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Tuesday, April 25th, 2017
The Wesley Allen Youth Headboard with Surround HB1262 can be fitted with bedding fit for a princess or a young lady.
Have you noticed how pink has dominated the doll shops lately? Pink is splashed in just about every element that is used inside girls’ bedrooms, nurseries, playrooms, etc. There are homes that do not prefer bubblegum pink or fuchsia for that matter. So, if you’re one of these homes, then here are ways to pick other concepts –
No to Pink Walls
One of the biggest mistakes that homeowners do when choosing a color palette for their daughter’s bedroom is to pick the wall color first. How about doing this the other way around this time?
Picking the wall color last means you won’t have to struggle with all the other design components. This means you will no longer feel constrained. You can still use a bit of pink with the other hues. Just make sure that the dominant colors are more interesting like yellow, orange, black, even stripes.
Since you have no wall color to pressure you into choosing design elements, then you can pick any style of bedding, rug, or draperies. You can also select the best comforter for your kid.
It also pays to involve your kid during the selection of the bedroom wall color. Tell your child that there’s a lot more than pink so she’s free to choose.
Find Another Color Inspiration
Always find a common ground for sisters who are sharing a bedroom. And make sure that there are no pressures from you or other adult relatives.
What’s hot in fashion today are stripes, florals, turquoise, emerald green, butterflies, mixed patterns, even faux finishes.
Femininity in Patterns, Textures and Shapes
Pink has always been associated with being feminine but this can still be conveyed with delicate patterns and curves. A curvy bed headboard complete with geometric upholstery can achieve this concept for you.
Rounded chair backs with slender legs also spell femininity. Circles can also be used to play a lead role in your chosen design. These can be used on bedding, rugs, walls and artwork.
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Go Bold
What could be bolder than having a rainbow-colored room? Rainbow colors are bright hues that can be used on pillows, walls, and just about anything in a room.
Being bold also means setting up a study zone for your little one. Set up books and a play area so this means there must be ample storage units and seating.
Since this is also your chance to break away from pink, then create a modern vibe with unique colors such as electric blue. Believe also in the power of paint so go ahead and experiment – you can actually use four different hues at the same time. Imagine having tangy orange, bold raspberry, peach and sweet pink all together.
Don’t Forget to be Practical
While being feminine or pretty is important, you must also think of ways that the bedroom can be used beyond her childhood. Accessories, bedding, and paint colors can be changed but cabinets, nightstands, and the bed itself can be too huge to move out later on.
It also pays to have a style statement that is as unique as your little one. Use a monogram bedspread for a more classic look. Flower curtains are also fit for a little princess or a growing lady so be sure to emphasize these, too.
How about writing your little girl’s favorite poem on the wall? This project is easy enough even for a non-artist. The colors of the lettering should have contrasts so that the message will surely be read.
And how about having a polka dot theme? These cheerful spots will surely pop from a neutral background; plus, your daughter can keep this same theme up till she’s an adolescent.
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Thursday, September 1st, 2016
Parents of opposite sex siblings often come to a point in their lives when they contemplate on separating the two from a shared bedroom. How long can they share the said bedroom? At what age is it proper to build a different room for one of them? There are different opinions regarding this topic.
If experts are to be asked, there is no specific age when the cutoff should be. It is best for parents to monitor their children’s individual developments then they can make their decisions from there. More often than not, children who begin attending school also begin to become more aware about the principle of modesty. This is the age when they usually feel uncomfortable changing their clothes in front of their opposite-gender brother or sister.
Know that it would become more difficult for kids to adjust once they reach puberty so design the separate bedrooms as soon as they begin schooling.
The Grown Up Girl Palette
If your concern is how to make a bedroom appear more suitable for a teenager, then you can always deviate from the usual pink palette. There are many other colors to choose from such as a warm chocolate focal wall. This may be experimental but this rich hue will offer a playful aura to a young girl’s room. You can then integrate hot pink to this color scheme by adding sheer curtains, some ottomans that come in a different shade of pink, and a chic floral lamp.
