Designer Wall Tapestries: A Unique Choice in Home Decor

For centuries many different cultures have used tapestries to decorate their buildings, churches, and homes. Today that trend has continued. Tapestry wall hangings are one of the most accomplished and durable textile-based art forms and comes from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds, giving the tapestry a true historical view.

In modern times tapestries have become a very popular element of home decor and they are being used in many unique ways. Many elegant styles from floral and landscapes to medieval tapestries, and modern art can be used to create a tapestry that's truly a work of art, providing the weaver has the skill to do so. These add an entirely unique dimension to this traditional form of art, while many interior decorators and art enthusiasts enjoy the many benefits of tapestry art.

Traditional tapestry wall hangings, particularly those from Medieval times, were produced from wool. This provided a strong fabric for applying many dyes and pigments as well as the added durability and maintenance. Wool tapestries when mixed with synthetic polymers have the distinct advantage of preserving the traditional warmth of standard wool tapestries. The basic use of natural materials has remained a staple with tapestry weaving, even with present day weavers.

The modern wall tapestry makes the most of varying blends of fibers, using new and improved fibers to reproduce classical art works and famous tapestries from the past. With the improvements made to pigments and dyes, we can buy faithful reproductions of historical tapestry designs like those found in many European museums and churches.

Another popular choice is the use of chenille for modern tapestry wall hangings, mainly because it is a flexible material that is soft and adaptable. It can be used in a broad range of home decorative settings, including wall tapestries, cushions and tapestry throws. When decorating your home chenille tapestries can add an elegantly soft touch, that adds warmth and versatility to any decorative setting.

A chenille tapestry can often be used in many ways, such as a wall hanging or used as a tapestry throw for your sofa or chair. However the real popularity of chenille tapestries comes from the fact that they can make the room feel warm and comfortable.

If you would like to add something unique in decorative style, consider choosing a tapestry that will bring a breath of fresh air into your living space. Some spaces can present a decorating challenge, such as an office or fairly large room. Many forms of high quality art tapestries can aide the home decor enthusiast, as well as add a sense of history, expand living space visually, create the basis for a theme, add color and give your home,personality and charm.

Choosing a tapestry and using it creatively can minimize and solve a decorating problem by presenting a flash of color or opening a window to another time or place. With a vast range now available it is easy to find a wall tapestry that will provide you with many years of viewing enjoyment.

If a room is small and needs something to make it feel less cramped, consider choosing a tapestry that has vibrant colors and blends well within your existing decor. This could be a city, floral, castles or a traditional tapestry design such as Medieval. Choosing a horizontal tapestry will help add width to a room or try opening a space by choosing a tapestry with doorways and windows.

If your room is large, tone it down by hanging a series of small to medium size tapestries drawn together. This creates the illusion of a smaller space and can bring a large, blank wall down in size. Hanging small tapestries together will add a truly distinct look and feel. When decorating in this manner be sure to choose tapestries of a similar theme and style.

European Wall tapestries can encourage reflective and tranquil moments, enlighten any living space and are perfect subjects of conversation. They also elevate our decorative needs, add charm and warmth to our homes.

All of these qualities have made wall tapestries a popular choice amongst art lovers for centuries. Today with the use of modern weaving, fabrics and centuries of age old tradition, wall tapestries are as charming, versatile and beautiful as ever. A tapestry wall hanging is an heirloom that can be past down for generations.

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Perching Birds And Shelf Decor Furniture Stand For Children

This library adorable birds perch and stand by Notus Design has a tree perfect for storing almost anything, from books to mittens for mobile phones. Every closet branches birdhouses shaped sweet legend keep everything - including toys or statues. Version tables are perfect for office supplies.

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How to Start Decorating Your Home? Here are Some DIY tips For Home Décor

Summary : DIY tips for home décor help you to decorate your home in a trendy and personal way and that too without spending too much money.

When we think of decorating our homes for whatever reason i.e. whether you need a fresh look to your home or the existing décor is looking old and shabby or you just want a makeover for your home the main issue is always the expenses! It is really expensive to have a complete makeover of your home and if you have a large home then the expenses are even bigger. There is one alternative to this problem and which means you can decorate your home on your own with some DIY tips for home décor by experts! These tips will be innovative and helpful for you is you are not too creative. There are so many people who are creative and talented but lack the inspiration to do these kinds of projects.

