After a long and tiresome day at their respective workplaces, it is but understood if a couple looks ahead to a quiet romantic evening. Soft instrumental music lightening the mood against the lazy background of a well set dinner table and the couple sipping exquisite wine beneath the classy chandelier – sounds wonderful, does it not? Well, there are a couple of places in your house, which when adorned by a stylish chandelier, can turn every moment into a romantic milestone. Also, you need to buy those expensive chandeliers the design houses flaunt inside the glass windows – you can actually purchase a simple one at a flea market and enhance its appeal by various methods.

The living room is the most common stage for a chandelier, owing to the numerous family meetings happening here. However, you can also install the same in your bedroom, dining room & even the bathroom.

Everybody likes to live king size – after all, you have earned that living. So why not actually transform your living space to a miniature old world castle. Not only can you yourself enjoy the royal welcome everyday you come home, but you can also flaunt your home in front of your neighbors, proudly announcing ‘mi casa o su casa’. A couple of guidelines can help make your place look like a real castle, cherishing the good old regal days.

First, choose a good color and pattern for your walls & flooring. Make sure they look stony enough to be accounted as a castle. Though the stony appearance may look dull, once filled with the contents, it will actually make the space look larger (not to forget the royal blood line). If you can, install large wooden or iron doors. Arrange some good rugs on the floor. A good castle will also need a good fireplace.

When you are looking for home decor solutions for your house, you can get at least a thousand in a few hours, all thanks to the various media and resources facilitating them. Any kind of retouches are possible when you have your own place. However, the scenario changes drastically when you have a rented apartment which already has white walls (and a big legal document which prevents you to tamper it). In such a case, one often runs out of options so as to decorate the room, often restricted to simply add a few decorative mantelpieces or picture frames. You would be happy to note that a white background can actually work as an appealing canvas for your home decor project.

Decide upon the theme you seek from your project. You can go for a sunny coastal theme, using drapes & artifacts made of shells & pebbles. A retro theme will also go good.

Have you ever seen the vintage beds they flaunt on the fashion post cards or posters? Those long wavy nets dropping from the ceiling, covering the edges of the bed, creating an appealing platform for the model over it? Though the concept looks a bit farfetched for your house, it is, in fact, a very simple project. Go ahead; invest some hours & a few yards of netting to create the picture bed just like the poster showed.

The support should be camouflaged to look like the rest of the wall. Use a curtain rod & brackets to help hang the netting from the ceiling. Make sure wavy drapes are created and secured in place (you can use staple pins for the purpose). Use good looking wires for the wrapping purpose and make sure that every bed post is uniformly wrapped with the netting. You can enhance the look using floral elements.

With the rising competition in every thinkable domain, people have adopted the ‘Do or Die’ philosophy so as to prove themselves the winner. Take home improvement for example – every house owner struggles hard chalking out a fashion makeover for his home, something which will make him stand out proudly in his neighborhood. A condo is a famous living option in the United States, and refers to the style of staying wherein a person owns a particular apartment in a property and has pre-specified amount of rights to use the common facilities like the swimming pool, Jacuzzi, etc.

When it comes to adorning the insides of a condo, the options are endless. From jazzy (or glossy) paint (or patterns) to designer picture frames, from new age furniture to a window make over, from modern art to tribal sculptures – one has infinite options to remodel his condo as per his plan.

A picture says a thousand words – and what better place to flaunt these thousand words beyond your house? You have at least a dozen places where you can display these special moments or masterpieces (in case of paintings), starting from the living room walls to the stair walls to your bed side table. However, if you choose to display your picture against a vertical support, it is good to tilt the masterpieces a bit from the top, so that when placed at a level higher than the eye level, they can pose a good view.

S hooks are used to hang pictures in such a way that the top tilts a bit ahead while the bottom rests against the support. Such hooks are available in various sizes, classified upon the weight (of picture) it can sustain. Install the S hook on your wall, but make sure you affix it well.

Before a family moves in, your house is simply a block of bricks & concrete. Once the family takes over the scene, the brick structure gradually develops into a heaven of love, laughter and warmth, finally transforming into a well cherished home. The best way to describe the ‘family’ story is the use of photographs. Though the usual place of showing memorable family moments has been, for decades, the table tops, it is a good idea to secure a place on your walls for the same.

Create or buy a picture frame which will match well with the color scheme (e.g. black and white) or theme of the photograph (e.g. a funky frame for a photo shot at the fun fair booth). Use a butcher paper (and a good quality painter’s tape) for the tracing and layout purpose. Affix a properly sized nail, depending on the size of the photograph.

It does not require a person to be a born artist to make his own masterpiece – however, having a creative edge will definitely help. Some people avoid the artistic way & simple bring ready to install artifacts or sculptures. Some go ahead and purchase DIY kits. However, there are many who wish to create the jewel all by themselves. A wall collage refers to a collection of photos (and/or paintings) which are put together in a way that present them as being a single (yet complete) picture. If you have a good concept & some paintings to work on, you can create your collage in no time.

Gather the paintings & work over a good layout scheme. Once done, select the part of your wall where it will be installed. Do not club the frames together – a small margin of about two inches will do wonders. Use a butcher paper for the tracing purpose.

Hanging photos on your walls are not just a way of adorning the visual appeal but also aid in keeping those special moments fresh forever. It is good to start looking for a place to flaunt your photo frames beyond your bed side table and the living room (or bedroom) walls. Nowadays, the stair walls pose as yet another promising platform for your photos. Not only is there ample space for a photo collage but the presentation style can be customised by adding special lights or background textures.

Create the series of photographs you want to flaunt – it might include your best vacation moments or your little poodle growing up. Even if it is better to keep the photos at an eye level, the visual appeal comes naturally when it is put a bit higher (about 4 to 8 inches). Let the collection look sober and not just a bursting mosaic.

People are nowadays pretty concerned about the way their exterior looks – since it is the first line of impression for their guests and snooty next door neighbors. It is good to have a brick exterior, since the brick mesh itself has its unique classy appeal. Adorn the brick background with a few picture frames and you will have a masterpiece ready in no time. This works equally brilliant for standalone brick exteriors, a patio or a porch. Do take care not to damage the wall while hanging the pictures. Make sure you have the right set of tools handy.

Use an appropriate sized drill bit to drill a hole. The hole size will depend on the type of hook you wish to install. Once you have the hole dug, fill in some epoxy resin. Insert the hook immediately before the resin starts hardening. Hang your favorite picture the next day.