration on your home to save money.

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January 26, 2009

Stuck On Birthday Party Decoration Ideas-Try These 3

Filed under: decorator design — by cameron7531 @ 6:03 pm

Seems like every birthday party d cor has been done before; the wild west , an enchanted forest , Disney world in the back yard and every Barney, Power Ranger and Fred Flintstone was invited. So kids expect to walk into a birthday party and see colorful balloons, streamers and people trying to do their best impression of cartoon characters. So you want to try something new this year, but you re stuck on birthday party decoration ideas. Well, why don t you try these three on for size!

Glow parties are catching the eyes of some very vigilant party planners prowling around for the next unique birthday party decoration idea. So what exactly is a glow party ? Well it s a party where everything from the streamers to the napkins to the cake, glows! Glow sticks lying around, glow-in-the-dark moons and stars hanging from walls and ceilings, glowing lights everywhere and glowing candles on a glowing cake all make for an extraordinary birthday party! Kids and adults alike will be utterly impressed and amazed at the sight of the decorations…literally! And the best part is that the party can be held in the day! All you need to do is turn out the lights and instantly you will have a room full of decorations that will take your breath away!

Now this idea for a birthday party d cor might be a little outrageous for those neat-freaks out there, but birthday parties are no time to be routine and uptight! Loosen up and have some real fun with a Paint Party. It s a theme birthday party, but it is certainly the best theme party anyone could have! Your main decoration; paint! Adults will love it, kids will love it even more and who knows, you might even be tempted to have paint parties year round! Paint parties can be organized in many different ways. For the neat/clean freaks, you might want to opt for an open area such as a park, but for those of you who like a little adventure you can host this birthday party in the back yard.

Just to let you know, this type of paint is specially made for occasions like this, so they are non-toxic, they do not stain and they are 100% safe to use. But one way to throw a really great paint party, is to decorate the space you choose in a military style, with forts and traps and even off-the-ground safety places, and let the paint fly! You can use paint ball guns, but many people find that it stings too much and plus those big jumpsuits really hold you back. So a great substitute is paint guns, which work like water guns but made to squirt paint which is much thicker than water. Paint bombs made from balloons and even paint tankers with hoses attached to buckets of paint and stationed at various locations. The things you can do when throwing a paint party are limitless, just remember to wear goggles!

And lastly, this type of birthday party needs some decorations that are not so birthday-party-run-of-the-mill stuff. It calls for big speakers, loud music and lots of Rock n Roll merchandise! Throwing a Rock Star for a Day birthday party is not for the faint of heart because it will definitely involve awesomely loud music, mosh pits, stage diving and crowd surfing. And there are many ways to pull this kind of party off, the best being to rent a local music studio or underground venue and decorate it as though it was made for Rock! Shredded posters, pieces of torn jeans, stains on the wall and even a little fake blood here and there won t hurt. But if having your own exclusive rock n roll birthday bash isn t enough then get a real live band to perform! There are tons of undiscovered local bands out there, so find one in your area and let them rock your socks off! Who knows, they might even do it for free.

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January 24, 2009

Tools And Tips – Painting And Decorating

Filed under: decorator design — by cameron7531 @ 6:04 pm

Something that dawned on me after several years of professional decorating work was this: it’s a simple process, an extremely simple process once you get the knack. You can be doing good quality work in a fairly short space of time if you follow methods accurately which I will help to teach you although I can only help you so much. If you can get absorbed in a project you will find it much easier, most people have a pretty good decorator in them and if you can find him (or her) you are about maybe 20% there. Developing a good method of work is your next step which will take you another say 15-20%. Next step is knowing your materials and how to use them which is quite important and I would estimate about 20% but the next step is the most important of all and that is care for your work, I’ll repeat that because it’s the most important: care for your work and I would give it 40-45%.

Home decoration is creative work, it’s about improvement, freshness and beauty in your home environment and although painting and decorating is a part of the building trade it also borders on art in some projects, you are building and you are creating and it’s very satisfying to see the end result when it works out well which it can if you have the right attitude. The adage that “attitude as opposed to aptitude determines altitude” runs true here too.

See your paints, fillers, stains and papers/wallcoverings as your mediums and think out your projects on paper. Picture in your minds eye (as best as you can) how you would like to see the decoration project when it is complete, the more vividly you can see it the better and keep it in mind as you work away through the sometimes drudgerous preparation. The first part for most is the worst which is the preparation “Remove the ugliness and the beauty will appear” In preparation that’s what you are doing, you are removing the ugliness, putting the wrongs right and creating a suitable and stable substrate (base) to apply your paints/wallcoverings to.

The next part is enhancing the areas you have prepared with the mediums you have chosen. That’s the two stages in the simplest form. You can do it if you want to providing you are reasonably fit and you have the time. Learning it will save you a lot in decoration fees and give you the job satisfaction in the process.