These tips for home decorating are the best possible way to get ideas without hiring an interior decorator who would have charged you a lot in fees. The tips like how you can use the old door knobs and give them a new look just by painting them, or using the old things intended for a garage sale and giving them a new life with some craft material. You can save a lot of money and still get the interesting decor for your home if you are ready to put in some efforts in the project and do some of the work. You can also make this whole project as family project where you can involve your kids too, this way you will get some help and they will also feel that they have contributed in some ways.

The simple and easy tips for home decoration like reusing the fabric of your curtains for place mats on your dining table with some changes, or refurnishing your dining table so that it has a different look or spray painting the furniture to match with the color of your room will give your home a new look and that too well within your budget. So follow these creative yet simple ideas to get the look you always wanted without creating any financial problems for your family.

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Floor Tile Design For Better Home Decor

If one goes to a trip inside a house, the first thing that he will see is the floor. Once he takes his first step, he looks at the floor and nothing more. The difference is, if the flooring is not impressive, then the visitor will never notice it, but if the floor is filled with a wonderful array of tile designs, it's going to leave a good impression on the mind of the visitor.

If he goes to the kitchen, the presence of good tiles will also be the first thing that he will notice. It's not the pans nor the oven, nor the refrigerator, it's the counter-top. If he goes to the bathroom to relieve himself, we're pretty sure that he will definitely notice the tiles, if there are any.

Tiles are wonderful house ornaments which exist for the function of accentuating the beauty of one's home. Tiles also have a purpose, and they are chosen according to where they are going to be put and how they are going to be used.

Types of Tiles

There are thousands of different types and styles of tiles. This is because tiles are used practically everywhere, not only in the house but in other structures as well. There are the common stock tiles which one can find in any common folk's kitchen or bathroom. There are the higher-end ceramic tiles which are used in a more decorative fashion. There are also the stone tiles which come in different materials such as granite, marble or slate. Some tiles are mass produced and some are hand-made. The hand-painted tiles are usually the most expensive ones because they are made with a specific design which caters to a specific type of consumer.

Natural tiles (which are made from either stone or ceramic) will project a certain level of exquisiteness. These tiles are usually priced more expensively. They are very resilient and durable. The downside is that everything that falls into the tiles will certainly break most of the times because of the structural soundness of these tiles. They also keep the coldness of the environment which can be a downside in cold areas.

Different tiles are installed in different places according to their resilience, beauty and durability. There are tiles which are more suitable for flooring, there are those which are suitable for kitchen tops and those which are more suitable for the bathrooms. Diversity and combination are key things toward putting up a great tile design.

Installing Tiles

When installing tiles, it's important to take note of the kind of tile you are using and the location where it is going to be put. Different materials entail different procedures and tools for installation. Often times, the specific instructions are given by the manufacturer, but to be sure, always ask the sales person regarding the specifics of the installation procedures.

There are several tools that one needs to have to be able to properly and cleanly install tiles. For the more advanced tile enthusiasts, having tile nippers, tile cutters and trowels would be good. Remember that installing tiles in flat surfaces is the key, however, curved surfaces can also be covered with tiles if needed. Remember that when purchasing tiles, always get some extra tiles because accidents will happen and some of the tiles will get broken. The law of averages also applies to tile installation.

Designing through Tiles

If you are thinking about installing tiles in a certain area of your house, a good practice is to make an illustration of the area. The dimensions of the area in the illustration should be proportional to the dimensions of the area. The area should be divided into the dimensions that would be proportionate to the tiles that you are going to use. This way, you can clearly see how each tile would fit into the specified area and you can estimate how many tiles you are going to buy. Don't forget to include the buffer tiles in case some of them break.

Also make sure that the color of the tiles that you are going to use would match that of the rest of the area. The tiles need not to be of one-color only. One can mix and match as long as he knows that the colors will match.

Tiles greatly accentuate the beauty of one's home. Whether they are placed in the floor, in the kitchen or elsewhere, proper preparation and installation of these tiles will definitely mark up the value of one's home.

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Kids wall décor ideas

Kids usually try their drawing talent not only on their books but also on the walls. No one can understand why the kids’ favorite place to express themselves are the walls and the favorite method is to put their dirty hands on them.