Just be sure to keep the linens neutral-colored so that the boldness of the rest of the colors will be balanced.
Show Much Elegance
Use stylish gray walls together with some adult furnishings. It’s time to shy away from the cartoon character themes. Using regular furnishings will help you keep the bedroom for a very long time. Also, you help your young one transition from a young girl to a teenager.
Wesley-Allen-Bedroom-Twin-Bed-1093 paired with any feminine-colored sheet could easily become the focal point in a bedroom.
A Definitive Line of Demarcation
A child’s room often showcases childish sophistication. You can improve from chiefly pink to a lavender playroom slash bedroom. This space should provide ample room for playtime and a restful nook.
Have a settee and a table lamp set up so that your little one could also spend the nights reading some of her books. In doing all these, make sure that you create a clear separation between the playroom, reading nook and the bedroom. Most of the time, all you’d need is an area rug to separate these spaces.
Stylish Storage
Keep your little one’s space stylish by bringing in more shelves and cabinets. Use narrow shelves to achieve visual interest inside the bedroom. This is also your best way to showcase the young girl’s artwork, books and favorite toys.
Use small wicker baskets for all other organizational needs. ’Wanna be more unique? Use an Indian tepee as a reading nook. Store all the most colorful books there. This is a surefire way to make your little girl swoon with gratefulness.
Added Fun
Most of the modern girls’ bedrooms are no longer just set up for sleeping anymore. This can also be a place where homework can be done. The wall shelves could also be accessed using a painted ladder. Always remember that there should be plenty of storage options and this section could also be filled with buttons, beads, threads, glue, and such. Your little one could then proudly show her cute craft area.
Make the area more exciting by providing the ultimate getaway. Put up a dramatic set of curtains. See if your growing up girl would opt for magenta. The darker the color this time, the more dramatic it is.
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Monday, April 11th, 2016
The potted flowering plant plus the curves on some of the accessories softened the linear look of the bed. Featured bedroom set is from FFDM’s Vintage Classics.
The bedroom of a young woman is supposed to be cheerful and fresh. This is a room that should reflect her age, even her character. It would be wrong to make it look like an elderly woman’s dwelling but it shouldn’t look like a little girl’s room, too.
This only means that a balance should be achieved between these ages as adolescence is pretty much a delicate phase.
The young lady’s bedroom should be a place for retreat or relaxation. It should have the right fusion of freshness and femininity. There should also be zero clutter or else, the mood and overall female vibe would be ruined.
Always Begin with the Color
Let’s begin with the room color. What you should choose should be a vibrant color. Now you know why most young women’s bedrooms come with lavender, pink or pastel colors. These have a certain princess-ey or fairy-like feel.
Still, there are young women who prefer a more intense color. You could level from a pink to fuchsia or from lime green to bottle green.
Generally, the safest choice is soft pink. Red, blue, green and purple come in next. These can up the drama a bit. You can also integrate dashes of black or white.
It’s Always Downhill Once the Theme’s Chosen
Stylizing a young woman’s room is always personal which is why having a direction is critical.
With a specific style in mind now, it’s time to make the dream into a reality. Look at the walls, furniture, accessories and window treatments.
Should you aim for a contemporary appeal? Should it be shabby chic? It’s up to the young woman to decide. If you are a parent who is there to support your young one’s decision, then see to it that she’s also making the correct choices.
The theme is often modern but not all young women have this taste. Go through magazines and books on interior design that could give you an idea on what theme to work with.
The bedroom shouldn’t just be colorful, it should also be airy. The bigger the surface area that you need to work on, the smaller the furniture that you need to bring in; there’s also a need to solve the issue on storage through an investment on open shelves, multi-functional drawers, chests, and cabinets.
For the rest of the decor, all these depend on the young woman’s personality. For instance, you could buy – especially for this project – contemporary wall arts, wall accessories, vases, posters, and such.
As for the furnishings, be sure to add pieces that soften the overall appeal of the room. Do not forget about comfort as you invest in a bed and seating. If you elect to have linear pieces, then be sure to have vases filled with fresh flowers brought in.
