How to Decorate a Double Staircase

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When Scarlett O'Hara descended the sweeping double staircase at the Twelve Oaks plantation in the movie "Gone With the Wind," members of the audience were awed by the architectural beauty and opulence of the scene. Even now, a double staircase adds drama and elegance to any home. When you're fortunate enough to have this style of stairs at your place, it's up to you to decorate the area in a manner that makes a statement.

Difficulty:EasyStair runnersChandelierPotted plantsArtworkSitting-area furniture1

Place a runner on the steps of your double staircase. Opt for a solid color in a dramatic shade like maroon, crimson or scarlet or an ornate floral or Persian design. The stair runner will protect the wood of your steps and provide secure footing.

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Install an elaborate chandelier in the center of the open area of the staircase. Select a traditional crystal chandelier that will twinkle when the sunlight hits it during the day and glow at night when you turn it on. Alternatively, choose a funky, eye-catching design to install in a modern-style home.

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Choose an over-sized oil painting or portrait to place in the center of the stairs on the landing. Commission an artist to paint your likeness in an elegant pose, or select an amazing landscape image that reflects the natural beauty of the area where you live, to bring the outdoors inside.

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Select large potted plants to place on either side at the base of each staircase. Choose the lacy elegance of ferns, the exotic look of palm trees or the fragrant beauty of pine trees that are the same height as the banisters.

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Create a cozy sitting area in the space between the two staircases -- install a velvet settee, an antique coffee table and attractive lighting. Place a glossy coffee table book on the table to give guests something to peruse as they enjoy the area.

Choose decor that complements the architectural style of your staircase.

Forbid all children, big and small, from sliding down the banisters.

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How to Decorate a Bedroom Like Pixie Hollow

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Paint the walls a basecoat of blue. In Pixie Hollow, the land where Tinker Bell and her fairy friends live, all four seasons exist simultaneously so that the different fairies can practice ushering the different seasons in and out. Recreate the four seasons to create a bedroom your little one will not soon forget. Create your own fairy room, inspired by Pixie Hollow, using paint and supplies found at the local craft store.

Difficulty:Moderately EasyBlue interior wall paintChalkAcrylic paintsSpongeCurtainsFairy pinButterfly pin (optional)20 to 30 eye hooksFishing lineSilk butterfly1

Paint the bedroom walls a light, sky blue using your preferred brand of interior wall paint. Apply a second coat of paint, if necessary. Let the paint dry overnight.

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Draw a mural on the wall with chalk depicting springtime. Include trees, flowers in bloom, grass and fluffy clouds. Paint the mural using acrylic paints. Use vibrant colors for the flowers. Make the grass and trees full and green. Let the paint dry overnight.

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Repeat the process, drawing and painting three more murals on the remaining walls to represent summer, fall and winter. For summer, keep the sky cloud free with a large sun. Add a pond and rope swing. For fall, use oranges, reds and yellows for the leaves. Paint leaves on the ground and no flowers. For winter, use lots of white to indicate snow. Make the trees leaf-free, unless you want to add a snow-covered evergreen. If desired, include animals in the mural, such as a snow rabbit in winter or blue bird in spring. Let the paint dry overnight.

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Wet a sponge with clean water. Squeeze out the excess to keep it moist but not soaked. Wipe all four walls with the sponge to remove any chalk left behind.

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Hang curtains in shimmer fabric to represent the look of fairy wings. Choose tulle, organza or a metallic sheen curtain, based on your privacy needs. Use a fairy or butterfly pin as a curtain clip.

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Secure 20 to 30 eye hooks to the ceiling, depending on your ceiling size. Place the eye hooks in a random pattern on the ceiling. Space the eye hooks a minimum of 6 inches apart. Tie an 8-inch piece of clear fishing line around the body of a silk butterfly. Tie a loop in the end of the fishing line. Repeat the process to create as many butterflies as you have hooks. Hang one butterfly from each eye hook.