For further detailed instructions on individual tasks you can visit me at http://www.squidoo.com/EasyDecorating The page at the moment is still under development but if you have any questions you need answered just e-mail me or leave your comments in the box at the bottom and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can (usually within 24 hours).


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January 23, 2009

Dressing Your Wall With Vinita Verma – Bangalore Services

Filed under: decorator design — by cameron7531 @ 6:03 pm

When it comes to designing the interiors of a house, people usually end up focusing on aspects like furniture, woodwork, flooring etc. Did you know that you could revolve the decor of the room around a strikingly well dressed wall? Apart from paints available in different textures, the solution lies in murals, which can have a theme or simply a striking design. We spoke to mural artist Vinita Verma, who also runs the furniture store Eeshanya at Hatworks Boulevard on how to get your walls to make a statement.

Murals are a great way to highlight your wall (or even ceiling!) because they simply have no limitation. It’s actually art for your walls as they give you great scope for expression. Murals can be made with almost any material. I have used clay, board, M.D.F, fiberglass, steel to even scraps. It’s the design and the ultimate look you want to achieve that decides what material you use. If you wish to have a particular theme and want to revolve the decor around it, you need to plan the mural along with the artist right at the interior planning stage. The artist and interior designer can then decide the location, lighting placement and other details.Apart from being visually pleasing, murals can also give your room a different dimension altogether.

Contrary to what people think, murals can be easy to clean. All you need to do is dust them regularly. One thing both the mural artist and client need to remember when selecting a design is that murals can be very strong and take away from the other aspects of the room. If you want a very striking, colorful mural, my suggestion would be to keep the rest of the decor subtle with lighter colors.You can also have external murals that not only add a touch of elegance to your home but also lend it an artistic aura. I have designed external murals in white cement and ceramic tiles. These are open to elements and require no maintenance.

What if you aren’t sure about a permanent mural? One option is to have smaller mural panels designed so that you can fix it like a painting on the wall. Depending on the design and the size, it can take from two weeks to even a month and a half to design a mural. Like I said, you need to plan the electrical fittings and carpentry work in advance, if it’s going to be a permanent piece. If you wish to highlight your walls in other ways apart from murals, select one wall and have it painted in a different color and texture. This would highlight the entire room and you could use this wall to display something particular. Wallpaper is another great option to give your walls an instant makeover. However, in India, it hasn’t gained in popularity though there are several furnishing and interiors stores, which stock these. You need to make sure that the wall isn’t flaky before you install the wallpaper.

Bangalore Services has been written by Reshmi who writes for MetroMela


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January 22, 2009

How is Interior Design For Couples Made Easy?

Filed under: decorator design — by cameron7531 @ 6:02 pm

One of the hottest and most well-known designs these days is interior designing for couples. Men don’t indulge actively in the interior designing for their room and the resultant the room being more women oriented with attractive and beautiful designs in spite of the fact that these don’t have an appeal that matches to the football crew of Saturday afternoon. Designs of such types are good only in certain situations. These days, more men are interested to aid in deciding how would be the appeal of the home from inside.

Designing interiors for couples might put you into a hot seat in the war of sexes. Following the below tips would help in avoiding the disaster. Listen and communicate to both the parties their insight as to how they expect their dream room to be. Most of the times one party would be more dominating over the other when they have conversations and planning. Jot down all the points and give enough chance for the silent party also to express their views by posing questions. In this part of interior designing, you pay the role of a mediator. Consider both parties before you go ahead with the plan.

Make sure you include both the parties’ ideas when you start planning including those of the silent person. Don’t hesitate to finger things that are important for them. This way helps you in buffering any resentments or arguments which may come due to your interruption of a balanced or neutral thoughts or opinions. In case you face any problems, do remind both of them that your insight is to create a room or space that is acceptable and pleasant for both of the parties and designing for couples cannot be so pleasant but, it is not tough to work within one’s purview so that the outcome makes everyone happy.

If you see specific situations for which you can find different ways to compromise them in order to make sure things fit into both parties expectations is the key. Pressurize on the point that a little take and little give is important while planning and discussing designs for couples and not all the time to reach to similar conclusion, if both compromise that would definitely create a comfortable environment for both of them.

Everything else fails; motivate both the parties while referencing to specific aspects of the other’s design ideas that these are nice ideas that go with other’s ideas. Dealing interior designs for couples a certain an attitude of he said, she said, is very much likely to come at some point and as a designer its your job to see things go smoothly and satisfying both the parties.

