1950′s Beech armchair by Vick Vanlian
Beach armchair, legs stained teak; hairlock upholtery; with wool fabric covering and contrasting cushion. Designers: Ejner Larsen and A. Bender Madsen. Makkers: Fritz Hansens Eftft (Denmark)
beech armchair legs stained teak hairlock upholstery with wool fabric
Restaurant by Galerie Vanlian
Restaurant by Galerie Vanlian, Vick Vanlian, Envy Interiors
Inexpensive Decorating Ideas
1. If you have a tiered cake or serving plate, arrange pumpkins, gourds, or squash on each tier. Use a pie pumpkin or turban squash (looks like two placed one on top of the other) on the top level. Use smaller ones, even miniatures, as well as leaves and nuts on the other tiers.
2. Cut a branch for a tree. Place lengthwise on a table. Nest miniature gourds, pumpkins, leaves, nuts, and votive candles among the smaller branches. (Whenever you bring branches in from outdoors, spray insect repellent on the branch outside before you cut it. Let it stay outside for a day or two. Then bring into the garage or on a porch for another day or two until the smell is gone.)
3. Soften a three-wick candle by blowing a hairdryer on it until the wax is soft. Then press small colored leaves into the softened wax to add a fall touch.
4. Take tall corn stalks and attach to porch columns or mailbox or even trees with a large fall colored ribbon. Further accent with pumpkins or mums around the base.
5. Cut long branches with colored leaves still attached (see instructions above to prevent bringing bugs into your home). Place in a tall vase or an umbrella stand. Be sure the branches are proportionate to the vase or stand.
6. Use potted mums to replace your summer flowers in flower beds, on porches, near fireplace hearths, in corner of rooms – this classic never goes out of style. To give added height within a group, place one potted mum on a miniature straw bale.
Amazing Bedroom by Vick Vanlian
Bedroom by Vick Vanlian, Galerie Vanlian, Envy Interiors
Inexpensive Decorating Ideas
1. If you have a tiered cake or serving plate, arrange pumpkins, gourds, or squash on each tier. Use a pie pumpkin or turban squash (looks like two placed one on top of the other) on the top level. Use smaller ones, even miniatures, as well as leaves and nuts on the other tiers.
2. Cut a branch for a tree. Place lengthwise on a table. Nest miniature gourds, pumpkins, leaves, nuts, and votive candles among the smaller branches. (Whenever you bring branches in from outdoors, spray insect repellent on the branch outside before you cut it. Let it stay outside for a day or two. Then bring into the garage or on a porch for another day or two until the smell is gone.)
3. Soften a three-wick candle by blowing a hairdryer on it until the wax is soft. Then press small colored leaves into the softened wax to add a fall touch.
4. Take tall corn stalks and attach to porch columns or mailbox or even trees with a large fall colored ribbon. Further accent with pumpkins or mums around the base.
5. Cut long branches with colored leaves still attached (see instructions above to prevent bringing bugs into your home). Place in a tall vase or an umbrella stand. Be sure the branches are proportionate to the vase or stand.
6. Use potted mums to replace your summer flowers in flower beds, on porches, near fireplace hearths, in corner of rooms – this classic never goes out of style. To give added height within a group, place one potted mum on a miniature straw bale.
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Royal Beds by Envy Interiors
Royal Bed by Envy Interiors, Galerie Vanlian, Vick Vanlian
Royal Bed by Envy Interiors, Galerie Vanlian, Vick Vanlian
Decorative Accent Pieces
Plates can be used as a decorative element for the living room, kitchen, or dining room. A small display place just for them, especially when they have elements that go with the whole room, will have a wonderful effect. They can also be displayed in beautiful decorative holders that hang on your wall.
You can use a beautiful porcelain bowl as a centerpiece on a small table
Place a plant in a beautiful plant holder, porcelain pottery, or a basket to bring a bit of nature indoors.
A unique chair or a small accent table or cabinet can improve the ambiance in living rooms or bedrooms.
Artwork with distinctive motifs, fitting the style of other elements in the room can go a long way in making a room inviting.
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Modern Bedroom by Galerie Vanlian
Modern Bedroom by Galerie Vanlian, Envy Interiors, Vick Vanlian
Five Easy Tricks for Handling Problem Rooms
Do you have a room that just seems to defy decorating solutions? One that’s too long? Too narrow? Too tall? You can solve that problem space dilemna with a few visual tricks!
1. Is your room too long? Divide it! Create two or more separate groupings in the room. Have an area for conversation, one for music, or one for media viewing. The possibilities are endless! Use area rugs to define each space and tie the whole design together. Dark colors on the short walls at either end of the long space will make them appear to advance and shorten the space visually.
2. Is your room too narrow? Arrange your furniture on the diagonal to fool the eye! Linear elements such as art, shelves or rugs should be placed on the short wall to add visual width. Painting the longest walls a cool color which will make them appear to recede can trick the eye and visually widen the space.
