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When you plan to vacation in the Outer Banks, you can go wrong when you choose one of the many OBX rentals as your accommodations for the duration of your stay. The best way to find what you need in a rental is to search online where you can choose the types of amenities that you need. For example, if you have small children one of your search items will be that you need a rental that has baby furniture available. You may prefer non-smoking or smoking and you may want to have something that has easy access to a beach. You will find that there is something available for every taste and budget.

 

Renting a home for your vacation in the Outer Banks region is very cost effective. The larger homes are, of course, more expensive, but if you compare the cost of renting a two-bedroom home with two bathrooms, you will see that it is cheaper than staying in a hotel. Plus you have more room to move around and you have a fully equipped kitchen for cooking your own meals.

 

How does a 6 bedroom home with five full baths for the price of $950 per week sound to you? This property comes with its own private pool. The prices are not extremely high for what you get and there are many properties that do come with a private pool or a hot tub on the deck. This type of property can accommodate a large group of people, so when you split the cost between you, you won have to pay very much at all for your week accommodations.

 

The amenities offered in the home and its proximity to the popular attractions do affect the rental cost. However, if you are willing to drive a short distance, you will be able to find cheaper properties of your budget does not allow for a higher rental cost. This does not mean you will have less luxurious accommodations because everything in this area is geared  towards your comfort and relaxation. The off-season rates are also cheaper than the busier tourist season.

 

Stay in an oceanfront property where you can bring your pet along with you on vacation. These properties are also available for larger numbers of people. You can have your own private retreat or one that is right on the beach and seems just like a castle. Light a fire in the fireplace when the sun goes down, enjoy a games room containing a pool table, relax on the deck in the luxurious patio furniture and walk a short distance to the beach. These are just some of the amenities you will find when you have an Outer Banks rental and the fact you can bring your dog or cat along makes it that much more prefect.

 

Browse the wonderful selection of rental properties online, get to see pictures of the homes and the interiors and make your reservations online.  If climbing stairs is a problem for you, you can even find properties that have elevators and amazingly, the cost is quite reasonable.

A television lift cabinet is a Designer’s dream! It allows him/her to take a room to the next level of design and let me tell you why. If purchased from a quality company, LCD lift furniture with its sleek design and luxurious finish can become a focal point for the room or it can quietly blend in with your motif, but still lend visual distinction with its superb craftsmanship and simple stylish lines.

A motorized TV lift allows the designer versatility in creating every room’s decor.

When plasma lifts were first introduced it was only for the very wealthy. Designers used this furniture in million dollar homes and only the very exclusive hotels could afford them. Trace McCullough, a true visionary, realized that pop up furniture would be the wave of the future for upper middle class America and created a company to design, produce and manufacture this product in a more cost effective manner while maintaining the standards of Old World Craftsmanship and design.

Today there is a lift plasma available for any room you would like to have a TV. The bedroom at the foot of the bed, the living room, even the dining room-your TV hidden inside an exquisitely crafted dining buffet, a hand-crafted masterpiece that will marvel the senses of even the most hard to please decorator and/or client.

Everyone enjoys the use of a TV and the decorator is left with the dilemma of what to do with it in his design. Putting it on the wall is really not an option in a high-end design. Walls are for your exclusive paintings that bring your room together. Even the most elegant plasma TV will not hold its own next to a Rembrandt! The TV needs to have a place where it can be stored and protected until you are ready to watch it. Why not turn your storage unit into furniture possessing individuality and unsurpassed beauty for your elegant entertainment design with a motorized TV lift. Why have a cumbersome entertainment center that takes up an entire wall that you can’t move an inch if you need to get behind it. Why not have something small and sleek while functional, hiding all of your components. Have you ever tried to add a Monet above or around your huge entertainment center or on an adjacent wall next to your TV and have it look appropriate?

These are the problems a decorator and homeowner have to deal with and now these problems are easily solved with a television lift cabinet. Designers for exclusive hotels have been taking advantage of this for some time now. They saw how magnificent a room would look with a piece made of the finest materials at the foot of the bed, yet functional at the end of the day when their guest was tucked in bed and with a push of a button could raise the TV for viewing before going to sleep.

Designers also see a motorized TV lift as cost effective as you can swivel your TV 360 degrees for viewing from all angles. This allows you to have one TV serving several areas.

 

The came to Europe around the middle of the 18th century and was fashionable from 1820 to 1850, and all boudoirs of that generation had divans. They could even be found in coffee-houses, which were sometimes known as divans or Turkish divans.

