When decorating a child's room, one thing to keep in mind is how the decor style and color scheme will look a few years later, as the child grows. Decor items, fabrics, wall and window treatments can be made a change with relative ease and on a budget. Furniture on the other hand, are often more substantial and more expensive, so these are the times where you apply a long-term mindset.

This isn't to say that furniture need to have a “grown-up” feel to them. Take this bed for example, part of the “Vanilla Cream” bedroom set that includes six pieces of furniture, including a 6-drawer dresser, 5-drawer tall chest, nightstand, twin-size bookcase headboard, this 3-drawer twin mates bed, and mirror.

The neutral vanilla cream color and the easy-on-the-eye classic country design make this bed easily compatible with many styles. With the right bedroom decor, it can fit into a fantasy princess room or into a more mature, yet feminine, teenager's bedroom.

Linen, throw pillows, surrounding walls, curtains, will all come into play, as this bedroom set evolves through the years and with some thought, it can even work as a guest bedroom as your girl moves out of the home.

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Do you need a location to focus on one experience at a time, to truly savor the flavor and texture and temperature of life, and help you to be fully present and in the “now”? Do you simply have great taste in decor, and hold Japanese traditional home design in high esteem ?

Harmony In Design has done it once more!? They've brought us just the right furniture piece to complete our room design, and they've done it the eco friendly way. Their new Tea Table is made from the very same sustainable Mango wood as the Raj meditation chair (shown in the previous post).? The petite size and shape of the traditional tea table allow it to be versatile enough for a variety of functions. When not using it for a tea ritual, it can be used as an end table, or coffee table. The traditional round Zafu cushions store neatly under the table when not in use. This is a great help in saving space and in keeping the cushions clean. The table is available in 2 non-toxic waterbase finishes (Natural and Espresso) and the cushions are available with 2 different washable covers (Cream and Mocha). For descriptions of the pillow materials, see the post under this one.

You can feel good about Mango wood products.? The mango tree stops bearing fruit after 20 years, and is then a good source of? timber. Plantation grown mango trees are a responsible alternative to damaging? rain forests. By eating the delicious and nutritious mango fruit and then building from the warm and beautiful mango wood, we do not waste any part of the tree before replanting.

The masterful craftsmanship of this elegant and understated table is truly harmonious. By choosing a round table, you also protect your shins from getting bruised and allow the room's Chi to circulate gently. You will feel well in a room with such mindfully designed furniture; they help you to reach a state of no mind.

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Excellent! Not only do you get the beauty of bamboo blinds, with their warm tasteful color and texture, and their understated elegance; you also get the beauty of a traditional Chinese brush and ink painting of bamboo on the shade, which turns your closed window into a portal to a lovely forest or garden. Perfect combination!

From the point of view of a Feng shui consultant, this is an impeccable choice. The bamboo material and image will enhance your positive “Chi” (vital energy) and cure “Sha Chi” (negative energy), as bamboo is very auspicious and told have magic properties that aide in healing.

Even if you simply like the way it looks, you'll enjoy the peaceful serene feeling you get with this image.

The first thing your guests will notice is your good taste and your sophistication. Not only are these beautiful, they also help the environment. Bamboo is a quickly renewable resource, not requiring pesticides.

This blind would look lovely in a room with bamboo or rattan furniture, and bamboo wood floors.

The blind is even available in a variety of sizes: 2 ft, 3 ft, 4 ft, 5 ft, or 6 ft wide.

This makes a great home warming gift!

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This serving tray is the perfect way to create a good impression on your guests. The handsome finished bamboo is classy, elegant, and understated.

Bamboo is the fastest growing renewable resource. When you buy bamboo products you help save our environment. Your guests will notice that you are educated enough to make responsible choices when you shop. The timeless beauty of bamboo shows that you have, both, excellent aesthetic taste and values they can respect. You'll be proud to recommend Joyce Chen bamboo products.

Bamboo is also extremely tough, and can stand many years of wear and tear. Finished bamboo is also much better than other woods are for items that are likely to get wet, as bamboo originates in an extremely wet environment and evolved to resist rot. This tray is strong enough to support your heavy mugs and bowl's full of soup, and yet, it only weighs 4 pounds to ship this beauty.

The easy grip handles and raised edges prevent your culinary creations from ending up on the floor.The tray has dimensions of: 14-inch by 21-inch by 3/4-inch and comes in a black gift box.

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While you're at it, check out the Iron Chef 12 inch burnished bamboo steamer for healthful meal preparation and the gorgeous selection of bamboo cutting boards and cooking utensils on Amazon's Green Cook's Tools.

Why not give your interior decor a personal touch by using your own pictures? These can be anything from family photographs, to drawings that your kids made at school. The trick is to bring it all together somehow, and this is where this set can be so useful.

