Ideas for a blank wall in my bedroom?

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banana23

I'm a 14 year old girl in the process of redoing my bedroom. On one wall i have paintings,on another i have my bed and shelves, and on the other i have my closets and bookshelf. I have one wall not covered. Its about a ten foot wall and so far i only have my vanity there. I have 4 feet of space i need to cover and i dont know what to do. Help!

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You might have fun with removable wall decals. I was surprised at how fun and easy they were to put up and take down. Not that expensive either. Just search online for "removable wall decals" and you'll find MANY to choose from. You can see a random example here http://www.etsy.com/listing/37587890/wall-art-decor-decal-sticker-removable?ref=shop_home_active

WHERE can i find antique makeup vanities?

mbrin

I want a vanity, with a big mirror but looks old fashioned, and white. but i cant seem to find one.

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http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-White-Finish-Youth-Vanity-Desk-w-Mirror_W0QQitemZ330234897335QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116

http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-White-Bedroom-Vanity-Mirror-Stool-Furniture_W0QQitemZ300268931358QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item300268931358&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

http://cgi.ebay.com/ANTIQUE-WHITE-HAND-PAINTED-VANITY-TABLE-SET-W-BENCH_W0QQitemZ200273894095QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item200273894095&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

This one is cute, but you'd have to add your own mirror:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Shabby-Cottage-Chic-White-French-Victorian-Vanity-Desk_W0QQitemZ270291344695QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAntiques_Furniture?hash=item270291344695&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Provence-Hills-Antique-White-Vanity-Set-Home-Decor_W0QQitemZ400007051245QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item400007051245&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

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What are some fun crafts you can make that can use to decorate your room?

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Kayla

I recently got into making my own furniture and decor for my bedroom lately. I realized it saves a lot of money and its make your room more personal. So I wanted to know if you guys had any cool ideas of some useful things to make that can go in my room???!!!

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Try a chair covered with a soft, washed denim fabric. Use denim accents in the room, such as trimming a group of red pillows with fat denim cording.

You can even use a denim look to cover the walls. There are paint techniques for chambray and denim-look walls, which will be a perfect accent to a room with a cowboy theme or for a young lady who is crazy about horses.

Denim is a fabric that immediately imparts the feeling of comfort, so it is perfect for bedrooms in particular. Use denim comforters and pillow shams. You can even find chambray sheets and matching curtains.

Try using an old ragged pair of jeans to make valances for the windows, or dress up your curtains with chintz covered cornices.

Keep your walls in the neutral family of colors. Try soft camel beige or a subtle yellow. Pine furniture works well, or you can paint your old wooden furniture in light golden tones.

Furniture that is more casual than formal works better for this particular style. Other teen room decorating ideas to choose from are:

Garden styles. Use floral prints, upholstered furniture, floral area rugs, and balance the look with plain walls, floors, and curtains.

Casual styles. These include rustic themes, sports, nautical, particular hobbies, Americana . . . the possibilities are limitless. For example, a style could be developed around a collection of autographed baseballs, teapots, wooden duck decoys, trophies, art posters, etc.

Decorating with black and white. This style uses black as an anchor to set off a dramatic decorating look.

This teen room decorating idea is for the drama queen or king teenager in your household. Use a black and white floor, crisp white linens and comforters, and upholstered chairs. Set off the black with accents in red or warm gold, but be sure to pick up the black and white theme in lamps, pillows, picture frames, and other elements of the room.

Contemporary styles. These dictate clean lines, sculptural furniture, high ceilings, and geometric artwork.

Make use of brick walls and ceiling pipes. Avoid anything with floral patterns, ruffles, carvings, or traditional details. You are aiming for the look of an art or museum gallery, utilizing a bold, creative, and sculptural style.

Cottage style. This teen room decorating idea works especially well for teenage girls' rooms. Plaid or country-style fabrics work well with white furniture and rustic accent pieces. This style can transform a bedroom into a mini-vacation spot!

European or Parisian style. This is a glamorous style that invokes old world sophistication. It uses furniture and accent pieces from the rococo, baroque, neoclassical to the more modern art deco and cabaret designs.

Your main colors are black, white, and gold, with jewel tones as accents. Choose vintage-style furniture, such as a black or cream painted dresser with gold accents. Fabrics include silks and brocades. For fun, add a few vintage posters of old Parisian nightclubs, French train station signs, and black wrought iron shelves and tables.

The list of possibilities is endless. Find a good time to sit down and go over these teen room decorating ideas, and soon you will find yourself and your teenager working together to reinvent their bedroom.

Decorating distress, Beginning home maker sending out an S.O.S.?

sharks bla

Okay, so it is not an emergency, sorry if the head line was too dramatic, I just did not know how to word it and be short, sweet, and to the point. I am in a sort of confused state of mind right now and I am looking for advice or any helpful suggestions.

First let me set the stage on what is going on...

I am almost 25, and just finished college. I have a good paying job and have made arrangements to move out of my parents' home, where I stayed, saving money while attending school and work. I move into my new place in a little over a month from now. This is not the first time I am moving out, I leased an apartment with my sister for a year when I turned 18. I will be moving out on my own this time and am in the middle of planning and making lists of items I need to buy for my new place. It is in this stage that I have found my problem.

All my life, I have slept in the smallest bedroom of the house. The room I have had since 1997 is 9 feet by 9 feet. The room in the apartment I shared with my sister was 8 feet by 8 feet. I own a twin bed, book shelf, desk, night stand, and a head board. All items were hand-me-downs. There is no real theme/style to my room. I like various things and have tidbits of those interest scattered around the room with no real order. It has been described by friends as a mixture of a little girl's, teenage boy's, and granny's room.

While making shopping lists and plans, I realized I have no idea how to decorate a home. I am moving from a 81 square foot room, with few furnishings and even fewer decor possibilities, into a 1500 square foot town house with no real sense of decor. I understand that decorating a home is a life long process that never stops and is not gained overnight, but I would at least would like an idea of what style I would like and dislike.

I know I could always ask my mother for help decorating, as she redecorates a room in the house once a month and it comes out looking magazine worthy, but I would like to do this one my own, with out her controlling were everything goes and how it looks, it is something I need to learn for myself.

How does one find out what styles to decorate with? Where do you find your inspiration and creativity? Is there a way to have it look stylish with out losing functionality? Any ideas, tips or suggestions that can help me? Any websites that can help as well? Anything else you think would be helpful in my situation?

Thank you for your time reading this, I know it was long, and I really appreciate it.
The place I am moving into has 2 bedrooms, 1 1/2 bathrooms, living room, dining room, den, kitchen, front and back patio section, and a garage. The rooms are big and spacious, the master bedroom alone is 15 feet by 14 feet, two and a half times my old room.

