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Everyone loves a new home. The aura of it, beautiful bright wall and the new furniture pieces. It is almost everyone’s desire to maintain their house like new forever. We try our best to keep upgrading with best that we can do. During the regular routine life we don’t get enough time to fully create the house we really want. While we are in this quarantine period why not utilize the time and decor our homes that we dream off and that too without stepping out of the house. This will have two benefits specifically one is- your urge to go out will end and you will help the country to fight against this covid-19 virus and secondly by the time you finish decorating your home you will eventually love your place and will want to stay in. In this article I will share some ideas to re-decor your home with already available things. Check the ideas below-
Play with curtains-
We can give our home a makeover by just placing curtains differently from usual. Earlier window used to be smaller than door but today they can be as large as doors, so this also demands in change of the patterns of hanging curtains. Here are some ideas that you can try-
1- Using various colors– Pop colors schemes are trending today. Red, orange, blue, pink colors can be used. If your wall colors are white or cream shade than you can go with these curtain colors. Either you can play with all colors or just choose two colors to shade.
2- Hang from one side– This design can be used if you want window to be visible all the time. Just hang both curtains on the same rod on one above other. Now, take the front curtain and hang it in the middle of bar with a holder and leave the rest of it either hanging or tie it on the other end. The curtain that was behind let it hang but tie it from the middle.
3- Make a new shape– You can also give a new shape of your own. For example- you can use 4 curtains in total. Hang two curtains straight and hang two at the bar above the hanging curtain, like in classical movies. Either you can hang two curtains and roll them one over. It will create a unique design from top to bottom. Else create a zig-zag formation.
The next one is related mainly to all women out there. These are few ideas that can be used to keep your jewellery. Making a jewellery box from waste. Below are few of the ideas.
1- Earring holder– If you have an aluminum sheet at home, it can be used as your new earing holder. Various earrings can be hanged at a time. It will also help to prevent losing them and will also look beautiful.
2- Jewellery frame– Have an old frame that you were thinking to throw, well maybe this is right time to use it again. Paint the frame of your favorite color and apply a paper in the Centre. Let it dry and then apply pins or nail over it to hang the jewellery.
3- Jewellery hanger– There are always a lot of hanger in the home. If you have a hanger that is bent down or not usable you can still use it. Cover it with color paper or paint it. Hang the jewellery once it get dry.
4- Jewellery crockery– Old crockery can also be used to put jewellery in it. Bowls or other crockery can be painted with various styles (Check google to find various designs) and can be placed on your dressing table.
Another thing that can be done is painting or decorating the walls. The best place to do this is your bedroom or the living room. You can totally convert either bedroom or living room into an art gallery. Try painting different designs, it does not matter if you are a good artist or not. Try using some abstract patterns or any other of your choice and fill you walls with it. Let the artist in you come out. To make it more fun add your family members to it and let them play with their creativity.
Bohemian theme based living room
If you are good with stitching you can create some art on fabric and hang in your home.
Have colorful fabrics? Hang them in living room along with some frames.
Clear the cutter and manage the furniture pieces.
Make your bedroom/Living room colorful. Bohemian theme is very trendy these days and also loved my many.
Try maintaining your garden.
These were some of the ideas that we can use to give our home a new look even without stepping out of the house. Apart from this, clean and manage your home as much as possible. Maintain the store room. You can also pick a place in your home to arrange cozy sitting to spend some quality time your family. You can also design mirrors, for that please read my blog- Mirror re-décor. You can also find various interior topics in my blog feed that might help you. I really loved these ideas and also have tried some of them in my home too. If you have other ideas please feel free to share them in our comment section below.
Please stay in your home people. Stay in. Stay safe.
Living room is a place where you spend most of the family time together. Cherish memories with loved ones. This is the place where your guest are entertained once they enter your house. So it is very essential to make your living room according to vastu to have positive vibes in your house. Below are preferred location for a living room in the house.
In a North facing site: The Living room can be in the North (brings health and wealth to the family), North-East. In a West facing site: The Living room can be in the North-West (good location, but guests feel restless and leave early). In a South facing site: One can have a South-East Living room but if there is no other choice, opt for the South-West (guests feel at home and stay on for a long time). In an East facing site: The Living room can be in the East, otherwise in the North-East corner.
But for any of the reasons if your drawing room is not in the right direction you can still do some small things to keep positive energy around you in your happy place.
Colour of walls and décor must be positive.
Wall colours of the living must be light or pale like Light blue, green, peach etc. Avoid using black, brown or dark blue. Heavy furniture and décor more than required creates a hindrance in the way of having a positive vibe in the house, try to be a minimal or use things according to requirement only. Battlefield weapons, Animal skins, dry land painting or sad statues are not considered good, avoid them.
