Home Tree Atlas: Home Decor Ideas and Mood Boards

Bathroom Ceiling Ideas: From Cove to Tiled Designs

Here are some ideas on what to do with those bathroom ceilings:

Decorative Touches: Some decorative ideas include wallpapering the ceiling, just like in picture (1). You can get wallpaper that comes in a tile design like the one seen in picture (2). And these can be painted over to suit the look and style of your bathroom. Tiles are another way to go – in picture (3) faux bronze tiles decorate the bathroom ceiling.

Painting the ceiling a solid pop of color is a simpler and cheaper option. If you’d like to have a textured look, have a look at our painting techniques post here that shows different ways of creating painted textures – like using a sponge to create a marble look.

The Go to Choice: The most popular ceiling choice in a modern home is a finished ceiling with recessed lights. If you have a large bathroom, the ceiling design can be broken up a bit by having drop down sections like in picture (4).

For other top remodeling ideas, have a look at my post here: The Upgrade: Top 8 Bathroom Remodeling Ideas and Design Tips.

Other Structural Bathroom Ceiling Ideas: For a grander looking bathroom, have a look at installing cove lighting (5). This is when there is a drop down ceiling that has a cutaway. Light fixtures sit hidden in the cutaway section – giving the room a nice soft glow.

Crown molding can be used to line the edges of the ceiling. It can also be used along with beams to create a bold design (6).

Having a skylight is a great way of naturally lighting the bathroom during the day (7). And if you like the shabby chic style, a chandelier is a great piece to have in the bathroom.

There is always the option of leaving the ceiling unfinished, and showing the rustic beams if you have them (8). 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8

May 21, 2013 in Bathroom

Vanity Design: Bathroom Backsplash Ideas

With tile pieces you can create a lot of different patterns. You can find tiles that come as individual tiles that you can arrange yourself to create a mosaic or they’ll come in blocks of a pattern – just like the chevron pattern in picture (1). Take a look at the bedroom flooring post for more ideas on different mosaic patterns: from the herringbone pattern to designs with borders.

You can either have a dedicated backsplash as seen in most of the pictures above, or you can have the entire wall tiled to create a more uniformed look (2)

Some unique bathroom backsplash ideas and designs include using faux tin tiles as seen in picture (3). Pebbled tiling gives a modern and rustic look (4). And picture (5) shows a marble backsplash that also doubles as a sink shelf.

Some DIY ideas include using random colorful tiles to create a more bohemian style look (9), or treated pallet panels can be used as a vanity backsplash (10). 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10

May 21, 2013 in Bathroom

Vintage Style Wallpaper Patterns and Designs

Here is a design tip from the Anthropology’s wallpaper department: “Love the print but can’t commit? Buy one wallpaper sheet and frame it – you’ll get the pattern pop without a room redo”. Anthropology is one great place to buy vintage style wallpaper designs – pictures (1) and (2) are from them. Wayfair is another place with a great selection (5 – 10).

The pictures above show some great wallpaper designs. You’ve got the more decorative and graphical designs like the botanical and bird prints – while some other ideas include a Chevron pattern as seen in picture (11) or even a lace design (12). Or if you want to create a feature wall in the kitchen or home office, how about using a wallpaper with an image of a vintage styled map (13).

In our bedroom wallpaper post we showed a 3D textured wallpaper (also known as anaglyptic paper) which can be left white or be painted over (14). This kind of wallpaper can also be used to decorate the ceiling (15).

You can always create your own DIY design on top of the wallpaper. But if you are going to do that, you’d might as well paint the whole wall first and save a ton of money. Some vintage style designs include French signs (16), a Chevron pattern, or a lace style pattern seen in picture (17). We have a post here that shows great and easy painting techniques you can do to create a textured paint effect – like using a sponge to create a marble look or a dry brush to create a linen fabric effect. Another alternative to using wallpaper is to use subway tiles. 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13/14/15/16/17

May 20, 2013 in Decor

Vintage Wall Decor Ideas: From Bird Cages to Designing with Frames

Vintage style picture frames can be used for quite a few things. In picture (1) a frame is being used to display jewelry in a bedroom, in picture (2) another frame is being used to hang vintage postcards and letters from. In our sewing room posts there was a room that used a frame to display spools of thread. They can also be used to frame a mood board in a home office, a kitchen command center, or key hooks in a foyer.

Some print ideas that make for great wall art pieces include botanical prints (3), maps, and sheet music. Subway sign prints also look great (4). Some physical pieces to hang up include skeleton keys (5), a vintage clock (6), and wall letters (7). Though most bird cages hang down from the ceiling, there are some that can be attached to the wall (8). These can be used as key hooks, a bulletin board, or to house potted plants.

Vintage and antique door knobs can be used as curtain tie backs as seen in picture (9) or as jacket/towel hooks. Glass jars and wire baskets also make for great storage containers that can double as vintage wall decor pieces (10). 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10