Tour of the White House at Christmas 2013

Step inside America's first home during the holidays as designers and volunteers prep rooms from floor to ceiling with handmade crafts, one-of-a-kind art displays and decked-out Christmas trees.

By : Kayla Kitts

Welcome to a White House Christmas
Each year, first lady Michelle Obama chooses a theme for the home's holiday decor. This year's theme is "Gather Around," a celebration of coming together with loved ones during the holiday season. Each room in the White House will showcase this idea through handmade decorations and unique Christmas trees.

New IKEA Bathroom Design Ideas 2012 Catalog

IKEA Modern Bathroom Decorating Design Ideas 2012 , Here is a collection of designs Bathroom from IKEA catalog 2012 , IKEA Bathroom is to look modern and stylish. Many people are using the IKEA  Bathroom design, because the design is simple, easy in maintenance and certainly do not need to pay that much. Some people say this Bathroom design is perfect and has its own characteristics compared with other designs.

Hopefully you get new ideas to beautify your Bathroom in the house. I hope you like it . Enjoy !
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Contemporary Floor Lamps Designs Ideas 2011

Check out these stylish and contemporary floor lamps to update your living space.
I hope you like it . Enjoy !
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Updated Classic

A modern and colorful twist is given to a classic floor lamp with a touch of gold and a red base.

Dimmed Lanterns

This contemporary floor lamp provides subtle, dim lighting to a soft bedroom palette and brings a touch of modernity to lantern-style lighting.

Colorful Beading

A bright lampshade can deliver the perfect pop of color to any room. This Asian-contemporary floor lamp from db Sources ties in surrounding colors from the room to create a bold statement.

Thin Metallic

This silver metallic floor lamp adds a touch of unexpected color and contrast to a room of dark and rustic wood. 

Beachy Feel

Themed lamps can add a unique touch to a room. This floor lamp with a driftwood base complements the beach feel of the living room.

Asian Contemporary Bedroom Furniture from HAIKU Designs

Asian Decorating

Asian art and home decor ... mysterious and mystic symbolism combined with exotic imagery, and origins dating back thousands of years, are what puts Asian design among the most popular around the world today. 

The Asiatic style, otherwise known as Far Eastern or Oriental decorating, has several distinct roots tracing back to the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, China and Japan.  The most prolific Asian motifs found throughout the world, however, fall into the Chinese and Japanese categories

The Tokyo Platform Bed and Bedroom Furniture Collection

The Tokyo Bed™ and Bedroom Furniture Collection from Haiku Designs, represents the highest expression of contemporary furniture design. In terms of quality of construction, elegance of design, comfort and appeal, as well impact on the environment, the Tokyo furniture is quite simply, one of the best possible choices for the bedroom available on the market today. Based on the Japanese minimalist themes of simplicity and harmony, designed and manufactured in Italy from the highest quality Eco-friendly components, the Tokyo bed is the most perfect combination of both the Eastern and Western design worlds

The Tokyo Floating Platform Bed Collection

This unique, Italian designed and manufactured Bedroom Furniture Collection from Haiku Designs features an unusual "Floating" look of the platform bed and side night shelves. What this means is that by recessing the support feet and foundation structure the bed seems to float above the surface of the floor offering a look that is dramatic and attractive. When matched with the low-profile bed silhouette, and the clean, uncluttered lines of the furniture, the overall effect can only be described as amazing and will create a luxurious space of retreat in your own bedroom that is stunning to the eye and pleasing to the senses. Offering simple beauty, ultra comfort and affordable, high-end eco-friendly construction, the Tokyo Bedroom Furniture collection is a great value choice for the bedroom of today. 

Kyoto Platform Bed and Japanese Bedroom Furniture

The Edo Period in Japan from 1500-1780 AD is what many people think of when picturing classical Japanese culture. Characterized by the principles of simplicity, restrained elegance and the Zen aspect of harmony with nature; art, architecture and furniture design reached a creative peak in Japanese history.