So if they want to express their feelings on the walls why shouldn’t we let them do it? The kids’ world begins with their bedrooms. So by letting them expressing their feelings you can open up their world. So when you’re decorating you kids’ bedroom always use decoration to their walls that will inspire them in creating and educates them at the same time.

Here are some kids wall décor ideas and the best way to use them in their bedrooms:

• Choose a theme when you’re decorating the bedroom and you can use kids wall stickers to create it.  The theme used in the wall decorations should be about cartoons or superheroes that they like very much or that they will like to be.


• Another great idea in wall decorations is to paint stories on the walls. Generally kids love stories so much that the characters from the book leave a great impression on their minds. So these characters used as kids wall décor will charge them up for the whole day.


• Animal wall hangings are a great idea in the kids wall décor too. You can definitely use all kind of animal from rabbits to tortoises, from dogs to monkeys from which the children will pick the best moral qualities. They will enjoy these types of kids wall stickers because sometimes their best friend is an animal.


•   Also you can attach a blackboard, or a whiteboard with some chock to make them express their feelings on it. Or you can also glue some kids wall stickers with the same role, just to draw with the chock on it. I can guarantee that your children will love this idea.

Some of the parents are saying that is a very difficult job to handle with children but if you find the perfect wall decorations that will let them express freely you will definitely win their hearts. So when it’s about kids wall décor think of what type of wall decorations will spice them up with some great positive energy and use a lot of kids wall stickers to create this type of atmosphere. It has to be a very fun and energetic activity for you and also your children. Take advantage of these kids wall décor ideas and create a magical world from their bedroom.

 

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How to Start Decorating Your Home? Here are Some DIY tips For Home Décor

Summary : DIY tips for home décor help you to decorate your home in a trendy and personal way and that too without spending too much money.

When we think of decorating our homes for whatever reason i.e. whether you need a fresh look to your home or the existing décor is looking old and shabby or you just want a makeover for your home the main issue is always the expenses! It is really expensive to have a complete makeover of your home and if you have a large home then the expenses are even bigger. There is one alternative to this problem and which means you can decorate your home on your own with some DIY tips for home décor by experts! These tips will be innovative and helpful for you is you are not too creative. There are so many people who are creative and talented but lack the inspiration to do these kinds of projects.

These tips for home decorating are the best possible way to get ideas without hiring an interior decorator who would have charged you a lot in fees. The tips like how you can use the old door knobs and give them a new look just by painting them, or using the old things intended for a garage sale and giving them a new life with some craft material. You can save a lot of money and still get the interesting decor for your home if you are ready to put in some efforts in the project and do some of the work. You can also make this whole project as family project where you can involve your kids too, this way you will get some help and they will also feel that they have contributed in some ways.

The simple and easy tips for home decoration like reusing the fabric of your curtains for place mats on your dining table with some changes, or refurnishing your dining table so that it has a different look or spray painting the furniture to match with the color of your room will give your home a new look and that too well within your budget. So follow these creative yet simple ideas to get the look you always wanted without creating any financial problems for your family.

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Colors Selection Tips on Living Room Decor

Ever since colors was found to have psychology behind each color, we can neither ignore it nor live without knowing the meaning of each color. Why is this? Well think about it this way, we would want to use green color to create relaxing environment or a blue color to create a calming environment, we wouldn’t go for black color that stimulate strong emotion.

Psychology behind colors do exist, and they are effecting our mood and emotion every moment. Studies has proven that every color has its own meanings and bring different reactions whether physical, emotional or cultural.

How color reacts in physical? Green color is considered as calming and relaxing color so we can regenerate our energy after our whole day stressing work.

How color reacts in emotional? Blue color gives a peaceful feeling but varying shades of blue can just produce a cold and depressing environment.

How color reacts cultural? Red is used in celebration in China and it stand for good luck but it stand for purity in India.

Psychology of colors not only apply in living room theme color but also apply in any accessories and furniture purchased. With different color of accessories, it could just change the feel of the living room 180 degree.

So when we come into the topic of how to decorate a living room, we have to pay good attention to color selection in order to create an environment we want. Seriously, if we did not pay attention to colors, we may or may not created an environment that even ourselves would not stay longer than 5 minutes. We would want to avoid this to happen.

Although colors have different meanings but the meanings and descriptions for each color below tend to remain consistent.