Place an aquarium
Fish aquarium not only gives you happiness but it is also believed that it protects your family from any upcoming dangers. Aquarium also keeps a steady flow of positive energy and money in the home. Aquarium can be place in east, north east or north.
For paintings
Paintings have become an essential part of décor. But paintings also are related with energy in the house. Putting a painting of horses running inwards on south wall is considered good. It results in making you a popular personality and gain fame. One thing to keep in mind while purchasing painting is that the face of horses must be happy, not in aggression. To have more positive energy you can hang the painting of sunrise on east wall.
Furniture
Heavy sofa and furniture should be placed on south and west side of the room, while small furniture items can be placed on east and north side. Wooden furniture is best for having positive energy around you. Broken furniture should not be placed in the room, it is believed that they bring sadness in the house and also results in the increase amount of bad/negative vibes.
Indoor planters
Plants are the best way to keep a positive atmosphere around you. Money plant or other indoor plants can be placed in east or north direction. They are believed to create a harmonious atmosphere, but only if they are chosen correctly for a specific location. Dry plants, thorny or bonsai are believed to have a negative impact in the house. Plants not only keep a good vibe but also a number of benefits to your health also.
What else to take care off –
Sofa should not be placed under the beam. Beam is considered as thing to separate and might result in the sourness of your relations. But for any reason if you can’t move you’re sitting anywhere than hang a flute or wind chimes.
The light in the room must not be too bright and hit directly into eyes of your guests or yourself.
Don’t build a toilet in drawing room or if you have one than don’t use it.
Electrical equipment must be placed in the south direction. While A.C. must be in west direction.
These were the few vastu tips that can be used in your drawing room to have a circulation of positive energy around you. Thank you for reading. You can ask your questions or leave a suggestion in the comment box below.
There were times when plants were considered to be kept in the garden only. Some time back people used to make a small garden in their homes/apartments. But this concept has now changed and plants are considered as important part of the regular household items. It doesn’t matter whether you live in a skyscraper or an apartment, indoor plants have become a part of the new age homes. They make your place look beautiful and in addition they have numerous benefits which you might not get even if you try to pay for them. Below I will tell you some types of indoor plants for your house and how to take care of them.
Spread nature’s comeliness indoors.
If you buy plants from nursery, than look for its benefits more than its beauty. Also keep in mind the place where you will keep this plant. Plant will grow obviously, keep the plant in a space where it can grow to its normal size freely.
Things to take care of while buying plants.
Always pay attention while purchasing or choosing the plants. Look at leaves that they are not teared, the soil of the plant must be wet and soft. Do not buy if it’s hard and dry. If you are buying plant to put in a big place, buy a single plant that will grow big instead of buying too many small plants.
Indoor plants for your Home. For Lobby- Lobby is the open space of home. It has the highest of temperature and brightest of sun. To make this area look beautiful you can place the big plants along with wall or stands. Some of the plants that can be used are ficus benjamina, Philodendron etc these have various colour leaves which make them look more beautiful. Long plants will make your lobby more beautiful. If you have a small lobby than you can place small plants such as coleus, aglaonema on stands or hang them on walls. They take less space and also look good on walls. Various types of hanging baskets are available in market or you can also customise one with different types of ropes, wires and stones.
ficus benjamina
Plants for drawing room.
If you have light colour on the walls, place plants that have big and more leaves. Wide and colourful plants can contrast with bright colour walls. Ficus elastica, ficus benjamina, elegance etc are some of the plants which can be kept in your drawing room. You can also put some plants on your center table like agnoloma, schefflera plant etc. These are colourful and only take a minimum space. If your stairs are passing through drawing room you can also use money plant.
agnoloma
Plants for the room which have ample light.
If you have a room that receive ample light and has a moderate temperature, than you can use different plants to décor the place. Some big plants like Monstera plant, Define bakia plant, Reflexa variegata plant etc can be used. They can also be accompanied by small plants such as fern, ribbon grass etc. You can also add flower plants to make them look more colourful.
Define bakia plant
So this were the plants that you can use inside to cheer up your mood, freshen up the air and brighten the house. But the next and most important that raises is How to take care of them? Well, below is the answer to that-
1- Water them when the top soil is totally dry, don’t water them too often.
2- Put a plastic sheet under the pot so it don’t leave any stains on your floor or furniture.
3- Keep cleaning the big or wide leaves with soft cloth or cotton from time to time.
4- If your plant is growing only from one side that means it is only getting sunlight from one side. Keep rotating it or put it in a position that the plant gets sunlight on every angle.
