Interior Design Resources (07)

Kids' Room Decorating Ideas from FamilyFun.com
The website for FamilyFun magazine provides lots of information for decorating kids' rooms. It makes the point that decorating a kid's room will be your most fun decorating projects, because, Where else can you paint with crazy color, stencil a raceway on a wall and go crazy with posters? The site offers ideas and information on decorating with different themes, organizers, funky furniture, wall decoration, and many other decorative touches such as an alligator dimmer switch, a hockey stick curtain rod, and ideas for drawer knows, valances, lamp shades, bed curtains and more.

Bring Serenity Into Your Home with a Japanese-Influenced Decorating Scheme
Choosing to have a Japanese theme in one room or throughout your entire home means that you want to create a clutter-free space. Balance is key to the effect you are trying to achieve. Your decorating plan will be built around a central object in your room. This could be an altar, an indoor fountain, a still life, or a garden. You may want to display a kimono on a wall as a decorative piece. Obis (a piece of cloth that makes the sash for a kimono) can be used as a table runner, and sake kegs can be used as the base for a lamp, an end table, or a planter to add some greenery to the room.

American Society of Interior Designers (ASID)
Have you ever dreamed of becoming an interior designer? Are you going to school right now and want to know which classes would be best for you if your goal is a career in interior design? If you are merely considering a career as an interior designer, this site has information to help you decide of interior design is right for you, information on a variety of interior design career paths, design schools, internship programs that can give you valuable hands-on experience and help speed your career forward, as well as a wealth of educational resources. If you are already a designer you'll find useful information on continuing education, awards and competitions that can enhance your reputation and gain more clients, tips for building your business, products and services, discussion boards so you can learn from your peers, and more. So if your dream is to become an interior designer, or your dream is to take your present interior design business to the next level, this site has what you're looking for.

Housing & Interior Design
If you are planning to remodel or planning to buy a fixer-upper, this site is loaded with links to sites that can make your job a whole lot easier. This site is conveniently broken down into different categories and contains a wealth of information, tips, and project ideas on subjects such as appliances and tools, decorating and designing, environmental designs, financial considerations, flooring, walls, renovations, even tips on how to research neighborhoods before considering a move, and lots of helpful links to finding, buying and financing a new home. Most of the links are to well-known, name brand sites, such as Black & Decker, Whirlpool, Frigidaire, Coldwell Banker, Armstrong, Builder Online and many, many more. Each site is filled with well-written and helpful articles.

House Boat Decor
Design your narrow boat with this UK-based interior designer who provides CD-ROMs of possible 3D design possibilities. If you have a basic design for your narrow boat interior, you can draw it to include your furniture, fittings and boat appliances with boat dimensions then submit it for a 3D model creation. You can even put in your preferred boat decoration color themes and more.