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8 Simple Decor Rules That Make a Small Bedroom Look Awesome
Guest post by Larson Simmons (larsonsimmons@gmail.com)
Everyone wants their house to be the most beautiful of all, but nowadays, buying a big, luxurious house is not an easy task, but you can decorate even the smallest house with intelligence and understanding. Bedrooms are very important and the happiest place in the house. It’s the place where you feel pleasant because it is a place to rest. You can also call it a special room because by coming here, you forget about the outside world and spend fun time with your partner and family.
Many people call it a romantic place in a house. But if the bedroom is small, then there are some problems in keeping furniture there. Big bedrooms are suitable for all types of decoration, but decorating a small bedroom is very difficult. You have to make choices for decoration keeping in mind the available space. Here we will explain some easy tips, which if adopted in your small bedroom, will make it the palace of your dreams. They will not only make your room look bigger in size, but also more comfortable.
Paint the Walls With the Colors of Love, Joy, & Happiness
Choosing colors for your bedroom is as important as decorating. Colors work to connect you with emotions. Use only those colors that you like or are liked by your partner and family. The correct color choices for the walls of your bedroom can make it gorgeous. Choose colors that give peace at night and a feeling of freshness during the day. White, cream and beige colors bloom in small bedrooms. Dark colors should be avoided.
Make Use of Candles For
Decoration
Some people also use beautiful candles to decorate their rooms. Beautiful and colorful candles make your bedroom soothing. Candle lighting creates a different kind of romantic atmosphere. There is nothing better than scented candles of different colors to create a romantic atmosphere for you and your partner. There are a variety of such beautiful and decorative candles available in the market.
Choose the Right Size for the Bed
Instead of being locked into a king-size bed in your bedroom, it’s a good idea to consider a simple double bed to save some space. You can also choose a folding bed which will create a lot of space in your bedroom. Also, consider beds that have storage beneath the mattress. This way, you can keep all the unnecessary belongings like old clothes, alternative curtains, etc. there. It creates space in your room and wardrobe.
Keep the Idiot Box Out of the
Bedroom
Spending time in front of the TV diverts your attention from the people around you. Consider not having a TV in your room at all. The limited time you can spend with each other will no longer be wasted watching TV.
Cover the Curtains
To make the rooms look bigger, choose curtains of light color and keep the color of the curtains and walls paired with each other. The curtains should be of the same color, not too colorful and there should not be large patterns on them. Net curtains may be an option for your room.
Make it Green & Fresh
You may have noticed in many homes that the window itself is used as storage to keep small essentials and show-pieces. This can be a place to keep plants like Neem, Tulsi, Aloe Vera, etc, which makes the bedroom look larger. This saves space and makes your room green and fresh. You can enjoy the fresh, positive vibes every morning and your day will be great!
Keep Your Old Bedroom Belongings in an Outside Quonset Huts
As you all know, when we give old bedrooms a new look. You change all the things that are in your bedroom. Don’t throw away the old items that come out of it. They can be used in future remodels or swapped out occasionally to freshen the space. One suggestion would be to store your old articles in a Quonset hut installed in your backyard. A building made of steel will protect your items from deterioration.
Integrated Wall Shelf
Install built-in wall shelving attached to the wall around the bed head. This organizes all your small items and and looks good while reducing clutter. Just put the books in a line, the photo frames, the show-pieces, and other things in a row. Keep it neat and systematically arranged.
Place the Lights at the Right
Place
Lamps have been instrumental in bedroom decor for years. You should also apply them to your bedroom. At night, the light from lamps not only better than from overhead fixtures, but the light patterns on the walls can make the room look bigger. Instead of putting lights randomly, put lights where necessary. Choose places near the study table, near the mirror, on the wall above the bed and in front of the cupboard.
With judicious use of these tips, you can improve the quality of your bedroom life and make your small bedroom inviting. Make the most of the space you have and your bedroom will become a space where you want to spend more time.
Sand Hill Farm – Pocket Towns
Pocket Towns designed by BSB Design of Tampa
Pocket Towns (copyrighted) are a concept I ran across in an article in the January 2009 issue of Professional Builder Magazine. (Read Article Here.) They are high density housing on smaller lots (less than 3000 sf). The homes are pushed to the front and have as little as 5′ side setbacks. Living space varies from 950 sf to 2400 sf with a mix of one and two story homes. Read more about them on BSB’s website here.
Becky and I were in Tampa a couple of weeks ago. Becky had a conference and I tagged along. I didn’t see the new pocket town neighborhood discussed in the article, but I saw some of the old Tampa neighborhoods that it was modeled after. Somewhat narrow brick streets with granite curbs.
Brick Street with Granite Curb
(I’m still trying to figure out how granite curbs were affordable in central Florida at the turn of the century when there wouldn’t be a quarry within hundreds, if not a thousand miles.) At the end of the block was a library and a service station. Across that intersection were small shops and a neighborhood grocery store.
Tampa Neighborhood
These homes were built on an alley system with no garages or off street parking on the front. Parking was allowed on one or both sides of the street, but the streets were pretty narrow when there were cars parked on both sides. Having an alley also allows for utilities to be moved to the back side of the property. Optimally they would all be buried, but that is usually cost prohibitive and rarely seen in older neighborhoods. Some of the homes had parking in the rear or even a garage accessed from the alley.
Part of the Green initiative is a move towards smaller homes and more efficient use of the landscape. The USGBC gives points toward LEED certification for efficient use of land. Notice the return of the front porch which I discussed here previously.
Town of Culver Brick Street Detail
The streets themselves were interesting too. In our area, the recommended construction for brick streets have the streets crowned towards a concrete curb and gutter. This allows storm water to run on the concrete gutter in lieu of across the brick where the brick surface would be eroded and the sand between the brick would be washed away. Florida is so flat and sandy that very little of the water runs off anyway, so the gutter line isn’t as important. The brick streets act as a solid driving surface yet a somewhat pervious surface to absorb storm runoff.
Sand Hill Farm – Fairfield Commons Comparison
About a year ago we completed Fairfield Garden Court in Plymouth, our fourth Garden Court project. It was built in the Fairfield Farms development in Plymouth, just north of the hospital. On a recent return visit I picked up a flyer for Fairfield Commons. This is the next section of Fairfield Farms that is opening up across the street from Fairfield Garden Court. I was intrigued by the size and mix of the units.
