Bedroom Rugs: March 2010 Archives

I'm redoing my room, and need some ideas!!! Any help!?



dyn-nolita-1310-090.jpgI'm a fan of Zebra print too, and I've given advice on many rooms that use zebra.

I always, always try for a neutral color, because then you can pick something like a Zebra theme and add a hot color, like aqua or hot pink to the mix and still have a great looking room.

Choose a focal point that has zebra pattern in it. Whether that be a painting, a comforter, or an area rug like this Zebra print area rug . As long as you have a strong zebra pattern, you can add little touches here and there to really build your theme.

For a teen room, you'll need a wall organizer with a bulletin board, magnet board, and a place to hold pictures and souvenirs. Choose one wall to do an entire organization center. 

Fancy lamps with feather plumes or crystals go well in a zebra room. You can also add some luxurious throw pillows to the bed in your contrast choice of color or zebra. A bean bag is a great addition to a teen room as well.

Where can I find a fuzzy area rug or shaggy area rug?


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It's difficult to find a soft, fuzzy rug that isn't wool. Here is a lime green shag area rug that is super cozy and soft, but it's wool. Flokati rugs are hand woven and are soft and fluffy.
 

Tiranga area rug is also soft and fluffy but it has wool yarn mixed with acrylic.

Hope you find what you are looking for!

Decorating my baby's nursery?


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I've done many nursery's and my advice to the parents is to first pick a piece you really like as a focal point for your nursery. Then, once you have that, decorate around it.

I'm partial to pulling colors or themes from area rugs, so I choose that first. For a girl, you could use a rug like this Butterfly area rug and do an entire room with hot pink, light pink, white, and gingham checks. For a boy, you could use a rug like this Take a ride boys area rug and take the blues for wall color and accessories.

The pictures you put up depend on your theme. For a butterfly room, you can find shadow boxes at Ikea for about $10. You can put craft butterfly's in there. You can also find posters online that have butterfly's, flowers, and pretty pink shades.

There are some great web sites with wall art that has cute baby sayings like "Sleep tight" or "Rock a bye baby".

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Redecorating my bedroom. HELP!!!?

I spent some time in a show home today that had a comforter that was similar in color to the one you posted. I would have expected some color in the room, but other than a feature wall, the entire room was white!

The feature wall was a shade called 'Green tea' and the rest of the room was crisp white. There was a trail of leaves that were stenciled in places over the white, and they were the shade of green that the feature wall was.

I've seen a few duvets that sound like something you'd be looking for, and they were online at Pottery Barn. One in particular was very light and soothing, which is something you should have in your bedroom. There were butterflies that were girly, but they also had a paisley feel to them. It looked like a very contemporary duvet.

If you go with a green/white color scheme, you could add a luxurious shag area rug on your floor. Something like this Tiranga area rug would go great in a room that has those colors.