Monday, August 31, 2009

What is your style?

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If you are wondering what style you might be when it comes to your home then take a test here!

Here are my results! Enjoy!

HOME QUEEN
Bringing up baby hasn't in the least bit cramped your sense of style. You have an almost theatrical approach to interior design, dressing up rooms just as you yourself would for a glamorous night out (or in). The look is opulent and luxurious, but can be equally sexy and sophisticated - just like you!

Living Room

You are drawn to all things that combine beauty with adventure. This is a high-octane, unabashed, sensual look that encompasses everything that's luxurious, voluptuous and curvaceous. Think rich fabrics, textured materials and glossy surfaces. While glamour makes a big, bold statement, it also smacks of total comfort and fun. Choosing accessories with a classical influence will give the room a sophistication it might otherwise have lacked, and will confirm your style credentials. Dark colours work well if you use the room mainly during the evenings and at night, while heavy leathers add gravitas and grandeur. Major on comfort in your living room: it's where you naturally go to listen to music relax and chill out.

Bedroom

You like it rugged and rustic in the bedroom. Sleep is fundamentally important to our well being. Clean, fresh air can truly aid sleep, but so, too, does a well-made bed and the best mattress you can afford. Touch is an important issue in the bedroom, from crisp, linen sheets to wool or even sheepskin underfoot. You favour an almost elemental approach to interior design in your bedroom, using the timeless approach of layering white on white to serene effect.

Dining Room

You're a paragon of style, no-holds-barred entertainer. At home, what could be quite a formal dining style is made more contemporary by its connection to other activities and areas. Keeping place settings simple is clean and classic - and you don't run the risk of your china and cutlery going out of style. In multiple-purpose rooms, flexible lighting is key to making the most of your space; a pool of light suffused across the dining table makes for intimate and convivial entertaining and will focus attention on food and friends - rather than on the painting above the sofa, perhaps, or even pots and pans soaking in the sink. When it comes to entertaining, you're incredibly sociable if frequently pushed for time.

Home Office

Your home office is formal and sober. Working from home is an increasingly popular solution to the challenge of bringing up a young family and making ends meet. A dedicated home office - even if it's just the corner of a room - will help keep you focused and separate work from hectic family life. Clean, simple lines and an absence of clutter suit the home office very well - but don't neglect to introduce an element of your own personality to the space, even if it's nothing more than a favourite photograph in an elegant frame.

Kids' Room

Let a child's room reflect his or her personality -- not yours! If you have the space for a designated playroom, great. If not, then giving your kids the biggest bedroom can be a smart move, certainly once they're past the toddler stage: it gives them a designated space to play, enabling you to keep the rest of your home more, rather than less, how it used to be. Cheap and cheerful is ideal when it comes to most things in children's rooms: not only do kids grow fast, they also grow out of fads and phases at an amazing rate.

Conclusion

Glorious and gorgeous, your home affirms your love of life.

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Our New Armoire

Here is the armoire we bought for the Living Room. It is all hail to the nicest piece of furniture that we have in there, but in time I will get the rest of the room looking great!

One thing I loved about this armoire is that it is a nice rectangular shape with a little curve in the front so that it isn't very boxy. It is always a good idea to have some curves in your design to break up all the hard lines that vertical and horizontals can make. It also makes it more pleasing to the eye when you scan the room.



I love the shelves and drawers inside and am using it to hold the baby's diapers, cameras, and DVD's. What are some creative things you have used in your decor to organize your every day things?

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

It's all about Armoire's

I have been eyeing this Armoire for about 3 years now and waiting for the day that I had enough money to buy it...the day FINALLY came and then I found out it is no longer available (insert a little tear)! So, now I have started the search again and found one that I really like. I just have to find out the cost and go to a store that is 2 hrs. away to get it.

As you can tell I love Armoires! I want one in...

...the baby's room, this one would be perfect holding baby blankets, diapers and many other things, but I wish I could get it in a light, distressed blue-green finish to go with the Tuscan look in there.

...the Living room, this is the one that has topped my list since finding out the one I originally wanted is gone!

...in the girl's room, I love that this draws your eye to it because it is unique with a mix of a curio cabinet and armoire.

...a linen armoire in my bathroom, I need more space for towels and toiletries in my bathroom so this would be perfect!
I have always been intrigued by Armoire's for some reason. To me they add more to a room then most furniture pieces because they can stand on their own by being the focal point or blending in, but still have a say in the decor. There are many to look at, but I thought the next few were interesting and worth looking at.

You can click on the images to go to the website that sells them!

And if you really want something unique the next two (they have several more to look at on their site) are from horchow...but it costs a good penny!
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