When you’re designing the overall look of your bedroom, have you ever though about taking the regal approach? There are dozens of headboards and other pieces of furniture that can help you transform your bedroom into one that looks as though it would belong to royalty. Many royals have always chosen to create their look by using understated, yet expensive, furniture pieces. You may not find a princess who has tons of flowing pink gauze and white wicker in her room (unless she is very young), but you will likely find a princess who has solid colors mixed in with beautiful fabrics.

The High Arc Headboard by Skyline Furniture is an upholstered headboard that would be much like something you would find in the bedroom of a royal. This headboard is available in black as well as a variety of other colors so that it can easily fit into any colors you have in your room. It is created using a pine wood frame that is covered in foam padding. Beautiful and silky Shantung fabric is placed over the padding and is bolted on using large buttons, to give it a quilted look. If you were to add a large beige or brown bolster, along with some silky sheets and a puffy comforter, you would easily have created a look that is fit for royalty. The best part is that this headboard by Skyline Furniture is extremely inexpensive, allowing anyone to live like a princess.

The Metalart Lamp isn’t your run of the mill table lamp and the $950.00 price tag will keep mortals like us away. The porcelain mushroom shaped lamp is fun, funky and functional.

Volker Haug lighting design is visually striking and can complement any quirky living space.  Designed by Christopher Boots, the design exudes vibrancy and individuality. Check out his website http://www.christopherboots.com/ for more fun designs.

The Newspaper Brick Maker is a nifty application to have around as you can make bricks from old newspaper and use it as firewood!  So how does it work? Well its quite simple as the compressed wet newspaper dries into 81/2″x31/4″ bricks that burn at the rate of about 4 per hour.

When most people begin the search for a headboard, they almost always have a wood or metal variety in mind. These have become the popular items in terms of bedroom furniture. That, however, leaves out one very important type of headboard: the upholstered headboard. Back in the 1960’s and a bit earlier, upholstered headboards were all the rage. Designers would take old wooden headboards and cover then in beautiful fabrics, not only as a way to make a statement, but also as a way to save money. These headboards, however, became unpopular a bit later on.

Upholstered headboards, when used in the right situations, can be beautiful additions to a bedroom. They can give a luxurious feel that no wood or metal headboard could ever accomplish, no matter how detailed they were. Upholstered headboards, especially those covered in a light fabric, can bring not only warmth into a room, but also decadence.

The Shirred Border Headboard in parchment color by Skyline Furniture is an upholstered headboard that looks as though it belongs in a royal bedroom somewhere. This beautiful headboard is made using Shantung fabric. The frame is created with pine wood and is padded with foam to make it not only pretty, but comfortable to lean against as well. If the light color doesn’t suit you, you can choose from eight other delicious colors, all made using the finest quality fabrics and materials and all are perfectly suited to make your bedroom look, and feel, like the most relaxing room in the house.

Investing in a wall-mounted aquarium sounds like a good idea to us especially the ones manufactured by Mikaza Homes. Prices range from USD350 to USD750 and the aquariums come in various shades and sizes.

One thing that amazes most people is how space saving furniture can be conceptualized these days. We are all familiar with sofa beds which shows the standard sofa become a standard bed. But how about a sofa that transforms into a bunk bed? Nice huh?

Well if you think this is some sort of fluke, there is such a sofa. The Doc XL Sofa seems to be a modernized sofa and you would be surprised at how it changes itself to a bunk bed. Not only is that a good thing, it provides more accommodations for people who may want to sleep over.

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When most people think of metal headboards, they think of an adult bedroom. This is probably because most metal headboards, back in the earlier part of last century, were only used by adults, and were very rarely used by children. If they were used in a child’s bedroom, it was only because the parents had a great deal of money.

It is a shame that more parents do not think of getting metal beds for their children, as there are shapes and curves in metal beds that can not be created in wood furniture. The Lindsey Headboard, for instance, is the perfect example of a metal headboard that would be ideal for a young girl. To begin with, it has plenty of beautiful curls and castings that make it very feminine and beautiful. The headboard is finished in a textured white powdered coat, making it not only more feminine looking, but also allowing it to perfectly match any existing bedroom décor.

The Lindsey Headboard is created by Hillsdale Furniture, meaning that it is extremely sturdy and will do well for any young girl’s bed. It is solidly welded and will last for generations. You can easily imagine this white frame in a beautiful pink or purple themed bedroom, where it would set off a nice contrast to the scheme of the room, providing a focal point and making the whole room come together. You can purchase the headboard alone or the entire frame, giving you a more complete look.

Here’s a really cool DIY showing you how to turn an IKEA Ramvik sideboard into an old-school gaming machine.

I had an old Powerbook G4 with broken hinges that I wanted to find a use for. I eventually decided to turn it into a dedicated MacMame machine. Here you’ll be able to see how it evolves!

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IKEA, our favorite cheap Swedish furniture company, has come up with a cool small laptop workstation that can also be used as a cabinet for your books.  It comes in red or white at $59.99.  Don’t confuse with the IKEA PS Havet though…

Key features

Combined workstation and storage for laptop and accessories. Saves space and is easy to place anywhere in your home.
The cable outlets inside and at the bottom of the cabinet make it easy to organize cables according to need.
The upper space is lockable for safe storage of the contents.
An elastic strap keeps your laptop in place during charging.
The lower compartment is just the right size for hidden, easy-access storage of modem, router and multiple sockets.

designer:

Henrik Preutz

Product dimensions

Width: 27 1/2 ”
Depth: 7 7/8 ”
Height: 23 5/8 ”
Max. load/open front: 55 lb

Width: 70 cm
Depth: 20 cm
Height: 60 cm
Max. load/open front: 25 kg

via IKEA