I have also looked on pinterest for decorating ideas but I will usually only like one or two things in a picture and none of them go together, or even be considered the same style.
There is also another thing that concerns me, what if once I buy everything and set it up, I hate it? I noticed that I change my mind and switch comforters out almost monthly. I have a purple/white cheetah/stripe print, a blue/gold sun/moon print, solid grey/black print, solid white down comforter, grey/multi color polka dot print, and a quit with rich colors and a black border. Most of my comforters are reversible and I take advantage of that and change it up a lot. I also have sheets in multiple fabrics and shades/prints.

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Hi - You learn so many things through the years in school, but you seldom get education on decorating styles for the home. This short guide from About.com will steer you to quizzes and resources to help you determine your specific favorite decorating style.

Connect to the links here and answer some simple questions. Before you know it, you'll get information on your decorating style, based on your answers. What could be easier? Use these sources as a guide to creating the interior that reflects your personality.

http://interiordec.about.com/od/decorateforbegin/a/a_whatisstyle.htm

Whatâs your interior design style? It can be hard to define. If youâre either country casual or city sleek, the difference is extreme and youâre easier to describe. But what about if you are transitional? And what does that even mean? Your interior design style is a hard thing to define, but having an understanding of your likes and dislikes, and knowing how to describe them, is step one to a successful new design plan. The following is a highly unscientific quiz that helps break down the major style elements in a design plan:

http://www.divinecaroline.com/life-etc/home-food/what%E2%80%99s-your-interior-design-style

Hope this helps :)

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Has anyone known a lifetime crib to actually last through the three stages?

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Bluejay

I just purchased the Babi Italia Lifetime crib and bedroom set, It looks amazing, and can't wait to get it in and set it up. But I want to know if a lifetime crib actually will last 18 plus years. Any advice?

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If yours are anything like my kids were I wish you the best of luck with that. Sometimes I think I'm lucky they didn't break everything in the house. :)

Buzzillions has lots of good reviews though:

http://www.buzzillions.com/dz_314669_babi_italia_espresso_pinehurst_lifetime_reviews

Treat it like you would any other good furniture. Clean and protect it. Oil and reseal the wood, tighten screws, fix loose or broken/cracked parts, and check it for wear regularly.

Good luck!

Why cant kids go right into an adult size bed?

Whatever

My daughter is 11 months. People are saying a toddler bed is a waste of money and to get her a twin size. But i have a bedroom set i use right now that i would like to give to her...but the bed is a queen....why cant she jus go in that at 18 months - 2 years?

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Kid proof your Queen set and let her sleep in it. She is set well into her teenage years as far as a bed goes.

Just make sure she can't fall out of it or slip in to any large gaps on the sides of the bed.

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Suggestions for decorating unisex room?

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hotmomma

Hi. Me and my husband just bought a vacation home in SW Florida (Ft. Meyers area). Anyway, we also have 2 kids - 7 year old girl and 3 year old boy. The house is only 2 bedrooms, so the kids will be sharing a room when we go.

Need help with some decorating ideas. Do you like the idea of blue/white flowery comforter set for daughter and blue/white stripes for son? Or maybe just bright colors - like bright pink and green? Not sure what direction to go. Any help?

BTW, the furniture is like a white distressed wood. Thank you!!

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1] find 'girl' and 'boy' comforters in same colors, different designs, as you said.
2] paint the walls the light blue [ sky ]
3] get a washable rug, in a deeper shade of blue.
4] plain white blinds or curtains
5] themes to consider:
beach [ obviously ] with driftwwod lamp, adirondack chair miniatures, etc. ]
sea creatures - 'her' side could have mermaid pix; 'his' side could have Nemo
6] don't forget some storage for toys, etc.

What spices up sex life?

vboy

Any suggestions and ideas?

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paprika! just kidding, you need to focus on renewing your feelings of desire for each other, a huge problem in the bedroom is people get into habitual sex, sex is best when both people are feeling realy in love and really excited and in the mood. Plan a romantic night, bring flowers etc (I don't know why I think I'm talking to a guy, those grey smileys are unisex, but I think you get the idea if you are looking to please a woman read on) take as much time as neccessary to get her ready, don't just go d*wn on her for 2 min, then poke her. Cuddle, undress slowly, touch her whole body, please her in whatever ways she likes best. Don't stop focusing on her until she tells you.

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Does anyone know of any good websites or books that can help me with interior decorating?

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Q. I am looking to update the look of my livingroom, bedroom and bathroom but I need some ideas to get me started. Do you have any suggestions on websits or books that have lots of pictures and tips that would help?

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Try www.webshots.com. In the search type 'model homes'. There are a bunch of photos there with lots of ideas. It is free.

You can also try www.getdecorating.com. That you need to pay for. I think it is only $35 a year (?)

Good luck.

How should I decorate my boys room?

Q. I have a 8, 3 and 3 month old in the same bedroom. I want to move but the 3 bedroom apt are full and we can't afford a house right now.

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A decorating theme is a great way to begin decorating a room for a child. If you're like most parents, you've probably spent lots of time thinking about decorating your new child's room even before he joined your family. While bunnies are cute and teddy bears are darling, you might want something different for the bedroom or playroom.

There are lots of great themes for boys' rooms. A special theme will provide both the focus and the inspiration for a special one-of-a-kind room and can be adapted as your child grows. Time to get started!

Bug's Life
From bees and ants to frogs and reptiles, creatures of nature often capture a child's attention. Browse theme ideas at Posh Tots including a Bug Off Table and Chair Set, Bug bed linens, and or frog lamp.

Favorite Animals
What boy wouldn't love a room focusing on his favorite pet? Whether it's a dog or cat, bird or snake, using this theme will make your son (and his pet) feel particularly at home. Be sure to put up lots of pictures with your son and his best friend around the room and make sure you have stuffed animals scattered everywhere.

Playhouse / Playtown
This theme will provide a wonderful scheme for decorating your son's room and provide lots of wonderful playtime possibilities as well. A whimsical or the cute playtown chest can be your starting point. Or, do a border in kids designs or paint a mural of a street scene on one or more walls. Name the storefronts for family members ("Katie's Groceries", "Ted's Puppet Theatre", "Todd's Bike Shop", "Anne's Pet Heaven", "Sara's Video Den", or Dennis' Book Nook").

Safari
For a safari look, find wonderful, colorful animal wallpaper borders and fabrics at any wallpaper store. Paint the walls blue, tan, ivory, or any of the colors in your wallpaper border. Make pillows and valances from coordinating leopard-print fabrics, and find some stuffed lions and tigers for the corner. Mount a butterfly net, binoculars, or straw hat on the walls. Use colorful matboard and frame some of your child's artwork to display. Maybe he'll draw some lions!

