Whilst the government is insisting that we are climbing out of the recession and our economic climate is becoming more and more stable, we still want some distractions to lure us away from the harsh realities of life Redecorating our home has to be one of the best – especially for someone like me who loves being creative.

Designing the interior of your own home isn’t easy, and there are a number of things that can go wrong while you’re in the planning stages. Paying an interior designer can be an exorbitant cost that many families simply cannot justify. The do-it-yourself approach can save thousands of dollars, and really allows you to give the place a very personal touch. It pays to be vigilant, particularly when concerning your kid’s bedroom, after all, an important part of their early lives will be spent in the room that you create for them. To avoid disaster, here are 5 common mistakes that are made when designing a kid’s bedroom.

Poor Paint Choice

This is the first and often the most difficult step when designing a bedroom for your kids. It is far easier to match furniture, bedding and decorations to your paint colour than it is to try and do the reverse. When selecting colours, be sure to consider the effect that it will have on the room. While white is clean and bright, it can look clinical and unfriendly. Darker colours will make a room feel smaller, and can be claustrophobic. Picking something in between will allow the room to look spacious without feeling empty, and will add to the ambiance of the room.

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Lacklustre Lighting

Once you have everything painted, you can focus on choosing the lighting that will best complement your colour scheme. Lighting can make or break the ambiance of your room, so try and choose globes that will provide a feeling of cosiness and comfort, while still being bright enough to read by. Consider additional bedside lamps to save energy and be more accessible for the kids at night time.

Disposable Decoration

While Dora the Explorer or Thomas the Tank may be your child’s favourite theme at the moment, next year might bring something completely different. Instead of decorating with specific characters, try and find things that your kids will love for a longer period of time. Once you have all decided on furniture and bedding, a great way to keep the kids happy is to use wall stickers. These look amazing, come in a variety of designs, and can be easily removed without damaging the paint. This will allow you to keep up with your kids ever-changing tastes, while keeping the fundamental (and expensive!) aspects of the room the same.

Be Cautious of Clutter

Kids need room to play. Make sure you keep this in mind when designing the room, and give them an area of floor space which is not hindered by furniture or storage boxes. It is also important to keep high traffic areas clear, such as near the cupboard and all around the bed so it is easy to make every day. A well set-out room that is free of clutter is inviting and comfortable for children of all ages.

A Family Affair

If your kids are old enough to help out, make sure you involve them in the process. If you don’t take on their opinions, you may end up with a room that they won’t want to spend any time in. While it may not be practical to follow all of their suggestions, having them help you out will ensure that the end result is something you will all love. If they have had a hand in choosing furniture and decorating the place, chances are they will look after everything better as well.Now you know what to watch out for: choose your paint first, focus on quality ambient lighting, decorate with the long-term in mind, keep clutter to a minimum and get the kids involved in every step of the design process. With these important aspects in mind, you can go ahead and start designing a room that your kids will love for years to come.

Today is such a busy day for me aside from cooking, I have decided to clean in our apartment. Our front door was so dirty already because of the shoes that we wear outside the fields of snow.   So I have cleaned  it with water, soap and bleach while I am boiling the sweet potato. After cleaning I went back in front of my laptop to continue what I am doing before I went to the kitchen,  I saw a notification for new windows update, I have been ignoring it for few days already because it keeps giving me update every time I updated my windows.

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Anyway I decided to update my windows so I can mop our apartment floor, you know when I have nothing else to do I can’t be disturb in front of my laptop. Doing this it is like multitasking updating while I am cleaning, I hope my husband will not be angry when he arrived home and smells bleach lingering on the air.  Well I am glad everything was fine with my laptop despite the fact that I have downloaded a lot of files last night if my anti-virus crash I have to find Avira Antivsirus online.

My cousin who is working abroad will go home soon and recently she uploaded a house plan on Facebook, it will be the plan for the house they are planning to build on or before she went home to our country.

House plan is the pattern to be followed by the carpenters or constructing team it is one  of the major importance on building a house, building or establishment. Without a plan a structure cannot be built that’s why every construction plan needs an outline.

Now a days buying house plan can be done online like searching for a company for cheap brochure printing, so if you are looking for top quality outlines you can search them on the internet. You will find a vast range of stunning and exceptional designs that could match your desire plan for your house.

