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 An elegant dining room with French.

 Here is an example of toile fabric in this coffee and yellow dining room. Take note of the window treatments and the elegant sofa style chair.

 French Country Decorating Fabrics and Linens: Have a distinct look and feel. The fabrics has an old fashioned look, and is recognized for its all-over pattern.
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Besides white, Blue and green are my favorite colors, when choosing color for your room, related color schemes result from combining secondary and tertiary colors. For instance, the colors blue-green and green will evoke a calming effect because there are no jarring changes in color.(White decor)

Venetian mirror and blue commode.

Gray green sitting room with a blue green secretary.
Photos: John Kernick/House Beautiful

Living Room Color Ideas
May 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

Red, white and blue living room, a relax space.

Living rooms are where the stories of our lives are, well, lived, and the easiest way to revise those stories is with color. How to decide a color scheme for your living room?
Colorful Home Decor – An Italian Apartment
May 19th, 2009 ·
Orange in Kitchen
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Modern Room Color Schemes
May 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment

A modern room color scheme is simply a coordinated effort amongst all the colors in the room to create a group, or scheme that is noticeable from a distance.

Feature wall: A striking wall turns an ordinary room into an exceptional one. The intense richness of Redcurrant Glory on the fireplace in this image works brilliantly [...]

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A Blue And White Living Room
April 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Knowing how color will affect your emotional response will come in handy when choosing the mood of your living room. If you’re lucky enough to live in a period property with original features, painting the woodwork blue is actually an authentic look – just choose a colour from a heritage paint range. Furniture and accessories. [...]

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The panelled study features a table shaped like a missile

Hollywood director Roland Emmerich has decorated his London home with political imagery – from murals of Mao and Lenin to a model of Abu Ghraib.

The London home of director Roland Emmerich is a melting pot of styles, political art, taxidermy, large murals and odd-ball collections. We’re especially fond of the small room painted entirely with chalkboard paint! The New York Times gives us a peak inside the unique interior of the home in the conservative district of Knightsbridge…

“Nothing is spared, from government and gender to race and religion – but there’s no manifesto”, says British interior designer John Teall. “The idea was to provoke thought, amuse and maybe shock a little.”

The American bedroom features a bed throw made from vintage army underwear, a headboard made from an aeroplane wing, and a Photoshopped photograph of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sporting a dressing gown and a hairy six-pack

A diorama of John F Kennedy’s assassination in one of several glass-topped tables containing 3D models of politically significant places, including Abu Ghraib prison, Tiananmen Square, and the LA neighbourhood where Hugh Grant had his infamous encounter with a prostitute

Mao and Lenin fill the length of the 25ft living room wall. Scenic artist James Gemmill drew the murals that pepper the house

Colorful Home Decor – An Italian Apartment
May 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Orange in Kitchen
This is an Italian apartment, colorful decorating. Imagine the bright cheery colors all around your house, what a colorful house, what a colorful happy life.

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Vintage Decor – Nancy’s California Farmhouse Decorating
May 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Country style decor has gained a lot of popularity recently, even as the world has become more urbanized. It can take years to redecorate your house, as you wait to find the perfect components for everything. But as long as you’re consciously looking for ways to decorate your house, you’ll eventually get it done.
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A Glamorous Country Style Home, Full Of Color And Bold Prints
May 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

My favorate interior design project from countryliving. This is a 19th-century houses in New York’s Catskills, renovate by Gotham magazine lifestyle editor, Jason Oliver Nixon, and decorator John Loecke , now it is a weekend retreat, full of color, bold prints, and a playful spirit.

Black kitchen cabinets, colorful decoration

Built-in drawers and storage cubbies compensate for [...]

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Like many people, I  love vintage design very much, retro style decorating will makes your home look great.

 Designer: ChenChui , Taiwan

The kitchen

Furniture in a retro style room tries to appear as outstanding as possible. When it comes to sofas, look for elongated styles and make sure there are lots of colorful pillows.

Wood and checker tile flooring are predominantly the best choices. Look for clean, swift looks for flooring as everything else will be bright and fantastically insane.

Comfortable Living Room Designs
May 14th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Your living room interior designs should be something that you really like. That is why it is important to consider the homeowner’s personal interest and styles when it comes to living room interior design. Here I collected some relaxed and comfortable living room, share with you.

White living room design, country style
Vintage Decorating Ideas
May 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Vintage home décor is very popular nowadays. Using vintage home décor is ideal especially if you are working with a limited amount of money. Shabby chic consists of combining old and new home décor. Here are some ideas and tips to start decking your house with that shabby chic vintage home décor.
Vintage Wooden Sign, antique [...]

Your living room interior designs should be something that you really like. That is why it is important to consider the homeowner’s personal interest and styles when it comes to living room interior design. Here I collected some relaxed and comfortable living room, share with you.

White living room design, country style

photo: countryliving

Relaxed Life Style Living Room

Relaxed, neutral living room: Caribbean villa by Barry Dixon

This relaxted living room design with french country style. French elements include stuccoed walls, beamed ceilings, and terra cotta tiled floors. An antique canopied daybed lends a romantic touch, as does the baby grand piano. [Read more →]

Vintage home décor is very popular nowadays. Using vintage home décor is ideal especially if you are working with a limited amount of money. Shabby chic consists of combining old and new home décor. Here are some ideas and tips to start decking your house with that shabby chic vintage home décor.

photos: Grey Crawford

Vintage Wooden Sign, antique white cabinet.

Vintage Decor – Nancy’s California Farmhouse Decorating

5 Tips for Decorating with Vintage

Buy what you love.

Your home should be pleasing to your eye. You have to live there. If you don’t love your decor, you will not feel comfortable in your own home. If you love that moose head, use it!

Don’t be afraid to mix wood tones.

The 1957 Better Homes and Gardens decorating book reminds us that wood is a color. This doesn’t just apply to vintage, but vintage furniture that was meant to last was made of wood. Check for tones in the wood grain that may be complimentary to one another.

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