A standard or traditional couch is designed with three seat cushions, cushioned arms or sides and a cushioned back, a divan also has three seat cushions, but in most cases has a very low back with no padding to be used for large pillows to be thrown on top of and arranged as necessary. With the many pillows, usually thrown onto and decorating a divan the furniture became a piece of not only luxury but of comfort also. This association and large size is perhaps what has led the divan to move from being a couch to becoming a bed.

A divan bed consists mostly of cushioning, usually a foam mattress, and is supported upon a divan base. A headboard is usually attached to the top of the bed, but many people still maintain the old fashion ‘couch’ style of the bed by having a frame around three sides of the structure. The main premise of a divan bed being that it can operate as a couch during the day and a bed by night. Again, cushions play an important part of this, although a mattress fulfils the comfort function large cushions can act as a camouflage and transform the appearance of the divan going from day into night. The biggest difference between a divan bed and an ordinary bed, is that the divan bed does not have a wooden or metal frame supporting it; it simply looks like a large mattress attached to a base.

When buying bed linen for a divan; many people opt to purchase a valance to cover the bottom ‘box’ part of the bed; however in many instances these box areas are often used as storage space and can be very useful.

If you are a free spirit and don’t want to be tied down to an ordinary home theatre room, it’s time to see how TV lift cabinets are paving the way for home theatre experience in any room. Why have to give up a bedroom, study or home office for a home theatre?

With hidden TV cabinets you can hide your Plasma TV safely in any room surrounded by a luxurious handcrafted cabinet that is visually exciting and guaranteed to lend a dynamic aspect to the room.

What kind of person are you? If you’re a lounger who loves to watch TV in bed, snuggled in your comforter with your favorite snack you will love plasma lift furniture at the foot of your bed. By day an elegant piece of furniture with a deep rich finish. By night with the push of a button on your remote control an exciting home theatre rises for your very special experience. Or if you choose, you can move to your sitting area on the other side of your bedroom and with another push of the button swivel your TV in that direction.

Are you a meat and potato kind of guy who loves to watch their favorite sports program in the living room? It’s time to surround your new Plasma in a ‘sporty’ TV lift that will make you a hit with the guys. The guys come over for the big game you push a button and your brand new plasma rises from a sleek, rich cabinet. Then you show off a little more by swiveling your new TV to the left and then to the right. You top off the whole experience by turning on your controls with your remote that uses infra red technology.

Perhaps you’re an intellect who likes to watch your favorite program in the study. Your elegant Plasma lift furniture is of traditional design. The old world craftsmanship of your new cabinet looks perfect with your other classic furniture. You push a button and your TV rises smoothly and quietly using its rack and pinion mechanism that will work reliably for many years. Hidden TV cabinets are fit for a king!

Now if you are the lady of the house and you love to utilize your dining room, you will be elated to find out that you can own the most elegant buffet, custom made to order, a luxurious finish and with unlimited attention to detail that is a TV lift. You’re working on a craft project but it’s time for your favorite Soap. Don’t stop what you’re doing! Just push a button and watch your LCD rise from your buffet and watch your show. You can be ‘Queen for the Day’ with your plasma lift furniture.

There are several things to consider when you buy bedroom furniture. Bedroom furniture is an investment, both in dollars and lifestyle. In the furniture business we always ask; are you looking for something for a very short term that you can throw away when you are finished or are you looking for a quality bedroom set that you will treasure for years? Unless you are in a short term life-style situation, I believe that the only intelligent answer is quality. Properly built solid wood furniture is the best long term solution and heirloom quality is always the optimal approach. Here is what you need to look for in heirloom quality:

1. Solid tops on the case pieces that have wood more than 3” in width that are edge glued and have the grain reversed. This will almost always prevent the solid tops from splitting due to various environmental conditions.

2. Drawers should be made with French dove tail construction. This is time tested as the best way to assemble a drawer. Drawer fronts should also be solid and not be glued or nailed onto a box being called a drawer.

3. Drawer glides of wood are the way fine furniture has been built for centuries. Many manufacturers are putting inexpensive metal drawer slides on the side of the box drawer. Metal slides rattle and rumble when opened and closed and add no value to the furniture.

4. Drawers should be dust proofed. There should be an internal divider in between each layer of drawers to keep dust or anything else from dropping from drawer to drawer.

5. Felt or velvet lined top lingerie or jewelry drawers are not a necessity but a luxury.

6. Cedar lined or cedar construction on drawers is the best way to protect your valuable clothing and adds value to the piece.

7. The bed assembly should be secure to avoid unnecessary noise. The optimal approach is to have the headboard and footboard attach to the side rails via a screw assembly.

