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Best Ways to Get Shabby Chic Style of Rooms

22 June 2015 Michelle from Modern Architecture Concept

Don’t get confused with the word “shabby” when you adapt the principles of shabby chic style into the rooms. The look may give an impression of something unstructured with lack of formal rules, but it is a timeless decoration idea that gives effortless elegance to your homes. So many handicrafts, salvaged furniture items, and vintage textiles are present in the markets. It is better to visit a retail shop to avail discounted offers, and start searching for the products that can give shabby chic style to your indoor environment. Remember these best ways to get shabby chic style of rooms.

Beanbag Chairs – Comfortable Seating You can Rely

Trust me, the beanbag chairs are part of that laid-back, shabby chic vibe. Such chairs are not only a comfortable way to enjoy time, but also feature updated sumptuous, white, shaggy fabrics, the comfortable foaming area, and great sizes with styles. These will remind you of the elegant rooms of 1980s, but would definitely not look odd.

Well-Worn Tables

When the chairs have been purchased, how can we forget about well-worn tables! Straight lines and man-made materials fail to give supreme look to your dining room. Bring home well-worn table along with chairs and place it somewhere in the dining area. It is good to place it on a faded rug and if you have mismatched chairs, unify them with simple slipcovers.

Create Airy Ambiance in the Bedrooms

White, sumptuous bedding will add light, brightness, and restful environment to your bedroom décor. It is perfect if you look for white-on-white patterns bedding. The curtains of the rooms need to match the quality and authenticity of the bedding. Display a couple of cushions in light as these will add dash of colors to your sleeping area. Make the children’s room look brightly lightened and graceful with a lot of colors. If you personally don’t like so many colors to add in the bedroom, it is alright; but in case of the children’s room, there should be no compromise.

Make the Rooms Look Bright with Fancy Lights

The use of fancy lights ensures to give modern and sophisticated look to your home. Bring home table lamps, hanging lights, and other varieties, depending on the elegance and décor requirements of each room. For example, if you are to bring the lights for study room, it is obvious that these have to be hanging lights with more power as this is the part of the house where you will sit and enjoy reading. In the same way, the lights of the bedroom have to be little dim, but not too boring. Fancy side-table lamps go well for the bedrooms. Hang one over a dining table or in the corner of the living room for extra brightness and light.

From the fabrics of bedding and curtains to the utensils used in kitchen, everything should give an impression of shabby chic makeover. But this doesn’t mean you should bulk your home with so many items. Just spend the money wisely in buying what looks perfect inside. At the same time, decorate your garden area and backyard with pleasant paints, and beautiful plants!

6 Things We Love about Well-Furnished Homes

21 June 2015 Michelle from Modern Architecture Concept

It is the desire of every one to live in a house that is furnished in dreamy and stylish way. Our confidence is doubled when we step out of the house to buy some home decoration items. To make a complete home, the role of a nosy mother, high-strung husband, and busybody neighbors, as well as naughty children cannot be ignored.

Here are 6 things we love about well-furnished homes.

1. The lovely eat-in kitchen

While decorating the house, how can we forget to give our kitchen an extraordinary look! From its wall-color to the utensils and stove we use, everything needs to be just perfect. This is ideal if you make your kitchen an eat-in place. This idea goes well for those who don’t have a separate dining area in their homes.

2. The adorable exteriors

Both interior and exterior of the home has to make adorable. You only get fleeting glimpse of the Tudor-style homes, but it is definitely possible to have a similar residential building. For this, your exteriors should have lawn or garden with lots of flowers and tall trees. Take care of the garden and keep the plants clean for better impression.

3. Well-equipped Bathroom

Does your bathroom has a lavish bathtub and other things? If you forgot about it then this is time to prepare a plan. A well-equipped bathroom is must to have in a luxury and lavish home. It is good if you can place a little cupboard behind the bathroom mirror, in which you may keep your shaving box, hair comb, soaps, shampoos, and other similar products that are often needed to be used while we are in bathroom.

4. A separate study room

If possible and have enough area, a separate study room is ideal for your children. Decorate it with a medium-sized cupboard in which you can place books, novels, journals, and other reading materials. Ask your children to keep their books, stationary and school bags in this cupboard. Proper cleanliness of this part of the house is mandatory because this is where you will step in to spend some spare time during weekends.

