How to Decorate Your Room in the Cherry Blossom Girl Style

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The Cherry Blossom Girl style is a look that comes from a young Parisian blogger. Her simple, quirky clothing and room décor looks have become very hip and are influencing everyone from Lady Gaga to Anne Hathaway.

To make your bedroom look like hers you must first paint it all a light baby pink. This is a very girly look. Stencils in a whimsical Victorian or Art Deco style can then be added. Hand painted pink and gold pictures of goldfish embellish furniture and walls every now and then. This gives the look a bit of a shabby chic effect.

A collection of Teddy bears and Japanese cartoon character doors lined up with shells, bamboo fronds and a collection of old cassette tapes give this room an elegant look. Another nice touch is a collection of Lolita style heart shaped glasses pinned to the wall for an extra decorative effect.

The bamboo fronds can be placed in a tall ornate crystal vase. The bigger the bamboo stalks and the more curled and distorted they are, the better.

Stuff can be stored in hat boxes of all shapes and sizes as long as they are pink, silver or white in color. Cookie tins in pink, silver and white are also an option. Black antique lacquered Japanese jeweler boxes and hand held mirrors are also an option.

Above the bed must be the teenage effect of your favorite fashionable images ripped out of magazines and then mounted on pieces of textured watercolor paper. The main feature should be beautiful young women in repose wearing Victorian or Japanese clothing. The photos should have that pink, white and black theme to them. Pictures of novelties from the Victorian era also belong on this type of display of images.

On the bed white or dove grey line along with linens with tiny violet or rose floral best get across this shabby but very romantic and sexy look for a bedroom.

Lighting is very important if this look is going to succeed. One touch that is part of the overall enchantment of the style is round paper Chinese linters in pink and white lining the walls. The lamp shades themselves should be pink or white satin and the lamp stands should be knobs of crystal. An antique white Victorian chandelier is the crowning touch. A ceramic frame which you can also hang your necklaces and chains is also absolutely perfect for this look.

How to Decorate Your Garden with a Simple Japanese Pool

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A simple Japanese polis easy to create both indoors and out. If you live in a hot climate you can have a pond going in your back yard all year.
The size of the pond that you create in your garden depends on your budget, availability of materials, drainage methods and filtration requirements. However, fortunately there are no hard or fast rules for pond construction.

Buying a premade plastic tub that is set into the ground is the simplest way to create your own pond. These can occasionally be dumped out and refilled with water from a garden hose. Larger ponds are more complex both in terms of construction and maintenance and involve the use of such devices as drains filters, pumps. skimmers and anti-float devices.

Before you construct a pond, you might want to take into account that they can be very high maintenance. They can become fetid and odorous and attract a lot of mosquitoes. They can also attract animals such as raccoons, rats and opossums. The koi fish in these ponds can also be easy prey for birds and animals and larger ponds may present a safety hazard to children in the neighborhood.

The smallest of ponds can be constructed out of plastic tubs. These tubs are usually molded in irregular shapes. If the pond is over eight feet in length it is recommended that it be lined with black polyethylene sheets to slow the leakage of pond water into the ground. If you want to build a pond that is over fifteen feet in place then it is recommended that a professional construct it.

Ferns are especially effective for providing attractive coverage at the water’s edge. Ferns also naturally serve to stabilize the muddy edge of the pond while at the same time presenting a striking display of foliage.

Water plants such as the Japanese Iris and the lotus can be used to disguise equipment such as pumps and floating devices. Clumps of iris can also prevent the banks of your pond from eroding. Lily pads can protect fish and other wild life in your pond from being preyed upon by birds and other creatures.
One of the simplest of these pools is a reflecting pool. The purpose of a reflecting pool is exactly what is implied by its name. These pools of standing water are used to reflect the arms of trees and other attributes of the garden. The Japanese particularly revere this effect. In traditional Japanese gardens this form of mirrored asymmetry is capitalized on wherever possible.

Reflecting pools are often irregular in shape and surrounded by circular garden paths. Thesis paths also possess many resting-places so that the visitor to the garden can contemplate the shimmering reflections in the water.