Add three-dimensional flair to the wall murals, if desired. For example, use a staple gun to attach silk flowers on top of the painted flower blooms. If you included butterflies or dragonflies, attach silk ones to the walls. For the leaves, use silk leaves. Create a snowman in the winter scene and use real fabric to create its scarf.

To add a fairy twinkle, string white Christmas lights around the curtains or around table legs.

Pair the finished room with the bedding of your choice. Choose Tinker Bell bedding, a solid color or general fairy bedding.

If you are not comfortable with the idea of drawing a mural by hand, rent an overhead projector from an audio-visual company. Use the projector to project images from an online photo-sharing site or from a coloring book on the wall and trace the image onto the wall, before painting.

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How to decorate the houses with light hardwood floors

Decorate your home to improve its hard wood floors. Floors of light hardwood like Maple and oak, gives your home a warm natural appearance. If you prefer light and cheerful decoration, choose light rather than dark wooden floors. Lightweight flooring is suitable for any room in your House, a room to the kitchen. In the decoration in the coating of light soil, choose furniture and textiles that complement the shade of the wood. Stick with comfortable fabrics and inviting colours to create a style of elegant decorating with abandon.Difficulty: EasyWall paintLight textilesLight furnitureWarm-hued wood wood accessoriesPotted plants1

Paint the walls an elegant, inviting shade to complement the light wood floors. Update of the walls of the living room with a creamy unbleached color, a kitchen with a warm yellow shade butter or pomegranate a bedroom with an eye-catching red hue.

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Choose furniture elements made of plain wood to create a cohesive look. Strengthen a bedroom with a bed, bedside table, desk and dresser set, or a living room with a table of correspondence and Entertainment Centre, featuring wood with a similar tone to the flooring.

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Decorate with textiles in warm colours. Place a cream couch featuring sunny yellow decorative pillows or coral color, in a living room with light hardwood floors. Improve a bed with a quilt with deep floral red, orange and gold in a bedroom with maple or Oak floor wood and put a stuffed, correspondence rug on the floor to add style and comfort.

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Create a look coordination with light wood accessories. Hang pictures in plain wooden frames to complete the flooring. Choose lightweight wood, towel racks and shelves shelves.

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Improve the look natural and spa-inspired by the floor by decorating with plants. Fill empty corners of House and with large living room, pot, tropical plants. Decorate tables of shelves and sides of the wall with small indoor plants.

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How to decorate the Quonset huts

 The lines rounded of the Quonset hut allow a wide margin. The Quonset huts have become ubiquitous on military bases since their introduction in 1941. The simple design is fast and easy Assembly, flexible and is used for all possible reasons that soldiers would surround the space with walls and a roof. Millions of GIS slept, ate, worked, and bathed in Quonset huts. Thousands of them have been converted to housing after second world war and that they have become a lasting symbol of the military. A Quonset hut looks as if someone cut a soup can in half lengthwise and attached with the curved part face up. Decorate a Quonset hut may reflect its lines straight and curved top.Difficulty: Moderate1

Foliage plants persistent hedges along the sides. The long straights of the hut are ideal for a line of the hedge and hedges provide protection against the rigours of the winter winds in a building that is traditionally short on isolation.

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Paint each coast or several sections of coastline, of the corrugated steel spur and a different color of the roof. Coasts offer a natural tendency to follow and using a variety of colors the cabin can be appearance which varies between conservative and psychedelic.

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Transform the integrated "face" to the front of the hut in a true face. The door and two lateral Windows, with the shape of semicircle of the front, combine to give two eyes and a clear mouth to the building. Addition of the eyebrows, lips or red lips, teeth and a rose "language is" can convert your Quonset Hut to look like any person of a child to an elder.

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Splash bold colors as well as the lower interior of the hut with photos or other hangings. This focuses the eyes from the rounded Summit and takes the idea that you are standing or living in a box of soup.

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