8. Entertainment armoires should have wrap around or pocket doors (the doors slide back into the unit). This keeps them out of the way for viewing and for traveling through the room.

9. Wire management should be included in the TV armoire. You should not have to drill holes in your furniture.

Follow these rules and your bedroom furniture purchases will give you great comfort, and peace-of-mind while retaining their value for many years.

The bedroom has gone full circle in history. Back in the day, Kings held court in their bedroom while surrounded by a multitude of pillows. All which could be viewed as the life of luxury or laziness.

American cottages consisted of one big room. This room held every activity thinkable: eating, sleeping, recreation, bathing, and sewing. As families grew and architects became more educated, homes were built that separated one large room into a bedroom.

Today, bedrooms are a place to meditate, write letters, exercise, watch television, and sleep. A true statement of YOU.

So…what about the décor?

Your bed is an essential piece of furniture. But that doesn’t mean that it has to look like any ordinary bed. Your room needs to make a statement about your personality and that begins with the bed you select. What type of bed are you?

Most bedrooms contain a mattress and foundation, nightstands, dresser, perhaps a chair and of course, a television. You should select each piece with care, as they will be with you for quite awhile. Be certain to select top quality. Furniture made out of maple or oak stand strong and makes a statement of “comfort”.

vThe main focus of your room is your bedroom set. The style you select, contemporary, modern, or antique, will set the stage for your room décor. For instance, you wouldn’t mix country with modern furniture or bright colors with earth tones. Unless, you’re a very unique individual.

Contemporary and Modern

A contemporary or modern bedroom set makes a statement of “Today”. On the fast track, up by the alarm, off to work or school, and never really resting until dusk. The beautiful pieces of furniture, some crafted from wood while others made from compressed board, is a style that changes by the decade.

Country and Antique.

A country or antique bedroom set makes a statement of “Home”. Associated with warmness and living in a day when things were simple, this style of furniture tells visitors you’re warm hearted and laid back.

Décor Tip

Your drapes and bedding are two accessories you can easily change. Never change your comforter, duvet cover or quilt without considering refreshing the drapes or blinds. Stay with a rather neutral color. a

Wallpaper provides you with a multitude of styles and designs. But painting your walls is easier. Using a few techniques like rolling or sponging the paint, you can make paint appear as brilliant and textured as wallpaper. Plus, it’s easier to paint over paint than peel off wallpaper. A soft tone of paint compliments bright bedding.

Lighting sets the mood. Not enough light will make one sleepy and almost depressed. The rooms’ atmosphere is set by the lighting. Lights under the bed or dimmers on wall sconces make the room glow in an inviting way. Mood lighting is especially effective when it is visible from a sitting area off the bedroom.

There is a lot more to furniture than just a functional role. Beautiful furniture has to be designed and created to be used and cherished through the years. That’s why making furniture is an art in itself. The end result can be a simple and functional item, a piece of craftsmanship or even a work of art.

An empty room is a blank canvas for an interior designer. The very first thing to go into an empty room is furniture. Everything else – cushions, mirrors, lamps and other accessories – will follow. That’s why the role of furniture in interior design has such a heavy weight, and will determine what other items will be added to finish the painting. Home accessories are just the finishing touches, while furniture is the bulk of the project.

First of all you need to think what look you want to achieve. If you like an eclectic and cozy home, chooses different furniture items from different styles, but follows a consistent colour scheme so that everything looks great together.

For example, if you are furnishing a bedroom, the first thing to do is to choose the bed. Once that has been done, you can choose everything else around it. Your bedroom is your sanctuary, the place where you relax and rest, so it makes sense to work around your bed.

If you went for a romantic and ornate Rococo bed, usually finished in white or cream, you should then stick to pastel or neutral colours, or you can even experiment with Venetian mirrored furniture, but stay away from shiny colours, and above all, stay away from any furniture finished in black, even if the style is very similar.Black and white will clash, while cream, white, and silver and mirrored finished furniture will melt together beautifully. Be adventurous and choose some mirrored bedside tables, an ethnic silver embossed chest of drawers, and a white or cream wardrobe.

Now if instead you go for a Louis XV style rattan bed finished in black, then stay away from light colours and go for a dramatic look. Choose a beautiful black wardrobe, ideally mirrored fronted so that it adds depth and brightness, some lavish silver or black bedside tables and a big Venetian chest of drawers. Combining black furniture with mirrored furniture will add depth and light to the bedroom, without losing the luxurious dramatic look we want.

