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Bring The Spring Mood Inside Your Pad

Posted by jasnav on March 27, 2010

Living in small apartments often kills the natural aura of the season. Instead of getting miffed, recreate the spring mood inside your pad. Nothing could be more soothing than waking up to the spring rendezvous. All you need is to let your imagination flow freely. Pick up the stuff that you relate with spring fervor. Here are some innovative ways to bring spring into your home.

Bright Lights

Let there be light in all nook and corners of the home. Be creative with highlights and dim lights. Try to use highlights for the portico and gallery as it will enhance the area without exposing too much. Hanging Chinese lamps can be used in the balcony. Also ensure that the windows and blinds are open during the daytime to let in the fresh air.

Green Plants

Plants help you bring in nature inside the room. Since the spring time is all about greenery and flowers, put ornamental plants in the sitting area. Lush green plants like cochia, palms, maple et al have a positive aura. Seasonal potted flowers also add a dash of color to the entire settings.

Do keep the plants by the window side for adequate sunlight.

Furnishing

Since the mood is all about light and colors, keep the curtains light. Buy the curtain fabric from a renowned shop. Try to go for water prints combination while picking up the curtain fabric in line with the mood. You can buy valences in bright colors like yellow, green and orange. Do not go for neutral and pastel shades keeping in mind the happy aura.

For the bedrooms, opt for soft dupioni silk curtains for a subtle look.

Keep the dining area blue and pink with similar colored curtains and valences.

Colorful Artifacts

Get glass paintings done on demand. While selecting the location where the painting has to be placed, ensure that the area is bright or is lit properly.

Since the colors used in the glass painting are generally vibrant, ample highlighting is also a requirement. Smaller glass paintings look great on the bedroom walls.

Deck up your apartment and welcome the spring in style.

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Renovate Your Sitting Area In Fixed Budget

Posted by jasnav on March 22, 2010

Here are some tried and tested ways to enhance your old sitting area into a glamorous one. Try them and renovate your sitting area like a royal one.
Paint Them Colorful

Bright shades of color may look happy but sometimes, we need the subtle shades to enhance the decor. Paint your sitting area in colors like nude, pink and even beige.

You may also paint and highlight one wall depending upon the design of the room. Ensure that you do not end up spending a bomb on the painting. Keep your priorities clear and instruct accordingly.

Redesign A Portion

Convert a wall into graffiti and paste all your school and college photographs including the functions. It will make the corner an interesting one as it will become a nostalgic corner too.

Change The Furnishing

Change the furnishing of the area as it will enhance the look. Ensure the curtains and cushions are in sync with colors of the wall.

Go for floral plain color curtains as they will not jeopardize the décor look. You may also opt for mix and match colors like pastels shades of beige and lilac.

Go for dupion silk curtains, as it will be apt for the windows. The best things in life are always custom made.

Change The Lighting Style

Change the shading aspect and opt for more bright lights in the TV area. By the lounge side, keep a dim to give a softer look. If you wish to be more fancy, like you can use the handmade cane or the Chinese hanging lights. Play with the lights and shades to reflect your mood. This will also save a lot of money.

So get set and renovate your sitting area in fixed budget.

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Improve The Home Décor Using The Old Formula

Posted by jasnav on March 14, 2010

Lets save money and time by following the good old ways followed by our experienced ladies. The rule is to make the most and never throw anything without giving it a reshot.
Colorful Quilts To Keep You Warm

Get sari quilts made out of those old wedding silk saris. It is not only warm but also an elegant. Nothing beats its elegance and royal look when subtle mirror work is done. The best things in life are custom made.

Zari Cushion Covers

You can make interesting cushion covers out of the silk and brocade saris. In case of your Benarasi and Tassar silk saris too, cushion covers are a great option to look forward to. Since the silk material is still intact, get the cushion covers custom made.

Bright Curtains

Instead of buying the curtains, get it custom made. Use your old silk and chiffon saris and get curtains made out of it. Mix and match of different fabrics would play up the room décor. For different occasions, you can get different sets of curtains made.

Sari Valences

Sari valences can be custom made and inexpensive too. You can add some crochet work at the edge or simply make the most of the zari saris. The silk fabric will enhance the look of the curtains.

Tablecloths With A Difference

Use your handloom print and silk saris for making a tablecloth. You can also club them with sequin border. Prepare a design pattern out of the sari’s zari border.

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Five Creative Home Renovation Ideas For The Wedding Season

Posted by jasnav on March 11, 2010

Worried about your home giving a jaded look for the upcoming wedding season? Don’t get hassled and plan out the renovation of your home to give it a wedding look. Here are some tried and tested points to adopt for the renovation.
Let There Be Light

Change the lighting system in the house. Give it a more wedding like look, say something like colorful bulbs on the terrace area.

Use halogens in the garden area and sitting and dining halls for bright and useful lighting. For the porticos and gallery use only highlights as it will enhance the area without exposing too much.

Hanging Chinese lamps are a good substitute for halogen lamps. It will be an economical option too as the electricity bill not be as high.

Create Some Greenery Around

You can put ornamental plants in the verandah as well as the sitting area. Lush green plants like cochia, palms, maple et al have a positive aura. Plants help to bring in nature inside the room.

A green plant is also considered to be auspicious. Do not keep cactus as it is very tricky to keep thorny plants inside and someone may get hurt.

Do keep the plants by the window side for direct sunlight. If, however, you cannot manage the plants inside the room, place them in the balcony for a lush green look.

Curtains For Elegance

Curtains will also play an important role in decking up your home for the wedding season.

Buy the curtain fabric from a renowned shop. Try to go for gold and maroon shades while picking up the fabric. Get the valences also in similar pattern and matching colors.

The best way is to get top quality dupioni silk curtains stitched as the best fitting of curtains comes when they are custom made on order.

Do not go for neutral and pastel shades keeping in mind the lavish wedding celebrations. For the bedrooms, you can opt for soft shades with floral prints. Keep the dining area bright with similar color curtains and valences.

Paintings To Add Class

If you do not wish to spend a bomb on buying artifacts then paintings are the best option.

Get glass paintings done on demand. Custom made one are work best as they present a unique look. While selecting the location where the painting has to be placed, ensure that the area is bright or is otherwise well lit to highlight the beauty of the painting.

Since the colors used in the glass painting are vibrant, ample highlighting is also a requirement. You can also put small glass paintings on the wall of the gallery along with the family photographs.

Another great idea is to use divine images as you can place it anywhere.

A Water Body To Add Variety

You may add a water body at the entrance of the house to add variety to the decorations. Put some colorful flowers and floating candles for the wedding mood.

You can place a similar water body in the main sitting area where the guests will be entertained. Get innovative by placing a glass over the tumbler making it look like glass table!

So get set and renovate your home for the wedding season.

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