There are many ways to change a room’s decor without spending a lot of money. All you need is a little imagination to get started. Replacing curtains with newer, more modern variants is a great way to start. Lighten up your personal space, make it stand out and start focusing more on window treatments. The right shades will completely redefine the way your home feels and looks.

Summertime is just around the corners, and many householders have already started looking for ways to make their homes feel comfortable and cool. How do we cope with the heat without sacrificing style? First and foremost, we should look for the best color palette for our windows; next, we must choose materials properly. Last but not least, have to pay close attention to accessories. Dress up your home for the hot season and take your inspiration from the following curtain ideas.




Neutral curtains for an extra touch of freshness

Beige, yellow and accents of gold here and there will completely transform your room, whether it’s a bedroom or living area. Neutral window treatments give spaces an unprecedented elegant effect; these hues are the perfect ground for a stylish, up-beat environment where you can play with colors and change your décor every time you feel like it.

Neutral patterns in particular, are extremely versatile. Geometric accents add fluidity and movement into any room of the house, whether it’s a bedroom, kitchen or living area. On sofas and curtains, geometric patterns create the loveliest contrast, adding warmth and comfort.

Sheer elegance

When decorating a living room or bedroom, the most important accessories are the window treatments. Rooms without proper shades look empty and boring; however, it’s not always about the curtains. Sometimes the accessories that accompany the curtains can make an even greater impression. Believe it or not, an architectural hang with oversized rings can be a lot more impressive than any type of curtain. Bring a touch of sheer elegance into your home, and give your windows the treatment they deserve. Invest in quality, keep things simple but chic and your home will exude freshness and style.




Light pink draping

Think pink this summer season and adorn your living room with pink drapes and curtains. But make sure to avoid bright hues; instead, opt for pastel pink accents and complement the lightness with darker shades in stronger accents of dark brown, marsala or black. The contrasting colors will definitely make your windows stand out, not to mention that the whole vibe in your home will be changed.

Dramatic curtains

If you want your personal space to appear more dramatic and stylish, you might want to rethink your choice of curtains and drapes for the windows. Rather than opting for the perfect fit (width and length), choose to break the rules. Loose linens that touch the ground are an excellent choice; they exude extravagance and style, and they have the power to completely transform the general appearance of a space.

Window treatments accessories

The industrial trend is back, and this season the accents are bolder than ever. Make your windows stand out with exquisite curtains and accessories. After you’ve chosen your curtains it’s time to have them installed. But before we do that, we must learn to make smart choices. Stainless steel hooks, rod brackets and rings are an excellent way of emphasizing on the industrial trend. The roughness of the steel can be easily complemented by soft curtains made of the most exquisite materials. Silk, Egyptian cotton and damask are ideal in bedrooms and living areas.




Dress your personal space for the hot summer season and think outside the box when decorating. Rooms with too much light should have darker curtains to prevent harming the delicate furniture while creating a more intimate atmosphere inside the home. However, dark curtains don’t necessarily block heat. An excellent alternative would be to choose thicker material choices for the curtains, like damask or linen in light shades.

Regardless of your choice, the key ingredient for a comfortable and stylish home is to keep things simple. Choose a dominant color but don’t let it take over your space. Splashes of colors are more than welcomed too.

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So if you’re a fledgling in the Marvel fan universe, here are some of Marvel’s greatest heroes for your bedroom design.

Wolverine

Wolverine, also known as “Logan”, was born a James Howlett. He is the second son of wealthy landowners John and Elizabeth Howlett, and lives in Alberta, Canada in the late 19^th century. But he was believed to be the illegitimate son of Elizabeth Howlett and Thomas Logan, the family’s groundskeeper.

He was taken by a group of scientists led by Dr. Cornelius for the Weapon X Program. Cornelius was tasked to bond adamantium to the human bone cells, which is why Wolverine’s skeleton is covered by adamantium and became a Weapon X assassin.

Black Panther

Black Panther or T’Challa is heir to the centuries-old royal household of the African Kingdom Wakanda. He was hated by his adopted elder brother, Hunter when their mother died giving birth to him, even more so when it was clear he was superseding Hunter in the royal household.

T’Challa studied in Europe and America, and then went back to Wakanda to undergo rituals like defeating his uncle S’yan who was serving as the Black Panther. He did this to win the heart-shaped herb which enhanced his abilities and giving him a spiritual connection to Bast, the Panther god. He worked very hard to protect Wakanda through rigorous training and constant developments in their technology. He is suspicious of everyone, even his friends. But it only shows what he is willing to do to protect his people.

Iron Man

Iron Man was born Anthony Stark to prominent tech giant Howard Stark and Maria Collins Carbonell Stark. Even at a young age, Tony was interested in building and creating machines. At the age of only just 15, he got into the electrical engineering program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and by age 19, has two master’s degrees.

During a field test of one of his military hardware, they were attacked by a terrorist groups led by the Sin-Cong revolutionary Wong Chu. A land mine went off near Tony, and a piece of shrapnel was lodged into his heart. He shared a cell with physicist Professor Ho Yinsen. They both worked to create a battlesuit and a magnetic generator that will help prevent the shrapnel going further into Tony’s heart. The battlesuit was the first ever Iron Man battlesuit, and used it to break out of their cell.

Thor

Odin wanted a child who would be more powerful than him, so he pursued Gaea, the earth goddess and from their union came Thor. He was born on Earth, known to them as Midgard, in a cave in Norway. Odin took him home to Asgard to raise him with his wife Frigga.

The Mjolnir was given to him after performing heroic deeds. However, he became very proud and almost started a war with the Frost Giants. To teach him humility, Odin sent him to Earth, stripped of his powers and memories of being Asgardian. On Earth, he was crippled medical student Donald Blake and graduated with honors, and became a family doctor and surgeon. He opened a private practice in New York City where he worked with Jane Foster for 10 years before receiving a subconscious prodding from Odin.