Rustic Cabin
Most every child loves spending time at camp or in the mountains. And what parent doesn't have happy childhood memories of hiking, boating, fishing, or just enjoying the outdoors. Birdhouses, bears, moose, and fish might show up in wallpaper borders, in fabrics, bedding, and accessories. For a rustic room you might also choose comfy plaid patterns, flannel fabrics, and log or pine beds. Accessories might use forest themes of animals, mountain scenes, or natural materials such as pine cones, leaves, and sticks. Take another cue from camp and use a sturdy trunk to store toys. With a room this nice, who needs a vacation?

Rain Forest
Choose a colorful jungle border, or try a jungle area rug. Soft fabric snakes and colorful stuffed birds or butterfly cutouts can add to the decor. Make pillows of animal or jungle prints and use themed accessories. Grrr!

Race Cars
With car racing, you think black and white checkered flags, and a finish line. Find an area rug with a car track design. A car bed might be fun, or decorate the walls with a car wall appliques. Add some framed calendar photos or posters of race cars, and put up narrow shelving to display car collections. Zoom!

Outer Space
Take a trip to the stars using a space theme. An Apollo bed set, outerspace border, or star-studded rocking chair might be just the items that inspires your child to reach for the stars. Paint reflective planets or stars on the ceiling in arrangements of the constellations.

Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines
If Dad is in the service, you might let your boy feel patriotic with a room painted in camouflage and outfitted with tanks and desert colors.

Sports
From soccer to baseball to football, sports is a theme that spans the generations. To use a baseball theme for example, use a headboard made from bats, hang curtains from bats used as curtain rods, make a baseball lamp, or hang shelving to display gloves, pennants, and trophies. Paint the room in the colors of your son's favorite team. Sports themed rugs, furniture, and beds are another possibility. Create similar looks for other sports, and you'll have a room that is a big "hit" with sports fans. Play ball!

Wild Colors
Go wild by starting with a lively area rug designed in fun colors for a child. Take your cue from the rug for colors and designs for the rest of the room. Use color everywhere! Paint every surface of a bookcase a different color, and do the same with headboard slats, drawer fronts, and chair legs. This is a great way to help your little one learn his colors! Find a fabric to compliment the rug and use it to tie the room together with window valances or floor pillows.

Movie or Cartoon Characters
There's something for everyone in this theme! Whether your son has been captivated by Mickey Mouse, Alladin, Lion King, Toy Story, or Scooby Doo -- you'll probably be able to find bedding, lamps, and other decorative items that use these themes. Towels for the bathroom and toys will be easy to add.

Pirates
The story of Peter Pan can inspire creative parents to design a wonderful room. Boys intrigued by the notion of pirates will love a room using blue ocean themes, ship masts, portholes, netting, treasure boxes, and secret play hideaways.

Knights and Castles
Artistic parents can faux paint castle walls, murals, and blue skies for a truly memorable room. Use the theme of "A Sword in the Stone" or "Camelot" for inspiration. Find another take on this theme offered by for Mercy's Sake in their Galahad collection.

Trains, Planes, and Automobiles
There are lots of colorful choices in bedding, fabrics, and wallpaper that feature transportation themes. Make a train track border around the room, hang airplanes from the ceiling, or go wild with a car-shaped bed.

Cowboy Kids
This is a fun theme where you can let your imagination run wild. Think bandana valances, chaps wall hangings, tin stars, horses, rope borders, and more. The baby dude designs offered by for Mercy's Sake offer some fun possibilities. Or check out OliveKids.com Camp Wilderness or the Wild West theme designs from PoshTots.com for more creative examples of this theme and products to add to your decor.

Dinosaurs
From cute and stylized to realistic and ferocious -- dinosaurs themes are still popular. If you suspect this is a passing phase for your little one, then opt for solid color bedding and walls, using theme elements in borders, sheets, valances, and posters.

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I am doing my nursery in a camping/outdoor theme. Any ideas?

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jaycee

I am having trouble finding pictures and ideas. I found the nursery bedding. It has bears, trees, and fish on it.. (http://www.ababysplace.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1197) I'm thinking a tree painted on the wall or something. But if anyone is more creative than me and has more ideas I would love to hear them! And it would be super cool if you could find pictures, maybe you know of a website I don't OR have a outdoor themed room yourself. THANKS!!!!! :)

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variety of ideas
http://mariesmanor.fateback.com/Pets/Paw_Prints.html

http://mariesmanor.fateback.com/BOYS/Lodge_Cabin_Bedroom.html

Calling all budding interior designers! decoration advice for boy and girl sharing a room please!?

Emily F

I live in a two bedroom flat and pretty soon I will be moving my youngest (8 month old boy) to share a room with my oldest (4 year old girl). At the moment, her room is very pink and purple, but we are going to do a complete re-decoration and will eventually be buying bunk beds when my son is old enough.
I want something that looks classy or modern.... I Really DONT want disney characters or anything like that. I was thinking along the lines of princesses and knights, but it will need to last a few years and I am worried that my daughter will grow out of that too soon.
I am looking for advice in:
Wall colour
Duvet themes / colours
curtain colours
any other tips / good online shops etc.
Many thanks in advance!

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Dora and Diego are popular with both girls and boys. You don't have to purchase Dora and Diego wallpaper or hire someone to paint a mural. Since they are explorers, they are always outdoors; you could just go with a jungle theme, animal prints, or outdoor colours like bright blues and greens. Wall decals of Dora or Diego would cost less than wallpaper.

Another neutral option would be to dedicate one wall of the room to display their artwork. There are chalkboard paints and whiteboard paints you can purchase, also peel and stick chalkboards that come in different colours, and white dry-erase boards. There is also a "magnetic" primer which contains iron, and when it is used on a wall under your regular paint, you can use magnets to post pictures and other works on the wall.

I hope this helps!

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Am I A Cheap Non Loving Husband?

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Alberto

Hello

First a few details about myself and my wife.
We are both 29 and got married in 2007. We do not have any kids but 2 dogs. We both work. Me full time as a contractor / and landlord. She works part time locally for an airline. I do not believe I am cheap but I do believe I always get a good deal. My wife recently has been going on an on about me being the cheapest man on the planet. Ok so here is my side.

Engagement : When I proposed to her I spent about $10,000 on her engagement ring. I bought the ring in the diamond district NYC and haggled my way down from $19,000 for very high quality. Dealer said I am a very strong negotiator.

