Saturday, December 31, 2011

Decorating Ideas For Small Rooms

!±8± Decorating Ideas For Small Rooms

Decorating Ideas for Small Rooms

* Make the most of small rooms. Color plays a vital role in a small room. It sets the decorative style and scheme, but also can change the room's appearance. Use bright colors on the walls. Darker colors may be more popular but using bright colors makes a room seem more spacious. For example: Cool colors such as blues, greens, (some) purples make a small room appear larger and airier. The reverse is true of warm colors such as reds and yellows as they will make a small room seem more intimate and intense.

* A home decorating tip for integrating color into mostly white rooms--blend, blend, blend! There are many shades of white and cream that work nicely with "graduations" of accent colors. Visualize three shades of rosy pink pillows against a white sofa!

* Decorating ideas include painting the ceiling a lighter color than the walls. Use smaller patterns in wallpaper and furniture upholstery. Large patterns may be used in accessories such as pillows and throws.

* Select fewer, larger pieces of furniture to make a room appear more open and less cluttered opposed to putting lots of small pieces of furniture in the room. Taller furniture should be placed along a far wall while shorter furniture may be placed away from the wall giving a sense of spaciousness.

* The use of screens will help divide multi-purpose rooms in a small house. A bedroom or living room may have one corner as an office. A screen will provide privacy as well as hiding the "trappings" of the work area.

* Daybeds with a pullout trundle are the answer for small bedrooms. They will accommodate two people but take up less space in the room on a daily basis. The room can also be used as an office, craft room or quiet sitting room.

* Use textures for interest in a small room. Combining textures in your decor will give a small room interest, appeal, dimension and depth. Choose accessories and fabrics with texture for the best impact; for example: wrought iron, glass, stone, metal, chrome, copper, bronze, mirrors, detailed finishes, textured fabrics, shiny fabrics, and unique area rugs to mention a few.

* Mirrors are a great way to create an illusion of space. If you have a wall in front of the entrance as you enter your home, hang a unique mirror on that wall to open it up and add interest to the area.

*Quick change artist! Move furniture and furnishings around! Don't be afraid to rearrange items in your home. Just changing the accessories or pictures from room to room can bring about a huge change.


Decorating Ideas For Small Rooms

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Sofa Beds Vs Futons

!±8± Sofa Beds Vs Futons

Typical futons all look the same. They have a wooden frame and a lumpy mattress that sits in it. Most don't have any storage capabilities. Convertible sofa beds with storage, on the other hand, can be for those on the lookout for a more refined approach to sitting, sleeping, and storage solutions. With many consumers preferring the appearance and functionality of today's designs but restricted by smaller living spaces, sofa beds are offered in a downsized versions of many pieces of furniture. You only need one sofa bed for your sleeping, sitting, and storage needs instead of three separate pieces of furniture.

The convertible sofa beds feature an innovative design for quick and easy conversions. You want a bed? You simply lift the sitting element to convert the sofa into a sleeping zone. You want storage with it? You simply move the seat up to reveal storage underneath it. The convertible sofa beds are designed and engineered to allow quick and easy conversions without any tools. What futon offers the same versatility?

The convertible sofa beds are offered in a broad assortment of immaculate designs that will add beauty to any room setting. On the other hand, I have yet to see a futon with any contemporary designs. Rather than boring rectangular shapes of futons, the eye-appealing design elements of the sofa beds will comfortably fit in any stylishly furnished home. They can be covered in a selection of several easy to care microfiber fabrics, as well. This should be a consideration especially if you have kids and pets.


Sofa Beds Vs Futons

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Friday, December 9, 2011

The McRoskey Daybed/Trundle

Need a spare bed? How about two? Our Daybed/Trundle is the perfect solution. It can even double as a sofa. This ingeniously designed bed consists of two units: the top (fixed position) daybed and the rolling, bottom trundle bed. The bottom trundle bed is stored under the top day bed, and easily rolls out and pops up to the same height as the top bed. The two pieces are independent, and the trundle unit can be rolled anywhere in the room.

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Monday, November 28, 2011

Choosing Your Guest Bed

!±8± Choosing Your Guest Bed

When you are furnishing your first home, moving to a new home, or making additions to your present home, you will want to plan to accommodate occasional overnight guests. When out of town family or friends come to visit, you want their stay to be fun and comfortable. If you have ever had to sleep on a couch, you know that is not usually a comfortable option.

Accommodating a sleepover guest for a child can be as easy as throwing down an air mattress on the floor. Or when buying a bed for your child, you can choose a bunk bed, a trundle bed, or a traditional double or queen size bed if the room can accommodate it. A bunk bed set can usually be arranged as two twin beds as well as one bed over the other. A trundle bed has a second bed under the primary bed that pulls out like a drawer. My sister used to sleep on a couch when visiting her daughter and twin grandchildren. Now they have purchased trundle beds for each child and now she sleeps on a trundle bed. Of course she has to take turns sleeping with each child.

There are guest bed options for adults to fit a variety of space and price needs. These include sleep sofas, futons, Murphy beds, roll-a-way beds, memory foam stackable, and air mattresses.

A good quality sleep sofa for your living room or family room might be a good option if you do not have a spare room that you can decorate as a guest room. You can buy a traditional sofa that pulls out to make a bed or you can get a futon. Although originally introduced in the US as inexpensive and temporary furniture, the futons of today can be as comfortable and stylish as you can afford. They come in many styles and price ranges and frames are made of wood or metal.

The traditional roll-a-way bed has also been modernized for 21st century demands. A comfortable mattress stows upright on the bed frame and can be rolled into a storage area such as a closet or garage. Air mattresses have also come a long way from the camping mattress many of us remember from childhood. Now called airbeds, they come raised to almost normal bed height and in queen size. You can also get them with pillow tops. Purchase price normally includes a travel bag, patch repair kit, and a pump.


Choosing Your Guest Bed

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