Go Green With Home Decor

Green living, conserving the earths resources using less of them, has become and increasingly popular way to live. People all over are choosing to shop organically, buy green products, ad use less of non-renewable resources.

This increased awareness of our Earth and it's limited resources, along with the need for all the inhabitants of the planets to be wise with their consumption and mindful of the needs of others who also live on the Earth as well as those to come in future generations has awakened a sense of responsibility for the way we eat, travel, dress, and even build and decorate our homes.

A surge in popularity has swelled around green building. Using recycled insulation materials, energy efficient appliances and tools, and materials that make a small carbon footprint have all become popular ways to build 'green'. We now look into the wood being used to construct our home, as well as what we see on the surface.

One extremely popular material that can be used for clothing, bedding, decorating and even flooring is bamboo. Bamboo is the fastest growing woody plant in the world. It has been measured at having growth of up to 48 inches in one 24-hour period. That is four feet in one day! It can be found in both hot and cold climates and across several continents. It is highly renewable, has fast and high growth potential and is used in a variety of ways. Bamboo can be used to construct housing, as medicine, the shoots are part of some countries diets. Bamboo is used to make a variety of textiles. It is used for transportation and water processing. Bamboo is an extremely versatile and useful resource.

Bamboo is also an increasingly popular home decoration material. This renewable, 'green', material is found in high thread count sheets, cutlery, dishes, textiles, furniture, area rugs and flooring.

Bamboo flooring or bamboo rugs, is a popular alternative to carpet or other forms of flooring or rugs. Bamboo rugs can be an attractive option to those shopping for rugs. They are easy to clean, do not require a vacuum, and can be a wonderful attractive choice for those who prefer harder surfaces due to aesthetics or allergic considerations.

Bamboo area rugs come in all shapes, sizes and colors. Bamboo flooring can vary from the palest yellow to a dark ebony brown. It can come in variegated shades that incorporate golden yellow along with the deeper browns to achieve a striped or 'tiger' look. The surface can be horizontal or vertical, which give completely different looks to the bamboo. Bamboo rugs can also vary in texture, size of planks, binding materials and colors. Finding a bamboo rug to coordinate, accent or base your decorating around can be an easy task as there has never been a time when bamboo has been a more popular material.

Green living continues to grow in popularity and along with it, the use of one of Earth's most renewable and amazing resources: bamboo.

Senior writer Fran really enjoys writing about home decorating with the environment in mind. Her biggest tip to bring your room up to date with the latest season's look is to lay bamboo area rugs or other natural area rugs on your floor.

Decorating with 'Egg Chair' by Arne Jocobsen

The Danish architect Arne Jacobsen dominated the most personal and successful interpretation of international functionalism.

One of his masterpieces 1956-61 Royal Hotel, situated in Copenhagen. For the hotel's decor designed several pieces of furniture, lamps and fabrics, and also cutlery, glasses, even the doorknobs. Important counterpoint to the vertical stiffness, the monumental building, is the "egg" chair, which stands out as organic sculptures. His mind of architect began to influence their design. All Arne Jacobsen's creations have become international design classics, which are what today board for decoration, the Egg chair is. Despite the years remains in use, still seen as a popular design and an iconic piece!

20 Tips Decorate Small Apartment or Small Rooms

Your apartment or living room is small? And you are worried how to decorate your small apartment or small rooms.

 Here Are 20 Tips to Decorate  Small Apartment or Small Rooms. 

1. Go for consistency. In other words, avoid the shock of color. Keep the same colors throughout the apartment. The space appears larger.

2. A long, narrow room appears larger with a mirror on the wall. Placed near a window, it will reflect light throughout a room and expand.

3. The walls are often poorly used space: think of the shelves of all kinds. The storage can go up to the ceiling, which can be handy for storing business which is used less often.

4. Play the tone on tone to avoid being suffocated by your furniture. For example, avoid installing absolutely furniture wenge on pale walls.

5. Take off your couch to the wall: you do save space in the plate to the wall, or it creates the opposite effect. Stand aside now and put a potted plant behind.

6. Choose a color similar to the curtains and walls. They mentor then gently windows and create a feeling of openness.

7. The retractable furniture is very practical. These are elements that fall back against a wall or disappear in a formwork to create space outside the period of use.

8. Stairs swarm of possibilities. Under the steps, create a wardrobe and turn the railing library.

9. Place your sofa diagonally in a corner: it will give the people sitting above the psychological impression of having more space.

10. The mezzanine is still an attractive option, from the moment the ceiling height is sufficient.

11. Get foldable furniture. Nesting tables, folding chairs or stackable stools you will receive the world without being filled with unnecessary furniture at other times.