Kyoto was the capitol of classical Japan during the Edo period and was a place of beautiful cherry tree lined avenues and architectural wonders, where people had a deep appreciation for the arts. Haiku Designs is pleased to offer our Kyoto Platform Bed and the Kyoto Nightstand, one of our lines of contemporary bedroom furniture that captures some of the elegant beauty and magic of this classical Edo period. Many of the design themes of simplicity and elegance, found in Japan during this Edo period are incorporated into many of our contemporary bedroom furniture sets and are updated for a look that is fresh, new, and decidedly modern. 

The ModRest Platform Bed

The new ModRest platform bed from Haiku Designs offers a sleek contemporary look with function and comfort like no other bed, nor platform bed you have ever seen. Based on the design theme of “Simplicity in Form Creates Harmony in Function," the ModRest bed offers simple straightforward design lines, a low-profile structure, and the luxury and beauty of authentic leather padded construction. 

The Notting Hill area of London is a rich mix of cosmopolitan tastes and affluence, and artistic alternative culture creating a rich pallet of trends, fashions, and living styles.  In honor of that blend and as part of our great cities of the world collection, Haiku Designs is pleased to introduce the unique and distinct Notting Hill Platform bed and matching Bedroom Furniture Set paying tribute to the synthesis found in Notting Hill in the blending of several different furniture styles into one exceptional furniture design. 

The De Novo Platform Bed

The De Novo platform bed from Haiku Designs offers a fresh contemporary look  combined with function and comfort like no other bed. This Platform Bed is named for the Latin expression "de novo" meaning "fresh" and "anew." The De Novo platform bed embodies the design theme of “Simplicity in Form Creates Harmony in Function," with its simple straightforward design lines, a low profile structure, and the luxury and beauty of authentic leather padded construction.

The Rajah Platform Bed With Storage

When referring to the East or the Orient, most people would think of Japan, China, Korea or areas close to these countries. If you had asked, however, any Europeans in the 1700 and 1800’s to what country they would refer to when mentioning the East, they would have quickly replied to "India" or the "Indian subcontinent." It is to this area that we take our inspiration for our beautiful Rajah Platform as well as the full line of Rajah complimentary bedroom furniture. "Rajah" is Sanskrit for "king" and the term is used in Southeast Asia and India to signify that the bearer of the title is of noble lineage. 

The Relax Storage Platform Bed

Looking for an affordable, attractive new bed, and need plenty of storage space for all of your important things? Haiku Designs is pleased to offer for your consideration, the Relax Storage Platform bed featuring the simplicity and beauty of Japanese style minimal design and the added benefit of under-the-bed drawers offering plenty of extra storage space. 

Do you have the room and want to consider a full redo of your bedroom? The Relax Storage Platform bed can be the ideal choice, offering an affordable, high quality platform bed and a wide selection of matching nightstands, dressers, chests,  mirrors and media centers. Mix and match to fit your budget and bedroom furniture requirements and create for yourself the perfect combination of looks, functions and storage capacity.

Take the principals of simplicity and harmony, incorporate high-quality Italian furniture manufacturing, add the stunning beauty and luxurious feel of authentic textile leather and the end result is our Nikko Platform bed and matching bedroom furniture collection.

New Bedroom Window Treatments Ideas 2012 : Traditional Curtains

You can find ideas for elegant curtains and drapes to enhance your  Bedroom decor , I hope you like it . Enjoy !
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Banded Silk Panels 

In a quietly neutral master bedroom, these fixed, banded drapery panels eschew the standard ring-and-rod installation in favor of an innovative combination of grommets and wall-mount hooks. The treatment adds dimension and soft draping to the silk panels, and the flat braid above and below the wide gray band contributes a polished finish, with lined panels that puddle slightly. Because the panels are fixed, natural woven shades do the practical work, discreetly controlling privacy and light.