3. Is your ceiling too low? Add height to your room with tall, vertical elements, such as bookcases. Long curtains which drape on the floor can also add visual height, as will tall lamps or torchieres. Painting the ceiling a light, cool color (which appears to recede) will make the room seem brighter and more open.
4. If your room too tall? Lower the ceiling by incorporating more horizontal lines in the room. Shelves, art and crown moldings are just a few of the elements that can lower the height of the room. Another way to lower the room is to install molding or chair rails one half to three quarters of the way up the walls. This trick visually shortens the room. Painting the ceiling a dark, warm color will also shorten the visual space.
5. Is your room too big? Divide it into more intimate areas! Grouping a couple of chairs with a loveseat, two chairs and a small table, a sofa and chair, or other similar arrangements will make the room seem cozy. Warm colors advance visually, so painting the room a warm color will make the room seem more intimate.
Outstanding designs by Galerie Vanlian!
Outstanding designs by Galerie Vanlian!
Outstanding designs by Galerie Vanlian!
Interior decorating Art Deco Furniture : Art Deco furniture is streamlined in originate. It is novel and shiny but comfortable. Many designs of furniture are made with a flatly bent chrome station that gives the slice a rocking outcome. Wood pieces are decidedly lacquered in black. Decorative black lacquered panels are worn as extent screens. Highly lacquered timber frames are upholstered in lustrous pallid leather. A stepped-up arm is normal. Woods worn contain exotic Brazilian rosewood, ebony, birds-eye maple, and light maple veneers. Upholstery is typically of velour, bountiful the absolute form comfort and a lush hand.
Interior decorating Colors for Art Deco Interiors : Because Art Deco interiors are minimalist, insignia are worn carefully. Most influence schemes involve black, combining green and black, red and black and ashen and black. Accents are of chrome and gold. Pale cerulean or dove grey provides a softening produce.
Interior decorating Flooring for Art Deco Rooms : Classic colorless or black marble terrazzo is average in an Art Deco interior. Checkered tiles of black and ashen squares are familiar. Rugs are sited over the glossy flooring, usually tanned, black or dove aged with serpentine swirls or period algebraic plants adding device.
Interior decorating Art Deco Lighting : Lighting in Art Deco interiors compose ceiling lights, flummox lamps, agenda lamps and hedge sconces. Most styles are streamlined in conceive. Bronze and flute are used extensively incorporating flora and numerical shapes in the intend. Floor lamps compose tall torchieres in created iron or chrome with hand blown schooner shades. Some are also of black bent iron. Table lamps of upbeat nickel with colorless, sheer, sallow, or lively goblet shades are frequent. Wall sconces can be model, aluminum, steel, or silver plated bottom metal with obscure pallid or unusual beaker shades.
Interior decorating Textures in Art Deco Interiors : Most surfaces are shiny and hygienic, missing surface. Velour is used extensively in upholstered furniture and leather gives a natural glossy look on surfaces. Wood veneers add extent to timber pieces and add mean to otherwise plain pieces.
Interior decorating Accessories Accent Art Deco Design : Form is important in Art Deco interiors. Mirrors made of nickel, chrome, or silver are decked with motifs of deer, peacocks, roses, and numerical shapes. Bronze sculptures are glossy covered with tinted or pearl beads. Desk sets of pen and pencil on a vile are streamlined in fabricate. Door handles and candlesticks molded of nickel, chrome, or silver have woodsy or chevron shapes. Frosted wineglass or black and fair marble are used for vases. Inlay is common and adds affect and propose. Cameo fluted vases show under layers of flush exposed by drawing away top layers of white or clear glass. Art Deco fashion was novel for its time and many rudiments of the method transmit over to blueprint elements of later eras.
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Modern designs by Vick Vanlian!
Modern designs by Vick Vanlian!
Modern designs by Vick Vanlian!
Modern designs by Vick Vanlian!
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Teen bedroom makeover by Vick Vanlian!
Redoing Your Teen’s Room? Tips for Making Them Happy and Keeping You Sane
Vick Vanlian
Parents of teens know that kids need a place to call their own, a place they can have their privacy and entertain friends. And there comes a day when the carousel theme or the dinosaur wallpaper just has to go.
Grown-ups and kids don’t always agree on what’s cool, and decorating is no exception. “Since your child’s bedroom is the one room in the house where they get to express themselves, personalization will help them create a sense of identity for themselves,” says Kay Lee, Academic Director for Interior Design at The Art Institute of California – San Francisco. But there are ways to compromise to keep everyone happy.
* Talk to your child about their vision for the room, then select a color palette and theme together.
* Do they want overpowering or bright colors? “Compromise by using a neutral wall color in the room and adding punch and color with accessories and accents like bedding, lamps, wall art and other decorations,” Lee suggests.