Marriage : Then we got married in The Palace in Somerset NJ. Since the hall wasn't open or complete yet I booked 2 years in advance while they were building and paid only $138 per plate it is now over $250 a plate for same night same dates. I paid for the entire wedding spent about 70k. Before we got married I bought a 4 family home for us to live in. Again I explained to my wife that if we bought a nice four family home the tenants can pay our mortgage and we don't need to spend all our money on a house. Previous to the marriage I owned another home and WE currently still own the other home as well. Then in 2008 I bought my wife for valentines day a brand new Honda CRV base model (I would never buy a premium model) and again negotiated aggressively online with the dealer and paid considerably less than what an average person who just walks in the dealer would pay. I own and drive a used 2001 Jeep Cherokee and a 2002 ford van for construction.

I prefer to buy high quality products when they are on sale and can wait for something to go on sale before I buy it. Examples our TV a floor model 50% off, Our living room and bedroom furniture paid about $900 less because it was a discontinued line. I never buy clothes new I usually buy high end brands gently used never stained in local thrift stores. (biggest score a $300+ pair or Armani Exchange jeans for $29.)

We vacation often and because my wife works for the airline we don't pay for flights except taxes. Some places we have gone in the last 2 years. London, Thailand, Hawaii , Texas, Florida, California, Rome, Punta Cana, Santo Domingo. I usually wait until a hotel goes on sale on a deal website and then we book it. I have never paid full price for the hotels and I usually find amazing local restaurants that are not touristy aka not expensive but have amazing food.

So now it is 2011 and here is the situation. We have zero credit card debt, no car payments, a healthy bank account over 100k in bank, healthy 401k, 3 vehicles, (2) 4 Family homes and 2 dogs. We live in 1 of the apartments in 1 of the 4 family homes. It has 2 bedrooms, huge living room. I totally remodeled the kitchen and bath. Huge open basement, backyard, fire pit, pergola, and is situated 1 block from downtown major city in NJ. Very safe neighborhood.We don't plan on having any children. We are just enjoying life.

Now here comes where my wife says I am cheap. This is the complicated part. My wife is starting to complain. HUH! She wants to get rid of her Honda CRV and wants a Nissan 350z. (Because she never had a nice car as a child. I guess she doesn't think the Honda CRV is nice. Sorry Honda I still like your 31mpg city) She keeps on complaining that we need new furniture in bedroom and living room. I already swapped the bed out once just cause the first one I bought didn't have foot boards (Why do we need foot boards and columns we are not Romans.) She doesn't know I bought the new one on Craigslist used. I'll keep that a secret (Score!). Her mother constantly says to me you should buy her a nice little townhouse. She means the type of townhouse that is attached on both sides. I said I own a house already and I only have a tenant to one side and one on top. The mother and my wife both say its not the same "we have an apartment not a house" (Funny cause I pay a mortgage every month not rent.) The townhouses she wants us to get are smaller than our apartment and can't possibly have the yard we have. Her family and her sisters always have new cars every 2 to 3 years. Her Brother has a 2009 Mercedes CLS but works in a Hotel for $14 an hour and mom and dad have to pay the insurance cause he can only afford car payment. Her sisters and mother constantly change out furniture, new clothes, coach bags etc. But they are also all broke massive credit card debt and live check to check. Can someone please tell me or help me.

Am I a Cheap Non Loving Husband because I don't want to get my wife an attached townhouse, or buy her new furniture every few years when ours are still beautiful, or buy her a new sports car and sell her safe suv. Please help me make sense of this. Thanks Yahoo. Hopefully some women can give some insight to this.

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No, I don't see you as a non-loving husband, I see you as a frugal man who has done well for himself and his wife. These days, you have to make deals and watch your money closely because you never know what could happen. I think the issue with your wife is that she feels that you have all that and she still can't keep up with her family. She wants to show off that she can afford such nice things as them. I wouldn't do it. It's not about what you can afford, it's appreciating what you have. Just because you can afford a beach house in Maui, does that mean that you should buy it? Not really. I pat you on the back and say good job and if she doesn't like it, then she needs to take check of what is really important to her.

Do you think this is scary or calming?

Kreutzer

This is a long one and yes it really happened. I am now 20 and live in a dorm at New York University, but when I was maybe 16 or 17 something happened that I can't forget. First let me fill you in on the details. When my parents got married they lived in my dad's condo here in NYC, but my mom was a country girl and when her parent's died she wanted to move into their house in the country in upstate New York. It is a beautiful Victorian house in the woods about 5 miles from anyone, and it's gothic. My grandparents loved this house and mom wanted to keep it. So they moved into the house and had 3 kids, one is me of course. Nothing real strange about the house started happening until I was about 16 or 17, and only that one time...so far. I was in my bedroom and my parent's had gone out for their anniversary. My brother wasn't home because he was staying with his best friend, Tod. Tod and him were real close, not in a gay way though. It was just me and my sister, Julianna, at home. It was about 9p.m. Not late, but it was dark. To beat it all it started raining and lightning and the lights started blinking. So Julainna ran to my room and said that she wanted to stay with me. She was pretty young then. I told her it would be okay so I lit some candles and turned the blinking lights off. She calmed down and she helped me study for a music test that I was going to have the next day at school. Then after she had calmed down completely I took her to bed-around 9:45. It was still raining hard. So I kept studying and after I got finished with the music book I decided to try some pieces that my music teacher told us to study. It was very boring, so I started improvising and I made the piano vibrate cause I sometimes get roused up in the music. Then I heard my glass of water, or apple cider or whatever it was, fall. I thought that it fell because of the piano's vibrating, but it was on my nightstand on the other side of the room. I brushed it off. But I had to take the broken glass downstairs to the kitchen garbage. On my way upstairs I saw my sister had gotten out of bed and was in the family room cozed by the fire. She knew not to light the fire by herself, but she told me that she didn't light it, but I knew that we were the only ones in the house. I thought that she was lying, but I said nothing and went back upstairs. Then on my piano stand that holds music I seen the Turkish March by Mozart, I knew it wasn't mine. So I went downstairs and asked Julianna and she said it wasn't hers-I thought she was lying. So I put the fire out and told her to go to bed. She said okay and as she went up the stairs, I went in the kitchen to get some water. Then as I went upstairs again I saw that the music had been taken. I knew it wasn't her this time. When my parents got home I told them about it and mom said that the Turkish March was her dad's, my grandfather's, favorite piece. She thought I was playing a trick on her of course. Then as I was going to my bedroom I looked at our family picture. my grandfather was in it holding a piece of music, I never noticed it before because it was so small. I looked real close and seen the music he was holding was by Mozart. I thought "Oh Brother!" I was kindly scared, but not hysterical. I didn't sleep that much that night. The next day in school I sat near an open window in music class because I was hot- I get hot easily. Before the test the teacher said we could take a few minutes to look over the text. The wind blew and turned my books pages to the chapter about Mozart. Then a few seconds later it turned it to the one about Haydn(a classical composer). The thing about Haydn is that his first name was Joseph, and Joseph was my grandfather's first name. It made me wonder. I kept it to myself, who would have believed it?! So was it a coincidence? Was it just the wind? Was it my sister playing a trick on me? Then, a few days later or so, I remembered that Julianna told me that she didn't turn the fire on the other night when it happened. I asked her who did it, and she said that that never happened that she never went to the family room and that she never left her bedroom after I tucked her in. To this day, I don't like to listen to Mozart that much!
I am not schizophrenic because this only occurred once and with that it occurs more. I know about mental illnesses because my mom is a supervisor of an asylum and my dad is a doctor there. Plus others have noticed things in my house.

