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More on Decorating Ideas-Mirrors

No Commented March 31 2010
Categorized Under: Home Accessories, Home Decor, Home Decorating Ideas, Interior Design, Interior Home Decor, Room Decoration, home design

Decorating with mirrors can bring your interior design to a new level. Some interior décor experts believe incorporating mirrors that are made from different materials or with different shapes can create a quite unique home design. The reflection in such mirrors sets an unique room decoration. The reflection in such mirrors is unique and quite impressive such as a masterpiece in art. You will find this method of interior design in hotels, restaurants, and boutiques.

Window Dressing — In a Manhattan apartment, designer Diana Viñoly gives a wall a glamorous and graphic touch with mirror-backed French-window surrounds from Amy Perlin Antiques. The Bull’s Eye rug by Carini Lang plays up the circular theme of the mirrored panels, and the sofa is by Classic Sofa. Get the look: Two Mirrored Wall Panels, $795; horchow.com.

Grand Scale — The dining area in this New York loft features a mirror frame that was salvaged from a château, chandeliers from Holly Hunt, and 18th-century chairs from Lucca & Co. The grand presence of this mirror, which has the effect of a large-scale work of art, helps to unite the other elements of the space, creating an inviting area for meals. Get the look: Rococo mirror, $1,995; restorationhardware.com.

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Interior Decorating with Mirrors

Bedding Design

No Commented March 17 2010
Categorized Under: Home Decor, Interior Decor, Interior Design, Room Decoration, bedroom decor, bedroom decorating tips

After spending your nights in the same old bedding design of last season, compare with our linens, blankets and throws that will change your bedroom into the ultimate retreat. Although we can’t help you with how you sleep, we can help you sleep well by giving you a wide selection on modern bedding options. Our variety is both contemporary and chic. Choose from our modern bedding and sleep well.

  • Rhinebeck silk throw, in navy blue/sand, by Bryce & Co. For information on bedroom decor:  bryceandco.com.
  • Yearling cotton Euro sham, $165/ea, by Calvin Klein Home. For information on bedroom decorating tips: 212-292-9000, calvinklein.com
  • Salon Coco Coverlet quilted cotton-and-silk Euro shams, in eggshell, $90/ea, by Hotel Collection. For information on interior decor: 800-289-6229, macys.com
  • Briston pima-cotton-and-alpaca throw, in truffle, $150, by Sferra. For information on interior design: 877-336-2003, sferra.com
  • Box Pleat linen-and-cotton pillow, 12”, 16”, $125, by Calvin Klein Home
  • DK Modern Classics Raw Diamond silk pillow, 9” sq., $160, and Tufted Silk pillow, in black ice, 18” sq., $160, both by Donna Karan Home. For information on room decoration: 888-737-5743, donnakaranhome.com, available at Bloomingdale’s. For information: Bloomingdales.com
  • Yearling cotton duvet over, $350/qn, by Calvin Klein Home.

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Bedroom Design

Bedding Design

Spring Tableware

Ready for Spring, and Summer? Then our new ideas on table design are perfect to brighten your dining table. Fresh nature inspired and beautiful design for

  • tableware,
  • dinnerware,
  • serve ware,
  • home decorating accessories galore.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Check out our favorite finds that just might help fight off those winter blues. Seasonal modifications to your dining room can be made with our attractive tableware collections and matching decorative accessories. We have what’s new in tableware design for Spring. Come and find all you will need in dining décor, dishes, glassware and cutler from the recent New York tabletop market.

Adornment
The jewelry-inspired collection from Noritake features this delicate tea set adorned with strands of pearls? Elegant yet modern, with just a hint of glam. Noritakechina.com Rachel Lexier

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Table Ware

Bedroom Decorating Tips & Ideas

Take a peek at the inside of Hollywood’s most intriguing bedroom design from 21st century films. Cozy furnishings and comforting color scheme are the most important elements for an alluring bedroom decor. There’s absolutely no room in your home like the bedroom. The place dedicated to relaxing, romancing, sleeping and dreaming. It’s the place to getaway from everyday worries—so why not make a few changes.

We’ve compiled a few ideas for your interior décor with stylish inspiration and savvy advice–whether you’re looking for a comforter or you need silky new sheets to freshen up the room. Take a look through our home decorating ideas, shopping guides, designer insights, and chi décor picks, and get ready to reclaim your bedroom’s sanctuary status. Pick from our selection of choices to liven things up:

•Bed pillows can make or break a good night’s sleep so it pays to invest in ones that are well constructed.

•A mattress pad protects preserves and costs significantly less then replacing a mattress that hasn’t been properly maintained.

•Feather beds rest atop the mattress and are akin to sleeping on a bed-sized pillow.

•Sheets are the heart of the bed so buy the best quality you can afford.

•Blankets provide basic warmth above the sheet and because they’re available in a range of weights and materials, it makes sense to have a variety on-hand.

•Coverlets and quilts form the decorative middle layer and often double as a top-of-bed covering instead of a comforter or duvet cover.

•Duvets and comforters make up the top layer of warmth and are often kept folded at the foot of the bed to be accessed as needed.

