Roman shades are a classic window treatment. They are simple, elegant, and can fit in any style of room. Roman shades are made from a single of fabric panel. A cord is thread through loops running along the length of the fabric at regular intervals. When the cord is pulled, the fabric raises in the groups of evenly spaced panels. Most Roman shades are made of fabric, but bamboo Roman shades fit in rooms with an earthy or Asian d?cor.

You can buy packaged, basic Roman shades from most home stores, but you can also make or buy customized Roman shades. Roman shades are one of custom socks the most simple homemade window treatment projects. It is a great project for beginning home decorators. You can find free instructions to make them on the Internet. When you make your own Roman shades, you select the fabric, the spacing, and the style of Roman shade. The needed supplies, other than the fabric, are very inexpensive. You can make Roman shades without a sewing machine, but it will take much longer. The price of the fabric depends on the quality you select, but fabric stores carry lots of inexpensive fabrics.

You can also commission a local interior designer to design and make custom shades for you. The designer may suggest fabrics or styles you would have never thought of, and will make the Roman shades quickly. It will cost significantly more than if you made the custom Roman shades yourself.

You can also buy custom Roman shades on the Internet. A simple search on custom Roman shades will produce scores of online retailers. You will not have, however, the freedom you had with an interior designer. The shades will look custom, but you will have to search through the hundreds of available shades to find ones perfect for your windows. Buying shades online is less expensive than hiring an interior designer.

So you're in the mood to decorate your bedroom, but you're on a limited budget...

AND you don't have a headboard. And we all know that the bed is the major focal point of a bedroom. Your bed needs weight and drama... a headboard!

But if you don't want to spend $1000 on a headboard, what do you do?

Well here are 6 very budget friendly ways to adding a headboard to your bed.

1. Place box cushions along the wall at the head of your bed. These are thick enough to hold there shape while adding a cushioned backdrop to your bed. Now you can lay in bed and read a book comfortably. You can make your box cushions out of foam and fabric or find some discount cushions to match your decor. Even old couch cushions covered in new fabric can work!

2. Hang a full-length mirror horizontally above your bed. This will give the feel of a headboard, reflect light in the room and help open up your space. You'll be surprised at how great this looks!

3. Hang fabric down your wall. Quickly sew up some rod pocket curtains, or find some pre-made curtains and hang them from the ceiling down and behind your bed. This will add height, texture and drama to your bed. You can hang your fabric with a standard curtain rod or staple it to 1" x 2" board.

4. Hang framed art across the wall above your bed. Find images that complement your room's color scheme and frame them in a rich wood tone or paint the frames to add a punch of color. Evenly space them on the wall above the head of your bed.

5. Make your headboard! This is easier than you think. Get some plywood at the height and width that you need. Glue a layer of foam to the board. Then cover the foam and board with batting, stapling it to the back of the board. And the cover the batting with your fabric, stapling it to the back of the board. Easy!

6. Hang shutters behind your bed. What a Wholesale Low Cut Women's Socks terrific country look, to reuse some old shutters or fencing and use it as a headboard!

With a little imagination you can come up with your own special headboard creation that will add much needed drama to your bedroom plus adding in your personality. Because what's a bedroom without your personality shining through?

Happy Decorating!

Have you seen T shirts with designs on them?  Your home printer can print the same designs you see on the shirts in stores and you can save a lot of money making your own shirts.

To start making designs, you need an iron on transfer kit.  These kits can be found at any computer store in the printer area.  Some kits may come with images to use for your project, but don't expect a lot, they may only provide enough to get you started.  You can also find your images from the internet, but this requires a lots of searching to find the ones you like.  You can also buy software from the software area of the store and you will get about 10,000 images to use.  It may be ok to use these images and put them on your shirts to sell, but check to see if they are copyrighted first.

If you do not own a printer yet, this would be a good time to buy one, but make sure that it is an ink jet.  You may want to get a few ink cartridges, if you plan on selling your shirts.  If you're just making the shirts for yourself, then one ink cartridge will work.

An iron is also needed to get the images onto the shirts but make sure that there's no rust on your iron.  You are going to need a lots of shirts.  Any color will do but if you're new to this, start with a white one.