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holy s*it. ok i stopped at the fire part. i thought my old house was scary, that just freaked me out. like my house faces slightly down on a hill. we had this ol dpiece of furniture with doors on it that faced down hill too, but each day , a few times a day the doors would open, they wouldn't just 'hang/open' and face the bottom of the hill, but go all the way back and touch the furniture,which was freaky. then i hear noises around my house too. but your's is just crazy.

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What would be a good decor scheme for a bedroom shared by 3 year old girl and baby boy?

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starlight_

We're having a baby boy and for the time being (until we get a bigger place) my 3 year old daughter and he will share a room. My daughter already has everything decked out in pink and full of princess accessories. I haven't bought my crib set or anything like that for my boy yet. How could I have them share a room and have it all tie in together so it doesn't look like one side is for a boy and one for a girl? I'm also looking for relativley affordable options, since they will probably only share for one year at the most. And my paint options are limited. I would have to go with something nuetral so I can easily paint it back to white before we move again, or maybe put up a border to dress up the walls.

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Try a nature theme. Blues, pinks, purples, greens and yellows with rainforest animals, farm life or underwater life is gender non specific. These themes will "grow up" with your kids and not be outdated in a few years.

What do you need for a nursery?

Ryssa

I'm writing a story about two teens (they're eighteen and married) and they have a baby at the end of their first year of college. What's needed for a nursery? And maybe give me some cute theme ideas? By the way, the baby is a girl.

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You would usually have a crib , a changing table , some toys , soft toys , clothes in a wardrobe , crib mobiles , baby books , pictures on the wall .
Here are some theme ideas ( off a website )


â¼ Lady Bug Nursery

A popular baby girl nursery theme today is a lady bug nursery. You might want to begin by purchasing a crib set to use as a pattern to paint and decorate the room.

You can find stencils in lady bug designs, add posters, and even stick on lady bugs to complete the look. Even if you aren't an artist, you can project the image of a lady bug on the wall and paint it. Another great idea is to hire someone to do a mural of lady bugs playing in a garden or buzzing around some flowers .

â¼ Bugs and Bees

Your little darling will love being surrounded by whimsical bugs and bees. With so many bugs to choose from, you should have no problem choosing this theme. Bees, butterflies, caterpillars, and worms are popular choices, and they are easy to recreate on paintings and other wall art as well .


â¼ Celestial Themes

Help your little one fly off to dreamland with a celestial baby girl nursery theme. These themes can include planets, moons, stars, and even constellations. You can copy the pattern onto your ceiling, using pastels, whites, and blues. You should be able to find lamps, picture frames, and wall decorations in this theme as well.

Toile Designs
If you are looking for an elegant way to decorate your baby's nursery, you might want to consider a toile design for her room. Toile patterns may focus on red, white, pink, yellow, green, and even pastel blue colors.


â¼ Patchwork and Plaid

Patchwork or plaid designs make great baby girl nursery themes. It's easy to build off of either one of these patterns, choosing the main color and accent colors from the colors of the patchwork or plaid on a crib set, blanket, or comforter. You should be able to color match the crib set at local paint and hardware stores, such as Home Depot, Lowe's and Sherwin-Williams.

â¼ Frog Baby Girl Nursery Themes

Little girls are just as enamored of frogs as little boys, so don't overlook this great baby girl nursery theme! Choose from designs that only feature frogs to designs with lots of other friendly creatures, such as turtles, lizards, dragonflies, and even snakes.

â¼ Character Themes

Of course, character nursery themes are eternal favorites for parents and children. You can usually find lots of great accessories, and there are so many to choose from, including the following:

Hello Kitty
Precious Moments
Pooh's Portraits

Decorating a nursery for your new baby can be a fun and exciting experience. It will be the first place for your baby to dream, to experience, and to grow. Here are a few things to keep in mind:

Location. Calm surroundings are critical to a newborn's development. Avoid room's that are close to a busy street, where there could be more noise. Will the baby's room be on the same floor as your bedroom ? This makes it more convenient to monitor your baby. However, you can always opt for an audio or video monitor.

Time to decorate! Choosing a particular theme and design for your baby room depends on how much you want to spend, how much space you have, and whether it's a boy or a girl. To be safe, you can always go for gender-neutral colors such as greens, purples, and reds.

Choosing a theme. Now it's time to let your imagination run wild. To get some ideas, visit a few baby stores and check out different styles. They may even have example rooms set up that you can check out. Take a look at the following nursery themes to get a few ideas rolling.

Animals. This motif could include kittens, puppies, farm scenes, or teddy bears. This is a common theme that can easily be found in stores. You could purchase everything from the sheet and comforter set to coordinating wall hangings and wall paper.

Cartoon / TV Characters. The options are numerous here. Winnie the Pooh, Spiderman, Aladdin, Curious George, Bugs Bunny, Snoopy, and Peter Pan are just a few examples.

Noah's Ark. This a popular theme with plenty of designs to choose from. You can accessorize with animal pictures, a nursery lamp, bedding, and even a rocking chair.

Dolphins or other underwater scenes. This theme will add a cool, refreshing feeling to your new baby room. The cool colors will also be comforting for you baby. For decorating, you could use a Finding Nemo theme, sea-related wall hangings, sea shells, a border with waves, or even sea horses.

Crayons. Remember how much fun crayons use to be. Introduce your child to a new and creative world with this theme. You could use accents in the shape of hand prints or stencil of your choice. Place these on the walls, window frames, closet door, or even the lamp shade. Looking for the perfect paint. Crayola has come out with paints with their colors made specifically for the baby's room.

Whichever design you choose, use inexpensive stain-

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where can i find bedroom decor like urban outfitters apartment section?

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Kathryn

where can i find bedroom decor like the things at urban outfitters apartment section?

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Try ikea, west elm, or cb2

Wheres a place to find cute cheap bedroom decor for a girly room besides Ikea?

Holey Chee

Im redoing my room and need good places to find decorations! My color scheme is Aqua, White and Black. I cant shop at an Ikea because there isn't one near me! Thanks!

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Home Goods, Kirklands, Pier 1, TJ Maxx, Ross and Marshalls. I always find cute things for my home in those places. =)

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how to decorate bedroom with red bedding?