Apart from this plants there are some other plants such as ZZ plant, Snake plant and peace Lilly etc. that can be placed in your house and are perfect for your bedrooms, kitchen and bathrooms.
I hope you guys liked this and I will be glad if you can write your reviews in the comment section below.
Decorating the mirror is not a new concept but obviously it’s a loved concept. From ages people especially women love to re-decor the small household items, especially the mirrors. With time to time there have been ever changing designs to re-decor your simple home mirror. From Retro to modern looks they have sorted it all to design the mirror. Earlier mirror was seen only in the dressing room or where you usually get dressed up and in your bathrooms, but now it also works as a style label for your home. If you are also having a mirror which you want to re-decor than this article will fit all of your needs. I have picked the best yet the easy designs for a perfect mirror that you and everyone who visit your place will love.
1-Mirror with flowers- This has always been the favorite when it comes to design a mirror for the home. The mirror and flowers on its border create a harmonious and positive atmosphere indoors. To make this just paste the dry leaves or flowers on the border of the mirror, fabric flowers will also work. To paste properly paste a layer of thin cloth on the mirror and then paste your flowers and leaves. This type of mirrors can be used in your living/lobby area and also on dressing table.
2-Rope- This is one of the classical designs which were used very much few years back. This is the perfect way if you want a hanging mirror. To do this simply roll a rope around the mirror and create a small loop at the mirror head to hang it. Use a thick rope instead of using a thin rope because if we use thin rope we have to create a number of turns around it and thus it will lose its original look. If you a home based on classical design then this will add a glitter to your home. But even they work very well with any type of homes. This can be used next to your stairs, as this design is used for small mirrors generally so use them in way where it creates a style statement than a proper looking mirror.
3-Pom-Pom – Children absolutely love this type of mirrors as they are more colorful and playful too. These type of mirrors can be used in children’s room as it looks more colorful and create a joyful vibe. Wrap a layer of pom-pom around the mirror, we can use pom-pom of various colors or can match them with the color of theme you have done in your home.
4-Stones & Shell- This type of mirrors come under modern concept of art and are excessively used in homes, Hotels, café and offices. To make this simply cut a cardboard piece according to the shape and size of the mirror. Place the mirror in the center of the cardboard cutting and apply a layer of the glue or whatever solution you are using and then start applying the stones and shells on cardboard. This may take some time but the end product is so much beautiful and you will thank yourself later for making this. This types of mirror can be either used on entrance consoles or bathrooms.
5-Beads- Cut slightly a large piece of cardboard then the mirror and start pasting your favorite beads on it. You can use sort of beads which you like or can pick a theme color to make it. This type of mirrors can be used anywhere especially if you have a plain wall hang this mirror on it. It will become a focus of that wall and will also work as a form of abstract art.
6-Lace- It is used if we want to have a luxury or the royal look on the mirror. As lace comes in so much designs you will access a lot of options in this. To make it just use a wider lace around the mirror and paste it. This mirrors can be used in your bedrooms or at the entrance consoles.
I hope this was beneficiary if you were looking to re-decor your mirrors. Have your own idea? Please be kind to share it in the comment box below. Any suggestions are welcome. Thank you for reading. Follow us to become a part of this new reading family.
Bathroom is simply defined as a room with a bathtub/shower and usually with a basin and a toilet seat, but bathroom is not just about this only anymore. In a poll of about 2500 people including men, women and youngsters they have accepted the fact on an average they spent 30 minutes of their day in the bathroom. So the bathroom has not just remained a place to go, freshen yourself and come out but now people sit there scrolling through the internet, going through the world on their phones and so much more. On a note it is accepted by about 70% of people that there ability of thinking increases in the bathrooms compared to normal work space. So it has become equally important to design them well too. In houses bathrooms now work as a style statement. In this article I will try to write down the basic principles used in designing a bathroom. Bathrooms should be a quiet and hygienic place and must be designed accordingly. If you are designing one for home than you should considering making a mood board for it. Usually a mood board is where you write the main element i.e. is bathroom in this case and around it you write all the things that come in your mind by thinking of that particular word, than select the words you are most attracted and paste their pictures on a sheet. In this way you will get a clear picture for what your thoughts are on how your bathroom should be.
Illustration of a mood board
Before designing of the bathroom it is mainly divided into four parts to get most of the bathroom that are-
Dry area- that is your Wash basin area
Semi wet area- that is the WC/Toilet seat area
Wet area- that is the bath area
Slopes- Bathroom’s floor is made in a way that it is a little slant so that if water get collected so it automatically slides down to the drainage point.
This are the basic principles that are used in structuring of a bathroom. Below is a small brief about this areas.
