Energy Efficient Winter Decorating Victorian Style
What the Victorians Can Teach Us about Saving Energy with Style
This page focuses on the common-sense ways that Victorian interior decorating took advantage of natural phenomenon to increase comfort -- and to do so beautifully and in keeping with the Victorian aesthetic. Many of us view Victorian homes through modern eyes and neglect to live in them with the awareness of natural elements that the people of that era had. We look at many aspects of the Victorian home as purely decorative but ignore the practicality of many Victorian interior design and hom...

The 4 Basics of Victorian Interior Design and Home Decor
An Introduction to Victorian Style Interior Design
This page provides an introduction to Victorian home decor organized into four design basics: Color, Pattern, Opulence and Romance. Learn how to incorporate these principles with ease and confidence to create the room or entire home of your dreams. We've also included some specially selected resources to help you achieve a historically sensitive Victorian style that suits your home's style and yours as well. Victorian stye is a broad term that generally refers to characteristics of design (a...

Stone in Interior Design
Natural stone in Interior Design.
Stone is an amazing material for home improvements and commercial designs. Stone is a timeless material which will never date (if selected right). Natural stone has to be quarried, cut and finished. There are many types available which are really made by nature. Some of them are created by volcanoes and lava, some of the are created by riverbeds and oceans. There are many different types of stone: marble limestone granite slate sandstone travetine

American Colonial Period Interior Decorating
The American Colonial Period Decorating Style: Practical, Eco-Friendly Home Decor
American Colonial is a popular home decor style and one of the main inspirations of today's "Country" and "Shabby Chic" styles of decor. This page will help you understand the variations in American Colonial interior decorating, so you can find the one that best suits the style of your home and your needs. You'll also find DIY tips, photos, resources, and advice on how to achieve this warm, welcoming decorating style. The American Colonial Style covers the period from the arrival of the firs...

Home Decor DIY-Decorating Info & Resources by An Interior Designer
General Home Decorating How-to, Designer Tips & Resources
The home decorating pages here provide information, home decorating tips from an interior designer, and how-to advice and instructions for various aspects of interior decor from choosing color to hanging pictures. The majority of these pages address general interior design topics such as color, coordinating patterns, and eco-friendly decorating that transcend periods and styles. The emphasis is on giving the reader the knowledge needed to DIY or to be an informed consumer of decorating produ...

RocketMoms Spring Session 2011 Interior Design Lenses
Week Two Home Decorating Ideas
During week two of the Spring Session 2011 of RocketMoms the challenge was to make a lens about Interior Design. This incredible group of ladies were asked to create a lens that fit into one of the sub-categories of Interior Design. They could write about Home Decor, Fabric Design, Lighting, Hiring an Interior Decorator, Painting your home, or other Interior Design topics. The RocketMoms are a diverse group of women of all ages who share a love of writing about a variety of topics. I think y...

Blessed By The Interior Design Angel
Angel Blessings In the Interior Design Neighborhood
For a short little stint, I am the little Squidoo Angel who will fly around the neighborhood of Interior Design which is nestled in the community of Arts and Design. I'll be flying around finding quality lenses that have been written by lensmasters that really shine. I like sparkly things so I'll be using my special little sparkles to provide a blessing on the extra special articles that I find while in the neighborhoods. In the Interior Design neighborhood we have several little sub-divisio...

Interior Design Directory of Squidoo
Interior Design Directory of Best Squidoo lenses
Hi to all! Are you an interior designer? Do you love to design? Do you have an interior design lenses on Squidoo? Please join this Interior Design Directory of Best Squidoo lenses. Leave your links in Best Interior Designs Lenses Voting section. Thank you!