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Roxanne

My bedroom has beige walls. Wood funiture and king size bed for me and my hubby. Red satin bed set with criss crossing pleats. very nice... Any decor ideas i can use to finish my bedroom? wall decor, additional furniture ideas? things to put on nightstands or on our dresser? I cannot paint the walls, though... Thanks for all ur ideas!

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To brighten up your room, check out http://www.toltecltg.com for red glass light fixtures. my daughter has a 5 light chandelier in her bedroom with the raspberry crystal glass and she loves it! the crystal glass is beautiful. she also has a mini table lamp with the same color of shades on her night stand. Good luck & enjoy decorating your room!

any good decorating tips/websites for first time apartment renters?

Marray

My sister, a long time friend and my are all planning to move into a 3 bedroom apartment together. We are all females in the 20-21 age range. I'm looking for websites/and or (online) stores in which we kind find trendy and contemporary styles for living and bedrooms. Any good ideas on affordable stores....I've been looking everywhere and haven't come across anything REALLY good yet. Our living room is going to be navy and a lime/earthy green and white. We are needing furniture for the room so it would be nice if the website sells decor and furniture. PLEASE, SOMETHING REALLY AFFORDABLE, nothing too luxurious and over priced...thanks!!!

Answer
Ikea

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When do you start decorating for Christmas?

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WTF

My lil child brought up Christmas decoration yesterday. I said gurl, its still September watchu talkin bout Christmas decoration. Well she said so she could hurry Santa Claus along to bring her presents this year. Am I the only crazy one decorating for Christmas and it aint even Halloween yet?

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When it comes to kids it seems to never be too early!=)Its nice of you to do that for your daughter,your helping to make her memories..=)I have reminders of Christmas in my home
year 'round,with items I have for decoration,,like a Santa cookie jar,pot holders,coca cola Santa pictures at various locales,and the guest bedroom is in red , green & gold colors,dedicated to Christmas..I usually bring it all out of the closet Thanksgiving weekend though....As you can see it is my favorite Holiday!=)

How would I go about designing an Audrey Hepburn bedroom?

Lulu

My room is teeny tiny and my mum is allowing me to do whatever I want to it, I want an Audrey Hepburn style room, my family has bought me a few pictures. What colour scheme/furniture would look best to work with the theme? I am 16 next month if thats important...
She was an old hollywood actress

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Hepburn

Tada!

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Audrey Hepburn was a very stylish lady of the times. She was most famous in films in the 1950's. So I would choose things from that era.

She worn pearls, tight waist belts to show off her tiny waistline, she carried a fashionable purse always and a hat.
She was always very put together.

One of the ideas in decorating in that time frame was to do a black and white decor with splashes of pinks, blacks or grays. Sometimes reds. They had silver fabrics too with lots of shimmer and elegance.
Choose things with lots of sparkle she was a Hollywood star!
Poka-dots were really in fashion.

Furniture was a modern now retro style, very streamline in style or to the other extreme of curves more Victorian in style and often in white or deep wood tones. Tufted headboards on the beds with tacks.
Art nouveau mirrors , elegant chairs, Chrystal glass sparkly lamps.
You can likely find much of the furniture are used stores or Salvation Army stores. A little paint or furniture polish they will look new again.

http://www.jonvaccaridesign.com/designs_slide6.php

http://www.jonvaccaridesign.com/designs_slide4.php

http://www.jonvaccaridesign.com/furniture_showroom.php




http://www.target.com/gp/search/186-4363527-3883358?field-keywords=vintage-50s-furniture&AFID=Google&CPNG=Furniture&LNM=vintage_50s_furniture&LID=23399036&ref=tgt_adv_XSGT0504

http://www.efurniturebuys.com/productdetail.asp?productid=3027&refid=bizrate

http://www.poshliving.com/catalog/Bedding-Bath/Bedding-Collections/Serena-and-Lily-Tess-Bedding-Collection/1106/21165/product_detail.asp

Here are some links to some decals of dots to carry through the idea of poka-dots onto your walls. The poka-dots were usually black on pink or black or red on white. You could paint your room pink and put some dots all over a wall and a few scattered in limited areas on other walls to tie it in.

http://www.dezignwithaz.com/removable-wall-stickers-otherz/bubble-cloud-wall-decals-p-588.html

There is bedding on the market with dots on it to follow through with the dot design plan. Some examples on links below.

http://www.pbteen.com/products/p1351/?catalogId=53&bnrid=3782901&cm_ven=Shopping&cm_cat=Shopzilla.com&cm_pla=Feed&cm_ite=Shopzilla.com


http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Kids-Durham-Polka-Dot-Quilt-Set/3465575/product.html?sec_iid=33969

Or you could paint a large silhouette of Audrey Hepburn on one wall.
Take a look at this link to see what I mean.

http://www.dezignwithaz.com/graphic-wall-decals-characters/dreamz-home-wall-stickers-p-600.html

When you follow the links above scroll and click on the other things on the site when you get to them. Many have lots of ideas for you.

Best wishes have fun and make the room about your love for Audrey Hepburn and your personality too.

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I want to move to California but not sure where to stay and the cost of living?

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chickgirlr

I live in Michigan I would like to move to california a little after fall this year. I would like some advice.

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Hey!

How old are you? Will you be attending college? Will you be alone or with husband/kids?

Are we talking houses or apartments? Renting or buying?
www.craigslist.org is the best site to search for apartments. (and houses, and jobs, and furniture, and pets!!)
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/apa/...
All the apartments on sites like rent.com and apartments.com are just going to be fancy apartments that can spend money on advertising.

The BEST thing about Los Angeles is that there are apartments EVERYWHERE. There are probably more apartments than houses! You just have to really look around.

If you are looking to buy a home I suggest you try www.ziprealty.com and look into areas such as Palmdale and San Bernadino which are near Los Angeles and a bit cheaper. Oh Pomona is pretty cheap also.

Gas Prices
Currently $3.40 - $3.90

Rent
1 bedroom ranges from $700 - 1400 depending on area
2 bedroom ranges from $900 - 2200 depedning on area
Average 1 bedroom is probably $1100, average 2 bedroom probably $1500

Bills
Are suposed to be a little higher than average but I'm not really sure

Traffic
HORRIBLE TERRIBLE HORRIBLE . Taking the bus is many times better - and cheaper. $52 bucks a month gets you unlimited rides. And if you are going to be at UCLA and on the Westside alot then another $60 for the Santa Monica bus. IF you have a car, parking at UCLA is alot. And of course gas and insurance both are terribly expensive out here.



Neighborhoods
I reccomend Glendale area. Glendale is a bit cheaper than the average but also very nice and very safe. Glendale / Burbank / Pasadena is the best area to live in with regards to both price and quality. Glendale has a local bus for a quarter, rent for 1 bedroom is $800-1000 with Pasadena and Burbank being about $900-1200.

