Interior Design Ideas

Interior Design Ideas presents the trendiest interior design ideas for 2016..!

When you’re redecorating a room that’s in dire need of a new look, you don’t need to splurge on all-new furniture - a few home accessories can instantly liven it up! Despite often being small, home decorations can pack a mighty punch and quickly change a “blah” room into a space worthy of a magazine cover. There are a wide variety of home decor products to choose from, so use these helpful tips to incorporate them into your space.

Have fun with wall decor! If your floor space is limited, it’s important to make the most of your walls by using every inch for home decor. If your walls are looking a little barren, spice them up with colorful artwork. Your own photo collage can add a personal touch to any room, while mirrors can make a small space seem larger thanks to their reflective qualities. If storage is an issue, use shelves and stack them with fun trinkets or flowers. Don’t forget about the wall itself! Add some flavor with colorful, patterned wallpaper or go for a brightly painted accent wall.

Home decorations make great table toppers! If your living room needs a lift, liven it up by adding a few thoughtful home decor accessories. Photos always make great additions, but keep them interesting by mixing and matching your frames. When lit, candles add a romantic, relaxing feel, and coffee table books about travel, home design, fashion or photography make for great conversation starters.

House decorations can cozy up your floor! While floor space may be limited, there’s always room for a well-placed area rug or two. These are a great way to add texture, color and warmth to a hardwood or tile floor. Choose a traditional floral pattern or some funky chevrons to get started, then pair your pattern with a textured Berber rug or soft shag for ultimate indulgence.

Add some vibrancy to neutral-colored furniture! One of the easiest ways to punch up a look is through the fabric you display. Swap out throw pillows and blankets to liven up a dull home decor foundation, and search right here on Houzz for bold or mismatched patterns, comfy throws and cushy pillows.

Don’t forget the drapes! Dress up your windows with elegant, bold or even light and airy treatments. Because of their size, floor-length curtains can make a dramatic difference and can transition a room from traditional to contemporary all by themselves.

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Bedroom Design Ideas

Bedroom Design Ideas presents the dreamiest and most gorgeous bedroom decor ideas for 2016!

With our busy lives full of family, friends & work, our bedroom is oftentimes the place we go to relax and escape everyday life. When done properly, a bedroom is a stress-free private sanctuary full of soothing colours, comfortable bedding and plush pillows. Setting that tone is often a challenge, especially when kids are in the picture, but a quick makeover can easily transition even the most in-trouble space.

As you redesign your bedroom, be sure to consider what both you and your significant other prefer. Your suite is all about you, so don't worry about using popular trends or appealing to the kids. Because there aren't many significant remodeling changes to make, figuring out your furniture layout is the biggest decision you need to make. By the time you add dressers, nightstands and a bed, your space can easily get cramped, so it's important to figure out what layout provides enough storage yet still leaves open space to move around. Once you've settled on furniture, take time to find a color scheme and decorations that reflect your personality. In the end, if adding new decor and furniture isn't enough, you can turn your bedroom redesign into a renovation by creating your own master suite, complete with sitting room and master bathroom.

The first step before buying a new furniture set is to consider the room size. Even though you might need three dressers and two nightstands, you might not have the space. Measure the furniture and visualize where it will go so you can judge what will fit where. Be sure to leave plenty of walking space, and double check that drawers and cabinets have enough room to open correctly. When picking your bed spot, think about windows and doors. Even if you have blackout curtains, placing a bed underneath a window might be a bad idea, while even the smallest crack in the door can stream hallway light in as you try to sleep.

Although your colour scheme is often a personal opinion, there are some colours that are more relaxing and therefore better suited for your sleeping santuary. Studies have found that people with blue bedrooms often get more sleep because of the calmness it elicits. Brighter colours may lead to a better mood, but it also might keep you up longer at night. If you have a significant other, you should also consider using neutral colours so everyone stays happy. Purple and pink might be too feminine, so try variations of green, gray or brown instead. When it comes to decor, don't clutter the space with knickknacks - it can be overstimulating and cause intimacy or sleep trouble.