Now that you have chosen your furniture, you can complement your look with lavish bed linen, cushions, a beautiful mirror, some practical table lamps and a gorgeous chandelier. Just make sure that the colours of all those accessories won’t clash with the soft colour scheme of your furniture. The result should an eclectic and warm bedroom with a” feel good” atmosphere.

Remember that the furniture arrangement in a room makes a big impact to the overall feel of the space. So make sure that the position of the bed leaves enough room to walk from one end of the room to the other. Use mirrors at the end of hallways or in narrow corners to add depth and brightness. Et voila! Your interior design project is finished!

Every once in a while, shopping for furniture seems like a fun and exciting way to stay abreast with the latest trends in the furniture market. Whether you require furniture as part of a redecorating project or as part of a new home project, choosing from various different styles, colors, and designs can actually be quite exciting. But while furniture shopping is a wonderful experience, you must learn how to shop smartly, especially if you are an unseasoned buyer.

Learn to Start Right When Shopping for furniture

If you are new to furniture shopping, you may find it difficult in deciding where to start. The choices and options for home décor can be intimidating for even the most seasoned shoppers at times. Here is a step-by-step approach to avoid pitfalls when shopping for furniture and enjoy the experience so that you get the best results without much sweat.

Step 1: Measure Your Space

Measuring your space properly to ensure that the furniture of your choice can fit into it properly will prevent you from being disappointed after purchasing the furniture. It will be a pure waste of time, effort and money if your furniture doesn’t fit well enough to enhance the décor of the space.

So be smart and get that tape out! When determining the length and width of the room, don’t forget about the placement of doors and windows. When you being your mission of picking up the right furniture, carry the measuring tape along with you to ensure that you choose well.

Step 2: Explore All the Options

When it comes to home décor, the more you look and explore the better. So whether you plan to shop in land store selling furniture, or whether you plan to make your furniture purchase from online furniture mart, whether you plan to buy designer sofas or contemporary furniture designs for your living room or bedroom, you must explore all the options available and at your disposal.

One of the good ways to do this is by exploiting the online furniture catalogs. These can help you to visualize the furniture you want in a real setting. Online furniture websites also give you the advantage to get some great ideas in the luxury of your home and without any sweat!

So after you’re convinced about what style suits your home décor the best, you can actually embark on your furniture buying campaign but the only difference is that you now know what you want when you enter any furniture shop.

If you don’t want to sweat it out in the sun and go from one shop to another to source your favorite furniture, it’s a good idea to shop online. But touching, and physically feeling the furniture can actually help you determine if what you want to buy online is actually as good as it looks. Besides, you will also get your money’s worth by being smart and asking the online furniture supplier the right questions.

Step 3: Make A Request For Color Swatches

You must know that the lighting in furniture shops is much different from the lighting that you have in your home. As a smart shopper, you must make a request for fabric swatches to take back to you home and test them out in the real setting.

The décor of your home is responsible for the ambience in your home. If you can color coordinate the furnishings, carpet, drapes and the color of the walls properly, you’ll be able to get the desired look. So remember, to make a request for those swatches and you’ll be more than that you did.

Step 4: Be Patient

Avoid being caught in the web of a slick sales pitch. This will ensure that you don’t end up buying furniture that you don’t want or that doesn’t fit your lifestyle. Compare and then shop, and buy only because you have use for that furniture. Take time to make your choice and be patient.

Step 5: Understand Product Warranty

It’s important to get the warranty in written. Ask questions about what is included in the warranty and what is not. Check with the shop owner about their delivery and breakage policies and the approximate date for delivery etc. Try asking as many questions as possible.

After all, buying the best furniture available for your home can be a wonderful and exciting experience, just as shopping smartly can help you make the right choices that can be enjoyed with pride for years to come.

For centuries the bed has been one of the most important items of furniture in a household.

Beds are a status symbol: the Tudor royals and noblemen showed off their wealth through their huge four-poster beds and elaborate drapes and hangings, and many people today covet a spacious and beautifully designed bed in their home.

The difference in the quality and comfort of beds has always separated rich from poor and continues to do so. While some of us enjoy the luxury of fine Egyptian cotton sheets, others around the world still prepare for the night by rolling out a simple sleeping mat.

Beds in the ancient world

The earliest beds were little more than piles of straw or other natural materials to ease the discomfort of lying on a bare, cold floor. An important change occurred when beds were first raised off the ground to protect the sleeper from draughts, dirt, and pests.

More than 3,600 years ago, the Persians filled goatskins with water to create the first water beds. In ancient Egypt, beds were made from wood and reed matting, and the bed functioned as a place to eat and entertain socially as well as to sleep.

