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choosing wall paint color

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Choosing the right wall paint color is a huge challenge in any home decor project. The right color can do so much, while the wrong one… well, let’s not go there. But there’s so much than just shade and tone anymore. There is a multitude of available effects to choose from as well. So, how do you choose the right one for your home? Here’s an article that might clue you in on this very topic -

How To Use Paint To Make The Inside Of Your Home A Lively Place
By Jude C Wright

The old saying goes, “Your home is your sanctuary.” This is true to the extent that when you come home from a hard day’s work, you want to be able to come to a place that you can relax in. At the same time, you want your home to reflect your personality and who you are.

While choosing what furniture will furnish your home will factor greatly in how the inside of your home will look and feel, the interior painting of your home will also greatly factor into how your home looks and feels to you.

There are several methods you can use to make your home a more inviting place for yourself.

One of the ideas you can consider is “wall stenciling.” This involves using a template that is in a certain shape or design and allows you to apply color in that same shape or design to a floor, wall, or ceiling.

“Wall stenciling” enables you to add texture and depth to your room, as you can add shapes and designs to the rooms of your home. This technique is easy to accomplish and is inexpensive, making it a great option to add some depth to your children’s rooms via adding different figures of their cartoon characters to the walls of their rooms.

Another technique you can use to enhance the inside of your home is via “faux painting.”

“Faux painting” is exactly what it sounds like according to its words: “false painting.” Specifically, it is painting one object to resemble another (or in other words, making an object appear to be something it really isn’t, or a “false” statement of what it truly is.) This is often used to make the paint resemble other objects, such as wood, granite, marble, etc.

There are several different forms of “faux painting,” including “sponging” (which involves using a natural sea sponge for making dabs on the wall,) “dragging” (which involves putting a base coat of paint on the wall, then using a dragging brush to make the paint look like it is natural wood grain,) and “marbelizing” (which involves using brushes, combs, sponges, and feathers to help provide the illusion that the walls are actually made of marble.)

These skills have various degrees of difficulty and will need different lengths of time to master, depending also on how quickly a person can learn to master and utilize the techniques.

Another technique you can use to make your home more lively is “rubber stamping.” By using rubber stamping techniques on your walls, you can provide dramatic effect to them via the design you put on them. The cost of applying this technique is low as well, making it a popular choice among many people.

In addition, stamping can provide more dramatic results than other interior painting techniques, but it takes some time to truly master the technique in order for it to bring the effects you want.

Interior painting can add as much or even more to your home than the type of furniture you put into your home. There are many different interior painting techniques you can use to add depth and texture to your home, including “wall stenciling,” “faux painting,” and “rubber stamping.” Utilizing any of these techniques to their fullest benefit will take time and practice, but once you have acquired some skill in these techniques, you’ll be able to apply these skills toward transforming the interior rooms of your home into areas that reflect your personality and that you can relax in.

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beautiful wall tapestries

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

I’ve always had a passion for fabric and needlework. Beautiful wall tapestries were and still are a source of fascination when visiting manor houses in Europe, for example. But why not bring them in and incorporate them into our own home decor? Here’s an interesting review about the history of wall tapestries an important suggestion  -

Tapestries Wall Hangings: Best For Home Decor by janet

Tapestry is a unique form of textile art. It is hand knitted on a vertical loom. The presence of Tapestries wall hanging has been witnessed since the Hellenistic times. During the fourteenth century AD, the art of making tapestries wall hanging reached a new stage in Europe. It originated in Switzerland and Germany and then moved on to the Netherlands and France, later spreading to the whole of Europe. During the 14th and 15th
centuries, France became the centre of this rare art. The French Revolution some what affected the presence of this art.

The Tapestries wall hangings became extremely popular in medieval Europe. In fact, Wall Hangings Tapestries made its presence in every nook and corner of a common man’s house. The different types of Wall Hangings Tapestries include the Croft European, religious and the Bayeux embroidered tapestry.Tapestries wall hangings are a rare collection. The warp threads are hidden in the final work. This is unlike cloth weaving, where we get to see the existence of both the weft threads and the warp. Utilizing this unique technique, a vibrant coloured outline of the image is created. Usually, the cotton or the linen is used as the warp thread. The weft thread usually consists of cotton or wool, but may also include gold, silver,
silk, and other alternatives. This uniqueness provides it with a natural aesthetic beauty. Its long heritage and beauty is no match for the contemporary and traditional decorative items of today.

The Tapestries wall hangings are available in different designs and colours. The main yarn colours are bluish green, russet or terracotta, olive green, dull gold and blue. Sage green and black is also not uncommon. Late repairs are worked in orange, light yellow, and shades of sober greens. The different patterns, designs and styles used in these Wall Hangings Tapestries include beautiful landscapes, pictures of animals and
wildlife and court scenes. It also includes images of the countryside and the city life as well, besides certain religious and mythological events.

During the 14th and 15th centuries, Arras, France was a prosperous textile town. The industry focused in manufacturing fine wool tapestries that were sold to decorate the castles and palaces of kings and nobles all over Europe. Even in the modern era, Tapestries wall hangings are very popular and are used to provide a unique ambience to the house. There are certain premium tapestry sellers like Croft European Tapestries that
will help you acquire brilliantly coloured tapestries with intricate designs. Use one of them to create a mesmerising ambience in your home or workplace!

About the author:
Janet is a well-known author who writes on the topics related with Tapestries, Tapestries Wall Hangings, Religious Wall Hanging & more for the site www.crofteuropeantapestries.co.uk.

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