Hollywood is nice if you want a bit more excitement and flavor. Hollywood ranges from really cheap to really expensive. North hollywood is really cheap $700 apartment.



Entertainment
Hundreds of clubs, bars, strip clubs, restaurants, malls, movie theatres, complexs, fairs, festivals, events, etc.etc. It is literally IMPOSSIBLE to be bored in Los Angeles. Whatever type of person you are there is something for you. There are hundreds of different neighborhoods and they are all different in some way. Whatever race you are, whatever weird activities you like, whatever music you like - you will never feel weird or alone in Los Angeles. It is a very exciting place to live. BUT the right area can still be good for families. It is possible to raise good well-rounded kids here if you live in the right area and raise them right.

If you are young or going here for college or don't have kids yet, you'll LOVE it here. It is just a paradise to be young in Los Angeles.

The buses run everywhere so despite what you hear you don't really need a car in L.A. It helps of course but it's so expensive these days to drive that it's nice to always have the bus there to fight traffic for you.

Should I move or not?

vanessa

I want my kids to be closer their grandparents. They live in NC-I live in OH. I am full time employed right now but still live in based on your income apt., I have money saved up to be able to make it on a rent based place for at least 3bed no more than 450 a mth. a 3mths to pay my car note and insurance. This gives me time to look for a job. Should I move or stay here? Im torn-I want to make a smart choice.

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It's really good you have your children's interests at heart. Finding a job is tough for a lot of people in this economy, so like everyone else has said, don't quit a perfectly good job if you don't have another lined up.

Moving is also really expensive, the cost of a truck, new furniture, or people to help you move, all adds up. Usually just settling into a new place will cost some money.

$450/month is really cheap for rent. I highly doubt you can find a 3 bedroom for that price... but I could be wrong. I was paying $500/month for a one bedroom (without a dining room) in Michigan, so you might have to still look in rent-based apartments if you're looking in that range.

The first step is probably to start looking for a job down there. Google around, and look for websites of apartment complexes. Plan your move out before you quit your job, and once you have 1) an apartment all ready, and 2) a job ready, and 3) money saved up for both the move and emergency cash, then you can look into quitting your job.

Looking for a job while working full time is tough, so give yourself some time to find a job first, make a plan to say apply to 2 jobs a day or something. But don't make a move unprepared. Good luck!

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Teen boy bedroom decorating ideas?

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KP

I am looking for ideas on decorating a teen boy's bedroom in a video gamer style/theme room, but I don't have any ideas on how to do this. Does anyone have any good ideas? What colors would be best to use? What types of decorating items could I use? Thanks!

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Well to start with a gaming teen boy will most likely not care what his decor is, unless it directly affects his gaming, or is game related... (well none that I have met care anyway) so I wouldn't go toooo far with decorating, leave the walls neutral, and put these up, I know it is old now, but they're so old they're now retro kitsch
space invaders wall decals (they also come in pacman) http://www.patriciafield.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=354
Unfortunately this thing is only avail in eastern europe, but WOW! http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/images/2007/10/18/2battleprobig_2.jpg
back to reality though, for bedding I'd just use a totally plain cover that will wear well, the focus isn't about a bed cover in this room, so patterns or designs would be overbearing, unless of course he finds one he is crazy about??
For some great gaming seating target has lots but check this one out, its a sound lounger that is compatible with any audio device... http://www.target.com/Blue-Pyramat-Sound-Lounger-PM550/dp/B00069FEZ6/sr=1-2/qid=1216943582/ref=sr_1_2/602-9342378-8675002?ie=UTF8&index=target&field-original-keywords=Pyramat%20PM220%20Sound%20Rocker&rh=k%3Apyramat%20pm550%20sound%20rocker&page=1
but target has other gaming seating that is pretty cool... http://www.target.com/Video-Game-Furniture-Games-Electronics/b/602-9342378-8675002?ie=UTF8&node=13921431
and for console and games storage there are these two..
http://www.target.com/Step2-Video-Center/dp/B000065V10/qid=1216943741/ref=br_1_8/602-9342378-8675002?ie=UTF8&node=13921431&frombrowse=1&rh=&page=1
http://www.target.com/Quest-Video-Game-Station-Black/dp/B000QV3TBK/qid=1216943822/ref=br_1_5/602-9342378-8675002?ie=UTF8&node=13921431&frombrowse=1&pricerange=&index=target&field-browse=13921431&rank=pmrank&rh=&page=3
For all your other furniture I still think IKEA covers everything teens need, http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/departments/youth_room but to suit your theme, I'd start with the gaming accessories and then match the furniture, bedding and walls etc, for a cool take though, these lighting strips look fantastic (and if he's gaming overhead light isn't a great idea) http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50119407
I'd also use something like the tupplur roll blind to block out light, http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/departments/youth_room/10701/
and these glass globes look fantastic alone or on top of a little ikea light (can't remember its name but glass globe and light cost me about $20 together) and really look amazing in a darkened room.. http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90065662
Other than that, I'd be trying to find some posters of his favorite games, not making the room too bright, and here are a few other smaller ideas to accessorise the room (retro again but he may be too young to appreciate it??) http://www.fredflare.com/customer/product.php?productid=3714&cat=254
http://www.fredflare.com/customer/product.php?productid=3373&cat=254
http://www.fredflare.com/customer/product.php?productid=3710&cat=309
http://www.fredflare.com/customer/product.php?productid=3793&cat=309
http://www.perpetualkid.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2507&dc=nextag0907
http://www.perpetualkid.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1867
http://www.perpetualkid.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=268
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http://www.perpetualkid.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2719
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http://www.perpetualkid.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2466
http://www.perpetualkid.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2295
http://www.perpetualkid.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2917
http://www.perpetualkid.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2761
http://www.perpetualkid.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2567
and last but not least, how tech savvy are you? because the score board is fantastic, but requires a bit of skill (and money) to do... (you'll have to scroll down) http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1935015,00.asp

What color should I paint my bedroom.?

The JRTs w

I'm in the process of redoing my bedroom for spring.
The room is 10ft. by 9ft. with one small window?

Any ideas....Happy Spring

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I would go with what your heart tells you. I bought a Co-op over a year ago, and have very primitve country taste, so I went taupe/tan on the walls and accented with reds and blues for the bedding. My furnature is wood stained black. A neutral shade such as a tan or gray always works well to blend with any other color you plan to use with bedding, etc. Benjamin Moore has a beautiful line of interior paints I used in my home called the historic colors collection. I used six different shades in my home. All are neutral, as I went with reds, blues, and black in my decor. It went very well.
I used a great color called Quincy Tan in living room with Monroe Bisque under my chair rail. It looks great.
Good luck.
Also, one other route, which I did in my powder room, is to do a soft blue. It is very peaceful and nice to spend time in a soft blue room. Bedding that comes in blues is quite lovely.