Furniture and color are the most common items that are not easily agreed upon by couples in interior designs. Explain the female party that her husband’s suggestion of leather sofa is interesting and can be comfortable and at the same time classic for any space. Suggest to the husband that the peach color that his wife is looking for is actually light beige. Miracles do happen with a little bit of convincing that’s done in a correct manner.

If both the parties are not ready to compromise, the designer might actually make the couple jot down their own wants and needs and compare each of one and also bargain that gives each of them an equal amount of no and yes which sounds childish!

Adam Peters is the editor of different articles with reference to decoration for http://www.home-decorating-reviews.com A focused website that offers the best articles on best university interior design and design schools.


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January 21, 2009

Finding the Right Match For Your Modern Furniture

Filed under: decorator design — by cameron7531 @ 6:03 pm

If you want to make your home attractive, you would always think of something new to put into your home. We our in the modern days, so you will definitely find new things or stuffs that can add up to the beauty of our homes and one of these stuffs is modern furniture.

Having a fashionable and attractive home can make us proud, since it is not only ourselves that we want to please in our homes but also guests and others. So, seeing other people being amazed with the beauty of our home can make us proud and happy.

Usually personality will be the basis on how you will decorate your home. You should remember the look of your home will reflect your personality. Most of the famous people hire interior design to help them out design the interior of their home. And it is your personality they ask, on how you want your home to look like. But hiring an interior design is somewhat very expensive and sometimes the work they do doesn’t fit your taste and your personality.

Just to be safe, you can do your own interior design and in this way you put out your personality in designing your home. Decorating a home doesn’t need to be expensive, though you will spend minimal amount of money. You can start with your living room, basically living room is the first place where your visitor will see. This is where you accept your guest, so to impress your guest; you must do some unique decoration and make your living room look elegant.

You can use modern furniture in your living room to have an appealing look on your home. Knowing the fact that furniture are usually place on the center of the living, you should be sophisticated which furniture will give a good look to your guest. Modern furniture will surely give a modern and appealing look in to your home. You can easily find various decorations that can match modern furniture. You can even use existing decoration you have by merely making some rotation and do some creative touch on each decoration. Your creativity will surely give a unique look to your living room and at the same time you can save money in designing your home.

Aside from modern furniture, one more thing that can make your home elegant is the curtain. As you look around the house, curtain is very obvious and can give a different look in a house. You must match the color of your curtain on your sofa; make sure that is pleasing to the eye of an observer. You can assess it by yourself, if it gives elegance to your eye and think that it is beautiful on your own perspective then it should look ok to your visitor.

Figurines and vases can also give a modern look and elegance in your home, but if you have kids this is not recommended knowing that children tend to break this display due to their activeness. You can also try flowers and other ornamental plant inside your living room and it will surely give an appealing look and will match your modern furniture.

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Paintings on the Wall – Innovative Ways to Decorate Large Walls!

Filed under: decorator design — by cameron7531 @ 6:04 pm

There are several ways walls can be decorated. A large wall is like a canvas an artist inside you can use and make expressive and impressive collages of anything you find worth displaying.

There are several combinations that can be used for wall decoration. You can use combination of both live and inert art. If you are an artist you can use walls inside your home as a showcase for your talent. However, not each one of us as an eye for art and details and some of us are not blessed with enough time on hand.

For wall decoration, one of the most commonly used tool are the paintings, though paintings are done by other artists, making a choice of the most eligible and artistic one is an art in itself. Your choice of a painting is sure to make an impression and show your tastes in art to all those who visit you.

Large walls mean large spaces that should be used and blended to give look, feel and character to your room. Especially if this wall is in the main hall of your home, then it is the most ideal location for you to decorate. And with a large wall you have a lot of scope to decorate.

If you are thinking of using paintings to decorate the large wall in your home, then you have a large choice how this can be done. You have a choice of selecting one or several paintings that would make this wall look lively and attractive. Firstly you have to decide which paintings to select according to the character you want to give your room. If the room is contemporary, you can use still life and object paintings to decorate your wall.

If your room showcases chemistry of nature, then the landscape or flora paintings would look great on the wall. You can use a single painting to create magic on the wall. With a single painting you should make sure that you do not leave rest of the wall looking empty. You can use supporting accessories to put on both sides of the large paintings and also use a cabinet by the wall under the painting. You can surely use some small artifacts to place on the cabinet which are related to the general theme of your room.

You can also use a combination of several paintings on the wall; you can choose small paintings and place them in different grid designs, related paintings would mean you are creating a lovely collage. You can make different geometric designs out of these paintings and ensure that the wall looks full and vibrant.

If you want to bring in some vibrancy into your home, the best ones are the light colors that reflect the natural light of sun. At the time of building your home it is of utmost importance that you design it in a way and in the direction so as to allow ample sunlight. You can use light tones of all colors, however, what paintings to choose should largely remain your choice.

Find more home decoration options here!

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