The bedroom—it’s the most personal space in your home—design it accordingly.

Bedroom Design

Bedroom Design

Red Interior Decor

2 Commented February 24 2010
Categorized Under: Home Decor, Home Decorating Ideas, Interior Decor, Interior Design, Red Interior Decor

Many are apprehensive of using red in their interior décor. There’s no need to fret! There are many hues of red as well as a variety of ways to incorporate it into your home decorating ideas without it becoming over-powering. Here are some great inspirations on how to use red as a bold highlight to your home. From scarlet to tomato to brick, our bold palette instills quick drama to your home. Although red can be a challenging choice, you will reap the rewards: a high impact interior design statement that’s bold, inviting and –unapologetically—sexy.

Check out our version of Scarlet Fever. Forgo paint and consider fabric upholstery instead, as decorator Miles Redd did for a young family in their New York City home. Redd sheathed the living room walls in a rich red felt and created lyrical silk window treatments trimmed in lipstick-red. The Louis XVI–style bergère, linen-covered sofa, and antique Oushak rug add to the room’s vivid elegance.

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Red Interior Design

Red Interior Design

Great Décor Ideas for Dining Rooms

2 Commented January 22 2010
Categorized Under: Dining Room Design, Interior Design, Room Decoration, minimalist design

These great suggestions will make any dining room design idea serve up a banquet of style. Natural wonders are the leitmotif of designer Kevin Carrigan and architect Tim Furzer’s Long Island cottage, which features a richly grained table by earthy Hans J. Wegner chairs, the framed butterflies are in a vintage Belgian display case.

Dining Room Decor

Dining Room Decor

Plush Velvet chairs beckon in decorator Nate Berkus’s Chicago home; Berkus interior design is made up of  the concrete, bronze, and wood table, and the 1950’s chandelier in Italian. In designer Muriel Brandolini’s New York City townhouse, an industrial steel table by Martin Szekely offers a sleek counterpoint to an 18th century French bench and shapely antique chairs,  the walls are sheathed in hand embroidered silk.

In an apartment in a 15th century Florence palace, old-world grandeur gets a dramatic modern twist with anoversize pendant lamp designer by Michele Bonan slipper chairs, and ikat curtains.

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Stimulating Home Décor Ideas

2 Commented January 22 2010
Categorized Under: Interior Design

The newly opened 2009 Kips Bay Decorator Show House is a good example of what’s brewing in the minds of the some of the top home decorators.  What made last season complete was the opening of the 37th annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House. This was an annual rite of passage for designers. Last year’s edition made over the limestone mansion of real estate tycoon and art patron Aby Rosen located at 22East 71st Street on the City’s Upper East Side. April 16th was the official opening night.

Interior Design

Interior Design

The Show House will feature top designers who studied with Hadley the creative force behind the homes of Brooke Astor, Babe Paley and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The list of participants includes several design legends in their own right. From Gloria Vanderbilt and Amy Lau to a trio of Interior Design Hall of Famers Jamie Drake Juan Montoya and Bunny Williams all top designers’ work are displayed.

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Wallpapering: A Bold Way to Decorate

4 Commented January 11 2010
Categorized Under: Bold Interior Design, Home Decor, Hottest Decor, Interior Design, Newest Decor, Wallpaper Design

Back with a vengeance in the newest wallpaper designs! Whether it’s your living room or just a cozy corner, every space in your home could use a pattern splashed across its wall highlighting your interior design. The most emphasis in sophisticated patterns are made in the newest wallpaper design. I have the best in large scale graphic patterns and stripes that prove shocking versatility in rooms of all sizes. Remember the walls of a home set its ambiance. Part of our tradition is the rich fashion our wall coverings ascertain bringing your home another coordinated layer of class.

Wallpaper Design

Wallpaper Design

Fashion designer, Cynthia Rowley creates a wallpaper of stylized blossoming cherry trees to cover the walls of her dining room in Manhattan’s West Village.

We are pleased to help you in your decorating needs with our inspiring and bold wallpaper design.

Bold Style for Interior Décor

2 Commented January 11 2010
Categorized Under: Bold Interior Design, Creative Retail, Interior Design, New Year's Decor, New Year's Design, home design

Having visited the world’s premier design fairs, we discovered the hottest styles to watch for. We want to share ideas for Bold Interior Design coming in the New Year. Designers are conscience of the fact that consumers are still recovering from economic and environmental challenges from 2009. Upcoming trends that designers have in store include a boost of happiness and a shot of color.

  • Quality and craftsmanship will be at the top of the list in Bold Interior Décor. Bonnie McKay, the director of creative retail at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, feels that most are “looking for things that are well made” and that “timeless pieces are the best investment.”
  • Famous designer entrepreneur and retailer, Murray Moss forecasts a new focus on product development that is centering on decorative, tactile and narrative handmade crafts. This is a contrary approach from consumers looking for cold and impersonal industrial materials when searching for Bold Interior Design.
Bold Interior Design

Bold Interior Design

Gaetano Pesce, Italian designer says allow your personality to take part in your home decor. Storytelling is considered an important element in home design.

Look at more handcrafted inspirations from designers with Bold Interior Design Ideas.