By Susan Miller
The country cottage look grew out of the country decorating style in the 1990s. The primary difference between the two are country's primitive lines and rustic look compared to cottage style's flowered fabrics, worn-looking without being rustic furniture, and pieces with more curved lines. Hallmarks of cottage style are wicker furniture and pieces painted white, accented by floral...
By Diane Steinbach
Although small, half bathrooms can leave a lasting impression with guests and visitors to your home. Many people ignore the decorating potential of this functional space, when it can be the easiest makeover you can do in your abode. Renters and homeowners can achieve a totally new feel in their half bath in a day and can show their guests how much they care about their comfort. Easily completed...
By Maria Scinto
Children's bedrooms can be fun to decorate, especially if you make the decoration a collaborative project between you and your child. Establish a budget and a few ground rules (i.e. no black walls, no holes in the walls, etc.), then get some catalogs, go online, or just grab some paper and a pencil and start drawing up your plans. Consider a "pets" theme for an animal-loving child. ...
By Diana Bocco
The type and extent of the decoration used in a NASCAR bedroom depends on who the bedroom will house. A bedroom for a teenager or child can support more colorful decorations and more extreme details, while a bedroom of an adult fan of NASCAR will probably require more subtle decorations. A high-impact NASCAR bedroom should make the most out of color, especially whites, blacks and reds, the...
By S. F. Heron
Small bathrooms don't need to be the bane of your decorating existence. Whether your small bathroom is a powder room or a full bath, it's possible to expand the size of the bathroom by using color and design. Proportion is everything in any small room so begin by thinking small. Everything you add to your small bathroom should not be bold and dramatic but rather subdued and...
By H. Long
Inexpensive ideas for decorating a nursery can save new parents a lot of time, money and effort as they await their new arrival. First time parents typically own very little in the way of baby furniture and equipment when they find out they are pregnant. If they don't come up with a plan for their nursery before the baby is born, they may receive a mish-mash of items from different sources....