Formal Silk Drapes 

High ceilings give a space grandeur, but they also can make a room feel uncomfortably cavernous. To give the room more human-scale proportions, add crown molding and painted bands. Here, gold stripes and buttons accent the bands. Formal silk draperies with tightly smocked headers hang on gilded rods at window frame-level.

Valance and Drapery Panels 

A pretty, detailed window treatment adds a special welcome to a guest room. For a bedroom with an old-fashioned feel, a scalloped valance overlies drapery panels sewn from a novelty print with a green background.
The valance and drapery panels attach by rings to an iron rod featuring decorative finials. Greek-key trim stitched to the edges of the panels is an appropriate finishing touch that echoes the classical motifs of the fabric. Tasseled rope tiebacks gently hold the panels in place, creating a soft fullness that works with the romantic feel of the inviting room. Framed art flanks the window, completing the setting.

Bedroom Curtains in a Soft, Soothing Hue

The secret to an inviting guest room is a comfy bed, of course, but ambience matters, too. For a restful retreat, use a soft color throughout and include only one or two bold standouts in the decor. Here, soft green for pleated draperies, walls, furniture, and bedding wraps the room with serenity.

White Drapery Panels

In a bedroom where toile sets the romantic scene, creamy white drapery panels edged in a flat braid enhance the color palette. The goblet-header drapery panels, sewn to white rings, slide easily on the painted white drapery rod. The exposed rod is often a fresher look than a fabric-covered rod or cornice. Simple touches, such as the flat braid, give a neatly finished look to drapery panels. Wood blinds behind the drapery are virtually invisible when pulled up, but block out the light when needed

Curtains with Complimentary Pattern

Fun rooms call for lighthearted walls and window treatments. In a home of classic good taste, this boys' room features a playful interpretation of traditional blue: horizontally striped painted wall finish and drapery panels fabricated from an inventive leaf-print fabric. The panels hang by fabric ties from the exposed rod—a treatment that won't be outgrown too quickly. The folded-fabric border is snappy, elevating a standard treatment into a classic accompaniment suitable for any age.

Iron Curtain Rings

Getting the latest look has never been easier, thanks to innovative products in today's market. In this case, purchased curtain panels are accessorized with iron curtain rings that simply clip to the top of the curtain.

Contemporary Wool Curtains

A contemporary twist on classic American patchwork, wool fabric softens the modern style of a city bedroom. The operable panels—banded in off-white and sewn to chrome rings—slide easily on the unadorned chrome rod. The subtle difference between shades of gray and taupe wool play off the rich brown walls, the neatly tied linen headboard and the white bed linens. The chrome rod echoes that finish on the stylized floor lamp, while three narrow blinds meet the need for privacy.

Toile Curtains

With a slanted ceiling and one window, this 8x13-foot petite guest room in a seaside cottage posed more challenge than charm. To downplay its small size and odd shape, a simple toile pattern featuring seashells was wrapped around the walls and window. Indeed, homeowners hesitant to use a single pattern over and over should consider toile—it's one of the easiest patterns to master with success.

 

Full-length Drapery Panels

Older homes often feature casement windows along the upper section of walls. To lengthen these windows and provide a colorful backdrop to the beds, full-length cotton drapery panels hang over the windows and extend around the corner to the other walls in the room.

Tailored Drapes 

Drapery panels introduce subtle pattern and color in this master bedroom without overwhelming fabrication. Lined and interlined for warmth and graceful posture, the panels graze the neutral carpet; they are sewn rings for a traditional operable treatment
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Striped Silk Curtains 

A stunning silk stripe unifies a guest room, appearing in the high-style window treatment and in the lining for the tie-on bed hangings. To dress the stately French windows, the silk stripe is fabricated into gathered balloon shades; it also hangs as side panels. The shapely finial and decorative rings contribute detailing to the effect. Silk fabric works equally well as the lining for the panels that define iron twin beds. Along with the Aubusson rug and oil portraits, classic fabrications ground the room in a feeling of continental luxury.