1-Dry area or the ‘Basin’ area- This area is considered as the soul of your bathroom area. The first part of the area that catches the attention of the person. Wash basin must be placed just at the entrance of the bathroom. This is the area which can be and is mostly designed to the fullest. This area can be filled with a lot of design elements, big looking mirrors, cove lights and so much more. This area has to be kept dry. Although you have wash basin here where you will wash your hands and face a lot of times in a day. So the area should be designed in such a manner that water don’t spill everywhere. The height must be at correct level (standard at 36” from floor level) so it provides you ease of use. Wall mounted basins are new in trend but still counter top basins are preferred more till date. A small mat or rug can be place on the floor near the basin area. Though people decorate it very much by filling it up with different products but to get best of it try to keep the minimal stuff on the counter, keep liquid soaps in a bottle hanged on the wall. Use vanity under the basins to store more of the stuff as they will also work a design statement for your bathrooms as well as a storage option too. Below are some the bathroom basin area designs. Don’t fill up too much here as it will make it look tidy and later will create various issues like cleaning and maintaining it.
2- Semi wet area- The WC/ Toilet seat area is known as the semi wet area of the bathroom. This area must be hidden or designed in such a way that it is not visible directly when you enter the bathroom. The position of the wc should also be maintained so you don’t feel tidy or uncomfortable while using it. In smaller bathrooms wall mounted wc can be used to save more space.
3- Wet area- The bathing area is known as the wet area. It is advised to create its floor a little slant than the normal floor level so that the water don’t get collected there. If possible try to divide the wet and semi wet area, particularly it is done by giving glass shower enclosures. Shower enclosures are trending these days but demand a proportionate of space also which is mostly not available in regular bathroom sizes. So to overcome this either you can create a partition wall between the two or keep the wet area floor a little lower than the rest of the floor of bathroom. Another thing to keep in mind is that the wet area and semi wet area must be constructed near to each other than being in the opposing directions. Below are two ways to separate the wet and dry areas.
4- Slope- As described above, the bathroom floor is constructed in such a way that it is a little slanted towards the wet area so that water can easily travel out through the drain point.
These were the four main basic principles on which a bathroom design is based upon. These things are essential for a bathroom to function to its full efficiency. Once the plan is made according this, than you can move to next step that is designing of the bathroom. Planning with this rule will automatically result in better outcome of the design no matter what you choose to apply there.
While designing the bathroom watch out for these things also-
Proper ventilation of air and the placement of the exhaust to clear out humidity in there.
Minimum space required in bath and wc area so that you can move your elbow and legs freely without hitting anything.
Use matt or rustic flooring in the bathroom to avoid slipping.
To avoid termite or water damage on wall apply tiles till the ceiling. One it will protect your vanity and other items from problem and it will also work as a style element for the walls.
Be it a Residence, an office, café or any other building, Main Door is always a Center point. Main door is observed prior to anything when a person enters a Building or a House. In this everyday changing world of Design, most people put their Focus on doors first, so you must give them a good reason to look at yours. These doors not only work as a medium to enter or exit a place, but sometimes your building is recognized by them, you might have seen someone finding a house with a red door. So here in this article I’ll introduce you with some trendy doors these days. Here we go-
Warm Wood Panel
These type of doors provide you modern look and at the same time look elegant. It works best when the exterior of your Building is neutral. Panels can be placed on it to make it look more attractive.
2-Natural Wood Door
To give a bold look at your main doorsteps, natural wood doors can be used. The texture visible on it provides a rich look. A long iron handle along is often used with these type of doors.
3- Shevron Wood Door
Bored of Horizontal or vertical patterns on the door, than this one is for you. Shevron pattern is also different and trendy in doors. It is a Zig-zag pattern that comes to a sharp point, just like the letter ‘V’. Due to its natural fairy orange color, this best fits with white color. But can also work with most of the tones.
4- Smart Door
Tough, smart and bold. Due to such qualities smart doors use has been increased in recent times. For extra safety, they now also comes with key less entry. These doors are a bit expensive as compared to normal doors, but that cost is nothing in front of your personal safety. So, if your budget allows you go for the smart doors.
5- Laser Carved Doors
It provides the one to express their emotions on the door. The prints or details on the door presents you with the nature of one. If you have to much texture applied in the interiors, you can give a glimpse of it on the main door.
6- Glossy Doors
These are also one type of doors but are not seen commonly on the main doors. This is because the worn and torn of its material is high. These types of doors can be used in interior or back entrance of the lawn.
7- Pivoting Door
It creates a kind of fun activity when your guest enter your space and moreover even a simple door put up in this mechanism works great for your style statement.
Escape Window 