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Your bedroom is your sanctuary, your escape from the cares of the world.  It can be a lot of fun to design a tropical themed bedroom oasis.  Imagine vibrant flowers and swaying palms as you are transported from the stressors of your busy day into the private retreat of your bedroom.  There’s no need to hop on a plane and travel thousands of miles to be completely immersed in a peaceful and soothing atmosphere. The tips that follow will help you to create your very own paradise with a tropical bedroom theme.

Although you might think that there isn’t a big difference between a western style of decorating and Native American or southwestern decorating styles, they are actually quite distinct from one another. Although they might share a similar color palette at times, each of these decorating styles has its own focus and sense of design. While southwestern and Native American decorating styles tend to be more casual, there is often a certain elegance and even extravagance to a western style of decorating. If you’d like to add the look of the west to your home, here are four ways to add an authentic look and feel.

Are you tired of having to pick up all of your work because the table has to be set for dinner? Is accommodating art projects and homework affecting your productivity? Maybe now is the time to get serious with your business and set up your official home office.

When you start a home office project, you first need to choose a location. Find something that you can isolate from the traffic – behind a door is best, but even a side alcove of your living room cut off by furniture and defined by strategic placement of area rugs works. By defining the area, you may even also be able to write it off of your taxes in some cases, so be very deliberate with this step.

Many stay-at-home moms often consider watching other children in their homes to earn some extra money for their family.  For those who not only take the idea seriously, but turn it into a business, the result is an in-home day care.  Most licensed in-home day cares have to have a separate area for the children.  If you are establishing a new in-home day care or would like to give yours a face lift, try some of the decorating ideas below to get you started.

Color

The first thing that you want to do when designing an in-home day care space is to make it colorful and appealing to the children who will be in it.  You can choose from a primary color palette that makes ample use of red, blue and yellow or go with a softer, more neutral color palette that focuses on white, brown and blue.  No matter what color scheme you feel most comfortable with, make sure that the accent pieces that you plan to use, like the beautiful dragonfly metal art that is perfect for the science nook, match the chosen colors.

The concept of plastic furniture usually conjures up an image of something that is not particularly attractive, may be functional but won’t have a long life, and is generally cheap and low quality. However, the plastics industry has come a long way in recent years and this does not have to be the case. The great thing about plastic furniture is the very fact that it is low cost and can be used for a variety of purposes. In many ways, it is even more practical than expensive wooden furniture, which may look a little nicer, would be.

So what kinds of plastic furniture would you use to decorate your home? And where would you put it?