To get started, you must decide what kind of image you want to put on your shirt.  If you have the appropriate software, you just type into the search window what kind of image you want, and you will get a lot of results.  If you haven't bought the software with the library of images, then use the web or the samples that are offered.   Now load your iron on transfer software.   It should show you a shirt and all you have to do is load the picture onto the shirt that's on the screen, then you can size the image the way you want it to be on the shirt.  You can add words as well, if you like.  Once you are finished, put your iron on transfer paper in the printer.   Read the instructions carefully and make sure to load it correctly.

Once you get your iron on transfer sheet with the image on it, set your iron the way that the kit recommends.  It is worth noting that if you flower female socks have a picture and words, you will need to cut around the image and each letter and iron them all on separately, otherwise you will have the whole print on the shirt and it will look like it has been starched.  Try ironing on other fabrics like tote bags.  Your kit should tell you what you can iron onto.

Making shirts can be a fun hobby, and if you would like to make money on them, you can do that too.  Just make sure that the images you use are not copyrighted.  So if you would like to try it, go to your computer store.

There is an alarming increase of accidents involving children who play near their house windows. Strangulation or even head concussion are some things that should be avoided, especially in the supposed comfort of your own house. You would not want to find your youngest son or your favorite pet choking on a piece of string attached to the blinds, or have someone accidentally hit his head on a window glass. This is why it is a must to know certain steps to prevent such things from happening.

In order to avoid any head injuries caused by windows, you might want to consider using window stops, especially if your window keeps on opening even if it is meant to stay closed. Using pile of female socks this device will help your window stay locked, thus providing safety and security for the people in your house. You must only use this, however, if it is perfectly fine to keep your windows closed most of the time. But if you do not want that, then it is best to buy another safety device that allows the window to stop swinging in order to avoid accidents.

If you have in your house window shades or roller blinds instead of curtains, then it is important to remember that these devices also pose a threat to the safety of your family. Some roller blinds tend to have long cords that dangle from their rods. This means that anyone's neck could get tangled, causing immediate death or severe accidents due to strangulation. A number of infants have already fallen victims with these cords, so you must do something to prevent such things from happening. As of 2001, cords for window blinds are now safer and more reliable. An upgrade kit could be bought in stores. This kit includes the important tools needed to stop strangulations. Tassels and cord stoppers can also be bought and used for those window shades that have been bought before 2001. If, however, you are still feeling paranoid over your family's safety regarding blinds, then it is now time to call your dealer and replace the shades with a more ideal window covering.

There is another safety device that you can buy. Window guards are now being sold in the market as an item that gives the best results in terms of home safety. What are window guards? These are bars that help prevent broken wounds sustained from falls whenever one leans over a window. It is installed in front of the window either horizontally or vertically. When buying one of these window guards, it is best to look for one with a release mechanism so that the bars can be fully opened immediately in case an emergency occurs, like fire or flood.

Do not feel too confident and do not start telling yourself that you are already safe inside your home. You should always remember that even the smallest and simplest of household objects can pose a threat to the welfare of your family, so be alert and check your windows to ensure an undisturbed lifestyle.

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Another tip on caring for fashion bags is to take some preventive measures to protect the bag against scratches and damages. For example, you can spray a fabric protector on your fabric bag before using it outside. Also, it is highly necessary to be extremely careful in buying bag protector kits from local stores because they sometimes contain chemicals which can damage the skin of the designer bag. Most authentic bags come with special care kit products made especially for the material of the item. In cases wherein the kit runs out of sprays, take note of the ingredients of the kit before buying a new bag care kit. Some of the most important items in a care kit are the fabric and leather protectors. Application of these materials may be a little tricky so if it can be afforded, it is always better to bring the bag to its retailer and have professionals teach you on how to apply the protectors. A fabric protector works by eliminating the stain spills on the bag's surface while the leather protector is used to make the bag's leather stay in good shape.

Another important part of a designer bag is its cloth fabric. An advice on choosing the color and skin of fashion bags is to purchase those with dark hues and prints so that in case there would be stains, they are hardly distinguishable. Also, dark colored bags or purses are good choices because they require only minimal maintenance as they can mask dirt and only needs occasional cleaning. In caring for designer bags, it is also important to take note of the things that you put on it. For example, even though face polishers, lotions, and perfume are ordinary things in women's bags, these products can also damage the insides of the bag once an accidental spill happens. It is also necessary every now and then you have to remove all the contents of the bag and stuff it with its original stuffing so that its original shape is preserved. Another advice is to bring the designer bag to a shoe shop even once a year to have its straps tightened and polished.