12. To create an impression of volume, play with lights. Avoid halogen crushes. Multiply the height of light sources: ask lamps floor, halfway up and finish a floor lamp or a lamp on a cabinet.

13. If your bathroom is really riquiqui, multiply the clever storage, like bars or telescopic wall. They installed very easily and can hang a variety of small accessories.

14. Do not hesitate to separate a large room into two small means of shelves or a change of style. The two parts thus formed seem certainly smaller, but all appear larger.

15. Do not ignore new technologies. Flat Screen TVs, audio systems, wall hanging and laptops will create a modern twist with ease.

16. Think big without taking the floor. A library that goes from floor to ceiling, mirror oversized leaning against a wall or a headboard imposing give an impression of grandeur without taking up much space.

17. To save the storage area, focus on the high bed, under which you can drag drawers or baskets. Some stores even offer beds that automatically incorporate these storage.

18. Remember to develop within corner cupboards office with a tray that will unfold after the doors open.

19. Use different flooring. Moving from carpet to floor produces an impression of diversity, therefore space.

20. Finally, do not hesitate to install bridges bed. Of course, this is not very Feng Shui, but it can make beautiful storage space.

8 Creative Ways to Organize Your Books and Documents

Hundreds of disorganized books in shelves in the room, lying on the table or stacked on a shelf. There are many creative ways to use the space in your home to keep your books. I present you 8 ways to organize your books. Do not lose them!

1) Create a special corner for the library. It uses a library of up to separate the main room of the library. Add shelves below the lower windows for additional storage.

2) What better than to dedicate an entire room to our beloved books? If you can, do.The shelves will offer good storage space and display. Try to use shades of woodto protect books from direct sunlight. Otherwise your books deteriorate more easily.

3) Use the walls to create multifunctional spaces. The first step is to fill a wall with shelves. If the room has angles uses architecture to create irregular shapes. It will look more interesting.

4) In this case we see as three independent libraries have been put together to form a wall of books at the end of a ladder. Simple and effective.

5) Nothing better to accommodate a chair beside the window ... and right next to the library! That way you would just stretch your arm when you start reading.

6) If you only want to save a couple of books shallow shelves built into the wall. So there will plenty of room to mix your collection of books with other objects such as paintings, ornaments or artwork.

7) A bedside table can also be converted into a library (well, yes, and a mini-library).Stack your favorite books and under and have at hand when you want to read. On the surface you place your glasses and your bookmarks.

8) Be original. Instead of building traditional libraries can create deposits in different ways. , To present your books in a modern way.

You know, choose the option that you like best (and most suited to the characteristics of your home) and put it into practice!

Luxurious Floating Bed

Egoparis has created a luxurious floating bed for all those that want to enjoy a beautiful and fresh night under the moon and floating within the swimming pool. As they can see in the photographs, this bed is really a luxury and its design is gorgeous.
This floating bed of luxury measures 300 by 215 by 180 cm. Without doubt you will have enough space to relax.  With great space you will be able to invite somebody to share the night.

For those interested in knowing more about this floating bed visit official website of the Company.

Leather Sofa 2010 - Gaivota is a Splendid Leather Armchair of Modern Tastes

Comfort, luxury and design are very important elements in Home décor and furniture. Nevertheless very few furniture designs obtain the balance between comfort and luxury. Many elements are very beautiful and decorative at sight but the comfort and functionality are not as good. In other cases, the design suffers while comfortably is really fantastic. In really few cases all these elements are combined and make a incredible outcome.
While buying furniture, always remember to check delicate design as well as the comfortably.

Etel Interiors presented a new beautiful and comfortable leather sofa named as Gaivota.
It’s broad and it’s magnificent – Gaivota is a splendid leather armchair of modern tastes. The Gaivota is a modern-day innovative armchair design by Ricardo Fasanello, featuring a wide seat that curves upward to form the incorporated armrests and a softly curving backrest.

Made of lavish leather, the soft, supple skin attracts you to seat in and relax. Complemented by spotless stitch lines and gorgeous colors, this contemporary armchair is your next dialogue piece. The Gaivota leather sofa measures 83 by 105 by 62 inches so it’s an perfect add-on to small and big spaces the same.

Elegant 3D Tiles

Here are the samples of perfect 3D tiles for bath, Bedroom and for other place of your home. They are gorgeous. As if they were drops of water that strike in white and lukewarm dark water tiles, or chocolates, these tiles are something unique. If you want to decorate elegant, here you have the tiles that you looked for. Granitifiandre.