Big empty walls getting you down? If you haven't found the perfect tapestry or can't get your Monet back from the Art Institute of Chicago, you've still got to put something on your wall to make it feel like home.Get down to the local thrift store. Look through the art they have there. It's not likely to be any good, but you might get lucky; in any case, what you're looking for is the frames. In fact, the more horrendous the art, the better, because it's likely to be cheaper!
Get a couple vintage-looking frames and toss the prints of angels and hippie landscapes. If the frames are looking shoddy, spray paint them! A nice glossy black is very chic on a carved frame, or you can just do a touch up with gold paint or a nice stain. What to put inside? We don't recommend you try your own hand at painting--not for your wall. Why not get some cool paper from Papyrus or your local paperie, or frame an interesting piece of fabric?
It's just another easy way to make life more lux for cheap or free.
source : http://www.luxist.com/2008/09/23/lux-tip-wall-decor/
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Lux Leather Recliner from Natuzzi Furniture
The Lux leather recliner features clean and simple styling sure to fit into many home decor settings. I find this piece to be transitional and thus able to transcend several interior decorating styles and ultimately fit nicely into many people's living rooms. Lux is available in 18 different Natuzzi leather colors. Additionally, if you prefer fabric upholstery, this recliner has 18 options for fabric as well. The options don't stop there. An additional massage module can be added if you prefer massage while sitting. A cup holder and reading light can be accessorized as well. Measurements: 39" x 29" x 42". Via.
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Lux Up Your Decor - Inspired by Boutique Hotels
By Columnist Kathy Peterson - KathyPeterson.com
 We all live for our weekend get-a-ways and indulgent resort stays; living in the lap of luxury is no doubt appealing. But why not incorporate some of the elements that make these vacations so fabulous right into the design of your own home? LUX UP YOUR SPACE: My recent stay at the Hotel Gansevoort, the first of its kind located in Manhattan’s lively Meatpacking District, inspired me to share with you several tips that will give your own space a similar polished and stylish look. Each guest room within the hotel emphasizes minimalist elegance, utilizing a neutral color scheme embellished with hints of blackberry. The extravagant goose-down bedding and 400 thread count Egyptian cotton sheets are layered blocks of solid complementary colors. The key to warming up such an ultra-modern look is adding touches of charm, such as the live orchids that adorn the each room. Traditional dial clocks rather than standard digital alarm clocks can give the bedroom a homey, classic feel while large bay windows will brighten any space not to mention providing a cozy seating area with a beautiful landscape view. These kinds of creative ideas can be easily incorporated into your own space and can be as simple as adding fresh flowers to any room. What I loved about my room during my stay was the attention to simple details like a living plant in my room and an oversized framed mirror that leaned against the wall. SHED NEW LIGHT ON YOUR SPACE: In lieu of conventional doors, the rooms of Hotel Gansevoort feature dramatic sheets of backlit translucent glass. Lighting tricks like this play a principal role in the presentation of any interior space: ceiling lights that rotate, window shades the can be easily positioned up or down with the flick of a switch, flexible bedside lamps and lamp fixtures affixed to a leaning floor to ceiling framed mirror. All are rich examples of how a few lighting adjustments in your own home can drastically transform the atmosphere. Even a cylinder shaped lampshade fixture hung from the ceiling can create mood and function with a contemporary look. Bathroom Luxury  Another element that contributes to the luxurious semblance of boutique hotel suites is its impeccable attention to specifics. Consider re-doing a bathroom that is detail-oriented down to a precisely controllable shower temperature, a scoopy, tin sink and convenient towel bars attached to the cabinetry. Both you and your own house guests will really appreciates such generous accommodations and it’s with small particulars like these that are what truly create luxury in any interior design presentation, whether inside a five-star resort or your very own space. |
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Wall Decor with Paint - Guide and Tips
With this guide to wall decor with paint, I hope to show how you can achieve a contemporary interior by painting your wall to go with your home interior. You’ll also find ideas to add unique touches to your wall and home decor.
Preparation
Before painting, I'd recommend you spend some money on a primer. This is where the stage is set for a great application of paint. This is particularly true if the walls have imperfections so the better the primer, the less the paint is absorbed into the wall. Ultimately, you're going to spend less money on the paint itself.If however, the imperfections remain despite the prep work, don't lose sleep over it. Paint it over with the best paint your budget allows and use strategically placed furniture and paintings to disguise these flaws. The goal of painting is to move your decoration forward, not slow it down.
Wall Decor with Paint Using Bright Color
The palette for contemporary decorating using strong, bright and bold color is an evolving trend. Other than primary colors, consider searing secondaries such as orange, violet, lime and fuchsia add vibrancy to the interior. The sharp orange splashback contrasts well with the green kitchen furnishing shown below.
As a general guide, strong colour needs a strong hand. Rather than paint all four walls the same shade, it can be more effective, and less tiring to live with, to treat walls as separate planes and pick out one in a bright colour while leaving the rest in black or white.
The living room below shows how a wall of solid earth red color pulls the eye toward the black, graphic furniture and the vivid backdrop.