Using the very same solid wood black frame on separate pictures unifies them into a unique decorative element in any room. Framed by elegant black, which is told be the one color that no room can do without, these can really uplift a wall and give it that special touch. Well arranged items, all framed in black can be perfect for a living room or for your study.

This set provides you with three sizes, where you have one large eight by 10 inches frame, along with four five by seven frames, three four by six frames and finally two smaller two and half by three and half frames.

The different sizes provide you with just enough variety to entertain the eye, while the uniform black wood frames bring it all together in style. How to arrange your display? Well, you sure have a lot of options, working with four different sizes over here. This kit actually includes suggestions for arranging and displaying, but why not experiment for yourself? attempt to balance your arrangement out, yes see if you want to locate more focus on certain pictures by breaking the balance with them.

By the way, this set can be great for creating your own personalized gifts. Just buy the whole pack, and use any number of frames to create a special package for a family member. You can never fail when it comes to a picture of a sweet baby so elegantly framed.

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When it comes to nursery decor, function is just as crucial as style. In fact, it's probably more crucial. The baby's crib - the central piece of furniture and a potential focal point for the entire room, should be both beautiful, with a warm secure feeling, and live up to your expectations as a long term investment.

This beautiful crib in cherry wood can be a perfect solution. It has a classic look that is both contemporary and one to last through generations. It's not only strong and safe, it's also extremely practical, as it can be converted into a toddler's bed and later into a proper child's bed.

There is even a drawer at the bottom of this crib, for added storage room - some thing you can never have enough of in a nursery. This is definitely the sort of furniture you want in the nursery - it conveys comfort and stability and has the potential to go through the family from generation to generation.

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This is a helpful innovation. Say you have a steel door with a window in it, like many folks do. You want a tamper-proof door that will protect you from burglary. You also want to be able to see who's on the other side of it, without allowing them to spy on you inside. How will you attach blinds to the window frame? It's not as if you can just whack a nail through steel. Your screw driver won't get you as well far either. Do you break down and beg the neighbor with all the power tools for help? That won't be necessary, due to you have a better option.

These blinds attach the the frame using powerful magnets. Forget about buying a special bit for your drill. This just snaps together instantly. No costly instilation fees, or the need to owe anyone a favor, you did it yourself in 3 seconds.

The blinds are durable aluminum, and come in a half or full size, to suit your window. The half blind measures 25 inches by 40 inches. The Full blind measures 25 inches by 68 inches.

Now you can peek out when you want to, and block prying eyes when you want privacy.

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Fresh, clean, soft T-shirt fabric cuttings woven together,? make this 100% recycled cotton pillow a delight to recline on. The Park. B. Smith Anga pillow has a shell zipper opening and comes with the internal pillow. The pillow is filled with natural Duck feathers. The shel can be spot cleaned.

Recycled materials reduce waste and consumption, thereby contributing to a sustainable environment and a better universe. Check out the many other Eco Recycled linens like Eco-ordinates Recycled linens that include bedding and much more. You can make your home a comfortable and beautiful palace you'll be proud to display of to visitors, and do it using materials you'll be proud to tell them about. Saving our environment starts with responsible shopping, and educating those around you. You can set a trend among your friends.
Once they lay their face on this soft cozy fabric, they'll be hooked on recycling.

The neutral color of this pillow makes it easy to combine with any decor you already have, and perfect for designing a room full of bamboo, rattan, and other sustainable wood furniture and accessories.

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This recliner is quite a unique piece. It manages to deliver both a sense of utter comfort and pleasure, as well as a stylish decorative statement, all in enrolled in one. Amazing, really, how the way the base of this item affects an immidiate contemporary statement with its round wooden curves - full circles for the base and semi-circles for the arms.

The modern touch is wonderfully matched with a classic seat, soft and padded with a suede-like micro-woven polyester and cotton blend that has a great feel and texture, while retaining spill resistance.

This design isn't just beautiful, it is also ergonomic and easy to operate - the perfect seating for leisure time in your living room, or a great addition to your study, teamed up with the right reading light.

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over here's an easy way to add grandeur to your home, rococo style - add this resin angel to the corners of a doorway, or two. Its neutral color really shows off the fine details of the carving and bring a peaceful serene motif right to your doorstep.

You can build it up into a theme, by adding several of these angels, placed on various frames, mirrors and doorways. A religious and romantic feel, all in one.

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Decorative items in your home can often have a theme. It doesn't have to be a collection either. only one or two items can reflect who you are and what you like in life. It serves as a constant reminder to you and to your guests.