5. The living room fireplace

This is an idea for those who live in cold areas. A fireplace has to be a part of your living room. Imagine the time you are enjoying coffee with cupcakes in this particular area and the fire is burning, giving you so much comfort. I am sure this is what many of us dreams of.

6. The grand staircase

It should act like the centerpiece of the home. If your stairs are spacious enough, keep some indoor plants on their sides. I recommend to bring home the artificial flowers so that you don’t need to worry of the plants to get dried. The grand staircase is usually a part of bigger bungalows but you can have it in your home as well.

We all dream of luxurious and beautiful homes, but this dream certainly costs some money. If you have made your mind that you WANT to have a home which is well-decorated and well-furnished, then don’t hesitate to hire an interior designer for better outlook and wonderful results of the home design.

Decor Tips to Change the Look of Your Rental Apartment

18 June 201509 December 2021 Michelle from Modern Architecture Concept

It is okay if you are living in a rental apartment, its decoration still matters a lot. Renting instead of owning definitely has its perks such as you get flexibility to change up your location anytime during the month, and you don’t need to worry about property tax and home repair plans etc. You will definitely be able to save enough money to renovate and decorate the rental apartment in a better way.

Set your friendly budget for this purpose, and remember these decor tips to change the look of your rental apartment. If you are like me and looking for apartments for rent near miramar beach fl, consider choosing something with a blank canvas so that you can easily decorate it and give it your own style!

1. Add Curtains to Windows

Obviously, you are to add curtains to the windows to make them look beautiful. In each room of the rental apartment, the windows should be covered with appealing and bright-looking curtains. The purpose of adding curtains is not only to beautify the room but also these ensure your privacy to much extent. Don’t hide the curtains behind the doors, but allow them to appear prominently for better impression.

2. Try Removable Wallpaper

Removable wallpapers have a lot of benefits, one of them is that these cost little and can be changed any time during the year. Invest your money on removable and price-friendly wallpapers, and forget about the wall-paints or finishes that cost high. When you will step out of the house to buy such wallpapers, trust me you are not going to be short of varieties, styles, and colors. Be assured your chosen wallpapers are of high quality and long-lasting.

3. Turn Bookshelves into Focal Points

Whether your plan is to add patterned paper to the shelf backings, or to keep your books organized in a creative way, furniture plays vital role. The customized bookshelves leave good impression and come up your expectations. Turn bookshelves into focal points with the help of gaily-colored paints. Also remember that these should be the area that catches our attention the very first time we enter the room. To make it possible, it is better to decorate them from outside in a highly impressive way. At the same time, the inside of the bookshelf should not be bulked with so many unnecessary things that may peep through the glass, giving a bad look.

4. Try Some Window Boxes

To make the rental apartment look like your own, well-furnished home, try a few window boxes. Bring home indoor plants to keep in the open spaces. This will give an edge to the overall charm and beauty of the living area.

5. Get Creative with Storage

There are chances that you will not have enough space in your apartment, but this is nothing to worry about. You can have some storage by getting creative. Throw out the things which you don’t need in your apartment and are absolutely unnecessary. Also don’t have things like bar carts, rolling kitchen islands and ottomans with hidden compartments, because all of these take enough space unnecessarily.

To double your innovation of the apartment, put up colorful memo boards to your entryway, or keep a rug that can fit your budget conveniently. Each and every part of the apartment needs your attention because here you cannot afford ignoring the necessary things and cannot highlight what is useless for the family members.

5 Ways You Are Ruining Your Wood Floors

16 June 2015 Michelle from Modern Architecture Concept

It is really difficult to keep the wood floors’ shine maintained years after years. For the parents with so many naughty kids, the wood floors can be a hectic thing regardless of the fact that they give timeless beauty and charm to your home.

Here are the 5 ways you are ruining your wood floors and need to take measure immediately before your wood floors completely destroy.

1. Walk around in stilettos

Walking around in stilettos can destroy your wood floor. Those who are habitual of wearing heavyweight shoes and walk on the floor without any worry should be informed that your shoes can be the reason the wood floor is broken. The females and males should wear comfortable casual footwear in the house. Neither high heels are good nor the jogging shoes on softwoods.

2. Not guarding floors from your chairs

Do you guard floors from your chairs? Usually it happens that we keep on bringing the chairs from one area to another for sitting purposes. On rolling the heavy chairs, the wood of the floor can be broken. Make sure for such parts of the house, you have brought plastic chair and lightweight furniture. It is good to spread foam or plastic sheets everywhere on the floor so that you don’t need to keep chairs or tables.

