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Interior Design Photos

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Design Your Own Double Sided Curtains

Double sided curtains can add a beautiful touch of decorating flair to any room in your home. By designing curtains to be double sided, you'll be able to play with many different color and pattern combination's. This style of curtains is a great solution if you want to create design interest by using two contrasting colors or patterns. However, you might also want to use this style so that you can enjoy colored curtains indoors while displaying plain white from the outside.

Measuring the Windows

You'll need to carefully measure the windows before you can make a pair of double sided curtains. If you already have your curtain rod installed, you can measure vertically from the top of the rod to the point where you want the curtain hem to fall. Then, add two additional inches to this measurement for the bottom hem and two inches for the top header. If you desire a deeper hem or a fuller header, adjust your measurements accordingly. When measuring the width, you'll need to consider the desired fullness of your curtains. If you measure the overall width of the window, using this width for each of the two panels will create a nice amount of fullness. However, you can adjust this measurement to create the desired effect. Add two inches to each curtain panel measurement to allow for the side hems. Once you have these measurements, you can use them to purchase the correct amount of fabric. Because the curtains will be double sided, you'll need to purchase the same amount of fabric in two different colors or patterns.

Necessary Materials

In addition to your two different colors of fabric, you'll also need straight pins, a measuring tape, a sharp pair or scissors, and a sewing machine. If you prefer, you could use a rotary cutter and a mat to cut your fabric. Before cutting your fabric, you should wash and dry it first so that it is pre-shrunk. Then, iron it so that it is wrinkle-free and easy to work with. Cut the fabric into the properly sized curtain panels so that you have two panels from each fabric selection.

Sewing the Curtains

To sew the first curtain panel, position the two different fabric pieces with their right sides facing each other and pin together. Sew the top edges together using a half-inch seam allowance. You can then sew down two inches along one side. Measure down an additional one and a half inches, leaving that area unstitched to allow for the curtain rod. Then, continue to sew down the edge until you reach the bottom. Sew the other side of the curtain panel in the same fashion.

Bathroom Designs

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Living Room Furniture

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Small Kitchen Design

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Kitchen Space Planning

Planning the Design for Your Kitchen:
The kitchen is the place where your day starts, your parties end and a place to go for some chit chat over a hot cup of coffee or tea. Whatever it is, the kitchen has to work for you 24 hours a day - no matter how many hours you actually spend in it! For most of us, the kitchen is the heart of the home. Some may only pop into the kitchen for a drink, but for many, it is the room they spend a good part of the day - preparing, cooking or eating food. It also becomes the room where the family meet for informal meals and casual conversations.

Kitchen design is based on the four basic principles of storage, food preparation, cooking and eating. The design of any kitchen, no matter how large or small, has to take all these factors into consideration and create a space for each of these functions. A good kitchen is organised according to your own kitchen 'life' which means that everything should revolve around your own cooking habits, storage needs and be planned even right down to the way the garbage is sorted!

Start by dividing your kitchen into three main work zones, i.e. zones for cooking, storing and washing. For storing, make sure there is enough space allocated for the storage of food - both dry food and food that goes into the fridge.

For the cooking zone, place the hob near the sink for easy access to water when cleaning up. The workspace, which is the most important part of the kitchen, should preferably be placed between the hob and the sink; unless you have the luxury of having an island in your kitchen!

To make it efficient, make sure there is enough workspace around the hob and sink for your cooking utensils, chopping board and spices. The workspace is the most used area in the kitchen. Maximising this space will ensure that there is a space for everything. Your work top must also be able to stand the heat of hot plates and the stain of spices and tolerate sharp objects.

Keeping things near where they are frequently used will help make your kitchen really efficient. Add open shelves and wall organisers or stainless steel racks to help clear your workspace and to keep things that you use often, such as spices, condiments and cooking utensils like whisks and ladles, close at hand. You can add roller shutters to these open shelves to have the option of closing it when not in use. Roller shutters are instant space savers. They also work well in areas that are tricky for swinging doors. Pots and pans, cutlery and glasses should be within reach and stored at the right height.

If yours is a small kitchen, designing it is usually an interesting challenge and one needs to be creative when planning the space to be able to fit everything in. If you are working within a small space, put the limited space to maximum use through easy to reach wall organisers, out-of-sight cabinets and you can even consider an extra workspace trolley.

