How to decorate my apartment with a zen/Asian style?

Q. I'm moving into a new, smaller apartment and would love a minimalistic, calming decor. I can't afford to spend too much, but I am very crafty, own a sewing machine. I have a set of textured red curtains that look gorgeous.

Any ideas?

A. I love bamboo roman shades paired with beautiful curtains. Keep your furniture very minimal, and get a few asian inspired throw pillows for your couch, or chairs or whatever you have. Something that will match your curtains. Or you can find some fun asian inspired fabric to make the throw pillows out of (try e-bay for some cheap fabrics).

Check out this fabric, this is beautiful with a little hint of red, and it's not tooo busy: pretty cheap on e-bay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ZEN-CAMOUFLAGE-VINTAGE-JAPANESE-SILK-HAORI-FABRIC_W0QQitemZ270315153557QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item270315153557&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50#ebayphotohosting

You could do a couple of throw pillows out of that.

I would leave everything else very minimal, maybe do a nice mirrow with a big frame (black or something pretty plain). I would do a lot of natural things, like the bamboo shades, maybe a seagrass or jute rug,

Maybe a woven trunk for storage that can double as an ottoman. I recently picked up 3 of these at my local target, but they were 50% off.

http://www.target.com/Square-Banana-Leaf-Woven-Trunk/dp/B0012N759I/sr=1-1/qid=1228799917/ref=sr_1_1/183-7292684-8445769?ie=UTF8&index=target&rh=k%3Awoven%20trunk&page=1

They are darker in color as they appear on the website. I have used two pushed next to each other as a coffee table, and one as a side table next to a chair in my living room.

What is most important, is to bring stuff into the room that makes you feel the most comfortable in your space. I have "inspiration pieces" in all my rooms that really make the room for me. In my living room it's a palm tree painting from a local artist here, every time I look at it, I'm absorbed into it for a little while.

In my bedroom it's my down european pillows on my bed, They are so comfortable and comforting. Find something that you LOVE and build your room off of that. But use it as your "main attraction".

Happy Decorating, and Happy Holidays.

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what would be a neat way to decorate a bathroom?

Q. I'm moving out on my own this fall to a nice little one bedroom apartment with my bf of 3yrs. We've already seen the inside of it so we kinda got an idea of the whole layout. We both really want the inside to be different, but stylish. Like example: living room is going to be theater/movie themed, kitchen looking like a little cafe, bedroom asian...but we come up short on the bathroom. Any ideas?

A. Maybe carry the Asian theme into the bathroom? You can either go for traditional-inspired Asian with lots of brown, sage green, and earth tones. Get a bamboo bathmat and some serenity type candles and make it Zen. Or you could go modern Asian. Go for a colors like black with orange and aqua mixed in, concentrate on squares, dots, and simple shapes, maybe look for a cute Japanese art inspired picture to go with the theme.

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Good ideas for decorating a teen girls bedroom?

Q. Ok so I am redecorating my room. Sadly I have wood panelling and hard wood floors :/ (not my choice) so I was thinking of getting some cool shimmering fabric and covering the walls. I also want to stick to one kind of theme so any ideas?

A. Here are some ideas and links! Check them out!

-Beach themed bedroom
http://www.squidoo.com/home-decor-beach-theme

-Zen type room
http://futonmattressinfo.com/page/2/

-Fashion Room
http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://bedroom-ideas-for.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Bedroom-ideas-for-girls-college-3.jpg&imgrefurl=http://bedroom-ideas-for.com/category/bedroom-furniture/&usg=__RFZmMeo7ELgiT22JRm2rhADxypI=&h=300&w=400&sz=36&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=BHSy0Hyuj1xEVM:&tbnh=137&tbnw=190&ei=2pAoTrceg9iBB-iUsFw&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dteen%2Bfashion%2Bbedroom%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-ca:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7ACGW_en%26biw%3D1603%26bih%3D750%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=218&page=1&ndsp=30&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:0&tx=119&ty=71

-Tree Theamed Bedroom
http://www.dezignwithaz.com/february-photo-wall-stickers-contest-winner-a-253.html

-Colourful Bedroom
http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.interior-design-it-yourself.com/images/bed_teen_squares.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.interior-design-it-yourself.com/decorating-teen-bedroom.html&usg=__5-da88KRd8k7rQHaLEx4hKDRVdc=&h=219&w=305&sz=16&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=WojUAI6QlV6URM:&tbnh=136&tbnw=180&ei=WZEoTrXAL82RgQfS0slc&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dteen%2Bgirl%2Bbedrooms%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-ca:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7ACGW_en%26biw%3D1603%26bih%3D750%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=234&page=1&ndsp=29&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0&tx=95&ty=114

-Modern Bedroom
http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NbEYWe9imD9gliCrB228HsxgPqFR3pTrQrV8CrO5SnbKFO2GnzMYBDXES1cB-uH3XCPhqf3FRA7mRCNP0eIjKgeijeYC0Gci1EQN2RoLnnTbFsekSrqwrZHSMyi4Jc5drspe5qzJAFAc/s1600/teen-girl-bedroom-decor.jpg&imgrefurl=http://theclassywoman.blogspot.com/2010/04/blog-posts-worth-reading.html&usg=__L2CGSvv6nsuMSNveKk36Z-ZvlCY=&h=437&w=564&sz=73&hl=en&start=121&zoom=1&tbnid=SWO_edDo2jj9yM:&tbnh=134&tbnw=180&ei=WZEoTrXAL82RgQfS0slc&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dteen%2Bgirl%2Bbedrooms%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-ca:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7ACGW_en%26biw%3D1603%26bih%3D750%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=949&vpy=332&dur=187&hovh=198&hovw=255&tx=166&ty=99&page=5&ndsp=28&ved=1t:429,r:25,s:121&biw=1603&bih=750

Hope this helped!

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