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Ideas on how to turn a basement into a little place for kids?

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supermommy

I was thinking on creating different spaces for them. A kitchen/dining room, living room, office, and possibly a bedroom area. I was thinking of dividing the "rooms" with king size sheets, hung in a neat manner. Our basement isn't finished or anything (drywall/paint, etc) but is in good enough shape to have a little fun with it. I don't know if I am allowed to paint or put anything on the floor (except carpet...not tacked down) And ideas, thoughts, tips? It doesn't have to be perfect....my little ones are just happy to have a place to play. Budget is small~creativity is limitless. THANKS!

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A table or old desk for a craft area. Then hang baskets or an old shoe organizer to put craft materials in:glue, paint, brushes, crayons, markers, scissors, glitter, stickers,etc.

Old file cabinet painted a funky color to hold materails like paper and finished projects. you can also hang a clothes line for them to clip paintings on to dry and to display finished works of art!

Maybe in one area, you could put a bunch of thick blankets and floor pillows down for a cozy pallet/nest to nap on.

Not sure how old your kids are or if they are boys/girls, but you could have an area with books, and puzzles, another make believe area with dress up stuff and "props" (umbrella, old high heels, old halloween wigs, feather boa, purses)... I loved to play "kitchen" when I was littel. If they have a play kitchen then when you run out of food, save the boxes/jars/containers for them to play "kitchen" with. Any old plastic dishes you don't use anymore... or if they don't have a kitchen, 2 chairs and table will work! A big box or set of shelves can hold the "food".


Lots of mirrors since I doubt the basement has many windows...Let the kids create the art and frame it in an old frame and decorate with those! You can even create with them and hang your work on the wall too!

How to set up teen guys bedroom?

Nicnac

There's 2 teenage boys who will be sharing a bedroom. They are cousins. They are both freshman in high school(they will be sophomores next school year). We were wondering what are some possibilities to paint their room and what comforters and blankets and sheets they night like and what type of other things they might like in their room and everything.
They are both athletic(one boy likes soccer, track and field and baseball and the other boy likes running, skiing, and track and field)
I don't really know what their other interests are.

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I have to tell you that most young men are not too particular about their rooms. If it was me, I would keep the room mostly masculine looking and not much clutter to it.
Try starting with two twin or double beds (depending on room) and matching headboards. I would go with either a micro suede or faux leather for young men in a neutral colour. I would go with maybe a black headboard with taupe comforter and white sheets. Maybe add a black throw and some cushions in dark red or burgandy (leather would be good). The walls would be a light taupe colour and maybe one important framed picture above each boy's bed. I would choose a picture of the sport they enjoy playing, maybe an important athlete to them. You may want to incorporate a desk for each boy if you have the room. Maybe even wall mounted light fixtures so each of them can have their own light to work in bed or read. Also, keep the window treatments simple, maybe horizontal blinds or roman blinds. And don't forget to add some storage somewhere in the room. Under the bed can be utilized for this as well.
Good luck with it.
Connie Beland / Owner
Wall Huggers

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Teen girl room ideas??? (they have to be cool and be suitable for ages 13 to 18)?

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Natasha Go

my room is a square shape and has sliding door mirrors down one side i like pink but also want like a cool hang out space????? maybe girly flowers or zebra print???

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something like this?
http://www.decor-medley.com/image-files/teen-bedroom-decor-girls-bedroom-rockstar.jpg


http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/teen-bedroom-decorating-ideas-2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/home/teen-bedroom-decorating-ideas.htm&usg=__2ZeP5rdqK8jt-yeu5mSpowanf-o=&h=316&w=400&sz=41&hl=en&start=2&sig2=Ol-qfCzLEyIuso9Qy08-RA&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=JN3-1q_yY2cXnM:&tbnh=98&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcool%2Bteen%2Bbedroom%2Bideas%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1R2GCNV_en%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=n2rcS9mZAYiAOLDYyfwG

http://img1.visualizeus.com/thumbs/09/03/04/design,scheme,green,kids,room,pink,art,bedroom-ddbbc57fab0d043b2d991d70323315d2_h.jpg


http://www.livingetc.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=4600&g2_serialNumber=3


http://www.scrapbookscrapbook.com/DAC-ART/images/zebra-bedroom/jcpenny-zebra-print-teen-room.jpg


hope that helped :)

big room to small ..good places in leicester to get good beds-chairs ETC with storage?

Rhiannon S

Well we do need to move but their is reasons i really did not want to as my mother got our house before having another child so we have to share but as im getting older i kinda want my privacy so my mum has agreed to swap rooms but i have the biggest room and i will be moving into the smallest bedroom (two bedded house) my bedroom at the moment only just kinda fits my stuff in i am going to have a big room clear out but i have a bed , cot , large shelve thing (i may get rid of ) underwear,socks ETC thing make up shelf ETC ( pretty big items) to fit into a room that's pretty much half of my room now so i need good places for storage single beds like...http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.besthousedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/bedroom-interio-space-saving-designs.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.besthousedesign.com/home-decor/space-saving-furniture/&usg=__i1qWXZO1szrf32TcbIc_y7i8rmY=&h=443&w=468&sz=85&hl=en&start=1&zoom=1&tbnid=y3ndweOrKWfddM:&tbnh=121&tbnw=128&ei=zBInTv_eIdOChQeR4o3mCQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dunique%2Bstorage%2Bbedroom%2Bideas%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D653%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1 or http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://homesickdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Unusual-Kids-Bedroom-design-idea-from-Corazzin.jpg&imgrefurl=http://homesickdesigns.com/kids-room-designs/colorful-kids%25E2%2580%2599-bedroom-design-ideas-in-corazzin.html/attachment/unusual-kids-bedroom-design-idea-from-corazzin&usg=__tCHzhWvV9ROgJTHpYBD-paOgxVo=&h=467&w=582&sz=57&hl=en&start=5&zoom=1&tbnid=ej2uXgHU2fsNTM:&tbnh=108&tbnw=134&ei=cRInTt_PEI-6hAex-8iYCg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dunique%2Bbedroom%2Bideas%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D653%26tbm%3Disch&chk=sbg&um=1&itbs=1 but without two beds (for the blue one and not too high and not too long as i have a built in cupboard ...i need personalized beds or shops that sell that kind of stuff (preferably that i can go to )

(sorry about no paragraphs ETC kinda in a rush) .
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not sure if the links work? if not its basically a bed with alot of cupboards shelves etc under it (built in)

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ikea has great storage stuff

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