For those looking for a master escape instead of just a nice place to sleep, try adding a sitting room, master bathroom and walk-in closet. Create your own personal reading nook by buying a relaxing chaise lounge, day bed or sofa. You can even add a fireplace and wet bar or coffee bar for those cold winter nights. Finally, ensure you get time in the bathroom each morning by installing one just for you. You can add a relaxing bathtub and makeup vanity for a complete getaway from it all, and be sure to include a nice closet to store your large(and expanding) clothes collection!

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Living Room Design Ideas

Living Room Design Ideas presents the most inspiring and stylish beautiful living room decor ideas for 2016..!

Depending on your home layout, your living room can serve many different and useful functions. If you have a family room, it is often a formal sitting area or parlor used for reading, relaxing and entertaining guests. If it's the only living space you have, it's also used for watching TV, playing games and spending time with your family and friends. Regardless of its purpose, any good space has a comfortable sofa or sectional, a coffee table and a focal point, such as a fireplace or entertainment center(or both!).

As you start thinking about your living room re-model, try to pinpoint the space's overall purpose. If it's going to have a more formal feel, adding an elegant fireplace might be a valuable investment, while a built-in TV area would work best in a more low-key setting. Once you determine the overall tone, consider what kind of storage would work better. Built-in bookshelves and cabinets are great additions, regardless of formality, while a desk, table or booth ensure there is plenty of space for family game night or homework help. Finally, be sure to bring some personality to the space by including personal decor, such as rugs, artwork, curtains and lighting.

If you already have a family room for more low-key activities, your living room can act as a more sophisticated setting for hosting and entertaining. To get the look, buy a bar cart, formal furniture like wingback armchairs and chesterfield sofas, and mahogany wood bookshelves and coffee tables. Use the fireplace as your focal point by opting for an eye-catching, sophisticated mantle. On the other hand, if it's your primary living space, it should be used more like a TV room, complete with sofa sectional, media console and gaming spot. In the end, think about your needs; after all, a family with small children will use a playroom more than a formal sitting room.

Because the living room serves many purposes, be sure to incorporate plenty of shelves, cabinets and drawers to accommodate all your important elements. While more expensive, built-ins are the best way to do this, since they take up less space and are often customized to meet your needs. A built-in entertainment center is great for housing your TV, movies, video games and small electronics, while bookcases keep your books, picture frames and knick-knacks in check. A desk, booth or large table can act as a craft station or homework spot, while a window seat can quickly become your go-to reading(or nap!) station.

When decorating your living room space, don't be afraid of bright colours, but don't go overboard either. Stick with neutral sofas, armchairs, etc. and go bold with accessories - that way, you can easily swap out the small things when you want to try a new colour scheme. Picture frames, rugs, pillows and curtains are all great for adding colour, while mirrors, lamps and lighting can help light flow throughout the space. Hang colourful artwork on the walls, and even add an accent wall by choosing a trendy new paint colour.

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Christmas Cookies Recipe Ideas

Christmas Cookies Recipe Ideas is a collection of some of the most delicious Christmas cookie recipes this Christmas(plus a little game to entertain you)!

Christmas cookies are traditionally sugar biscuits and cookies(though other flavours may be used based on family traditions and individual preferences) cut into various shapes related to Christmas.

Modern Christmas cookies can trace their history to recipes from Medieval Europe biscuits, which was when many modern ingredients such as cinnamon, ginger, black pepper, almonds and dried fruit were introduced into the west. By the 16th century Christmas biscuits had become popular across Europe, with lebkuchen being favoured in Germany and pepparkakor in Sweden, while in Norway krumkake were most beloved.

The earliest examples of Christmas cookies in the United States were brought by the Dutch in the early 17th century. Due to a wide range of cheap imported products from Germany between 1871 and 1906 following a change to importation laws, cookie cutters became available in American markets. These imported cookies cutters often depicted highly stylised images with subjects designed to hang on Christmas trees. Due to the availability of these utensils, recipes began to appear in cookbooks designed to use them. In the early 20th century, US merchants were also importing decorated lebkuchen cookies from Germany to be used as presents.

