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While we decorate our homes, we should also get the suggestion of other members too. Be it elderly people or your little ones, do not discard their ideas thinking it to be irrelevant or of no use. Some of their intentions could be of great help for you and even assist you to take better and practical steps in renovating your home.

When it comes to your kids’ bedroom, go for a more of fancy rooftop, like the sky studded with stars and planets, hanging dollies as these would keep him or her in a jolly mood when he or she gets to sleep, irrespective of their feeling what they had just a few minutes back.

Use bright colors for the walls and attractive tile work that would make your little one feel so special. After all, we earn everything for them! Is it not?

In the homes, generally, furniture is given due importance as they enhance the look of the home. So, for this purpose, choosing the right type of things that would be the most optimal for your room and at the same time be of the best value for your money should be chosen. For instance, if you wish to have a sofa set at the drawing room, go for the soft and comfortable sofas, as they would give the best look for your room.

In the bedroom, you might wish to have a drawer by your side. In that case, go for multi-purpose drawers, as they would serve you with so many other uses just as its name suggests! Go for simple study tables in your kids’ study room, as fascination in that room would end up in distraction and lack of concentration in studies!

Bedroom is a place where one takes rest, sleeps and sometimes does other works like reading, writing, dressing etc. with privacy. In addition to meeting requirement for these works, the bedroom must be decorative, neat and clean, comfortable and one must feel attachment with proper environment. If we don’t have the proper storage planning, then even of clothes hanging or laying them here and there gives clumsiness effect. So we must have sufficient wardrobes almirah and wall units. It is popular to provide storage space in bed itself to keep various unwanted and unseasonal beds. To make more elegant the decorative storage, racks and cabinets are provided on either side of the bed.

Storage spaces are also a part of decoration. It is an expression of the taste and life style of people. This needs careful planning to get enough storage space without minimum use of functional spaces. It is only possible if were decide just exactly what is needed based on various items. This will help to decide whether we need a movable storage or fixed one. Almirah or cabinet may be free standing type and wardrobe may be built-in-type. Generally, free standing almirah is almost fixed to make it easy for shifting and has full size two leaves doors. A built-in almirah or wardrobe can be of any size and can be divided in various parts having different doors for ease in operations.

Sometimes bed is arranged in a composition with almirah, paintings, book rack etc. to make it more elegant and impressive. In this case the depth of almirah should not be more otherwise one my feel uneasiness. Below the bed, storage is provided to store unwanted things. The only problem of these types of arrangements is that it is not easy to remove them from their place due to weight and unmanageable size. Now, their use is being reduced. The built-in almirah is generally termed as cupboard where depth is more than 50 cm while 60cm is the best depth. The basic element in design of horizontal and vertical direction depends on requirements, for example, space for hanging clothes, space for different washed clothes, costly articles, linen, shoes, etc.

There are no standard norms about providing these storage spaces. It depends on need, way of living, comfort and the elements of decoration. The basic elements in design of cupboard is the decision of volume as per requirements, in term of shelves, drawers, poles, rods, hooks and locking arrangements, to store the materials efficiently. The width of cloth hanging space can be estimated on the basic of minimum 6 cm per hanger and operational size of door shutters.

A bedroom expresses the occupant mere intimately than any other room in the house. A bedroom is distinctively a personal one. The function of a bedroom is to promote rest and so the first requisite of a good furniture item is a comfortable bed. A good bed is an investment for comfort and health – we send one third of our lives there. As we begin and end each day in the bedroom, the area should be furnished to suit individual tastes and needs. It should hole the body in any sleeping position, taking over the muscles as they relax. A very hard one leaves the body unsupported between should and hip, causing aches and pains.

It is difficult to relax in a room that seems crowded with furnishings or with bold patterns and therefore, a bedroom should be arranged in a simple way. At the same time a note of vitality will be put helps in determining the type of bedroom furniture to choose. The use to which the room will be put helps in determining the type of bedroom furniture to choose. For instance, a bedroom may also function as a study of work room or even as a living room; as in the case of children’s room. Generally speaking, the bedrooms can be divided into the following classification, master bedroom, and bedroom – sitting room, children’s bedroom and guest bedroom.

A very flexible arrangement is necessary for comfort in a bed – room as the furniture should be readily movable to suit changing conditions. For example, a study table in a bedroom should be away from the window or in a dark corner. Good ventilation usually requires a different location of beds in summer as compared to winter times. Fresh air without draught over bed is always desirable under such circumstances.  Although furnishings should be chosen for comfort, convenience and beauty, it is the black-ground colors, pattern and texture in walls, floors, windows treatment, bedspreads and upholstery that does the most to create a feeling of comfort and tranquility.

These are also a part of the household furnishings. It is important to make sure that the bed spreads suit the character of the room where they are used. In earlier times, there were hand-made counterpanes such as patchwork, quilts, candlewick spreads, and woven coverlets or peasant spreads from other countries. A bed room of feminine type may have a satin, taffeta or similarity fine bedspread. For a room shared by a man and woman the bedspreads and other fabrics should not be too feminine in feeling. The bedspread in a man’s room could be heavy and rather dark, such as brown corduroy. Some materials for bedspreads are cotton taffeta, chenille, up-holster’s sateen, plain English broadcloth and arras cloth. Slip-cover and quilted materials are effective and cover the beds evenly.

A couch-bed, at present called a Hollywood bed which usually consists of a regular twin-size bed without a visible frame, is easy to cover. A loosely fitted boxlike slip cover with a bid box pleat is desirable. For a couch-bed in a combination study and bedroom, the spread should be a darker color and more restrained than for one located in the bedroom. Plain color are usually the best, however, mixtures, stripes, plaids or checks are satisfactory patterns because they produce a desirable tailored effect. It is often well to have plain cushions with a figured cover, or vice versa, so that the amount of material of one kind will be less.

The fabric for a couch-bed spread should be pleasant to touch and heavy enough so that it will not wrinkle easily. Heavy velour, corduroy, monk’s cloth, crash, denim and printed mohair make good couch-bed covers in rooms where they are appropriate. A bedspread must be functional. In a small home, bedspreads or couch covers should not be too good to be used freely. If a busy woman wants to lie down for a few minutes rest without removing the hoses, the spreads should be dark enough to permit her to do so. There should be folded shawl or blanket of harmonious color and pattern on the bed in cool seasons for the comfort of anyone who lies down during the day. Making a bedspread is not a difficult job.