So you want to redecorate the bathroom with your children in mind, but here's the catch, you have both a son and daughter. What do you do? Decorating a bathroom for not only competing sexes, but different personalities can present its challenges. Luckily, there is plenty of gender neutral bathroom decor in the marketplace. Now on to the hard part, which is finding common ground.

Look to your children's shared interest. Do they both play a particular sport? Do they like the same kind of music? Do they both like animals? Whatever they can both agree on, make that your theme. Once you have established your decorating direction, you'll be able to infuse both of their personalities into the same room. Here's three examples to help you along the way.

The Rock Star Bathroom

Do your kids both like music? Do they share a favorite band. Even if there musical tastes differ, you can still incorporate both of their likes into the bathroom. Choose bright bold colors and liven up the walls with vinyl guitar decals. You can find a large selection of wall decals, many of which can be personalized, on the internet.

Use guitar picks and drumsticks to decorate picture frames or create a border around your bathroom mirror. These items can be bought inexpensively by the lot on eBay. Frame photos of both of their favorite musicians and display them on the walls. Add some tattoo hand towels, and you've got one rockin' bathroom.

Underwater Explorer

Just about every kid loves the ocean - even brothers and sisters can agree on this. So why not have an underwater explorer theme. Start your walls off with a nice shade of aqua. Why not paint the ceiling aqua too? Once again, you can decorate the walls with decals. On the internet you can decals that border on being cartoonish to completely realistic. Imagine a life-like 5 foot long great white on your bathroom wall. That'll wake you up in the morning!

Three round mirrors lined up in a row serve as submarine portals. How about hanging a pair of masks, snorkels and fins by hooks on the wall?

Next time you spend the day at the beach, make sure to have your kids write their name out in the sand. Take a picture of it and frame it. Now hang the framed photos above wherever your children hang their towels or robes. Add sea creature shaped soap and a starfish shaped sponge, and now your practically 10,000 leagues under the sea.

The Budding Artists Bathroom

If you have a couple of artists in your family they will absolutely love this bathroom theme. Start by painting one wall in chalkboard paint. Colored versions of chalkboard paint can be purchased on the internet or you can attempt to make your own with these instructions from Martha Stewart. You can take it a step further and use a magnetic primer to give your art wall a dual purpose. Add various size and shape empty picture frames to the wall. This will give your child a never ending opportunity to create new works of art.

Buy a plain white shower curtain and let your children decorate it with fabric paints. If you don't want the mess you can just as easily use fabric markers. You can display other works of art by making use of a homemade art display strip. Simply take a ruler and hot glue a clothes pin at opposite ends. Once it dries you can hang it on the wall and start rotating weekly masterpieces. There's only one thing missing from this artist's haven. Make sure you include plenty of tub paints!

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Did you know that more than half of all U.S. businesses are home-based? Did you also know - according to the Small Business Association - they estimate approximately 6.6 million of these businesses provide more than half of their household income? The homeprenuer trend is growing, and will only continue to intensify. So how do we create that home office to provide us with a positive environment in which to grow?

Since almost 90% of home-based entrepreneurs have families, separating the living and working environments can prove to be a little tricky. So pick a spot in your home, where noise and traffic are at a minimum and privacy is optimum. A separate guesthouse outside, or a room above your garage, would be the ideal location for your home office, but the reality is that the typical home-based business is located inside the house.

Entrepreneurs, tend to be highly creative and innovative people - and their work environments should reflect that aspect of their personality. If your home office space is stimulating and sparks innovation, then your creativity just flows. When it's dull, drab and dingy your work will suffer the same fate. We've entered a new decade. Isn't it time to "Up the Ante"?

Whether you're purchasing new office furniture, re-painting your space or simply accessorizing, punch up your home office environment and infuse a few of these cool new design trends into your plan.

2010 Design Trends:

Eco-Friendly:

* Nature-inspired design and green products.

* Natural environmentally friendly furnishings.