My father and uncle is working in Manila, they where there for almost two months already. Their employer has their house reconstructed after they were flooded with the strong typhoon. The house was not old nor in bad state but their employer wants the house higher so when another typhoon came their things were safe.

So before they start on constructing a new house plan they have to tore down the old house. Re-constructing your house is easy when you have the budget for it.

Summer brings the chance to go outside and celebrate the sun. But why stop at the garden? Bring the outdoors in with seasonal inspiration for your living room and let the sunlight shine, even if it’s slightly less than glorious outside! Here are five ways to brighten up your living room during the warmer weather.

1. Paint your walls white

Freshening up old paintwork or tired wallpaper gives your room a new lease of life and white is just the colour to inspire a fresh summer feeling in your lounge. Offering the ambiance of light breezy linen, white comes in a variety of hues, allowing you to maximize the feeling of space you have available and get rid of darker, wintrier tones.

2. Wicker chairs aren’t just for the garden

Bring outdoor style furniture inside and create a garden in your home with indoor wicker chairs. Comfortable and stylish, wicker furniture is a lighter alternative to hefty couches, offering a cooler feeling to indoor life when the temperatures start to soar. Wicker chairs provide the opportunity to choose from a spectrum of cushion colours, from bright block colours to pretty country patterns, so you can pick the furniture that best fits your palette. You can also match chairs with wicker side tables to create a completely garden-style room. This theme works best in spaces with lots of light, so rooms with large windows or conservatories are ideal.

3. Use your windows wisely

A perfect summer room needs lots of light, so ensure you are making the most of your windows. If you are lucky enough to have a bay window, create a sitting space by furnishing it with comfortable chairs, which are the ideal location for a spot of summer reading. Dressing your windows lightly also creates an environment that allows the light the flow, so do away with heavy curtains and dark drapes, replacing them instead with light gauzy panels that drift with the soft summer breeze.

4. Strategically place houseplants and flowers

A startlingly simple way to bring a little piece of summer home is to place vases and potted plants in your living room. If you are seeking to create a lush, green tropical feel, evergreen houseplants are the ideal solution and they go well with clean whites and bright holiday colours alike. For a British summer in the country look, choose sprays of wildflowers to add a rural splash of colour to any living area. Place flowers on mantelpieces, coffee tables and window ledges alike and team up with quaint summer bunting for a garden party feel.

5. Nautical themes

There is nothing like summer to make people flock to the seaside for lazy days by the shore. Why not bring a little piece of the coast into your home, with whitewashed furnishings and driftwood style items? Match whites with pale seaside blue and green and don’t be afraid to experiment with wooden cladding on featured parts of a wall.

There are a range of ways you can bring summer into your living room and your life, so start planning your ideal home today.

Removing the stump of the coconut was not that hard unlike the removing the stump of the star apple tree. It only took two days for them to remove it, on the first day they dig it and cut the stump and the next day they dig further to remove the roots. The roots need to be removed so termites will not eat them and make a colony under.

Probably removing the coconut stump could be done in one day if they didn’t  work first on removing the stump of the star apple tree. In our town removing the stump cost Php500 per stump, someone is not paid per day when it came to this work. We only paid one worker, the other one is a friend of my second degree cousin (the worker) which he hired to help him dig for the roots.

A child’s bedroom is his own private space: somewhere to relax, sleep and play. To help your child be happy in his room, it is important to do everything you can to make the space inviting, fun and above all comfortable. If you are redecorating your little one’s bedroom, here are some tips on how to choose the perfect furniture to make him love the space.

Measure Up

Obviously, one of the most important factors is to make sure everything will fit in the room. Measure the room accurately, take notes and do some sketches if you feel it is appropriate. Ask the furniture manufacturer or look online for precise measurements of the products you plan to purchase. It is worth doing a little planning now to avoid any disappointment and stress when you realise your brand new furniture is too large to fit into the room easily.

If your child is a big fan of something in particular perhaps dinosaurs, football, fairies or a certain television character consider investing in decor or furniture which features this. Do consider, however, the fact that children can move on quickly to new fads and preferences, so it may be best to decorate the furniture with removable stickers, pictures or posters rather than spending money on expensive character-based pieces.

