Rustic kitchen decor is at the height of home redecoration fashion right now and has been for some time. The reason mainly given for this particular trend is that rustic decor automatically gives the kitchen the right level of warmth and homeliness that it needs to become the heart of the house.

The kitchen should always be the heart of the home and the ideas, colours and designs that are to be found in this particular area are perfect. However, before you explore the ideas of rustic kitchen decor, you should know a little about it and what options are open to you.

In this article we are going to discover how to upholster cornice boards. For those of you that are not familiar with cornice boards, they are unique boards made to fit above a window frame that are cut to shape, upholstered, decorated and hung above the window. There are lots of kits available to make many different cornice designs. In this article we will concentrate mostly on upholstering the cornice boards; that seems to be the part of making them that people on this site have the most questions about.

Once you have your cornice board cut and shaped, you are ready to begin the upholstering process and we are here to guide you each step of the way. Here is how:

Did you know that most mass produced carpeting is made with petroleum based fibres? Such materials consume large amounts of water and energy during production, along with the inevitable release of greenhouse gases, air pollutants and volatile organic compounds.

In the home, carpets serve to collect dust as well as chemical that make their way into the household through various means, such as fire retardants, pesticides, and heavy metals.

Back painted glass is glass that has been painted on one side so that the color shows through; it is usually installed on a wall, with the painted side towards the wall, although it can be used on horizontal surfaces too, for example countertops. It makes a good material for backsplashes as well.

When done right, the colors lend a luminous modern look to a kitchen, bathroom or any room in fact. Used in a kitchen, pastel greens and blues have a soothing ocean beach look that sets off silver fixtures and aluminum finish appliances particularly well.

Venetian plaster is the term used to describe the decorative application of materials in the tradition of the Renaissance architecture of Venice, Italy. Builders in Venice needed a way to make buildings sturdy and visually appealing while still being lightweight enough to avoid sinking into the mud below the city. However, its origins are much older, dating to ancient Roman times. We can see evidence of it today in the villas of Pompeii and in various Roman structures.