Home Media Furniture

My family and I are thinking about moving and designing our own house. Well I need some advice for the best, most detailed Interior and Exterior designing software to buy for under $30?
Detailed as in where I can add different kinds of furniture, add a basement, a media room, and a game room.
Have any suggestions?

Thank You Very Much.
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U could go for Blender from www.blender.org. Its top rated for its features.. Also if U wanna check out some more alongwith their pricing then go here software.pricegrabber.com and goto this section .. Software › Design & Multimedia › Engineering/Home Design

2008-10-17 01:28:54 by Ryan.

www.langleyinteriors.co.uk Fitted furniture, fitted bedrooms, fitted bathrooms, home office s and media rooms. At Langley Interiors we have been ...

About to move home and the bedroom is medium sized, has a small velux window, and where the head of our bed is (which is silver metal) we are looking to have the wall painted a rich deep purple, and we very much like wenge furniture but am concerned that altogether the room will look small? Any suggestions?

Can you post a picture, so I'd have an idea?

2009-06-19 10:14:57 by Jeni

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House is currently 80's country. The woodwork is lt golden oak, white cabinetry & shiny hardware, shiny brass glass fixtures - my style is Tuscan, darker woods, marble, iron, rich earth tones. Mission also appeals to me, again, medium to dark woods, black iron, ect.

I am repainting the entire interior - walls & ceilings - that's already in the budget & is top priority. I'm thinking a shade similar to latte but w/ a neutral to slightly warm cast to it due to the woodwork.

I want to incorporate as much antique looking black accent as possible, I love the old look & I have a lot wrought iron decor pieces.

For furniture, I'm thinking leather, classic medium brown leather sofa/chair, need to find a dining table that is that lt wood, hopefully with some black iron accents. The LR has a stone fireplace, though it's grey instead of tan which seems odd to me.

Very tight budget - suggestions to incorporate my tastes into this home? Photos for ideas?
What type of hardware would you suggest?

Repainting the cabinets, as much as I would love to, isn't really practical right now. I can't afford to have them done and it's just not possible for me to do them myself at this point in time & have them look nice.

What about window treatments? I'm a "less is more" person. I'd like matching iron hardware on all the windows but not sure what kind of curtains I want. There are bright white wooden blinds on the bedroom windows but not the living room/dining room. Privacy wise, I'm ok with sheers though ... Color suggestions?

I also really like plants and am thinking some hanging drapping type plants in front of the large dining window (which faces back yard) would add a degree of privacy but not block too much light and view. I saw some pretty wroung iron hangning pots that were inexpensive. I just don't want to go overboard with the black.

brass & glass? tape off the glass, spray paint the brass with a flat black spray paint made for metal.

paint kitchen walls a soft yellow (matches with the existing colors) and pick areas to go over in a darker shade of the same color. what i did was to buy a gallon of dark gold paint...then i mixed a small amount into a gallon of white (same brand, with about 2 cups removed & reserved) and painted the kitchen. then i used the dark gold and watered it down a little and rubbed it in some areas. then i went over the same ares with the dark gold not watered down.(kinda like layering on blush or eye shadow. lol) then i used a little bit of the white an rubbed it in small patches randomly. the overall effect was that the walls had aged and mellowed over time.

against the soft mellowed tones of old wood (your table perhaps?) and the aged look of the walls add red or royal blue...while using the black accents.

go for plain and simple in the dining room table. to much black iron will overwhelm. it is for accent only :)

green plants are good. thyme or ivy would probably work in the dining room window, with some old shutters hung below, as they are a natural for the tuscan look.

have open display shelves. colorful majolica peices work well, as does colored glass (in jars or bottles). use lots of terracotta. display various pastas in jars, a braid of garlic or oninons, jars of olives, and fresh flowers on the table.

the stone firplace sounds fantastic. display some copper pieces,or baskets, or terracotta and fresh flowers, and a wonderful 'old world' type of picture framed in black.

if you have a wall that is just right - write something on it! in the kitchen 'bon appetite' or 'Vino vecchio, olio nuovo'
- old wine and new oil or 'Non si vive di solo pane' -
one does not live by bread alone.

and finally here is a link you might be interested in; http://www.homeimprovementtips.net/tusca n/cheap-tuscan-decorating-ideas.php

hope this helps. sure wish i could see it when you are finished. i know it will be outstanding!

2007-09-10 08:14:42 by amom25

Easy to install
Includes everything necessary to install
Fan(s) can be set to blow into or out of the cabinet depending on your needs.

We are buying a beautiful home that I love. I'm just really confused on how we should decorate. The kitchen, dining room and living room are all open to each other. The kitchen cabinets are a medium-blonde wood, but my hubby and I would prefer a darker wood for our furniture. Would this look okay, or should we find something that matches the kitchen better? Also, should we try to match the wood pieces in our living room to the dining room set as well? Thank you so much for you help, any advice would be appreciated!

Besides the dark wood color, you need to find two major colors and one accent color. Also, know all the dimension for the space.

Let's start with living room, you will "anchor" the focual point first - it can be a TV, Fire Place or picture window. Then you will lay out your rooms first. And it is okay to place furniture at an angle (if your fire place is at a corner). If you want to do a sectional, make sure it not too big that invade the space for dining room. Also, the turns are correct. (sectional size varies a lot, must measure before purchase).
Sofa sets are more flexible in confirguation (and don't buy them all same color - mix in the pattren with your colors in, and leather/fabric) combination are great.

Dining room, measure the space based on the lighting above the dining area (most the time, there is a chandlier). Determine the space of dining area, and see how big a dining table you want to place there. Since most dining table can be expanded, so you need to do two sizes, one for the smallest it can be to look propertional to the space, and how big you want to expand to.

As for kitchen, if you have an island, two stools will solve the problem (measure the height of the counter - counter or bar height stools). If you really want to have a table there, do a small bar table (30"-36") or a bistro table, so it doesn't take lots space (sometimes, you will eat in front of the tv anyway).

All dark color furniture will go together. The worst thing you can do it try to match the cabinet or wood floor color.

Bring in the color by using a chair will colors, and find a solid color sofa, and using the pillows to bring the color over from dining room.
Mix glass top with the dark wood will give you a more open feeling. If you like the dark color, then you can use beige, green, brick etc.

The reason dark wood furniture so popular is because all colors go well with them.

www.sitcomfurniture.com <== get some ideas there.

2008-10-05 16:14:39 by Savannah

I want to get this large TV media console that is a wenge finish (very dark brown), but it will sit right next to a built-in cabinet that is a very light maple. All of the other cabinetry in the attatched kitchen is also a light maple. Is this okay in the do's and don'ts of home decorating? ~Thanks!

I think mixing wood finishes adds more interest as long as there are things that tie them together, such as cushions that compliment both tones and etc. Good luck!

2008-09-22 09:28:07 by tkatakis