Consider also the curtains, draperies, and the rest of the beddings. These should fuse correctly through coordination. The wall color must not clash with these fabrics.
See if low lamps, candelabra and aromatherapy oil burners can also be brought in. The candleholders should be made of crystal and not the metallic type as this would make the room look older. An elegant chandelier is an effortless way to make the room feel more ladylike.
These accessories have the power to pull everything together yet take it easy for you could also go overboard just as easily. Too many accessories will result in clutter and a chaotic feel – the very things that you would never expect in a young woman’s boudoir.
Now wasn’t that easy? Setting up a young woman’s bedroom has never been this easy and fun before.
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Monday, February 1st, 2016
Century Furniture Bedroom Pierre Vanity With Mirror & Vanity Chair MN5608. This vanity with mirror comes in acacia and beech solids. The silver-leaf finish comes with seven drawers, one concealed compartment, and two pigeon holes. The chair’s frame is also made with beech and acacia solids and covered with textured linen.
For many years now, the vanity table has been manufactured and handcrafted in different styles. Each one had the power to complement the era from whence it came. There are different styles of vanity tables that you should know about. These lovely pieces were able to withstand the test of time.
Victorian vanities are the ones that you see to have elaborate designs. Intricate details are common with this type.
Early American vanities were often made of mahogany and rounded cabriole legs. Others have been made of solid walnut on claw feet.
The Arts and Crafts movement during the early parts of the 1900s showed the emergence of the mission oak vanity table. This was characterized by straight lines. In the 1920s, though, it developed into pieces that easily became the focal pieces in many bedrooms.
Hollywood vanities were born.
You might think that the Depression era should have dampened the spirits of furniture makers. On the contrary, the vanity table was constructed using different materials ranging from walnut veneers to the ever reliable mahogany. The elaborate veneers dominated the 1920’s till the 1940’s.
The Waterfall furniture collection was one of the most prominent designs to come out during the 1930’s. Every piece in this collection had rounded and smooth edges and the tables were already mounted with big round mirrors. A few of them had been installed with electric lights.
The metal types came out, too, but the 40’s and the 50’s paved the way for the stylish hardwood vanity tables. The look may have become easier on the eye but hardwoods offered a durability that can last hundreds of years (with proper care).
There are also accessories which are especially made to be paired with vanities. These delightful pieces include vintage perfume bottles, talcum shakers, and porcelain items.
Drexel Heritage Living Room Dylan Vanity 588-910
Other Kinds of Vanities
If you have limited your idea of vanity to those that are used inside the bedroom, then you missed out on a lot of things.
Say goodbye to bland bathroom cabinets and pedestal sinks. The newest look is vintage yet fresh. There is no need to repurpose old, dying, and damaged furniture. The antiqued or distressed look can now be achieved by artisans.
Vanity in the bathroom can come in the form of basin type. The basin option could be dictated by your choice of furniture. Be careful in doing both as not all basin type vanities harmonize well.
Choose from undermount, overmount, furniture or countertop basins.
Never stick to tables alone when searching for the right bathroom vanity. Desks, dressers, sideboards, even sewing machines can be used for this purpose. Always think outside of the box while you search for that one great piece.
Never forget to be practical, though. The bathroom is not a good place for antiques or heirloom pieces. The pieces can be altered as moisture starts to saturate the room.
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The crucial factor to always consider is the size. Height and width always matter. The standard bathroom vanity contains a set-in or the undermount sink. This should be at least 34 inches from the floor.
As for the countertop basin (also called as a vessel basin), this rule changes; the idea is to keep the top of the basin at a standard height. The measurement should not begin at the countertop beneath.
Consider other aspects in owning bathroom vanity. Ask yourself whether you can comfortably brush and gargle in front of the vanity. Also, can you see your face when the mirror is set? Who are the persons that will use the bathroom apart from you?
It can get difficult to find the right vanity but we are more than willing to help you. Choose from our wide variety of vanity tables to satiate your bedroom or bathroom design requirements.
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