Each study area or bookshelves always reflects the personality of its owner. Attaining the perfect bookshelf can be really overwhelming especially for a highly meticulous individual. Here are a few steps or tips that one can follow to help achieve the perfect bookshelf. Start from scratch It’s a lot harder for one to have a balanced and well-organized bookshelf by just moving a few things around. The best way to [...]
In case you are not that lucky to have a big house to make your own dresser room then a bedroom wardrobe is your best choice. Before spending money shopping for your bedroom wardrobe there are a few factors to always consider when choosing the right wardrobe. Size Size is one of the most important factors to consider before buying a bedroom wardrobe, and ask yourself whether you: Have enough [...]
Having small storage space is a struggle for most people, even when you have a big house you will still find stuff lying around. But with the right drawer storage you have a solution for this problem, so how do you choose the right drawer storage? When searching for the best drawer storage in the market there are a few things that you should keep in mind to make sure [...]
Ever gone out for work on a Sunday evening around town and came across this amazing bench design and even at some point in time considered a similar bench to your home? Am sure you have. Here are more amazing bench designs that you might want to consider. They all stand out, in their own special way and really inspire each one of us to be more creative and think [...]
One of the biggest decorating mistakes you can make is wasting money. When decorating either your home or office you are faced with so many options in a way that it gets overwhelming really fast and ends up spending thousands of dollars only to be disappointed with the outcome. Here are decorating mistakes that you need to avoid at all costs: Not Measuring First When decorating your new space you [...]
Arranging furniture in a way that is pleasing and practical can be an overwhelming task especially if you are not an interior designer, however, over the years experts in interior design have developed simple and easy to apply principles to use when arranging furniture. They include: Choose a Focal Point. What’s the Focal point? This is the first thing your eyes land on after when you enter a room. In [...]
Rustic and Mid-century modern styles are the only two completely different styles that look good together, for example, a room built with reclaimed wood looks amazing when it also has a Jonathan Adler couch and a sputnik Chandeliers. Having these two styles together makes a room unique. Here are ways that you can bring together rustic and a mid-century furniture décor; Mix rustic furniture and a modern fixture. You can [...]
The easiest way to create a weathered wood finish either on a laminate surface or a faux wood is by painting the surface with some white chalk paint and later on distress the surface with dark wax. What do you need to create a weathered wood finish? A pair of gloves White chalk paint (it could either be light gray for a darker look or a light brown) Dark wax [...]
The only way to maintain a wooden staircase beauty is to take care of it, namely when the steps are stained and worn out the wood will look old and the best way to take care of your wooden staircase is by applying a sealing finish on the stains. This will protect the wood from wear and also keep the moisture out. Steps to follow when applying a sealer finish [...]
Most people do whitewashing without even knowing what exactly they are doing, however, what is whitewashing? This is a technique used to lighten up a dark wood also known as “Pickling wood” it involves reducing the orange or red tones that usually appear mainly on a piece of furniture, and finally end up with a raw piece of wood color. What Material will you need? White paint (however any type [...]