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DIY Trendy Kids’ Dresser

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What an idea – letting kids write on their furniture… I saw this in Better Homes and Garden and I wanted to share this idea with my readers.

Refresh that old dresser with two coats of RustOleum brush on chalkboard paint, perfect for your kids to doodle and when they grow up you can write on “Reminders” like clean your room, make your bed.

You can also paint the dresser first with RustOleum Magnetic latex primer, then paint with the chalkboard paint – now you have a surface that is magnetic AND writable. This idea is great for the young child in your home, or the teenager in the family. Great place to hang those concert tickets or prom tickets for safe keeping.

chalkboard mirror

Let your child be creative, and when they get tired it all they have to do is erase it!

Other DIY idea: Paint a wall in your child’s room with the Chalkboard paint, or paint a space and frame it with molding to create a picture frame look. If you don’t want to paint your walls get a piece of plywood, cut it to the size you want and paint it with the chalkboard paint and frame it and hang it on the wall.

chalkboard wall

Trendy Tips:

Paint over the magnetic paint with two coats of chalkboard paint to finish.
Give the chalkboard paint three full days to dry and cure. Then rub chalk over the entire painted surface and erase. Let the drawing begin!

Have fun and be creative.

Cathy @ The Trendy Home

Trendy Interior Designs from The New York Gift Fair

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What’s new in Interior Design? Well, the big New York Gift Fair is currently going on (January 30th – February 3rd) at the Javits Convention Center and Pier 94. The NYIGF is held in January and August and showcases gifts and goods for the home. It’s one of the largest shows for retailers, buyers, distributors, importers, wholesalers and manufacturers’ representatives to bring their goods or come and see what’s Hot, and NEW!

From the Fair the reports are coming back on a big focus on handmade and whimsical design, and a lot of color: Orange is hanging on, turquoise and browns are also showing up. I’m glad to see Orange is still hanging on, I did Trendy Teen Room-Bold and Beautiful talking about decorating with Orange. At The Trendy Bed Orange has been a big seller this year in comforters and duvet covers.

Today’s article from Oregonlive.com is by Bridget A. Otto, The Oregonian called Interior design news direct from New York Gift Fair is where I actually got the picture of the brown and white bed above. Why did this catch my eye?

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Just yesterday The Trendy Bed just added this new product line Bloomingdale Bedding and I’m going to say this is The Trendy Bed’s FIRST print product and I just fell in love with it’s simplicity design and I loved that it’s reversible in the opposite design. (Two for the price of one, just flip it over!)

The Bloomingdale bedding is silky soft made from 100% Egyptian cotton 400 thread count woven with superior single ply yarn. This kind of quality bedding is only found at selected Five Star Hotels; now you too can enjoy and sleep on this kind of quality bedding!

It comes as a 9 piece luxurious ”Bed In A Bag” in Full, Queen, King and California King with an Down Alternative comforter as a bonus. Check out the other colors it comes in:

Black and White:

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Taupe & Black:

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Blush and Chocolate

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Navy and White

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Hope you enjoyed seeing what’s new in Interior Design, regarding bedding, straight from the New York Gift Fair and be the first to order The Trendy Bed’s new Bloomingdale Bedding.

Visit The Trendy Bed, the one place for all your Trendy Bedding!

Cathy

Five TRENDY Ways to Add Color to any Room…

1. Start with a blank canvas of white and off-whites for floors, walls, and furniture. Then use collections and accents to bring in vivid color that can change with the seasons.

2. Punch up a room with an accent wall in a dramatic paint or wallpaper color.

3. Fall in love with a favorite fabric or pillow, then find it’s dominant color and play it up throughout the room. At The Trendy Bed you can get Orange Comforters and Pillow Shams.

4. Paint the inside of a frequently used closet for a refreshing burst of color.

5. If you’re not sure how much each dose of color should be, use a 60-30-10 formula as a foolproof guide. According to the formula, a predominant color should cover approximately 60 percent of the room. A secondary color should cover 30 percent, and 10 percent for the artwork, lampshades, and accessories.

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