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Asian Interior Design Tips For Decorating Your Home

April 26th, 2010



Asian interior design is a stylish and classy way to decorate your home. There are many ways to use this design influence in your space. Some people, however, are a little lost when it comes to using Asian design in their own home. Here are a few ideas to help you begin.

Using Japanese influence in your Asian decorating theme is a popular choice. There are many different ways to use this style. Japanese Shoji screens are one of the most popular choices. These are wooden frames with a lattice design. The cutouts are filled with rice paper. Some shoji screens are plain and some have beautiful designs. These screens can be used as a room divider or simply as decoration. Another thing to add to your Japanese inspired room is the Kotatsu table. This is a rectangular table in a dark finish with clean lines. Many have heaters in the middle, and are considered in Japan to be the emotional center of a home.

Woven straw mats with colored borders are popular floor coverings in Asian interiors. These mats are called goza mats. In Japan, these mats are used for walking, sitting, and sleeping. They have two separate layers. One is the straw center and the other is the soft reed outer edge covered in cloth. These floor and bench coverings will add an authentic touch to your Asian style room.

Another classic element of Asian interior design is the gong. There are several different types of gongs, and the one you choose may have much to do with the size of your space. Some gongs are very large, so your room needs to be large to accommodate them. A more manageable size would be a hanging gong. These are usually 12 inches or so and come with a mallet to ring the gong. You can find ones with a beautiful scroll design to accent your Asian decor. You can also purchase a classic gong that hangs on your wall as an art piece. These are lovely and help to tie an Asian inspired space together.

Using Japanese and Chinese calligraphy is a classic and elegant way to decorate your walls for an Asian decorating theme. You can purchase these works of art already framed or just the print. If you buy just the print, it is usually most striking to frame them in black. Look for simple frames with clean lines. This will help enhance the Asian style.

As you can see, there are many ways to use Asian interior design in your own home. There are a plethora of websites and retailers that specialize in Asian interior design. You can find the materials and products that you need to create your perfect Asian inspired space with relative ease.

By: Lee Dobbins

Table Lamps, Floor Lamps & Lighting

October 28th, 2009



Table lamps are used decoratively and as lighting source in all well decorated homes. They lamps are perhaps the most common type of lamp used today. They are also used for decorative lightings within, offices, restaurant, bars, and other private and public places.

Traditional Lamps

Designs of hurricane lamps are deeply rooted in tradition and will enhance any room in your home. They have a hand blown cut crystal chimney and brass rim, ornamental round base. Outstanding quality and incredible details of hurricane lamps makes each of them a work of art that can become a great conversation piece. Interiors by night can reveal a whole new dimension when given the added sparkle of candle light from hurricane lamps. By placing scented candle in the hurricane lamps you’ll create a romantic atmosphere filled with relaxing fragrance.

Floor Lamps

Floor lamps and desk lamps are following the same exciting trends, and can create a fantastic combination when purchased together while focusing on a particular interior decor idea. Floor and table lamps should be in proportion to the scale of furnishings, height of the ceiling, and size of the room. Many people select floor and table lamps to go with specific fabrics in a particular room, but remember that materials come and go and you may move, so choose table and floor lamps that will be appropriate in many settings. Shaded table and floor lamps look better with frosted bulbs as they are used for soft, flattering, general light.

Design

Designers of contemporary table lamps focus on using new and unique materials to create their artistic and beautiful designs. Designer Table Lamps are worth the price. You can find discount lamps in many stores, but often durability and design are sacrificed. Paper table lamps allow you to select a design and style that best suits your personality. Upward light design is when the bulb faces upwards, so that the light reflects against the ceiling creating a soft and lush light for the room. A particularly popular design is the tabletop chandelier, strands of glowing plastic or glass fibres lighting the room naturally and delicately. Contemporary designers like to focus on creating the best lighting for reading or writing, but also for dining or entertaining. It’s not economically feasible for most people to keep up with the latest design trends by switching out high-ticket items like sofas, but by changing something like pillows and lamps one can instantly change the whole look of a room.

Furniture

The lamp that you want to purchase should fit well along your other pieces of furniture Looking at extremes, a large dominant lamp has no place in a tiny room, nor would small pendant lamps fit areas that are not intimate in size or where furniture is larger in scale. Table lamps, much in the same manner as furniture, have distinct personalities. When choosing a table lamp, the shade needs to be in proportion to the lamp’s base, as well as with the surrounding furniture. It can change the room without changing any furniture layout or colouring.

Table lamps are a great way to illuminate any room, all the while complimenting your decor. They are also a great way to add a little ambience, or mood lighting, to your overall lighting decor. Table lamps are an elegant and excellent way to provide effective lighting for many areas.

By: Joe Dostal