If the game room, basement or other spare room in your house has become overcrowded or unused, maybe its time for a game room makeover!
Any room with enough space will do.
Open light basements are a great space to convert into a game room, although many modern home floor plans will have a space specifically intended [...]
Whether you are redecorating your teen bedroom or planning a new kitchen design, Rafter Tales has plenty of great ideas for your home decor project!
Your home is your world and one of the most important ways of expressing your personality and how your lifestyle is defined, so making your home decor unique and special is [...]
Tiffany lamps were the creation of Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848 to 1933), a brilliant American designer, best known for his work in stained glass.
Tiffany is most associated with the Aesthetic and Art Nouveau movements, and was affiliated with the Associated Artists, a collaborative group of designers that included Samuel Colman, Candace Wheeler, Lockwood de Forest [...]
White furniture may refer either to a distinct style of furniture or to the White Furniture Company, founded in 1881 in North Carolina by the White Brothers, Dave and Will, who made furnishings, but not in the particular style of “white furniture”.
The White brothers started their company with $275 earned working as telegraph operators and [...]
Since your teen will soon grow into new phases and tire of whatever decor you and they select, it’s a good idea to try and recycle furnishings or find used stuff at garage sales and then refinish or otherwise redecorate items for your teenager’s bedroom.
You can take that old chest of drawers, desk or wood [...]
Modern home decorating might feel like a big challenge to some homeowners and would be interior designers.
When done right, a modern home décor appeals to our sensibilities with its distinctive use of bold asymmetry, polished surfaces, strong geometry, clean lines and neutral colors.
Coming from the German words for "to build" and "house", the Bauhaus school [...]
Have you ever heard of the cliché “everything old is new again”?
This saying truly reflects today’s hot trends where design elements from earlier periods are having a comeback.
Remember the pink flamingos? They are here again! But the flamingos are not the only ones; retro kitchen designs are out as a fashionable and cozy way to [...]
Pretend play is so critical to the development of kids’ imagination, regardless of age and developmental stages.
Whether playing dolls, dress-up or house, spending time pretend playing puts your child into that make-believe world, where their creativity and imagination can take over.
Providing your kids with simple games and a good play space can help them in [...]
The bedroom is your place to unwind, relax and do all sorts of private activities.
Being the most personal room in the house, it must possess the feeling of ease, solace and cleanliness as well.
If you are longing to experience these things, you might, want to consider stuffing your room with white bedroom furniture.
White bedroom furniture [...]
If you are a big fan of romance and the classics, then Victorian furniture will suit your home well.
This kind of furniture became popular during the reign of England’s Queen Victoria. At that time, society was on its way to being stylish, and furniture became a symbol of wealth.
Victorian furniture gives your home a touch [...]
If you are getting bored with traditional interior design themes and want something out of the ordinary, then why not opt for a tropical style for your home?
At most times you treat your home as a place to dwell slack in after a hard day’s work, and given so, why not make it your own [...]
Mission style furniture is an American art form that is popular not just as a collector’s item but also a contemporary furniture design.
The origins of this style are little known, but the most often told story is that mission style furniture was developed by the congregation of a San Francisco church around 1890.
The priests had [...]
If you want to give your bedroom a more working and functional theme, contemporary bedroom furniture does the job.
This kind of furniture offers a sense of comfort but at the same time maintains a peaceful atmosphere.
Contemporary furniture as well gives an illusion and makes the bedroom look bigger, neat and uncluttered.
Those who desire a quiet [...]
When you say eclectic, it’s almost synonymous to anything goes.
It means getting ideas or using concepts from different sources.
In the world of art, eclectic style decor is a mix of different styles from different continents, and different times.
However, it should never border to being overt that it threads on the absurd or the weirder styles.
Achieving [...]
Entering a French country home, the resulting decor is rustic and welcoming.
This style will fit well in both traditional and more modern homes, or in specific rooms you want to make unique.
The look of French country furniture is inviting and fuss-free. Its charm relies on the rustic feel of the furniture and accessories and the [...]
