ABC’s of Fine Design

Winter is here in the northern parts of the world and right now I know many of you are tired and cold. Of course in the southern areas your warm and lazy feeling so you too will also need a bed. Yoursleepstore.com
has a large number of wonderful bedding and more. I love there selection of bed frames and I hope you do to.

Bedding is a very important part of design. I have been told by many designers, teachers and a few of my fellow students that if the client is not happy with there bed they usually are not happy with the entire design. Having a good bed makes your room comfortable and a nice relaxing place to be. I personally am not a fan of tempur-Pedic but many people are. When you look for a mattress make sure you test it out and make sure it works for you. Get a good nights rest and be happy with your bedroom.

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I am starting something new. Once a week I will talk about a piece of furniture, it’s history, use and so on. I hope you enjoy this and learn some new things from it.

This edition of Furniture Friday will start with the history of the table.

Tables have been used since ancient times. They have changed alot over the years and evolved due to social customs. Even though they have changed many of the tables found in Egypt are very similar to our modern tables.  They were flat and had four legs, just as they do now.

During the Greek period, tables resembled more of an altar shape, there assumed original use for the time. Rome on the other hand used bronze pedestal tables and tables with carved sides. Eventually these types of tables would influence renaissance styles.

Gothic tables were usually used only for ceremonial purposes. As the people of the time usually ate from boards temporarily set on trestles.  This influenced the Italian tables of the 15th century that were a trestle type. Mostly used in monasteries they became known as refectory tables.

The dinning table did not appear until the 16th century. They expanded by either using a drop leaf or a center opening.  These tables are more like the tables we use today.  They were usually more ornate and were mostly used by the upper class as the lower class could not afford them.

Tables now have a variety of uses. They are end tables used to hold books, magazines and lamps. They are used for dinning or just for decoration. Tables have changed and will continue to do so. They are made from different materials such as glass, wood, plastic and metal. Tables are and will always be a large part of our lives and good interior design.

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I have gotten a few emails recently about how to arrange furniture in your home. I put up a great post about this back in February that you should check out titled How To Arrange Your Furniture, fitting title huh?

This is something that many people just cant seem to do well. It’s not that they have a bad room to do it in, it’s just that many people insist on putting furniture against the wall and not out in the floor. Why is putting your furniture out in the middle of the floor a good thing? Well you can create groups of furniture that way. If you entertain alot, this is great. You guest can have their own little groups instead of trying to compete with a big group.

It’s also helpful if you have children, you can set up an area for them in the same room, but it won’t be in the walk way for the rest of the room.

So take a look at that post get some ideas, and rearrange your room with furniture out where it can be seen, not just blended into a wall.

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Some of the best things you can buy for your home are for you. They are things that are fun, make you feel good or just plain look great in your home. Buying something you like not only makes you happy when you buy it, but can make you happy later on too.

Bedroom furniture is one of these things. If you get good sleep you are happier, right? A nice comfortable bed sounds good to most people. Of course you can always make it fun depending on the type of bed you buy. Children love bunk beds, even if there is just one child, get them a bed with a desk under it, or at least some sort of play space. They can use it as a cave or a castle. My niece loves her bunk bed because she can put all of her Barbie stuff under it.

Another thing to buy to add some fun to your home is Bar Furniture, this is mostly for the adults, but children love it too. Remember they can’t get into a real bar so to them having a bar at home is really cool. Make it like an ice cream shop and they will love you even more.

The last area that is always fun to buy stuff for in the dinning area, this time of year
Dining Room Furniture is a big seller, mostly because family’s grow and with the holidays here many people don’t have enough room for there family. Buying a new table and decorations to go on it is always fun for me.

What kind of home items do you like to buy?

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I have learned alot since I started blogging as a living. I have learned that there is always something to say even if I don’t feel like saying anything. There is always more to the story and you need a comfortable office chair to set your butt on.

Yes this post is all about the office chair. Why is it important, well right now it’s very important because I don’t have one, my back hurts and I want to go lay down in my nice comfortable bed. Not a good thing since it’s only three in the afternoon. Of course there are a few other reasons to have a comfortable office chair. One is that most of the time the more comfortable it is, the better it looks. I’m not exactly sure why, but its a fact. I personally like leather high back chairs with lots of cushioning, but my mother bought a chair a few months ago that is a soft material and feels so good. I have to keep myself from stealing it. I pretty much want one like that, only Black leather.

There are other reasons besides looks to get a good office chair. It can actually help keep you awake and into the task you are trying to do. If you hurt and are not comfortable you don’t want to stay where you are and your mind starts to go off in another direction to a place and time where you want to be. Trust me even as a home worker this happens. I do it all the time.  Eventually I am going to get a new chair and maybe get more work done in the process.

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One big thing with people I know is to buy grandfather clocks. They buy them for themselves or there parents or grandparents as gifts. I love them and think that they can really add a great feel to a room.

grandfather clocks come in so many different varieties that there is sure to be one for your home. I know I will be getting one once I have my own place and room for it. I have decided on one that has storage. There are many different curio grandfather clock styles. They range from more modern looking to very old fashioned.

You can also get a great Howard Miller grandfather clock, The contemporary design of these clocks are unbelievable. There very stylish and fun to look at. They come in many different materials, metal, wood and they even have one that is a fountain. I’m thinking I may have to buy two now. 1-800-4clocks.com is a very interesting site that I think I have fallen in love with. I love the selection and the prices are not too bad either.

Grandfather clocks no matter what the style are always stylish and really improve your home decor. They are timeless and fun, children love them and so do many adults. You can have a quite one or one that chimes every hour. They can help bring back memories or create them. Please check out this site and see if you can find one to fit your style and your home.

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There are many ways that you can set up ways to make changing your interior design a simple process. Maybe you only need seating for 2 most of the time, but when your family is over you need seating for 12. This is simple to fix. If you plan to have permanent seating for 4, a sofa and a chair maybe, then have movable seating for the other 8. You will create a better space for you when you need it and allow you to live comfortably when you don’t.

One item for seating you should look at are ottomans. They are great because they can be moved around, and when there not being used for seating they make great tables. I plan on buying a few after I move to use as coffee tables. You can also use them as a bench in front of your bed then move them to the room they are needed in when your family visits.

Another way to change the look of your room easily is cheep but nice artwork, you can have different pictures for each season or just change it whenever you see something new you like. Of course I recommend having one piece that is more expensive that you plan to keep, this could be a family picture or a expensive painting. When you have something in your home that means something to you it makes the space so much more inviting.

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