White, the color of innocence, purity, holiness, cleanliness and projects neutrality. We can see this color all over hospital, and is also popular for many weddings.

Gray, a compromising color sitting between black and white, communicating knowledge and wisdom. It is considered to be a classic color.

Red, considered to be the most emotional and stimulating color, associated with love, alert, danger, and stimulate strength and vitality.

Pink, is very similar to red but it is not as aggressive as red. It considered to evoke fun, youthfulness, passion and sensuality. Besides, it is lover’s favor as it communicate happiness and romance.

Blue, one of the popular color as we can see this color often. It is the color of ocean or sky and was associated with peace, trust, loyalty, confidence, cold. It can be used to slow down pulse rate or lower body temperature.

Green, also one of the popular color, it symbolize nature, ecology, health and known to be calming and relaxing which will create a healing force.

Yellow, communicates warmth and happiness. It can be used to enhance memory and concentration.

Purple, usually associated with royalty and wealth. It also communicates romance, passion. It symbolize magic and mystery. Most children love the color purple.

Orange, is one of the healing color, it stimulate a person appetite and creativity.

Black, is a power color, evokes strong emotion. It symbolize death or evil in some cultures.

Colors play a major role in living room decoration as they either make your living room a beautiful place to stay longer or none would like to stay any longer. Besides of all the tips on how to decorate a living room, we should never forget about colors selections. Pick colors carefully as to how we want our guests to react. The wrong color will always detract our guests from enjoying their stay.

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Decor your walls with text

The interiors of the house in a way reflect the personality of the people residing in it. And if you always felt that words are the best way to convey your true self, personality and feelings, more than any pictures or graphics, you have found your answer in "text" wall decals. Whether it is writing some quote that you strongly believe in, on the wall of your living room or simply your name on your bedroom's wall, you have unbelievable options in "text" wall decals. For instance,

* You can use such "text" decals in all the rooms that complement the home décor style that you have chosen.
* A creative idea which will add a very homely feeling to your house is to have one wall in the living room with names of all the family members on it.
* For those of you who want to add a touch of optimism to their home, one of the interesting tips on decorating your home using wall decals is to paste words like "Hope", "Believe", "Dream", "Love" and "Inspire".

When it comes to "text" wall decals, you can either purchase kits which come with vinyl alphabets that allow you to create your own quotes with them. Or, if you want it easy, you can go in for pre-made quotes. On the other hand, if cost is not an issue and you are willing to spend some more, a good idea is to get customized quote decals. If you search thoroughly, you will find many companies who specialize in such jobs.

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Italian Kitchen Wall Decor

An artistically done wall art can give a very authentic Italian look to your kitchen. Decorating the walls of the kitchen with beautiful art pieces that portray the Italian rural life, hill sides, wineries, etc. will look really good. Getting a large wall mural as Italian kitchen designs is another option for you. A mural is a kind of art work that gives the illusion of a multi-dimensional area and hence, if you decide to get it done on your kitchen walls, it will give a unique look to your kitchen. If a wall mural is something that does not fit in your scheme of things, you can even go in for the smaller tile murals, which can easily be mounted on your walls as well as kitchen counter tops.

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Discount Home Decor Ideas

Giving your home decor a unique style statement and that too in a budget is what this section on discount home decor ideas is about. Give your home a completely new look with some great discount home decoration tips for different rooms. These discount decor ideas are inexpensive and also give your rooms an attractive appearance. So read through these different home decor ideas and enter a completely new world of decoration.

Home Decoration Ideas

Little Bits of Green in the Kitchen
Kitchen is a place where the hub of the household remains. So why limit its decor style. It should be as lively and bright as any other room in the house. To add some light and newness to your kitchen add some green plants. You can use old or unused drinking glasses to put some plants like money plant. If you have a window then you can hang some small pots to give a natural look to your kitchen.

Children’s Room Discount Decor
The focal point of kid room decor has to be bright and fun. Kids love bright colors, so let’s make it bright and peppy. Add designs in different shapes and sizes like circles, squares and triangles. You can easily get these shapes by adding some stick on foam shapes. Paint the walls in a way that it complements the room. To give a more impressive look one can paint the ceiling with stars and clouds and moon. It will really make your child laugh with joy. One discount home decor idea is to add some stickers to the curtains. This will give a fresh look to your usual and old curtains.

