Repainting bedroom?
casual_ros
i am a teenage girl going to repaint her bedroom.
i am thinking of a two-toned look: a dusty rose and a tan color.
possibly going with two walls rose and the rest tan.
opinions?
Answer
Beige would look best for all the wall. Decorate your bed in rose/chocolate/white. Lots of pillows in rose/pink/chocolate/beige/white in different shapes to give depth of the bedding. Hang Chocolate curtains with glitter light pink sheers in the back
Associated with: love
Best for: bedrooms as it can be peaceful and restful. A hot fuchsia can introduce passion http://www.bbc.co.uk/homes/design/colour_psychologyofcolour.shtml#brown___
Pitfalls: can be appear to be very girlie and sickly sweet. To counteract this, introduce hints of dark charcoal or black.
Few additional ideas here:
http://www.beyond-bedding.com/pink-and-brown-twin-kids-childrens-bedding-set.html
http://www.beyond-bedding.com/pink-and-brown-twin-kids-children-bedding-set.html
http://www.beyond-bedding.com/brown-and-pink-lamp-shade.html
http://www.thecompanystore.com/parent/For+Girls/5001/E1C5X/&cm_ven=NexTag&cm_cat=For_Girls&cm_pla=LEOPARD_PRCL_FLT_SHT&cm_ite=E1C5QBRO&code=macs=T8NXTG&qcat=For_Girls
http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing?id=317035
Beige would look best for all the wall. Decorate your bed in rose/chocolate/white. Lots of pillows in rose/pink/chocolate/beige/white in different shapes to give depth of the bedding. Hang Chocolate curtains with glitter light pink sheers in the back
Associated with: love
Best for: bedrooms as it can be peaceful and restful. A hot fuchsia can introduce passion http://www.bbc.co.uk/homes/design/colour_psychologyofcolour.shtml#brown___
Pitfalls: can be appear to be very girlie and sickly sweet. To counteract this, introduce hints of dark charcoal or black.
Few additional ideas here:
http://www.beyond-bedding.com/pink-and-brown-twin-kids-childrens-bedding-set.html
http://www.beyond-bedding.com/pink-and-brown-twin-kids-children-bedding-set.html
http://www.beyond-bedding.com/brown-and-pink-lamp-shade.html
http://www.thecompanystore.com/parent/For+Girls/5001/E1C5X/&cm_ven=NexTag&cm_cat=For_Girls&cm_pla=LEOPARD_PRCL_FLT_SHT&cm_ite=E1C5QBRO&code=macs=T8NXTG&qcat=For_Girls
http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/thing?id=317035
re-decorating my room?!?!?
JennyGITL
im going to ikea soon to get new furniture for me & my sisters room we already have a bunk bed that is cherry wood. and we have a dresser that doesnt match at all so i want to know can i paint or spray paint that to match the bed? or do i need to buy a new one completely.. my t.v. stands on the dresser & thats really all the furniture we have so as you can see are room is unorganized my friend has this thing in her room she got from ikea years ago it takes up a lot of space its like a big metal frame like thing with a bunch a retangular slots for different things she puts books her t.v. & many other things in the slots. ive searched everywhere for this do you know what its called & if not do you know one piece of furniture that could store a lot to save money?
Answer
You can paint pretty much anything as long as you prepare it properly. To do this, you have to have a good idea of what it is made of. Anything with a shiny surface will need gently sand papering to give it a 'key' (surface for the paint to stick to). Once it has been keyed, it should be cleaned off carefully to makes sure it's clean and dust free.
If it is a melamine or other synthetic, you will need a specialist primer to help the paint adhere. If the dresser is raw wood, it may need a wood primer, but otherwise, you can just go ahead and paint. I am from the UK, so our paint types may not have the same names as yours, but hopefully your local DIY store should be able to translate.
In theory, it is usually suggested that you use a hard wearing gloss or eggshell paint on furniture (the sort of paint that you use on doors or windows), but I have frequently used ordinary matt emulsion (wall paint) very successfully. The advantage of this is that it is comes in the biggest choice of colours and you can get sample pots very cheaply if you want to do interesting effects, add stencils or other features. Also, if you are a good artist, it is compatible with artists acrylic paint. After using emulsion, you should seal the surface with a varnish (as it is a water based paint, use a water based varnish...I also prefer matt to gloss).
To paint the dresser to match cherry wood is usually quite a skilled thing to do. The link below tells what one lady did to give her bathroom cabinets a cherry wood look - her technique is very simple, but it might be effective.
If this is too complicated, you can just paint the furniture in a nice colour to match in with the room. A simple, but nice effect if it fits in with your scheme is to give a distressed (Shabby Chic) look. To do this, you paint the furniture all over with a contrast colour (I like a taupe or other dark neutral), then you rub a candle over the areas where the paint would naturally wear away. Then you paint with the final colour you want (such as a cream for a real New England look), then , when it is dry, you use a kitchen scourer or some very fine wire wool to rub of the paint where you have put the candle wax...then seal with varnish. Again, there is an American link below to help out.
