Home Decorating: Retro

What is retro style decorating? Anything from the past influences the wide variety of colors, textures, and objects of Retro. However, when concentrating on a Retro style theme, you should think décor from the 50s, 60s, and 70s. If you go back too far, you may hit the vintage era.

As you probably know, the 50s, 60s, and 70s were a time of lots of bright, vibrant colors and tons of different, exotic textures. Try using blends of green, yellow, red, and blue to create fun themes.
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Oriental home decor style

Oriental home decor style mixes well with the modern minimalist looks. An Oriental piece can also bring the exotic element to your current home style.

Find your Oriental decor furniture, table, nightstand, desk, bench, chair, end table, cabinet, pottery, statue, and home accessory right here. Oriental home decorates comprise of various things from lamps, tables, stools to chairs. Every single item is created for its unique beauty. Being environment friendly these items have increased the popularity of Oriental decor market at a very fast pace.
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For years it seemed that every designer under the sun was maximizing each room’s exposure to the sun’s rays by leaving windows starkers. But modernism has now embraced ye olde yard goods as part of the mix (especially the glamorous mix), and curtains are definitely back. Here are some tips:

Cover an entire window wall (or two) with crisp white sheers. This will not only soften the room but heighten the drama (and glamour quotient) and make the room seem more finished. It’s also the best way to handle oddly shaped or asymmetrical windows. In his Washington, D.C., living room, designer Supon Phornirunlit (NakedDecor.com) matched the art on the walls to that on the pillows, all of his own design.
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Home Decorating Style

Jamie Meares of Furbish Design will be hosting a class with us this Thursday on finding your home decorating style. You may recognize Jamie from her house tour that we featured here. Check out these before and after pictures of a room she recently renovated with a budget of $500. Sign up for the class here (We are having some technical difficulties on our website though, so please pay via the paypal option in the cart or call us at 919-341-8328 to reserve your space)
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The popular artisan crafts site the guild has had a makeover, and now it is the artful home. The website features a huge variety of different styles from artisans from around the world. I especially like their glass/crystal ware selection. They really look stunning. This blown glass Christmas ornament is just amazing.It’s probably too late for this year’s Christmas. But you should definitely check out their other beautiful artworks.Artful Home (The Guild)And if you are in the mood for some antiques, check out Galleria Pangea’s Chinese court style painting sale. The reproduction quality is great and now the price is great too. The sale ends soon, so be quick.
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Hit the farmers’ market. You prefer buying organic and local produce whenever possible. Order online from Netgrocer.
Head for the supermarket and load up your cart.
Manage your iTunes playlist.
Troll around on eBay for bargains on vintage Fiestaware.
Whip up a batch of your famous oatmeal-raisin cookies.
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Zalipie - Home decorating

This tiny village is known for houses with flowers painted on their walls. There are 20 such houses in Zalipie, with many more in the surrounding region.

The custom started at the end of the 19th century and the best known painter was Felicja Curylowa who lived from 1904 to 1974. Her farm in the village is now a museum.

The women of Zalipie have painted their houses inside and out with floral designs, and in addition, colourful paper flowers and straw spiders hang from the ceilings.
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50's Home Decorating

While some of these colors and patterns may be difficult to find in modern furniture, many companies are producing 1950s-style furniture and home decor, from fabric to kitchen accessories, for those wishing to re-create the decade's style. Vinyl became the material of choice for furniture covers. Chairs, sofas and even coffee tables featured bright vinyl coverings. If you are looking for original ...
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Cottage Home Decorating

Cottage Style Decorating is one of today's most popular and fun styles. Anyone can achieve this casual easy living style we call "cottage". It doesn't require a lot of time or money. You don't even have to be an interior decorating expert!

All you need is the desire to create a home that shows off your personality!

With some cheap and easy decorating ideas you can begin today to transform your home into a cottage retreat that reflects you!
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