Katy Perry is as sizzling as a hot summer night (musically, inspirationally, visually and conceptually). She’s been everything from a Prom Queen to a Vamp-Goth to a sexy “nerd”. Her promotional images for her Teenage Dream album actually captured her style perfectly. The “California Gurls” pop-star wore a Bettie-Paige style purple wig, a multi-coloured rubber bikini (avec candy adornments) and her feet were encased in a pair of chunky haute architect heels. So what does that say in regards to a Katy Perry inspired bedroom design? Well, it’s all when it comes to colour, colour AND more colour, particularly “feminine” colours like bubble gum pink, honeysuckle, fuchsia, lavender, and cream (just like the whipped cream that tops off a delicious Katy Perry sundae from her music video!).

One thing that Katy can’t get sufficient of are animal prints, whether it is a leopard print, cheetah print or zebra prints (just to name a few). In the spring, Katy ventured out in New York City wearing a yellow cheetah print D&G dress with black lace on the trim (that is not available to buy anymore!). She also claimed that her favourite present that she ever received was a leopard-print coat. But though leopard and zebra prints may be trendy, overdoing it on the prints may make your room go from refined and tasteful to cheap very quickly. You’re designing a room with Katy Perry in mind, not a bedroom for one of the cast members of InStyle’s hit show Jerseylicious, so keep the tacky for “The Shore”. As well, why not use something that is a little more trend-forward? Ikat patterns are an interesting and colourful print that may add an unexpected touch to your home décor. You may find these designs in almost anything: chairs, bedspreads, blankets, pillows, or curtains. They add an exotic feel and an factor of fun to any space and when somebody asks where you got that hot cheetah print, you may say it’s an ikat pattern, not cheetah, “honey”. They will surely spark up a speech or two in your new Katy Perry Bedroom! However, you may add the animal prints through a sexy LUX faux fur throw for the end of your bed and leopard silk ribbon to edge your lampshades.

When creating a Katy-themed bedroom, don’t forget regarding pretty florals and splashes of colour, just not traditionalisti floral prints, think outrageous colours and bold and zany prints. Remember the overall sense you want to achieve in your Katy Perry inspired space is a warm and wicked sense of whimsy. One thing that comes to mind is the cover of Perry’s Teenage Dream single where she is each boy’s teenage dream perched upon a fluffy bubble gum-coloured pink cloud. For paint or wallpaper colours, I would suggest warm shades of lilac, coral, and of course, bubble gum pink. These colours are sexy, effeminate and flirty – all words that describe Katy very well. Try mixing them all in your space by doing one wall in each colour and the 4th wall in cream, then take a thick chunky stripe of the cream (about 3ft thick) and take it throughout the other 3 coloured walls horizontally when it comes to 1/3 under the ceiling to unify the room and ground the bubblegum palette.

I was likewise inspired by the outfit that Katy wore on the July 2010 issue of Billboard magazine. On the cover, Katy is covered with flowers from head to toe. So why not follow Katy’s lead by incorporating gifts from Mother Nature into your design scheme? For example, a vase full of pink peonies will make your bedroom feel warmer and more inviting – in particular since cold weather is just around the corner and fun/flirty Katy would approve of adding pom-poms in bright colours of yellow, light blue and pink. Think an Easter basket…but more chic! You may create an arrangement out of the Pom-Poms by grouping them enmasse in a bold sculptural vase. For wall Art find your favourite Katy photo, poster or print and cut it into a dozen or so random sized pieces and frame each piece on an individual basis and then group them together on the wall to develop the look of progressed Art.

Now, Let’s talk with regards to adding even more theatricality and drama to your space through the creation of a canopy. They will add necessitated verticality to the space as well I think it’s each little girls dream (and numerous boys) to have a canopy bed (although a lot of may not confess it, it’s in all probability a dream of a great deal of “grownups”). If Katy Perry is one thing, it’s unquestionably a Princess (she did marry an Englishman, after all!). To top off your Katy Perry inspired bedroom add a canopy over your bed with 10 yards of fabric – find something silky and shimmery to actually finish off the look. I prefer a solid colour in your palette and then add a good deal of lurid floral and zany animal print cushions. A canopy is very easy to achieve: just put a nice stable hook on the ceiling at the centre of the bed and then let the fabric halves billow from the centre down. If you search online, there are even more elaborated instructions for creating your own canopy effects, just type it into your browser! While you’re at it, add a plush headboard that actually finishes off that princess feel. I prefer something tufted and overly tall (between 5 to 6 feet in height) and make sure your bedding is sumptions and very tactile with respective forms of texture both visually and physically. Teenage “California Gurls” may be princesses too, right?

So next time an individual asks you where you expended “last Friday night”, hopefully you’ll say it was in your new Katy Perry inspired bedroom!