Bathroom Decor Luxuries

Bathrooms can be as stylish as any other room. With some simple bathroom accessories you can give a complete makeover to your bathroom. Nowadays toiletries are as trendy and fashionable like any other room accessories. The basic essentials include tissue paper and toilet paper. Also add some scented soaps from different parts of the world. Simply wrap them in an attractive way and you have yourself some attractive decoration options. You can even arrange them in a basket to give an attractive look. Complete the look by adding some matching towels to the set. Another discount decor idea for the bathroom can be adding shower curtains to add some vibrancy to your bathroom.

Attractive Living Room Decoration

Bedroom Decoration Ideas

Have a strong impression as people enter your house by these simple discount decoration tips. Add some simple twigs and branches and arrange them in a vase for the living room decor. Go for the bigger options, rather than the small ones. Also add some artificial flowers. Smaller flowers go better with bigger twigs. If you want to give a stylish look simply ignore the flowers and spray paint the twigs in unique colors like black, red and golden.

Dining Room Discount Decor

A cheap and easy idea for dining room decor is to make the dining room table attractive. Add some tablemats along with a matching tablecloth to add some color to your dining room. To give a personalized look, laminate sheets 11 by 17inch and put old birthday cards, family pictures and just about anything to make an unusual display. These laminated tablemats are also very easy to clean.

Lighting can do wonders for your home decoration. So go for different types of lighting fixtures to give your room an attractive look. Use different height combinations to create the desired effect. For those special romantic evenings one can also have scented candles placed in an attractive manner to give a cozy feel. Light fixtures come in different ranges and one can always opt for the discount options that are available.
Dining Room

Dining Room Decoration Ideas

So giving your home a bright decor is not at all an expensive affair. With the right selection one can do a lot in discount home decors

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Home Decor Pictures

Decorating home becomes very easy when you know what things you are exactly going to change and modify. The knowledge of colours, texture and fabric is very helpful. You can easily change the whole interior of your home by selecting latest designs of flower vases.

Decorating home becomes very easy when you know what things you are exactly going to change and modify. The knowledge of colours, texture and fabric is very helpful. You can easily change the whole interior of your home by selecting latest designs of flower vases.

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Kids Wall Sticker Decor

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Let’s take a look at some examples of stickers that I’m talking about that could be utilized to make a room more fun for a kid to sleep in.

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Home Decor Using Tassels

When it comes to decor in your home, what kind of shopper are you?

I am a bargain shopper and I love my treasure-trove of great buys which I've gathered through the years. Whenever I find a good deal on one of my favorite items, I snap it up and store it.

I have collected plates for all the great dinner parties I am going to throw someday. When I have time I am going to fill the many photo albums that are waiting to display my family pictures. And don't even remind me of all the beautiful fabric that I have bought and stored around the house. I know that someday I will be snowed in for a month and I will sew and sew until I have used it all up. (Never mind that I live in the South and we rarely even get snowed in for two days!) Am I the only one that does this?

Fringe Benefits

Tassels are on my list of favorite things to collect. I love using them in many decor styles. They can be made from thread, shells, beads, ribbon or feathers. Small ones can be purchased for less than a dollar or you can spend hundreds on elaborate curtain tiebacks. They can give areas of your home a touch of interest with little effort on your part.

Let's walk through the house and explore interesting places where you can use tassels:

* Enhancing the corners of a duvet cover or comforter

* Looped around the button on a couch or chair arm

* Hooked on a lamp finial

* Creating napkin rings

* Tying back your window treatments

* Hanging from a door knob

* Accenting a drawer pull

* Tied to a bed post

* Dangling from a fan pull

* Sewn to the pinch pleats of your drapes

* Wrapped around the neck of a vase or ginger jar

* Attached to cushions

Even More Tassel Ideas

Large tassels that are made for drapery tiebacks look great hanging from the back of some dining room chairs. Place the cord loop over each post on the chair and let the tassel hang down in the back. If your chairs are fabric you can tack them on with needle and thread.

Small tassels can be attached to a ribbon and used as a bookmark. Place an open book with a tassel on an end table for a decorative accent.

In your guest bathroom use cording and tassels to embellish the towels. A tiny one makes your favorite perfume bottle look even prettier.

It's always fun decorating with touches that are easy and interesting. Tassels fit the bill perfectly for your home decor. You'll always find great free ideas for home decor at my site below.

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