Need some ideas for that guest bathroom in your house? Try a rustic, earthy theme.

Read about how Brenda and her husband transformed their bathroom using tools and fixtures from Home Depot:

When we first moved into our house, back in June of 2006, everything was dated. That included everything in the bathroom, all the fixtures were still original, and this house was built in the 1970’s. We knew it would take some major work. One day, I was looking at the awful wallpaper, which had Eagles, the Liberty Bell, and America written on it. Knowing it had to go, I started ripping it off, that only took about an hour. The walls underneath were where the problems were. The walls were a mess for some reason, so spackling and sanding took us two days. While waiting for spackling to dry my husband gutted everything. We checked out a few local hardware stores, but they were all kind of expensive. We finally found a deal on everything that we wanted at Home Depot. They were actually cheaper than all the other places we looked at. We got everything we needed there: new toilet, vanity, and fixtures, as well as the flooring and all our paint needs. I wanted to go with an earthy feel for the bathroom; it’s a small bathroom in our downstairs area, with no window. So I wanted to bring some light into it. We put down multi-colored small slate tiles, which my husband hated every second of. He used the wrong tile cutter, we found out later, so it made the job take a lot longer, and was a lot harder. He used a tile cutter, and we found out he should have been using a wet saw. Live and learn I guess. The sink faucet we picked looked like an old well pump, so even the sink kept with the theme. We finished by painting the walls a very soft lavender, almost grayish in color. It brings out the color in the slate floor, which is my favorite part of the room. Then I, decorated the one wall with a brown wrought iron art work, and flowers every where they could go. It ended up being beautiful! It has a real earthy feel to it; it’s my favorite room in our house.

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Project Runway can even be a great inspiration for a bedroom theme. Sandra was so inspired and created a black and white stripe theme that everyone thinks is great, even though it cost her under $400 to do it!

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Choosing home decorating themes for all of the rooms in your house can be a difficult task. Read about the themes that Janice picked for her house:

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Creating a room theme doesn’t have to be expensive if you use a little creativity. If it’s a theme that reflects your own travel loves, you can find very affordable ways to gather great items for your home décor while having fun in the process! Read what Sharon and her husband did to create an authentic “island” theme for their guest bathroom while they were on vacation:

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Want to create a bathroom theme that’s subtle, relaxing, and unique to you and your family? Monique shares some tips on how she created a perfect bathroom for her that will also work wonderfully for her daughter as she gets older:

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Check out what Kaitlyn has to say about her experience decorating her kids rooms:

My family and I recently moved to Vermont from California because my husband got a new job. We found a house for a great price with four bedrooms and three bathrooms. The only problem with this house was that everything was white: the carpet, the walls, everything. We knew we had to add personality to the rooms, but we didn’t know how. I went searching for decorating books and found “The Big Book of Kids Rooms: Everything You Need to Create the Perfect Room for Your Child.” This book was full of so many ideas for dressing up a child’s room. I have two children: a son who is six and a daughter who is seven, so they had several ideas of their own for decorating their room. This book provided cheap and easy ideas for decorating, but they were not the most stylish. Instead the ideas were good starting points for deciding how to decorate a child’s room, whether boy or girl. The book gives eight simple room designs and offered tips on how to reuse old furniture instead of buying everything new. Most of the ideas required few items, typically only paint and other material. My son picked the nautical theme while my daughter chose the bug room style, but she did not use every piece of advice given. Additionally, the book was full of pictures for each of the themes. This made decorating a little easier, especially if the directions are hard to understand. This was also a great book for me since I had no idea where to start with the decorating process of my children’s rooms. I would recommend this book to anyone moving to a new home or redesigning their current home, but only for beginning ideas and for parents of relatively young children, ten or younger.

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Sometimes, recreating home themes from your family or childhood memories can make a place feel right. Connie did it remembering how warm and inviting her grandmother’s house was, and with help from stores like Lowe’s and Goodwill, she brought to life a slice of the past and a slice of home:

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A great starting place for your house decorating endeavors begins at the fabric store. Allow your instincts to dictate what color gives you vision, and every other necessary step will become apparent.

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Whether you’re starting with a lot of inspiration or a blank slate, a bit of help is always a good thing when it comes to home decorating. Read about Dorothy’s great experience with a book that gave her step by step instructions on how to decorate her whole house:

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Decorating the living room in your house can be a really fun experience, especially if you pick a favorite theme. Read about how Jillian used a “beach cottage” theme to transform her living room:

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