California Exotics G Girl Multi Function Picture

California Exotics G Girl Multi Function Pic

California Exotics G Girl Multi Function Image

California Exotics G Girl Multi Function Photo

California Exotics G Girl Multi Function Pic

California Exotics G Girl Multi Function Photo

Retro” is no longer a term fixed to talking regarding the rock and roll years of the 50s; “retro” is anything “cool” from “the past” . The past may be the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and yes the 80s. Time is creeping by fast and ageold dealers are catching on to the fact that 60s and 70s collectables are now of interest to collectors.

So what would you put in a “hip” home? For starters…think ORANGE- SUNFLOWER YELLOW-BROWN-PINK-GREEN or BLACK & WHITE. Some say these colors could stop traffic, but it is essential to do not forget that “day glow” colors were “in” for the duration of the “hip” years. Palettes of the 60s were bright, bold, stimulating and most times over the top. There are no soft pastels here…and surely not one thing muted in regards to the sixties.

Patterns were many times of optical illusions (Op Art), geometrics, abstracts and of course vibrant flowers. Textile designers who worked for firms such as Heal or Conran captured the attention of the “in crowd” with their screen printed fabrics of contemporary designs. Psychedelic swirling designs inspired by the mind-expanding experiences of the Hippie generation became part of the standard culture and were used on home and kitchen accessaries as well as on luggage, clothing, textiles and of course posters and even buses.

British costume “mod” architect Mary Quant’ likewise brought her look into the kitchen where her frequent daisy motif could be found on toasters and canister. Colors of orange and sunny yellow combined with earthy tones overshadowed kitchen cookware and housewares. Accessories likewise included designs with whimsical mushrooms or vegetables. Le Creuset’s cast-iron cookware in it is signature orange color was found in kitchens abroad as well as in America for the duration of the “mod years”. Ceramics, glassware, pottery and textiles many times featured abstracts and geometric designs and were made in bright colors or black and white. Heavy plastics was a standard material for 60s housewares and furnishings.

Today, colors and patterns standard for the duration of the sixties or “mod generation” are popping up everyplace . Designs that are distinctly inspired from the Hippie generation are being reproduced on everything from costume to desk accessaries and are sought after by younger buyers in America and abroad. Mixing vintage styles with newer looks is also very “cool” and a frequent embellishing style today.

While 60s collectables have moved more tardily in brick and mortar shops than those of earlier periods, “hip collectibles” are benefitting momentum. The children of babyboomers are mesmerized in contemporary interpretations of retro looks from not only the sixties but also the seventies and are buying a large total of reproductions items from these decades.

Numerous on-line businesses with “shaggy sixties” internet sites catering to shoppers who adore palettes of pink, brown and lime green as well as cutesy patterns of stripes, polka dots and swirling designs are growing. In fact there are web designers who specialize just in this look.

It is helpful to track what is selling in division stores and home-kitchen outlets because these trends many times spike an interest in buyers who are searching for ” the originals”. For example, right now bright greens, pinks, yellows and oranges are considered “nifty” colors and collectables found in these colors with “groovy” patterns are getting important. One suggestion for antiques and collectables dealers is to pull out anything from the 60s that they may have packed away over the years and have numerous fun in re-living what Austin Powers called “Shagadelic” style baby!

“Twenty and thirty something ” buyers are getting a kick out of ordering home and costume affiliated items in “psychedelic” designs, baby boomer (who in truth lived through the sixties) are still far more likely to want to acquire the real thing at tag sales, shops and flea markets. This is not to say that gathering “retro” is a pastime for only the “older generation”, but let’s face it…babyboomers were there…..and may be grateful for finding authenti “flower power” beverage glasses at a thrift shop.

Mod Dots Stripes Green Yellow Choco Dots

Mod Dots/Stripes Green/yellow/choco 10 piece Crib Set includes Comforter, Bumper Guard, Crib fitted sheet, Dust ruffle, Diaper Stacker, Valance, Mobile, and 3 piece Wall Hanging Set. It has Dots and Stripes in the shades of green, chocolate, khaki, yellow. The comforter is reversible, one side with Dots print and other side with stripes. Bright Chocolate chording with rounded corners. Soft 100% cotton percale with lofty polyester fill and machine washable. This Baby Bedding coordinates with the other pieces in the Bacati Mod Dots/Stripes Green/yellow/choco Crib Bed Set.

Mod Dots Stripes Green Yellow Choco Dots Pic

Mod Dots Stripes Green Yellow Choco Dots Pic

Mod Dots Stripes Green Yellow Choco Dots Photo

Mod Dots Stripes Green Yellow Choco Dots Picture

Mod Dots Stripes Green Yellow Choco Dots Image

Mod Dots Stripes Green Yellow Choco Dots Photo