Bedroom Design Ideas

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Living Room Design

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Small Kitchen Designs

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Bedroom Furniture

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Interior Design Lighting

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Interior Design Software

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Interior Design Ideas

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Bedroom Furniture Designs

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Decorating Themes for a Child's Room

Nature’s Galore
Most of the kids love outdoors as well as animals. So, what better idea than to create a nature’s galore in the room of your child? Get the walls painted in green or light brown and draw bugs, frogs, reptiles and the like to create the perfect outdoor scene for your child. If it is good enough, you might be able to prevent him from going outside the house too much.

Disneyland
Kids love cartoons and cartoon characters. Why don’t you bring all of his favorite characters inside his room only? You can choose any color you want as far as the walls are concerned. The attention needs to be diverted on how you adorn the walls. Draw all the favorite cartoon characters of your kid on the walls. Get a Mickey Mouse pillow, Goofy bedspread, Scooby-Doo chair and the like, and transform his room into Disneyland.

Safari
If you kid is an adventure lover, converting his room into a safari destination is just the thing to do. Instead of getting the walls painted, buy colorful animal wallpaper and stick it on them. Use leopard print fabrics for the pillows as well as valances. Adorn the corners and backs of the bed with stuffed tigers, elephants, horses and so on. You can also use butterfly net, binoculars or straw hat on the walls, for an added effect.

Rustic Room
Going back to the rustic roots, which all of us once had, is a very good idea in relation to children’s room. For the purpose, make use of comfy plaid patterns, flannel fabrics and log or pine beds. Materials such as pine cones, leaves and sticks will work best as adornments. Adding an aquarium to the room will only complete the effect.

Movie Theme
Almost every kid has a favorite animated film he loves to watch all the time, be it Aladdin, Lion King, Toy Story or Scooby Doo. The easiest way to achieve this is by buying bedroom items like linen, furniture, curtains, valances, etc, decorated with the theme of the movie. You can also get wallpaper with the characters of the movie or paint the characters on the walls yourself.

kitchen Designs

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Interior Design

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Interior Designing Photos

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Interior Design Furniture

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Interior Design Photos

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Interior Design

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Interior Design

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Discovering that perfect interior door sometimes doesn’t begin with its design or raw material, but with a decision as simple as whether the door needs to be painted or stained. If the theme of your home and decor call for something a bit more traditional, then consider a wood panel door or French door; both of which come in an endless assortment of wood species to compliment any environment.

If it’s a painted look you’re leaning towards, a broad collection of molded panel, flush, or crown doors are the most commonly preferred for paint application.

The style of your new interior door is next on the list and allows for a wide, open range of designs to match your home or assist that new renovation. The proper style can be the difference between traditional or contemporary, rustic or craftsman, elegant or chic; the perfect door will assist and enhance the look and feel of your home’s decor.

With your desired style in mind, you will next need to select a material to match your individual design, performance, and aesthetic needs. This decision can come from the selection of a wood panel, molded panel, wood flush, wood louver, or wood French door.

Home Decoration

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Interior Designers

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Interior Door design

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Entry doors: The front door is usually the most eye catching feature of a house. The entrance doors should need to be in relation to the style of their surroundings. Whether viewed from inside or outside, they become an integral part of a home's design. They can vary from modern glass door to gothic style, from multi panelled to arched door.

Interior doors: Interior doors help to connect rooms and sometime it varies from simple flush door to traditional and glass doors. Interior doors need not be impenetrable barriers, frosted or bevelled glass doors allow the sunshine to come yet seal off the noise and the view.

Glass doors: A glass door design should reflect the sensuous sophistication and detailed elegance. Decorative glass is a very good option to door units. Whether it is stained, beveled, etched, mirrored, painted or sand blasted, they can turn the door into a work of art. The patterned glass panels diffuse the light and fill the room with a bright but less intense glow.

Metal doors: These doors are impressive for their intricate and bold surfaces. They can withstand hard use in both interior and exterior application. Copper, bronze, brass and pewter are the metals finishes for the door.

Carved doors: In classically designer houses, the door is treated as a showpiece, thus carved decorations are seen here. With these doors, elegance and permanence are a reality, not just a façade. These highly ornamented carved wooden panels are originally intended for a grand house.

Paneled doors: These doors can be elaborately molded and exuberantly carved, painted and glided. These doors cope well with most weather conditions and need virtually no maintenance. In these doors, a distinct impact is created through fine joinery and sensitive use of material and design.

French doors: French or sliding doors help link living space and garden while doubling as view walls. A sense of accessibility is always achieved through these doors.

Bedroom Decoration

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Drawing Room Designs

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Top Kitchen

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