Ageless Designs Offer Bedroom Versatility
Over the course of your life, the bedroom is the one room in your house where you will spend countless hours. What size bed you have depends partially upon the room dimensions. The versatility, however, does not. So if you have a futon, full loft bed, king or queen, what you do with the bedding carries a lot of weight in creating a design that is not fad sensitive. In other words, quilts look great on most beds but not all.
A king quilt on your bed can be the focal point for an entire room design that is both smart and economical. Start with properly fitted bedding whether it is quilting you need or a tailored sheets on a queen bed. Creating a professional looking design is about deciding what you can afford and what is visually appeal enough for you to look at it day after day.
Stripes, solids, geometrical designs and randomly splashed colors are all great choices when you start with a neutral color that is natural and offers a wide variety of flexibility in terms of matching other colors, textures and prints to it. Choose these neutral colors for pieces such as table toppers or bed skirts so that they can remain in use as long as you wish while matching other designs with them.
Your bedroom can spin in many different directions while retaining a high level of continuity when your bedding is based on an ensemble that includes color coordinated pieces that combine solid colors and other patterns. Various pillows, wall hangings and even tie backs for your draperies can all be derivatives of color that are coordinated to go along with bedding such as king quilts.
When you are ready for a new look, these items can be put away in the linen closet until the next time you want the selection on your bed again. You do not have to be a certified interior designer to give your sleeping area a professional look that is both beautiful and ageless. The key is to make sure that your bedroom surroundings reflect a style that is both comforting, affordable and a statement of you.
If you have a full loft bed as the cornerstone of your bedroom decor, build a fantastic design around the bed. Check out the latest designs in home design magazines and on do it yourself television shows to get your creative juices flowing. How do you want your bedroom to be viewed? Does this design comfort you when you are ill or forced to stay in bed? The right design will do this and much more.
Perhaps you are someone who sits in bed to watch television. The bedroom is not just a place to sleep, it is your own personal sanctuary, a retreat from the world and the stresses of day to day life. When you invest the time and thought into making this space a special haven for you and those you like to share it with, you will find that there is beauty to be enjoyed every time you step foot into the area.
BOOK TRAILER: Design Explorations for the Creative Quilter
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Small Diamond Quilting Marker, 3-in-a-row, Overall Size: 4-7/8 x 1-1/8 $16.75 Please note that unlike our other diamond quilting markers (which are pharmaceutical-grade steel and more rust-resistant), items 341, 344 and 361 are a cheaper grade metal, like the the standard tinplate of common cookie cutters, and must be properly dried to protect them from rust. This Quilting Marker can be used for any special occasion cakes: Weddings, Birthdays, Showers, or Engagements Design… |
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Large Diamond Quilting Marker, 3-in-a-row. Overall Size: 5-7/8 x 1-5/8 $23.05 Please note that unlike our other diamond quilting markers (which are pharmaceutical-grade steel and more rust-resistant), items 341, 344 and 361 are a cheaper grade metal, like the the standard tinplate of common cookie cutters, and must be properly dried to protect them from rust. This Quilting Marker can be used for any special occasion cakes: Weddings, Birthdays, Showers, or Engagements Design… |
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Diamond (Quilting) 3-In-A-Row Marker – Mini. Overall size: 2 x .5 $16.80 This Quilting Marker can be used for any special occasion cakes: Weddings, Birthdays, Showers, or Engagements Designs can be executed only on a freshly covered Sugarpaste or Rolled Fondant Cake Place the Diamond Cutter flat against the side of the cake, ensuring that the cutter is touching the board and side of the cake While holding a smoother on the top edge of the cake, gently press the diamond… |
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Sewing with Nancy (Creative Strip Quilting) This videotape details the various forms of strip quilting. The first segment details a speedy log cabin technique followed by a segment on a unique way of making a reversible quilt. In the last segment, Nancy teaches Seminole quilting and how to, tastefully, apply this quilting to a garment. Kaye Wood guests on one series…. |
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OLFA Rotary Cutter RTY-2/G $5.89 OLFA Rotary Cutter RTY-2/G Model 9651 is a 45mm Rotary Cutter. This Cutter was introduced by OLFA in 1979, and has changed the quilting and sewing industry. The most popular size available, this cutter features a blade safety cover and handle is designed to reduce hand fatigue. The cutter is a rolling razor blade used to cut fabrics into shapes, strips and pieces for sewing, quilting and craft pro… |
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Daylight Ultimate Floorstanding Lamp $161.51 Daylight’s stylish floor lamp designed to match your home’s dôcor features the 20w daylight simulation lamp an adjustable tray, 1.75 rimless magnifier and chart holder. This lamp specially designed for needlework, quilting, sewing and crafts is fully adjustable to fit your needs…. |
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Quilting Arts Workshop Metal Embellishments: Incorporating Wire, Foil, Metal Sheeting, & More Into Fiber Art $18.99 Starting out with metal sheeting as the focus, foils and copper sheeting are explored. Next, Mary demonstrates how wire (in a variety of metals and gauges) can be used to create shapes, images, weaving, and baubles to personalize art quilts and fiber art. Forging, shaping, and texturing sheet metal and wire are covered, along with simple techniques for using a propane torch to add special effects,… |
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Creative Embroidery Connection VHS (Sewing With Nancy) Color, 60 minutes…. |
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Quilting: Creative Ideas & Fun Techniques $19.95 … |
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Golden Threads Quilters Ast Proportional Scale $6.95 Large and easy to read! Saves time and paper! Line up measurement of the current design size on inner ring with the new size measurement on the outside ring. Percentage of increase or reduction will appear in the opening. Resize on copy machine or scanner… |
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Simply Creative Quilts (Paperback) $18.77 Description not available. |
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Creative Quilting With Beads (Paperback) $13.33 Quilters have expanded the traditional boundaries of their art, embellishing their work with beads, embroidery, and surface design. They, as well as other fiber artists and sewers, will warmly welcome this idea-packed resource that opens up a new … |
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Simplify With Camille Roskelley (Paperback) $14.78 Describes creative quilt making for the home and presents a series of patterns for quilts and pillows. |
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Donna Koolers Encyclopedia of Quilting (Paperback) $18.77 A definitive reference on the art of quilting traces the history and traditions of the craft; offers how-to instruction in a wide variety of basic techniques, including appliqu, patchwork, trapunto, and more; and presents a selection of creative quilt… |
