Saturday, September 28, 2013

Redecorate Homes With Coca Cola Fabric

By Marla Mills


When choosing to remodel kitchens, bathrooms, or entertainment rooms it can be difficult to come up with the perfect theme. Not only should it be lively, and fun, but also employ design principals. One of the best ways to update is by keeping many of the same accessories, and just adding to, or replacing some of them. One of the best ways to do this by by using coca cola fabric to create crafts and accessories that will assist in creating new and interesting living spaces.

Those who plan to use novelty material to hand-make kitchen curtains, pillow cushions or pictures should keep in mind that materials will be found in both vintage and modern styles. For collectors that may have other vintage signs, or are modeling themes in a particular era it's best to choose vintage fabrics. They may be a little harder to find, but can be easily located through auction sites on the Internet.

It's also possible to do a combination of modern and vintage if focusing on a particular era. For pillows find a pattern on the Internet or at a craft shop, and model your pillows from this design. For those choosing a 50s or 60s theme it's easy enough to find vintage photos of sock hops online.

Make a transfer iron on by using an old era photos of a family member. This will create not only era photos, but personalized keep sake pillows. Words from old school albums can even be scanned and made into an iron on transfer, putting words on one side, and a picture on the other. For those choosing this method use a plain colored material, and outline with a themed ruffle.

Photos can be created that are eye-catching and unique by using themed material, and overlaying with photo adhesives or gluing photos found various places. To make connect fabric to a piece of cardboard, and glue any pictures over the fabric. Allow to dry and enclose in glass. Also think of appliances or other select accessories that could be updated or included to give the space a new look. For instance steel appliances for kitchens might be purchased, to give a truly era look. Rod iron would also be a popular inclusion.

Themed canisters can be purchased, along with neon styled vintage signs, old time potato containers, or vintage red candy machines for kitchens. For entertainment rooms or living rooms juke boxes, throw pillows, vintage red fringe lights can be added to the decor. Other vintage signs, or use of coke bottles or vintage model cars on a shelf are good accessories, and add to the overall theme. Those employing an era theme could also use vintage advertising signs, scattered throughout the room, or pictures of era movie stars.

There many fun, entertaining ways to decorate using this vintage theme. It will not only update the look but will make an entirely new living experience. Bedrooms and bathrooms sometimes employ this theme as well.

With a little creativity, effort, and by employing tenants of craft making it's easy to update a tired look with a fun, entertaining theme. By using coca cola fabric classic era pictures can be made. Pillows can also be created or accentuated with themed materials and personal photos.




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