Alternatively, bright clashing color from the same spectrum such as scarlet, raspberry, salmon and coral can look great in combination. Highly decorative wall treatments – specialized paint effects, beautifully painted wall murals, elaborate frescoes – can be most exquisite if executed in masterly fashion.
The walls below are decorated in the opt-art (left, middle) and Hawaiian (right) themes respectively and are fine examples of how color in the same spectrum can be combined.
Wall Decor with Paint - Muted Hues
Muted interior color suggests quiet luxury and helps provide a classic, modern background. When deciding on wall decor with paint, look to fashion, with the soft browns, taupes, mushrooms and beiges of camelhair and suede. These sober, subtle shades, suggestive of different textures and materials, can be enlivened with sharp accents of burnt orange, pale and mint green, or dressed down with plenty of white to create a soothing, sensual atmosphere.
The ivory-colored rooms above uses a mix of textures (feathers, leather, silk, velvet, shells, marble) to create an ethereal, romantic interior.
Wall Decor with Paint – White
For the contemporary decorator white is always a classic. Any shades of white with a hint of magnolia, rose or eggshell lets in the light and makes the room bright and clean.White wall decor with paint goes with anything, but what works best is more white. An all-white scheme makes spaces flow into each other or transforms a room into a private haven. Restful, clean and sharp, white is also luxurious. At the same time, it can reveal dirt and imperfections of plasterwork and clever lighting is essential to avoid the sterile, clinical look.
The bedroom above has monastic white walls and ceiling. Coupled with minimal embellishment, it appears serene and allergy-free.
White on white has the minimalist’s seal of approval, but it need not be stark. Using pickled wooden furniture with white walls can give a soft, intimate and spiritual effect. This decorating style has been in use since the turn of the century and has since evolved with greater focus on texture and light.
The display of white corals on a bleached white display case and hanging silk and bead tassels adds texture to the all-white walls and floor (above left).
Wall Decor with Paint - Matt vs Glossy Paint
Matt painted textures let the color speak for itself. Overtly distressed paint techniques are recent development in contemporary home decor and paint that been rubbed or washed on the wall in dilute form can provide a translucent, shimmering effect to contrast with pristine floor finishes fittings.For a slick finish, try painting wall gloss — a great solution for kitchens and bathrooms where water-resistance is a priority. Comparatively, matt and glossy walls react differently to light, and shiny ones are more noticeable than matt of the same color. Hence gloss paint will show up lumps and bumps, and is best on near-perfect plasterwork.
For a more interesting gloss effect, look at…
Specialized Paint for Wall Decor
Specialized paint effects can be laborious but well worth the effort. A linen finish can be obtained by first pigmenting the wall, then scratching back the plaster and effect left to dry naturally. If you like a shinier effect, glaze the wall followed by polish.Glazing walls instead of just painting is no vain glorious extravagance: they last a great deal longer. Stucco and the Moroccan version, tadelak, are very warming if polished. Some designers have a penchant for high-gloss car spray paint because of its ease of application (true lacquering takes an age). The example below shows the high-gloss result.
Maintenance Tips
With time, walls will be marked by furniture or hands rubbing against the walls. Cleaning with soap will remove some of them but the wall color will change too. The best solution is to re-paint the area.When doing renovation job, always keep small cans of the paint colors used for such touch-up jobs. Or lessen the problem with paint which is formulated to make cleaning easier.
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At my previous article, i have write about Tips to build a Modern Style Room, maybe you have already read it. It describe about modern style in general ways. For this step, lets to be more specifically. Lets more focus in a bedrooms design. I hope this kind of article could give you a little something to do to enhance your bedroom’s beauty.
To design a good bedroom, it should be reffer to its primary function. Bedroom were a room that we may take a nap, or even sleep to take a rest. We want to wakeup fresh and healthy if we sleep there, so the main object that you should have were a bed. A bed that comfortable enough for us to sleep, and also have a good air circulation. It should have a well lightening also. It must not always use a bright lamp, but it more be like a “taste”, because everyone “taste” were different.
Choose a bedroom furniture weren’t easy as other people says. You must match it with your bedroom size. It will be no problems if you have a large bedroom, because you can choose any furniture with any size. It will still fit into your bedroom, and off course you will still have lots space around it. What should you do if you have a small size bedroom? Lets be focus to this parts.
If you have only a small sized bedroom, you must choose a more specific furniture. A small size furniture, but still give you a best result. You can choose a modern bedroom furniture to fill your tiny bedroom. A modern bedroom furniture were designed as simple as possible, but still give you a lux sense, and also doesn’t reduce its purpose. Mostly, they have a little additional things that use only for its beauty, because it will take lots of space, and make those furniture will be bigger. You don’t need this. You still can make your bedroom more beauty by add others wall unit to cover your simple furniture. Just concern to its usage, do not take anythings that unnecessary.
Some contemporary bedroom furniture could do a same effect. You can choose a best furniture style that most suitable for your needs. As long as you will be comfort if you stay in your bedroom, thats will be enough. Just like i describe above, people have different taste, so be wise and be free to choose your own style. Do not forget to discuss with your room mate, if you were not alone to sleep in this room.
I think i have run off more idea. And i should stop by now. Just waut for my other tips to design your home. Thanks.
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