Lemon colours, such as lemon blinds, can help to give a living room a fresh burst of energy. Colour and style are important elements to consider when trying to brighten up a home. Writing on RentalDecorating.com, design expert Sarah Van Arsdale, from Sheffield School of Interior Design, picked out a living room she believed effectively used a lemony colour scheme to refresh a room.
Archive for March, 2010
Brighten up a living room with lemon-coloured blinds
Monday, March 29th, 2010Keep furniture and window blinds simple and neutral for girls’ bedrooms
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010When decorating a girl’s bedroom, choose furniture and blinds that are simple and neutral.
Simplicity and neutral colours are key when decorating a girl’s bedroom, in terms of the choice of furniture and window blinds.
To create a child’s multi-zoned bedroom that is ideal for sleeping, studying and relaxing, simple off-white wood furniture works well, according to tips from Ideal Home Magazine.
Using neutral colours for elements in the room such as carpet, walls, blinds and accessories is also advised.
The addition of bright accent colours in the form of hot pink, coral and zesty lime accessories can also look striking against neutral colours.
Another fan of using neutral colours in contemporary bedrooms is freelance journalist Stephanie Nolan.
Writing on Associatedcontent.com, Ms Nolan said that when it comes to contemporary style decorating, “less is more”. Colour is kept to a minimum and bedrooms often have just one focal point, she advises.
“Many like the look of tailored blinds or pleated shades. Remember to keep the colours of the blinds or shades to a neutral colour as well,” she explained.
Matching Roman blinds with furniture made easier with iPhone app
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010A new iPhone application will make it easier for homeowners to match Roman blinds with new furniture.
Homeowners will soon be able to use a new augmented reality iPhone application to match their Roman blinds with new furniture.
The new Furnish Your Photo application, developed by mydeco and Dassault Systemes, enables homeowners to choose between hundreds of 3D representations of furniture, which they can use to plan their room design.
Anyone with an iPhone can use the app to visualise how a piece of furniture will look in a room, to scale.
On its initial release, homeowners will only be able to choose between 500 3D models to compared against their made to measure blinds.
However, mydeco has committed to expanding the range to 75,000 3D models in the future.
Mydeco executive chairman Brent Hoberman said: “By positioning the sofa exactly where you want it, you can get a really good idea of whether it’s going to work in your home before you even shop for it.
“It’s like a virtual fitting room for your living room.”
For those without an iPhone, mydeco also offers a similar 3D room planner on its website, enabling users to decide where their furniture would go in a proposed refurbishment