To brighten up the room for a boy or girl, think about buying furniture in primary colours or even painting a mural. The ambience of the room should be playful and colourful, yet also calming and relaxing! The colours you choose can help create the ideal environment. Blue and green foster relaxation and calm, whilst reds and yellows are energising.

Safety and Durability

Safety is of utmost importance when buying furniture for a kid’s room. Avoid sharp edges and corners, or invest in some corner cushions or buffers to protect your little one. Young children are investigative by nature so think about how to avoid little fingers becoming trapped in drawers or doors; in particular, look for slam protection and cushioned closings.

Durability is equally as important as safety; kids bounce on beds and climb on furniture, so everything needs to be strong and sturdy. It is also imperative that everything is easy to clean and fabric components are easily removable and washable.

What to Buy

Generally, most children will need a wardrobe, a chest of drawers, perhaps a toy box and, for older children, somewhere to study. This doesn’t have to resemble school science lab furniture  just a basic desk or computer table will suffice.

To save space, or for smaller bedrooms, multi-functional furniture pieces are a great choice. Perhaps a cabin bed with a desk incorporated underneath, a bookshelf with cupboards below or beds with pull-out storage (or even another guest bed) stored underneath. Make sure that all clothes, toys and books are easily within your child’s reach and easy for him to tidy away (not that he will!).

Finally, think about your children’s personalities and their likes and dislikes. You want your little ones to be comfortable and content in their room, so it’s vital to make sure that they will enjoy every minute of their time playing, sleeping, running, crawling in their brand new bedroom.

A small room can be either the bane of your life or the special place you retreat to when you need to escape from the world into your own private haven. It’s not so much the lack of floor space that makes small rooms feels cramped as it is the size, type, colour and arrangement of the furniture and accessories you bring into it. If you’re battling with small-room blues, see if these few tips can’t help you get the most out of your private spaces.

Choose Furniture Wisely

For small bedrooms, choose a slightly smaller bed. Beds come in a large range of sizes these days, so you’re not restricted to either standard singles or doubles.

Lose the oversized, old-fashioned items that were popular in bygone days. Choose modern furniture with clean, simple lines that don’t create eye clutter through too much ornamentation. You can buy white bedroom furniture online, which makes choosing and buying a breeze.

Make furniture work doubly hard by doubling up on uses. In the bedroom, if you can store both clothes and shoes in one large piece, you’ll free up floor space that would be lost through having two smaller storage units. In the living room, a coffee table that opens up to reveal storage can hide away remote controls or games.

Back in the bedroom, under the bed storage is great for all those items you need but don’t access every day, such as spare blankets or pillows.

Consider wall shelves. They’re up off the floor, look sleek and modern and provide a great area for books, DVDs, ornaments or personal effects.

Use Colour Sparingly

As the fashion for brighter, bolder colour takes hold, it’s tempting to fall for the large patterns that abound in modern wallpaper. If your room is small, try to avoid an overlarge pattern in your wallpaper. It will make the wall draw in and give the room an even smaller appearance.

Choose one wall as your accent wall and indulge your love of bold patterns on that wall and nowhere else. The feature wall will draw the eye, lifting attention from the small floor space.

Neutral colours are always in fashion and it doesn’t have to mean beige. Paint your other walls with a gentle, complementary colour that’s light and refreshing. It will push those walls back, giving the illusion of greater space.

Remove the clutter from small rooms. Avoid having too many small things littering your surfaces by having storage boxes or baskets on shelves. Keeping surfaces clean and clear creates a restful atmosphere.

Put attention where you want it by creating a focal point. This can be a favourite picture hanging over the sofa, a bright spray of flowers in a colourful vase on the dresser, or bold curtains pulled back from the window. The idea is to remove attention from problem areas and instead direct it to an area that’s more pleasing. Although the focus is one area, this somehow manages to lift the whole room.

Small rooms needn’t be cramped and uncomfortable. With a little forethought for how the room is used and which furniture items are needed, you can create a space that not only seems spacious, but is also restful and pleasant to be in.

About the author:

This article was contributed by John, a freelance blogger, who is writing on behalf of Archer Sleep Centre.