Captain America

Steve Rogers, known as Captain America, was a scrawny fine arts student who grew up during the Great Depression. He was motivated to enlist in the US Army when he learned about the atrocities committed by the Nazis, but failed physical examinations. However, he was invited to be part of the project, Operation: Rebirth headed by Professor Abraham Erskine, which aims to produce the perfect soldier by enhancing their physical abilities.

He became a counter-intelligence agent and a symbol of heroism during the War. He fought alongside Bucky Barnes during the Second World War.  They were able to defeat the Red Skull, but was too late to prevent Baron Zemo from launching an armed drone. Both Rogers and Barnes reached the plane, but when Bucky tried to defuse it, it exploded mid-air hurling Rogers into the North Atlantic where he entered suspended animation.

Black Widow

Known as one of the greatest spies, Natasha Romanova was orphaned as a child, trapped in a burning building during an attack by the Stalingrad forces in Russia. She was found by Soviet soldier Ivan Petrovtich Bezukhov and raised her.

The Soviet Intelligence took notice of her and started training her. She was saved by Ivan, Wolverine, and Captain America when she was almost brainwashed into serving the Hand. After World War II, she became part of the Black Widow Program, which consisted of female sleeper agents. One of her instructors is the Winter Soldier, known also as Bucky Barnes. She was finally given the title Black Widow after the death of his husband Alexi Shostakov and continued her training with the Red Room Academy.

These are just some of the most badass Marvel characters you can have on your bedroom. Which one would you like to defend you?

Author Bio:

Yyanna Reema Marquez is a student – writer based in Manila, Philippines. A student of Interior Design that focuses on converting old materials into unique DIY projects, she loves to eat ice cream and watch basketball games. Follow her on Twitter and add me on Facebook.

The distance for the TV background wall and sofa

Normally, the background TV wall is 3 meters far from the sofa. This distance is the suitable distance for people to watch TV.  Too far or too close distance may cause visual fatigue for people. If it exceeds 3 meters, the width had better be larger than the depth.




The background wall decorating

The decorating for the background wall should be abundant so that you will not feel empty for the visual feeling.

The easiest handle way is to paste the wallpaper or decorate wall painting or brush different color paint and add a decorating painting frame.




If your living room is comparatively narrow, the distance between the sofa and background wall do not have 3 meters. In this condition, you may try ways to amplify the space. You may install some protruding decorating ornaments, which can weaken the thickness of the background wall and show the layer feeling and stereo feeling for the room. The most common way is to put board or bookshelf on the wall.

The color for the TV background wall

Though the area is not wide enough for small apartment, the idea for pursuing beauty is the same. The volume for the wall should avoid too large. The color of deep and light should be suitable. What is more, to avoid over fatigue for your eyes, you may design backlight from the two sides of the wall.




The material for the TV background wall

Nowadays, there are lots of materials which are suitable for the background wall such as stone, glass, metal wallpaper. As the limited size, you had better not pick the rough or heavy stone material. And the mirror in home decorating may show the effect of expanding the space. The mirror should not be too large, for it may dizzy your eyes. Besides, the wallpaper can bring warm feeling to the home, which is loved by many people.

To sum up

No matter for large or small apartment, do not decorate the TV background wall too exaggeration. It is easy to be out of fashion and dizzy your eyes. Click here to learn the skills for decorating the dream bedrooms.

What kind of mattress is good?

Function is the key for choosing mattress. The function of the mattress is to ensure the healthy and comfort sleeping of people. There are two standards for high quality mattress: one is people’s spine can be in flat and extended status no matter in what sleeping posture; another is have uniform pressure, human body can relax totally when lie in it.

The hardness of mattress is decided by the spring in it. Except the necessary hardness for supporting, good rebound resilience is also important. The rebound resilience is not good when the mattress is too hard or too soft. When people lie in hard mattress, only head, back, buttocks and foot bear weight, other human body is suspended, the spine is stiff and in tension state. Human body cannot get the best rest effect. What is worse, people’s health will be damaged. When the mattress is too soft, human body will sink into it; if the spine is in curve state for long time, viscera will be oppressed. Therefore, high quality mattress must have proper hardness.

As the spine of human is S shaped, it needs proper hardness to support it when lie down. Whippy mattress is essential for the comfort degree of human body and sleeping quality. We should choose mattress according to height and weight. Slim people suit soft mattress for enough support in waist. Hard mattress can provide good support to the neck and waist of fat people.

How to test the hardness of mattress?

The simplest way to test the hardness of mattress is to lie upward on it. Check whether there is a gap between mattress and neck, waist, and the part bellow buttocks. Then lie on one side to test whether there is a gap between the human body and mattress in the same way. No gap proves that the mattress match with the natural curve of the neck, back, waist, buttocks, and leg when sleeping. This is the standard for proper hardness of the mattress.

How to choose a mattress?

At present, the mattress can be divided into soft, hard and moderate hardness. This is decided by the number of spring and the diameter of steel wire. Customer should choose comfort mattress with proper hardness according to actually needs. Here are some things the customer should pay attention to when shopping mattress:

Firstly, the pattern of mattress fabric should be consistent with bedstead.

Secondly, the quilting seam tightness of fabric for a mattress should be the same. There is no obvious crease and no broken line, double-needle on the floating thread.

Thirdly, hem and four arcs on mattress should be well-balanced and there is no rough selvedge on them.

Fourthly, there is no noise when pressing on the mattress. The spring steel wire should be covered by a cushion.

Fifthly, back up material should not be fixed by plastic rope. Check the quality of back up material. Some manufacturer may use worn-out and moldy material.

Finally, the spring should not be rusted.

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