If there’s a painting you truly love, you can use it as a great inspiration to make a theme to your room or home that can capture the mood or feel of the painting? Sound challenging? It’s not really, as Marcus explains, and it’s one of the best ways to add comfort and peace to your home:
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It’s amazing what you can do with a little creativity and subtlety to decorate you ceiling! Charisse describes how she and her husband found an affordable and creative way to add personal character to their vaulted living room ceiling by adding painted stars that looked professional:
There’s nothing like personalizing a room so that you place your permanent stamp upon it. Of course, I don’t exactly know what psychological symbolism is reflected by the way my husband and I decorated our living room, but we are glad we did it. Reaching the vaulted ceiling in the living room was not as difficult as I anticipated, once we were able to navigate the 15 foot ladder inside the center of the room. Spray painting the multi-colored stars upon the white walls wasn’t too challenging either. The hardest part was creating the various starred patterns. After going to a local arts and craft store, we came out with foam board; day glow spray paints of blue, yellow and orange; and, a box cutter. After stenciling stars of differing shapes and sizes, we cut out the stars and discarded them. Left with the hollow exterior, we would press the foam board onto the ceiling and “fill” in the empty space with one of our spray paints. The best idea is to practice on a couple of surfaces away from where they can be seen since, inevitably, nothing goes as planned. The first stars came out looking more like bloated puffs on the wall: we sprayed too close and so the paint clumped. Spraying too long didn’t turn out well either as the slanted ceiling now made our stars streak – we weren’t going for shooting stars and it sure did not look like it either. In the end, it took the right amount of distance and a light “dusting” of spray to get the actual definition of the star. It also took larger and thicker poster board to project the image as desired. Aside from almost falling a couple of times and the crook in my neck from looking upwards for an extended time, it looks surprisingly good. It appears so faint and subtle on most days that it draws attention because of its lack of conspicuousness. Most people don’t bother to stare at the ceiling, but casual glance upwards reveals something more.
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Decorating a kid’s bathroom the right way can seem a daunting task, but it can be done affordably and it’s easier and more fun when you get the whole family’s opinions and help involved. Matthew and his whole family came together to give the children’s bathroom an underwater theme – it was a fun family bonding experience and home decorating experience at the same time.
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Sometimes the TV home redesigning reality show ideas are actually easy to make a reality! After seeing some of the ideas from reality shows, the Cunninghams found out they could recreate some of those themes in an affordable but effective way. Read their story:
When decorating our house, we didn’t go with a particular theme. We were inspired by the rooms we’d seen on some of the reality shows. We looked through catalogs, and we also browsed in stores. We got some of the materials at Home Depot but, also shopped at local area stores. First, we picked some new carpeting. We wanted a warm, comfortable feel and chose blue, wall-to-wall carpeting. It was very deep plush and was installed in the living room. We took down the old, faded wallpaper we had in this room and painted the walls. We chose to paint these walls a slightly lighter, blue color. We chose mahogany furniture for the living room and dining room. We replaced the older dining room table and the sagging entertainment unit. We got the table ordered from a local business and the unit from Ikea. It was a lot of work, as these are large items. We had to move (and store) many things until the items were put in properly. We left most of the upstairs untouched. However, we did get a new bed and dresser for the main bedroom and new wallpaper for the bathroom. We went with a flowery design, mostly yellow and blue. The kitchen ended up with a new floor. The tiles were marble-like in look (but not in price). This involved more moving of furniture. Wood paneling was bought for the family room. And a new table (also mahogany) was purchased and put in the room. We put in beige carpeting. The room ended up with a very cozy feel. While we never went for a particular theme, the accent was definitely on wood and the color blue. We ended up very satisfied with the results and were very glad to have gone through all the effort for it.
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When you finally get your OWN house – the decorating possibilities are endless! Now, you can do things the way you’ve always wanted. And if it’s something really wild, like a wild cat theme, it may seem hard, but it’s not! Read Farrah’s story about creating the best wild cat theme in her new home – which was easy and turned out great!
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Retro themes are very popular these days, not only with regard to fashion in the clothing world, but also with regard to home décor. Read about how Juliana and her husband used retro décor to bring life back to the interior of their home:
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When it comes to decorating a bedroom, it helps to nail down a specific overall theme. A great starting place is to simply think of your favorite color and your significant other’s favorite color and combine them in a unique way.
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Living just a few minutes away from the beach gave Serena the inspiration she needed to do a complete overhaul on her guest bathroom. And best of all, she managed to get all the decor accessories she needed to fully outfit the room while sticking to her budget…with a little help from coupons she found in her mailbox. See how she did it:
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Looking for a great way to create a warm and welcoming theme in your home? With a little creativity, it’s easy to do without spending too much money! Kirsten shares her tips on how she’s made the perfect place for her family and visitors – and it’s uniquely hers:
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You can get professional decorating help and guidance without paying professional prices, if you know where to look! Carol turned to a local university program in interior decorating where she got help from interns for a fraction of the cost, and they did a professional job! Read about her innovative strategy:
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