Basic Interior Designs

Children would surely be delighted if their room had a theme. It can range from their favorite cartoon character or color or can even include their favorite toys. You can involve your child in selecting their desired theme.

Know your child’s favorite character or you can browse through magazines, books and internet for inspiration.

For boys, it can be animals, outer space, cars, sports or dinosaurs perhaps.

For girls, Barbie, flowers, teddy bears or anything pink will do.

You can then select beddings to match your theme. Let your child help in choosing the fabrics, wallpapers and designs for the room also let them help in decorating the room.

It would strengthen your relationship and would make your child feel special that they can choose what they want for their room. Make this an enjoyable bonding experience.

Furniture makers and collectors have gone through to extreme lengths to obtain good wood for furniture such as the purchase of old wood from houses and other structures that are being torn down. Efforts to reduce the pressure on the ever lessening old growth forests are underway and reclaiming lumber for other purposes such as furniture are being hailed as better solutions to cutting them down. The wood was so old they used a saw to cut paper thin wafers that was stuck onto particle wood to make furniture (the wood is too valuable to use as is). So you better get on the lookout for some hot deals on antiques and wood furnishings, they are surely getting harder and harder to get hold of.

It seems that wood will keep its place in the interior designer’s arsenal of making a space looking inviting and functional. Many love wood and its natural appearance going through extreme lengths to show them off. May it be flooring, wood paneling for the walls or the furniture, wood seems to transcend time and as we all know it, the older the wood the more character it holds. Old growth wood is now harder to get due to bans on cutting down trees from forests for furniture and many other uses. Timber that comes out of commercial forests is just not good enough for the wood lover. Antiques have been fetching good prices and all are due to the endearing properties of older wood from older forests we just cannot get enough of.

Many think that interior design is based on a fixed rule of thumb that all interior designers follow but that is a very much wrong assumption. Interior design is about taking a space and making it both beautiful and functional at the same time. It also incorporates the personality of the homeowner as can be seen in some rather outrageous vacation homes that can be seen on a certain TV program. They do look unique and lavish but the incorporation of the personal touch is very evident in the designs the interior designers come up with for their clients. That is why interior design is a medley of the science of the use of space and art of making it both functional while giving it a look of grandeur. A good interior designer has the ability to mend these two forms of expression into a functional seamless space.

Yes, we’ve been telling you all along that interior design doesn’t have to be costly with all the tips and tricks that we suggest. One thing though, always ensure that safety comes first for a house must not only look good, it should also meet standards set by various agencies that govern appliances such as electrical installations and the way furnishings are designed/installed. Consult your local city personnel for advice regarding safety issues and preventive measures such as cabinet unit tie-downs for earthquake prone areas. Another idea is to go to government web sites for safety related articles that you should always keep in mind when renovating a residence, room or even a bathroom. Better to be safe than sorry in the future which with a little common sense and thinking can get you “THE” look you are so looking for.

This is something most people don’t pay much attention to making them shun away from the utilization of interior specialists thinking they were too expensive to hire. But knowledge of the local and regional associations of these type of services are members to can save you a lot of money in getting them to re-do your space for you. Most firms would begin by asking for your budget range and give you designs based on that design costing expectancy. Why go for something that you think is too expensive for your taste. If money resources do not permit you to hire one or a firm, ask your local contractors or get referrals from friends and neighbors who have had experiences in the same area to get you started. People who work for large firms can even do work for you as individuals without having to deal with the firm itself.

Decorating a child’s room doesn’t stop with the paint and furnishing for windows are an essential part of the way a room functions. Double glazed windows keep electricity costs down in terms of cooling and heating. Adding blinds or curtains to give privacy is also a great idea allowing you to vary the amount of light going into the room. Applications in the form of well-loved cartoon characters come in all shapes and sizes for application to glass that is as easy as pie. If the windows in your house are quite large and accessible to the child, install child proof locks and grilles to prevent falls. Another great idea is to get one of those wireless cameras for easy monitoring for audio and video while you work in and around the house helping you keep track of your energetic toddler. Locating devices attached to a child’s belt also allows freedom which sounds an alarm if he/she strays too far from you.

The bedroom is the first place you see when you open your eyes and the last place you see before you sleep so you would want your bedroom to be cozy and relaxing.

To start with, choose colors that are pastel or neutral for the walls.

You can also choose the color of your fabrics or theme for your room to match the walls.

To save on décor, you can put on pictures and other art works to make it unique.

Have extra storage space to avoid clutter in the room.

You can also match the beddings and pillow cases to the color scheme of the room.

Invest on good and long lasting mattress and pillows.

The feel of your room should reflect your personality and style as it is your private domain. It is your personal world from all the places in the house

For a different take on adding life to your walls, try covering the walls using fabric instead of wallpaper!  It works a lot just like wallpapering except you’ll be using starch to stick the fabric, allowing you to remove it easily and reuse.

Before you undertake this task, decide which wall you’d like to cover in fabric.  You can either cover the whole room, or only half a wall then apply a border trim.  You might also want to use the fabric to create a wall mural, or make a collage of color and place a decorative frame around it.

Depending on your tastes, fabric could either be very cheap or very expensive, but this can be fixed by shopping at clearance sales or discount fabric stores.  The good thing about using fabric to cover your wall is that once you remove it, all you have to do is wash it before reusing it for another craft project.

Whether you choose to cover your entire bedroom’s wall or only a part of it, you’ll definitely love how fabric looks just like actual wallpaper, without its permanence.

Before you undertake any major design project, you need to make an accurate floor plan.  It’s important that you define your space and know its limitations before you place furniture or move things around.  To make a floor plan, measure your living area including doors, windows, closets, and electrical outlets.  It’s important that your measurements are very accurate, or else your floor plan won’t be very helpful.  Once you’re done taking measurements, transfer the measurements to a rough draft sketch.  Make copies of the finished space so you don’t need to re-draw the basics if you make a mistake rearranging the furniture.