In Homer’s Odyssey, the bed of Odysseus is described as being made of woven rope, while the ancient Romans had a variety of beds for different purposes. These included the lectus cubicularis, or chamber bed for sleeping, the lectus discubitorius, or table bed, on which up to three people would lie to eat, and the lectus funebris, on which the dead were carried to the pyre. In most ancient societies, however, only the rich would have enjoyed the luxury of sleeping in a bed.

Beds in the Middle Ages

In Saxon England, a bed typically consisted of a mattress on wooden boards, covered with quilts and fur rugs. In the later Saxon period, some beds were raised wooden platforms. Again, it was only the rich who slept in beds; everyone else spent the night on the floor huddled around the fire in the great hall.

The 13th century saw the arrival of the canopy or tester, which was suspended by cords from beams above the bed. Curtains were hung on it to block out draughts and light. Gradually bed covers became more elaborate, often incorporating gold cloth and decorative fringes. In the early 14th century, feather beds imported from France became popular in English homes. In the wealthiest households a feather bed was placed onto the matted truss (mattress) of straw, with a layer of canvas in between. The woollen blanket also appeared around this time.

The great four-poster bed was first introduced in the 15th century, probably from Austria. These beds were typically enormous with huge intricately carved pillars up to 18 inches in diameter carrying the vast weight of the wooden panelled tester. Carvings on the bed included the family coat of arms, monsters, griffins, Cupids, and knights, and drapes and tapestries were heavily embroidered in splendid colours and exotic designs. When lords travelled between manors, they frequently took their beds with them. Portable beds were known as ‘trussing’ beds and the hangings were referred to as ‘the portable chamber.’

In 1600, the bed in a poor household would consist of a timber frame with rope or leather supports. The mattress was a bag of soft filling, usually straw or sometimes wool. However, a tradesman might have several feather beds in his house, often with an elaborately carved back and posts.

The origins of the modern bed

By the mid 18th century, a greater range of materials for bedding had become available. Quality linen or cotton was used for covers, while coconut fibre, cotton, wool and horsehair filled mattresses and pillows. By the late 19th century, iron and steel frames had largely replaced the traditional timber bed.

In 1873, Sir James Paget at St Bartholomew’s Hospital first used a waterbed to treat and prevent pressure sores. The water-filled mattress allowed pressure to be evenly distributed over the body. By 1895 a few waterbeds were sold by Harrod’s via mail order. But due to a lack of suitable materials, the waterbed did not gain widespread popularity until vinyl was developed in the 1960s.

In 1900, American William Lawrence Murphy invented the space-saving ‘Murphy Bed’, which folded up into a closet. 1929 saw the arrival of expensive latex rubber mattresses, and at around the same time pocket spring mattresses were introduced. These consisted of individual springs sewn into linked fabric bags.

The pocket sprung mattress is still sold worldwide today, though new technology has enabled alternatives to be developed such as the memory foam mattress, which moulds perfectly to the shape of your body and ensures a great night’s sleep.

From an aesthetic perspective, beds made from natural materials such as pine have enjoyed a recent resurgence in popularity.

The North Georgia Mountains offer so much for those wanted to get away from the every day hustle and bustle of city life. Relax and enjoy the great outdoors. If you love the water, there’s plenty of options. Spend a day on the Ocoee River white water rafting and kayaking. If tubing is more your style, the Toccoa River has tube rentals available. Other outdoor activiities include hiking and mountain biking on the many trails found at Aska Adventure Wilderness Area. Horseback riding, golf, waterfalls, and many scenic drives await your arrival.

To make your getaway complete, stay in a luxury vacation cabin rental instead of the small cramped hotel rooms. There you can enjoy a whole house where everyone can spread out and relax. The Bears Den Luxury Cabin Retreat is only 2 years old and awaits your arrival. All you’ll need to bring are your toiletries and groceries. The cabin is a 3 bedroom, 3 bath, 3 fireplaces and level cabin. It is decorated in all wood lodge interior, log furniture and decor throughout with, of course, the theme of the cabin being “bears!”

Some of the many luxuries you will find at the Bears Den, is a romantic setting on the screen porch area, complete with a fieldstone wood burning fireplace & hot tub overlooking incredible mountain views by day and bright stars at night. Blue Ridge features a Old Fashioned Drive-in Movie Theatre which play all the latest movies available. The year round mountain views (from all 3 levels) will leave you feeling relaxed and stress free!

The cabin has an oversized game room complete with a cedar top wet bar, pool table, poker table, log checker board table and benches, gas log fireplace & incredible views. A bedroom and bath is located on each level for the comfort and privacy of all.

Blue Ridge, Georgia awaits you!