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Tips to Select Themes for Remodeling Your Condo

August 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Cosmopolitan, a new condominium in Singapore

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From time to time, remodeling a home, even a condo, becomes important. It gives you the sense of ownership. It can also add to the value of the home. However, to make the process worthwhile, most individuals need to choose the right theme or design for their space. Otherwise, they may feel as if the remodeling was a mistake.

Check Insurance First

Before you make any drastic changes, check your buildings insurance. Find out if there are specific limitations on what you can change or cannot change. In some cases, locations of windows, fire escapes, electrical protections and other aspects related to the function of the property cannot change. Your home insurance can help you to spot any risks here.

Selecting Your Theme

Once you know what you can do, it is time to select a theme for your condo remodel. The following tips can help you to make that choice.

  • Avoid choosing decorating tips that are too trendy. Trends fade and that means you will need to redo the space.
  • Choose appealing colors and styles. They should invite positive thoughts. If a color is too bright, for example, it may cause more stress than a softer, relaxing color.
  • Look at designer tips and guidelines, but create your own. You can flip through decorating magazines or watch numerous shows on television. The key is to make this space yours. Make it homey with personal touches, from memorabilias to direct.tv in your living room.

A theme can be anything from a color pallet to a beach theme. The key here is to consider what you love, not just like.

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A Jungle in Your Child’s Room!

April 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Jungle Book (1967 film)

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Kids just love a room that is done up in fancy colors and has their favorite cartoon characters pasted on the walls. Although they are just kids, they do have their own sense of design and are very clear about what they want in their room and how they want it to look. In fact, kids can get very competitive with each other and often want rooms that are ‘better than’ their friends’. This is easy if you are rich parents who can hire an interior decorator to do a great job. However, for parents who will have to do most of the job themselves, here is a great idea – give your child’s room a jungle look!

Interior decoration can be very cost effective if you can give it some time, thought and effort. To begin with, get walls of the room painted, the top half being the blue of the sky while the bottom half is the green of grass. You then need to get smaller quantities f various colors that you will need to paint your child’s ‘jungle’. Keep in mind colors needed to make flowers and animals as well as include lots of white to paint clouds. Once you have the required colors, first draw images on the wall using alight, erasable pencil. Start by drawing large trees. You could paint a canopy over your child’s bed’s headrest. You could try painting Disney animal characters like Dumbo, Bambi as well as characters from The Jungle Book and The Lion King. Once you are through with painting, use artificial vines to line the corners of walls and wrap it around bed posts!

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