3. Not careful when applying stain and finishes

We often don’t care about the beauty and charm of our wood floor while applying stains and finishes. Careless use of aniline dyes or pigmented stains can result in broken or destroyed wood floors. These are usually the cheap, tacky, glossy items that are purposed to give shine to our wood. We tend to use boar varnish or super-strong sealants for cleaning purposes—all of which can damage the wood floors if not used carefully.

4. Skip weekly maintenance

Do you really do so? Skipping weekly maintenance can result drastically. It is true that mineral oil hides some scratches and a rag dipped in alcohol draws our moisture if you are having patches of cloudiness on your wood floor. The best and must remember thing is NEVER skip weekly maintenance. Whether you do floor polishing yourself or hire an expert for this, in either of the ways weekly or monthly maintenance can save your wood floors from getting damaged.

5. Not properly protecting the floors from houseplants

Indoor plants are a way to decorate the house and make the internal environment peaceful and calm. At the same time, these can be a reason to damage your wood floor. Are you not properly protecting the wood floor from houseplants? It is good to not keep heavyweight or very tall plants on the wood floor. You can place a trivet under the saucer, so cool and fresh air is provided.

Some other must remember things are don’t overreact to leak damage, and don’t use sand imperfections to cover up the holes. The beauty of your house can only be maintained if you take very special care of the wood floor. And if you feel this is something impossible for you, have tiled-floors or marble-floors which need lesser attention and care.

Five Biggest Mistakes You Make When You Dust

15 June 2015 Michelle from Modern Architecture Concept

Keeping the homes and offices clean is one of the major concerns nowadays. So much pollution and dust particles make us feel bad when it comes to through dusting and cleaning of an area.

It may feel like a losing battle but there are certainly some tricks to remember. Dusting, being one of my favorite activities, is a way I can keep my home look beautiful and hygienic. I usually dust during the weekends, and don’t feel tired to spend some extra hours for it. While it is impossible to get permanent rid of the dust, here are mentioned five biggest mistakes you make when you dust to that avoidance can be made possible.

1. Dry dusting

Let’s be honest with ourselves! We often practice this. Dry dusting is of no use. When the dust is dried, it easily becomes airborne. Other than this, it is impossible or too tough to gather and remove dry dust. Whenever you start dusting, make sure to have a wet cloth in hand. For easier cleaning, you can give preference to the microfibers dusters and cloths with a dusting spray or polish. Have no mood to spend money in such things? If so then use water-shower to sprinkle some water and to avoid the dry dust.

2. Spraying polish directly on furniture

This is not a good habit, in fact, it is one of the major mistakes many of us do. Spraying polish directly on furniture can ruin the natural attraction and shine of it. You should, instead, have a sprayed cloth and pass it gently over the surface of the furniture items. If you feel that this isn’t working efficiently, I recommend to spray polish gently and in little amount. Remove the dust and residues from the furniture before starting polish spray.

3. Forgot to change or clean your vacuum’s filters

Did you forget to change or clean your vacuum filter? If so, then do it right now. Vacuum cleaner filter is designed in a way that I captures the fine dust and pollutant particles, and trap them instantly. These particles keep on accumulating in the filter and thus it needs through and timely cleaning. Clogged filter cannot trap any more dust, so you would rather waste your time. it is important to wash or replace your vacuum filters every time you use vacuum cleaner.

4. Use of a feather duster

No question about it. The feather dusters have become a fashion and part of our daily routine. Isn’t it? The best way is to quit the use of this good-for-nothing item. You should instead use microfiber dusters or electrostatic dusters that are able to grab and hold onto the dust particles conveniently. Don’t waste your money on feather dusters, and replace them with something that really works.

5. Overlooking the heating and air conditioning vents

The air conditioning and heating vents remain invisible. But this doesn’t mean they are dust-free. These grilles on your walls and ceiling have dust magnets inside. This is what makes us realize that their proper and timely cleaning is mandatory. Use your vacuum’s soft brush or another attachment to clean the heating and air conditioning vents. Make sure that the dust doesn’t accumulate in their hidden holes/areas.

Keeping in mind the above, I am sure now you are clear with what to do and what to not while dusting. Am I right?