Modern Home Decorating

How to pick stencils for your home. Uses of stencils on different materials. Finding the right pattern of stencils.

One of the fastest growing trends in home decorating recently has been stencil design. Using stencils adds a creative note to any home and you can incorporate the styles and colors to suit your own tastes. You don’t have to be an artist to have beautiful artistic expressions on your walls and furniture, you just have to have a good imagination and be able to follow instructions. Stencil designs are an easy and fun way to literally “imprint” your style on your home.

There are a number of ways in which you can use stencil design. Most people use stencils on walls, but it is also used successfully on furniture, glass such as mirrors and windows, and on fabrics. There are many people use use stenciling as a hobby and they do not even use it as an interior decorating tool, but just to create beautiful artifacts that have lovely stenciled designs on them. There are t-shirts, vases and wooden furniture that look beautiful with a stencil design on them.

The most common way of using stencil design is to create borders on the edges of walls. But with a little imagination, you can decorate an entire wall with stencils, using large patterns or repeating one pattern over and over. Consider using stencils on fabrics and covering your chairs or curtains in a stencil to match a pattern on the walls.
There are so many patterns and designs of stencils that it is easy to find one that suits your taste and decor. You can find pattern in craft shops, home improvement stores, and of course, on line. If you are considering a stencil project, be sure you lay out exactly what you want for the room or for the item you are stenciling. You can choose a fantasy look, or create a forest or garden right in your home. There are many simple, classical lines that add just an elegant touch to a room, and there are very ornate ones if that goes with your theme.

You can even carry this artistry one step further and create your own stencils. Using a pattern from the wallpaper or drapery fabric you have chosen for the room, you can trace it out and make your own design.

Though stenciling is fun and easy to do, you will have more success if you do a little research to learn the right kinds of brushes and paints to use, and how to prepare surfaces properly.

Using your imagination, doing some research, and getting involved in this interesting project will give you a unique look for your home that you and your family will enjoy.

Mr.Andrew Caxton
http://www.articlesbase.com/sports-and-fitness-articles/a-great-decorating-idea-stencils-109646.html

It is time to liven up your bathroom’s decor. The white acrylic bathtub, white sinks, and cream vanity are certainly nice but the bathroom just looks boring. If you plan to resell your home in the near future, you need to make it look nice! The two rooms that people look the most closely at when they are searching for a new home are the kitchen and the bathrooms. Therefore, you need to make sure you keep these rooms updated. One quick tip: do not go too extreme with your creative designs. You want everything to look modern but do not go too crazy. Refrain from decorating the bathroom with your school colors or deciding that everything needs to be gold. Try to make it less outrageous and more creative. Here are some great ideas for everything from vanities to shower enclosures!

If you want to find a high quality bathroom vanity, you need to start doing some research. Most people have vanities custom-made for their home, but there are several beautiful pre-made options. Decide if you need a single vanity or a double vanity first. There are great options for both. You can opt for a vanity that sits on the floor or one that is wall mounted. You also have many choices when it comes to the counter top, sink styles, and faucets. Would you like the warm, elegant look of marble and granite or would you prefer a finished wood for the counter? Sinks can either be mounted into the vanity itself or sit on top of the counter, which is also known as a vessel sink. Check out all the options, you will love the outcome!

When it comes to shower stalls, you have more options that you even thought possible! Try to find one that has beautiful glass sliding doors. Glass really helps open up a smaller room and looks beautiful no matter what type of decor you have already. Another option is to live out on the edge, literally. Tile your shower enclosure but have the top line scalloped and chipped. Then match that pattern along the top of the shower door with a ragged wave cut. It will look contemporary and cool!

Good luck coming up with creative ideas for your bathroom!

Jane Worthington
http://www.articlesbase.com/bath-showers-articles/get-creative-with-shower-enclosures-681567.html

I’ve seen people keep Christmas lights up well into February! And they’re putting decorations up earlier, too. What’s your opinion?

it was a family tradition to start the process at thanksgiving a new decoration the color of the lights on the tree pictures etc. I put up my tree around the 1st of dec. as far as outside decorations i do the simple things on the first but the blow up things and the lights by the 15th not trying to have a high light bill and i take mines off on January 7th because the 6th is the three kings day and i as a Hispanic celebrate it but living in Chicago if the snow is above your knees oh its staying out till theirs barely snow out.

Hey can you give me a web site where i can find Gothic black Christmas decorations. And please dont suggest that i make my own.

You can try this site. They have a few of those:

http://christmas.gift-givr.com/?q=Gothic+Christmas+Ornaments&button=GO!

Anybody got the info in this yet? I know you New Yorkers do.

The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony is typically scheduled for “some time during the third week of November”. Unfortunately for holiday travelers, this date is not released early in the year… as soon as we know the 2008 date we will post on this page (last year is was November 23rd between 7pm – 9pm)!

Call 212-632-3975 for up to date information.

My hubby insists that no straight man participates in putting up decorations or if he has to participate, he doesn’t really enjoy it. Please help me prove him wrong. Do men enjoy putting up IN DOOR Christmas decorations?

Not by themselves, but if they are with a friend/girlfriend/wife it can be fun. Or they can pretend they are having a good time because they love you enough to not make you feel bad about making them help.

I’d like to see the whole TV episode if anyone knows where…

Here you go…

Christmas In Rockefeller Center 2008 – http://www-graboid.com