The Wisdom of Sofa Beds
The Wisdom of Sofa Beds
If you are a practical home owner looking to incorporate more function and versatility into your living room design then I am sure that you will not go wrong considering one of the most useful piece of seating furniture: the sofa bed.
The sofa bed is a clever innovation of the sofa and is a great furniture to have if you want something that serves more than one role inside your home. This is seen as a good thing especially if you wish to maximize home space. Smaller homes or those studio-type homes will surely get a boost from these types of sofas.
If you do not have a spare room to accommodate guests who may wish to spend a couple of nights with you then having an extra bed, by virtue of a convertible sofa, is something that would surely come in handy in …
Feng Shui Home Design – The Home Buyers Guide
Feng Shui Home Design – The Home Buyers Guide
There are many factors in feng shui home design that should impact a person’s decision to buy a house. When you go house hunting, it’s important to have some basic knowledge of feng shui principles to help with the decision making process. There are a number of things to look out for, all of which will help you determine whether or not the house has good ‘qi’ or energy associated with it. If there are too many problem areas, it’s an indication that you will be negatively impacted if you decide to live there.
Once inside the house, you must carefully observe the structure and entire floor plan of the house. Things to look out for include slanted ceilings, exposed ceiling beams, missing doors and corners. Other important structural features such as the position of doors in relation to windows, the …
2011 Home Design Color Trends
2011 Home Design Color Trends
As a Designer it’s so important to be well versed on all upcoming home design and renovation trends – from building trends to paint colors and everything in between. Benjamin Moore’s 2011 Color Forecast was released to Architects and Designers last month – and I wanted to share their findings with you.
Each year the color expert team at Benjamin Moore declares their predictions for the upcoming year by tracking the more recent social, cultural and political conditions and how they directly impact fashion and design trends. What they discovered was an overwhelming desire for a sense of balance coupled with four underlying themes: The Farm, Order, Escape and Tribe.
1. The Farm
There is a major focus on hearth and home for obvious reasons and most are anchoring themselves within a new reality. Earthy colors straight from the farm will be dominating interiors this …
Design Styles For Living Rooms
Design Styles For Living Rooms
There are dozens of different design styles to choose from when decorating your living room. One thing to remember when decorating your living area is that you have to be comfortable in the room and like the style since you will most likely be spending a lot of your time in the room. Here are different design styles for living rooms to consider for your home.
Contemporary Design Style
A contemporary style for a living room has very neutral colors and elements with a few pops of color and design here and there. For example, you may have a dark grey sleek couch and then have two purple throw pillows on it. The lines of the room should be soft and rounded and the room should be very minimalistic. Some people who go with a contemporary design for the living room keep the colors monochromatic …
Basement Ideas and Important Aspects of Design
Basement Ideas and Important Aspects of Design
If you are among those who wish to remodel their home basements, then surely there are a lot of ideas to choose from. But the first thing that needs to be done is to determine the amount of available space that can be used for remodeling.
A basement remodeling project should be picked so that it fits within the space available for it; it is a very common mistake that people usually make and end up getting frustrated. So you should always think about your basement dimensions and make a rough sketch of it prior to wok ring with your basement ideas. By doing so you will have a certain idea, while looking at other people’s remodeled basement ideas, if a certain project wall work best for you or not.
A great way to look for basement ideas is through the renovation projects …