This beautiful 4-inch-tall figurine is a great way to express a love for felines, along with an Irish connection. It's a graceful white cat with what looks nearly like a whimsical smile . Made in Ireland from fine Parian China, it is decorated with two hand-painted green shamrocks.

It's an original Belleek work of art - part of a long line of unique collector's items that started back in the Nineteenth century. Collectors of china are well familiar with the term “Belleek” and for a good reason as well: this is a pottery that's traditionally committed to high-quality porcelain items, all hand-crafted and made for perfection.

A perfect gift for any cat-loving friend, for St. Patrick's or just to say you care. And a wonderful addition to your interior decor that makes an elegant statement about your and your interests.

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There is only one certified organic baby hammock you can buy, the Kanoe baby hammock . Its superior materials, versatility, and contemporary design set it apart.? From birth to about two years of age, the unique canoe shape safely cradles and comforts your baby.? The hammock bounces and sways, mimicking the sensation of being held and rocked by a parent. A specialized weight-calibrated hanging assembly enables this motion.? When bounced and rocked by hand, the Kanoe is especially effective at soothing and calming restless babies. The Kanoes are constructed from the finest quality certified organic cotton canvas,? and dyed with low impact, non toxic dyes. KANOE LLC is committed to providing the safest product to nurture your child. To accommodate different ceiling heights, all the Kanoe's straps are adjustable. The adjustable straps also allow you to set the hammock at a tilt for babies with colic or reflux.

These straps attach to the bottom ring of the specialized spring assembly, which then attaches to an eye lag. The eye lag can be screwed into any solid structure, such as a beam, ceiling joist, or tree limb, allowing for a wide range of motion. The Kanoe hammock can be moved to anywhere around the home; just unhook the hammock from one eye lag, and then hook it to another. The more eye lags you install, the more places you can hang the hammock. The Kanoe is easy and quick to transport. It rolls up into a beautiful bag made of the very same organic cotton canvas fabric. The Kanoe comes with 2 eye lags?for ceiling mount, a carrying bag, the instructions, and its strap/spreader bar?assembly, custom spring calibrated for infants up to 35 pounds.

This is an ideal gift for a baby shower!

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Shown above in Nutmeg / Burgundy,

the Kanoe Hammock also comes in planet earth/Sky...

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...and in Natural/Khaki

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Used as a spiritual object, or as a decorative item, this spirit home can blend in nicely into your home. In Thailand, where this sculpture home was crafted, it is intended as a small indoor shrine for local spirits, providing them with their own miniature residence. Such a spirit home is supposed to bless the entire with family happiness, and good fortune. You do not have to follow the Thai religious tradition to enjoy the notion of a good-luck charm. Just enjoy it for what it is. Its attributed qualities and the surrounding lore do make this into an extremely appropriate gift for a housewarming party!

This quality item is ecologically sound as well and planet earth friendly, providing the local craftsmen of Northern Thailand with a source of income while encouraging them to celebrate local traditions.

In terms of style, it blends in wonderfully in any Asian styled room, and its wooden texture and color means it can fit in with some country styles, and even a more formal decor as well.

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This fire place screen is a study in scroll design, perfectly matches the 5 piece fire place tool set in the last post, and makes any room look incredibly elegant. This is one decor item that really sets the tone for decor theme. You can present an antique decor with this screen; it is hand finished, giving it a more antique, pre- industrial look.? You can equally take your room to a more romantic plane-as the scrolls make hearts in the design.

On the other hand,? Gothic decor themes blend perfectly with this screen. If you have anxious teenagers who wear a lot of black clothing, and enjoy Ann Rice novels, they may appreciate the design of this screen. It could also have the added benefit of keeping their morbid curiosity from prompting them to burn them selves in the fire place, a win-win situation.

Seriously though, since this is the biggest screen at 36 inches height and 50 inches width, it is the safest. Sparks will have the hardest time escaping such a big screen. Isn't your family's safety worth it?

Did you notice the lovely diamond shaped centerpiece? It draws the eye to the center and creates a sense of depth. It is the jewel in the crown of this hearth.

The Scroll design screen makes a great home warming present.

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Bamboo is the perfect wood for cooking and serving ware due to it is water resistant, and inhibits germs and bacteria. You won't have splitting and mold like you would with other types of wood.

The best part? You'll be saving the planet while you make your kitchen beautiful. Bamboo is the most sustainably grown and eco friendly wood there is. It grows to harvest height without pesticide or fertilizers in only 3-5 years. Going green actually improves the look of your Decor.

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This lustrous serving bowl is so beautiful, you'll want to display it even when not in use. It's footed design makes it a great center piece for both elegant upscale decor and country themes.