Using paint you can let your imagination run wild - paint stripes, or doors a different colour etc. Also, changing any handles can really change the look.
Another way of getting a different look is to use decoupage - the art of cutting out paper & sticking it on things. With this, you can get all sorts of effects - from very quaint (eg flowers) to very modern (for example you could use fashion images of handbags or shoes, or cover drawers with a favourite wrapping paper). If you google decoupage furniture, you will see loads of different styles. It is very easy - you just need to stick the pictures on with wallpaper glue, but it is important to put on a few layers of varnish to protect the papers - I found a US link below that shows one technique and another that shows some ideas.
With regard to the Ikea furniture, their Expedit range is one of their main ones for wall storage units, but you can mix and match ranges, so for example you could include the very cheap Billy bookcases (all the ledges are movable so you can put on items of all sizes) or, although the Trofast range is technically for kids, it is interesting shapes, sturdy, (paintable, if you want) and you can put in shelves or storage baskets of various sizes. This range (and also Forhoja) also has wall cabinets
If your TV does not fit as you would like it to, you can always put the TV onto a wall bracket so that it takes up less space. You can also put up arrangements of Lack shelves in interesting ways to give you the storage that suits you
My son redid his bedroom with Ikea furniture - he needed to fit a work station as well as bed, chest, wardrobe, DVD/CD & TV/Playstation storage etc etc. What worked really well is that he did an accurate plan of his room, so he could work out exactly what fitted where and use space as efficiently as possible. It worked out brilliantly. Ikea gives all the dimensions of all its furniture so you can plan ahead of your visit. Their website also has loads of room ideas.
Hope this helps
You can paint pretty much anything as long as you prepare it properly. To do this, you have to have a good idea of what it is made of. Anything with a shiny surface will need gently sand papering to give it a 'key' (surface for the paint to stick to). Once it has been keyed, it should be cleaned off carefully to makes sure it's clean and dust free.
If it is a melamine or other synthetic, you will need a specialist primer to help the paint adhere. If the dresser is raw wood, it may need a wood primer, but otherwise, you can just go ahead and paint. I am from the UK, so our paint types may not have the same names as yours, but hopefully your local DIY store should be able to translate.
In theory, it is usually suggested that you use a hard wearing gloss or eggshell paint on furniture (the sort of paint that you use on doors or windows), but I have frequently used ordinary matt emulsion (wall paint) very successfully. The advantage of this is that it is comes in the biggest choice of colours and you can get sample pots very cheaply if you want to do interesting effects, add stencils or other features. Also, if you are a good artist, it is compatible with artists acrylic paint. After using emulsion, you should seal the surface with a varnish (as it is a water based paint, use a water based varnish...I also prefer matt to gloss).
To paint the dresser to match cherry wood is usually quite a skilled thing to do. The link below tells what one lady did to give her bathroom cabinets a cherry wood look - her technique is very simple, but it might be effective.
If this is too complicated, you can just paint the furniture in a nice colour to match in with the room. A simple, but nice effect if it fits in with your scheme is to give a distressed (Shabby Chic) look. To do this, you paint the furniture all over with a contrast colour (I like a taupe or other dark neutral), then you rub a candle over the areas where the paint would naturally wear away. Then you paint with the final colour you want (such as a cream for a real New England look), then , when it is dry, you use a kitchen scourer or some very fine wire wool to rub of the paint where you have put the candle wax...then seal with varnish. Again, there is an American link below to help out.
Using paint you can let your imagination run wild - paint stripes, or doors a different colour etc. Also, changing any handles can really change the look.
Another way of getting a different look is to use decoupage - the art of cutting out paper & sticking it on things. With this, you can get all sorts of effects - from very quaint (eg flowers) to very modern (for example you could use fashion images of handbags or shoes, or cover drawers with a favourite wrapping paper). If you google decoupage furniture, you will see loads of different styles. It is very easy - you just need to stick the pictures on with wallpaper glue, but it is important to put on a few layers of varnish to protect the papers - I found a US link below that shows one technique and another that shows some ideas.
With regard to the Ikea furniture, their Expedit range is one of their main ones for wall storage units, but you can mix and match ranges, so for example you could include the very cheap Billy bookcases (all the ledges are movable so you can put on items of all sizes) or, although the Trofast range is technically for kids, it is interesting shapes, sturdy, (paintable, if you want) and you can put in shelves or storage baskets of various sizes. This range (and also Forhoja) also has wall cabinets
If your TV does not fit as you would like it to, you can always put the TV onto a wall bracket so that it takes up less space. You can also put up arrangements of Lack shelves in interesting ways to give you the storage that suits you
My son redid his bedroom with Ikea furniture - he needed to fit a work station as well as bed, chest, wardrobe, DVD/CD & TV/Playstation storage etc etc. What worked really well is that he did an accurate plan of his room, so he could work out exactly what fitted where and use space as efficiently as possible. It worked out brilliantly. Ikea gives all the dimensions of all its furniture so you can plan ahead of your visit. Their website also has loads of room ideas.
Hope this helps
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