* Likewise, keep window shades neutral, but add a fun, colorful valance. The neutral base will make it easy for you to change the room when your teen’s tastes change again in a year or two.
Both furniture manufacturers and home décor companies have discovered the teen market, so there is plenty to choose from. You’ll notice color trends as you start to shop – most major retailers will stock similar colors in any given season, making it easy to mix and match products from different stores. Here’s a look at some of the hottest trends in teen rooms, for girls and boys. Use these ideas to start thinking about what might work for your child’s room.
For Girls
It’s all about bright color for girls, from purple to lime green to the ever-popular pink. Retro patterns are making a comeback, and they may look familiar to moms who had something similar when they were teens. But make no mistake, these patterns are updated with a twist for today’s teens.
For example, Montgomery Ward (wards.com), features a comforter in a pattern called “Disco Daisy,” with bright colored ’70s era flowers on a pink background. Matching sheets, pillow shams and other accessories are also available to complete the look. Retro table lamps from HomeVisions.com are the perfect accessory for this room: funky fabric shades find their spot to shine on top of a brushed metal base. Finish the look with Daisy Squares and Stripes art from Homevisions.com, for a splash of color. There are four different prints, so you can make a statement with all four or add a subtle touch of color with one.
Animal prints in bold colors are popular with teen girls as well. Montgomery Ward also offers this motif in purple or pink, complete with coordinating sheets, comforters, window treatments and other accessories for a total look. The Gatsby collection, found online at wards.com, showcases another hot trend — a fresh take on shag. Coordinated bedding and window dressing feature a furry, three-dimensional shag-style fabric in bright, cheerful colors.
For Boys
From camouflage cool to sports style, boys have many options as well.
No matter what his sport or favorite team, you can incorporate that into the bedroom. Montgomery Ward Kids (wardskids.com) stocks bedding sets featuring the embroidered logos of NFL, MLB and NPB sports teams on blue or black denim comforters. You’ll find matching sheets, shams and plush team pillows to help finish the room.
Make them feel like a sports super star with a painted custom sports canvas from HomeVisions.com. Choose from a personalized soccer, basketball or football watercolor highlighting a jersey with your child’s name on it.
If your son loves to hunt, or just likes camouflage, Montgomery Wards has everything from comforters to curtains. There’s even a matching beanbag chair for relaxing or playing video games.
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Bedroom by Galerie Vanlian!
Bedroom by Galerie Vanlian!
Bedroom tips by Galerie Vanlian
A “tired” kitchen or bathroom may be an unsightly inconvenience and a challenge if you’re selling your house. But a “tired” bedroom can actually impact your mental and physical well being. Here are five tips to turn your den of chaos into an oasis of bliss:
1. Cut the clutter. – When you walk into your bedroom are you visually overwhelmed? Whether you have too much decoration on the walls and nick nacks on top of the dresser, or mounds of dirty laundry on the floor, the visual impact can be the same. The more stuff you have in the room, the smaller and more confining the room will appear.
Do whatever you have to do to organize and store items out of sight. Provided, feng shui experts warn, that you don’t stuff the debris under the bed. It’s thought that items stored under the bed can disrupt the natural energy flow and ultimately affect your rest.
2. Adults only, please. - That’s right; it’s time the baby moved into her own room. Also, eliminate from the room all reminders that you have children. That means any toys the kids have left in your room go into their rooms. Their laundry should be folded and put away in their rooms – never left sitting in a basket in yours. Remember, your bedroom is about you and your partner. It’s where you decompress after a long day and share moments that are exclusively yours as a couple.
3. Keep the room purposeful. - Our homes have become as crowded as our lives and often our bedrooms do double duty as our home offices. But design and sleep experts agree that you should get the office and computer out of the bedroom if at all possible. A desk and computer detract from the room’s ultimate purpose – to serve as a refuge from the day’s cares. If you simply have nowhere else to put your computer, try to position it so that it’s not the last thing you see before you close your eyes or the first thing you see in the morning.
4. Decoration should be simple but dear to your heart. – The bedroom is no place to try out the latest edgy design trend. Stick with colors, textures and images that are meaningful and relaxing to you. A dramatic centerpiece is OK as long as it inspires a sense of peace. Your focal point could be a massive, four-poster king sized bed or a wall mural of a sensual tropical scene or restful garden.
You can even personalize your mural by having a favorite photograph – a romantic scene from your honeymoon, the towering oak tree that grew in the back yard of your childhood home – turned into an easy-to-install wallpaper mural. To learn more about wallpaper murals and customizing your own mural, visit www.muralsyourway.com .
5. When it comes to bed linens, splurge away! – Your skin will be in contact with your linens for six to eight hours every night. You’ll see your bedspread or comforter every time you pass by the bedroom door. Your linens should appeal to your sense of touch as well as vision. You should fall in love with how the linens feel against your skin, as well as how they look on your bed. Good linens can make even the most simple bedroom décor feel stunning.
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