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The cutting board with carved in mincing bowl is the perfect companion piece for avid home cooking chefs. After chopping and mincing ingredients, and separating them from their peels on the board, they are ready to be added to your salad or pasta in the the serving bowl.

Your culinary creation deserves to be caressed by fine utensils. Natural Home's matching mixing spoon, slotted spoon, solid turner, slotted turner, and spaghetti fork are fine work tools, and so pretty, you'll want to display them on the counter in Natural Home's Bamboo crock. The oval shape allows for easy viewing of utensils while saving counter space.

Using the crock as a stand, make a bouquet of beautiful, strong, and durable bamboo utensils:

The slotted versions are enlarged for viewing.

Great gift ideas, these cooking and serving ware products by Natural Home are so affordable, you can get the whole matching set. Perfect for wedding gifts and bridal registry!

This console table was inspired by the magical architecture of Morocco. It is made of quick growing rattan, which is a renewable resource.

The hand crafted frame is? made of rattan and leather bindings, and has a glass table top inset. The curved rattan poles are interlaced with leather strapping in a design that creates an open and exotic looking pattern that is gorgeous against any wall. The open base creates a spacious silhouette and keeps the piece feeling light and airy. The natural color is easy to match and combine when designing a room, and the light shade keeps the room looking larger and brighter.

The console table measures 29-3/4 inches high by 55-1/2 inches wide by 13-1/2 inches deep, and its shipping weight is 20 pounds. The table is easy to assemble.

This console is part of a Strathwood collection that includes matching coffee and end tables.? Rattan is harvested from palm trees to make sturdy wooden furniture that is lightweight and durable.? The inset glass tabletop is pretty and very easy to wipe clean.? Strathwood furniture is rigorously tested for durability, and assembly instructions are easy to follow. Strathwood furniture is easy to move when cleaning or rearanging, due to it is so light weight.

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A family's memories are often made around the dining room table, so dining rooms become places of personal history. When we create dining room decor that reflects the history of our country or continent, we further set the stage for honoring a sense of connection to our past. We are reminded of our heritage and traditions. This imbues the dining atmosphere with a sense of honor and duty to preserving things of value.

Such an atmosphere may help instill good table manners in kids, and an awareness of their place in a family legacy. They may also develop an appreciation for a bygone era and knowledge about the history of their people. In this way, formal meals become a time machine and educational tool.

For authentic antiques, one must consult an appraiser who can verify the authenticity of? the item. However, a person on a budget can create the look of an antique with a few handy trick using stain and crackle varnish, and various other artificial aging techniques.

Antiques are often discovered as discarded items, or at thrift stores and garage sales, so keep your eyes open. You can even find antiques in your family's attic or basement, requiring restoration, but potentially fabulous show pieces.

Antique dining room decor can be fun to create, as the process will take you on a treasure hunt, and cause you to read about the history of decor. Enjoy your journey through time, and enchant your friends with the old universe charm of entertaining dinner parties in a room that rediscovers the art of fine dining and classical elegance.

This is a must have for your shower decor. You know how you want to shave in the shower where the steam softens your beard or body hair, but the very same steam fogs up the mirror leaving you to shave by braille? Well, not any more. This design keeps the mirror from ever getting foggy, even in direct steam. Not only will it stay clear so you can see yourself, rotating the mirror also allows for anywhere from 1 to 5 times the magnification, so you can get a closer look at what you're doing. This is especially helpful for people who wear glasses, and have trouble shaving or removing make up without the help of magnification. Just turn the frame like a dial till you approximate the effect of your prescription lenses to compensate for your vision.

The 6 inch diameter mirror mounts by suction to the slick surface of your shower wall, and has a built in holder for your razor. The round shape means there are no sharp edges to bump into when you have soap in your eyes, and the reflective surface is specially made to resist breaking.

This is the most helpful and convenient product to improve your shower in a long time.

It makes a great gift as well!

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Santa Fe style, also known as American Southwest, has a unique and very trendy look and feel to it. Think about it. This decorating style combines Native American and Spanish influences with the original American colonial style. So much history enveloped in this one sentence. So much variety in this one style.

Decorating a la Santa Fe can be a challenge. Characterized by bright colors, Native American patterns and designs and rough-hewn furniture, this style can be daunting to attempt at home without the help of a professional.

What you could do is start with a single item like this one:

This crafted solid oak and 100% leather recliner is part of the Santa Fe Collection by Coaster Furniture. It is very softcore Santa Fe though. While it will fit in perfectly with a Southwest themed room, it is rather tame and can fit into many other decor styles as well (as demonstrated in this picture). A good idea would be to begin with a piece like this recliner, then gradually add more Santa Fe touches around it. Think Navajo rugs and some bright fabrics and decor items, and you'll be heading in the right direction: Southwest.

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