room decoration and home designs: November 2010

Guest Blogger: Coco from COCOCOZY

Photo: Peter Pennoyer Architects
Turquoise blue paneled walls in a traditional library in a mansion in Maine. (above)

Hi House of Turquoise readers. This is Coco. My blog's name is COCOCOZY.

I'm guest posting here for Erin as she takes a little well deserved vacation! I was so honored when Erin emailed me last week and asked if I would guest post about my favorite turquoise rooms. So here goes!

I love a room infused with turquoise blue. There is something invigorating, exciting and cheerful about about a blue room! I love the color turquoise. I have a wonderful dose of it in my living room in the Hollywood Hills in a huge piece of art, a turquoise blue chandelier in bathroom, had a load of turquoise blue outside in my outdoor living space on my deck. Makes me so happy to see the blue for some reason. How about you?

Here are may favorite blue spaces these days...

Photo: Scott Frances

A glossy blue floor in an all white living room (above)

Photo: 1st Option
Rustic and charming - a weathered turquoise blue back staircase in a London home(above)

Photo: Kara Shurtliff
Loving this clutter free blue laundry room in a Utah home. This the perfect shade of blue! (above)

Photo: Coco of Cococozy
A folding chair leans against a white fence on my deck painted my favorite COCOCOZY color of turquoise. (above)

Photo: Coco of Cococozy

A pop of bright blue on a refurbished painted table on my Hollywood Hills deck. (above)

Hope you all have enjoyed my blue rooms!

Thanks Erin for asking me to guest post - hope you are enjoying your vacation!

Have a great week everyone!

xo
Coco
COCOCOZY

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Thanks so much for that awesome post, Coco!! That living room with the blue floor is stuff my dreams are made of!! And I adore your outdoor space! I'm sure so many of you already follow COCOCOZY, so you know how fabulous it is. If not, definitely go check it out here...Coco is always finding the coolest, most droolworthy rooms out there!

Guest Blogger: Ashlina from The Decorista

Oh I just love a turquoise bedroom. As a decorator, turquoise is one of those colors that just soothes the senses and pleases everybody. I could always use a bit of turquoise in a room.

This very traditional bedroom is one of my all time favorite rooms. It's very sophisticated and lush, I could absolutely relax in this lovely space.

In addition to a very serene bedroom, turquoise is perfect in the living room, too!

I love these perfectly aqua hued rooms, dark wood floors are the perfect companion to the bright and bold colors. They both are uber delicious and every bit of turquoise I could ever need.

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Thank you so much Ashlina! You managed to pick some of my favorites as well!! That first bedroom was actually one of the rooms that inspired me to start this blog. You all must check out The Decorista for more inspiring spaces! You will love everything you see there, I promise. Ashlina has such a talent for putting together amazing posts where every day is a treat for the eyes!

Marble Garden Fountains

Garden fountains are most widely used decorative accessories in the gardens
and help enhance the ambiance manifold. Marble, the long-lasting natural stone is a popular material used to create decorative garden fountains lending an ornamental look to the garden. Marble used for garden fountains can have- smooth finish that tends to emphasize color and veining, or rough finish that tends to subdue the veining or markings. The garden fountains come with attractive lightning systems and colored water flowing out of it. These features about serenity in the garden beautifying the overall look.

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Creative Bathroom Remodel Ideas

You can simply choose any bathroom remodel ideas that you think would fit your needs, lifestyle and space. All you have to do is to assess the space of the bathroom, determine your budget, and of course have the design that you like. Take note that even a very simple bathroom remodel ideas can have your private space appear wider, along with additional cabinets or shelves.

Widening of the Space
Study the adjoining rooms next to your bathroom. Consider some possibilities of extending a bit of the bathroom area on the least-used part of the adjoining room. This is the most typical reason on why bathrooms are being remodeled. Also important is the design that you prefer in order to make the remodeling fast and efficient, take note that you will need to crush down some concrete walls; that is why careful planning is a must.

Redecorating and Repainting
Oftentimes, people just want to give their bathrooms some new look and design. This means that you just need to have some color scheme changing and modification of some cabinets and fixtures inside the room to get that dreamed new appearance. Also, you can add personalized accessories that would stand out and reflect the kind of personality that you have. It can be done by adding some frames, and choosing the right paint color.

New Installations
If the bathroom area is ample for your requirements and there is no extension needed, you might be thinking of just replacing newer and modern tiles, bathtubs, sinks, faucets and toilet bowls. Buy the latest toilet fixtures that suit your lifestyle and budget.

Give Your Bathroom a Fresh Look

There are a variety of great bathroom decorating ideas out there. One simple idea that can be very effective is to change the wallpaper in the bathroom. Adding new wallpaper is a pretty cheap way to change the overall look of your bathroom.

Add a few nice rugs and towels to match the wallpaper or paint color and your entire bathroom will immediately begin to look different. Of course changing the paint in the bathroom is another one of the many bathroom decorating ideas you should consider and often works out to be cheaper if you undertake the paint work yourself.

Go with a nice bright color, and you’ll change the entire appearance of your bathroom. Towels that match or contrast will be a nice touch, and a few new knobs or pulls for your bathroom cabinets will complete the new look.

Even if you don’t actually have a bathroom theme in mind, by simply changing the wallpaper or the paint color you can make your bathroom look great by taking this simple bathroom decorating idea into account.