In Canada and the United States, since the 1930s, children have left cookies and milk on a table for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, though many people simply consume the cookies themselves. The cookies are often cut into such shapes such as trees, gingerbread men, snowflakes, candy canes, reindeer, and holly leaves.

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DIY Christmas Decorations

DIY Christmas Decorations is a selection of beautifully festive and fun DIY Christmas decorating ideas and how-to's that will help you create your perfect Christmas for a fraction of the cost of store-bought decorations!

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A Christmas decoration is a type of ornamentation used at Christmas time. The traditional colours of Christmas are red, green and white. Blue and white are often used to represent winter, and silver/gold are also very common, as are just about any other metallic colours. Typical images on Christmas decorations include Baby Jesus, Father Christmas, Santa Claus, and the star of Bethlehem. Typical winter icons include snowflakes, snowmen, icicles, candy canes, bells, reindeer, and even penguins and polar bears.

In many countries, such as Sweden, people start to set up their Christmas decorations after the start of Advent(which falls on November 29 this year)..

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Christmas Recipes & Ideas

Christmas Recipes & Ideas features delicious Christmas recipes and party ideas you can ejoy this Christmas(plus a little game to entertain you)!

Christmas dinner is a meal traditionally eaten at Christmas around the world. It often reflects the culture of the country in which it is eaten. For example, most Christmas customs in the United States have been adopted from those in the United Kingdom (though others have come from Italy, France, Scandinavia, and Germany.) Accordingly, the mainstays of the British table are also found in the United States: roast turkey (or other poultry), beef, ham, or pork; stuffing (or 'dressing'), mashed potatoes and gravy, squash, roasted root vegetables are common. Common desserts include pumpkin pie, plum pudding or Christmas pudding and mince pies. In the South, coconut cake, pecan pie, and sweet potato pie are also common.

The centerpiece of a sit-down meal varies on the tastes of the host but can be ham, roast beef, or goose, particularly since turkey is the mainstay at dinner for the American holiday of Thanksgiving in November, around one month earlier. Regional meals offer diversity. Virginia has oysters, ham pie, and fluffy biscuits, a nod to its very English 17th century founders. The Upper Midwest includes dishes from predominantly Scandinavian backgrounds such as lutefisk and mashed rutabaga or turnip. In some rural areas, game meats like elk, opossum or quail may grace the table, often prepared with recipes that are extremely old: it is likely that similar foodstuffs graced the tables of early American settlers on their first Christmases.

As for dessert, Christmas cake is a type of fruitcake served at Christmas time in many countries. A Christmas cake may be light or dark, crumbly-moist to sticky-wet, spongy to heavy, leavened or unleavened, shaped round, square or oblong as whole cakes, cupcake, or petit fours, with marzipan, icing, glazing, dusting with icing sugar, or plain. If a Christmas cake is covered in icing, it is quite common for it to be decorated - models of houses, of fir trees or of Santa Claus may be in the array of decorations.

A particular favourite of many is the traditional Scottish Christmas cake, the Whisky Dundee. As the name implies, the cake originated in Dundee and is made with Scotch whisky. It is a light and crumbly cake, and light on fruit and candied peel—only currants, raisins, sultanas and cherries. This Christmas cake is particularly good for people who don't like very rich and moist cakes.

In the middle of the spectrum is the mincemeat Christmas cake, which is any traditional or vegetarian mincemeat, mixed with flour, eggs, etc., to transform it into a cake batter; or it can also be steamed as a Christmas pudding.

Coins were also occasionally added to Christmas cakes as well as Christmas puddings as good luck touch pieces. The usual choices were silver 3d piece, or sixpences, sometimes wrapped in greaseproof paper packages.

In Yorkshire, Christmas cake, as with other types of fruit cake, can be eaten with cheese, such as Wensleydale.

A cake that may also be served at Christmas time in the United Kingdom, in addition to the traditional Christmas cake, is the cake known as a "chocolate log". This is a Swiss roll that is coated in chocolate, resembling a log.

Nowadays though, the more creative the Christmas dessert, the better.. since of course, December is the best time of the year for indulging in dessert.

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