* Paint colors that work with your company's branding, logo and website. (Use Low VOC or Zero VOC paints.)

* Introduce a chalkboard wall to save on paper and brainstorm ideas.

Eclectic Designs:

* Blending and layering of bold colors and graphic patterns.

* Large-scaled patterned wallpapers and grass cloths are back in vogue.

* Clean, simple and flexible office furniture styles.

* Office seating upholstered in bright bold fabrics with neutral pillows.

Color Trends:

Yellow:

* It's THE color for this year's palette. Wall color or accessories.

* If it's good for the White House, it'll be great in your house.

* Epitomizes warmth and a sunny outlook toward the future.

* Sparks imagination and innovation.

Mauve:

* Defines refined luxury and elegance.

* Represents a sense of royalty and power.

Green:

* Natural colors of sand, trees and moss green.

* Creates a sense of balance and harmony.

* Aqua/Teal will be a hot summer accent color.

Grey:

* Charcoal and slate grays are the new neutrals and showcase the brightly colored furniture.

* Metallic grays in furniture, leather and metals are hot this year - and blend beautifully with each of these trend setting colors.

Neutrals:

* Ecologically driven neutrals and organic tones.

* Muted colors always evoke a sense of calm - but infuse some color for accent to keep you jazzed and awake.

For that finishing touch, check out http://www.sortingwithstyle.com for the coolest office accessories.

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Creativity can be fun and I have seen many housewives and stay-at-home moms turning into great businesswomen through their talent and art. If you either wish to open up your business of handicrafts or you like decorating your house with your own hand-made things, then I have some brilliant ideas to help you with it. In this article, I will show you how to make table runners and kitchen chalkboards at home so let's begin with it.

Wedding Table Runners

Wedding is a special occasion so if there is a wedding coming up in your close relations or if you are getting married, this could be a perfect gift which you or the bride can even use it in future as a regular table runner. A table runner enhances the beauty of your dining table and at the same time also reflects your elegant taste and choice. Following are the instruction to help you make them at home:

Materials you will need: A silk cloth, silk flowers, threads and thin foam.

Instructions: Cut the thin foam in shape of the runner; this will be rectangular and the length depends on the length of your table while the width should be around 8 inches. After the foam is cut, put is aside for a while. Take the silk cloth and cut that with the same measurements as your foam. Then insert the foam into the cover and stitch it from the opened side. Your silk flowers should be stitched at both the ends with neatness and your table runner is ready!

Kitchen Chalkboard

Available in craft stores, a pine chalkboard needs only a quick coat of paint and some decorative sponge printing to become an appealing and useful gift or decoration item.

Materials you need: Pine chalkboard; paints on straw and antique green; foam brush; kitchen sponge; palette.
Instructions: Paint frame of chalkboard with straw, allow to dry. Make a square heart on neat paper; then trace these and cut out shapes in kitchen sponge. Dampen sponge with water, wring out. Dip square sponge into antique green paint, damp into palette to remove excess paint. Starting from the center of the each side of frame and working towards the corners, print around frame edge. Print heart shape at the top of the frame.

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I love armoires -- they're so versatile and can be great when space is at a premium. Best of all, you can simply close the doors and everything is tucked neatly away, instantly improving the look of your space. Here are 12 ways you can use this piece of furniture in your home:

Laundry Station: A space for folding laundry as well as storage for detergent, fabric softener, and laundry supplies. You can even attach hooks on the outside and hang your folded up ironing board.

Gift Wrapping Center: A flat surface for wrapping gifts and plenty of storage space for supplies -- gift bags, kraft paper, tape, scissors, and greeting cards. Install long dowels on the back wall to hold your rolls of wrapping paper and ribbon. A birthday calendar on the inside of the door helps make sure you don't forget any special events.

Entertainment Center: An excellent way to hide the TV, DVD player, video games, stereo, and their less-than-pretty wires.

Microwave Cart: In the kitchen, an armoire can hold your microwave, freeing up counter space. You can use the shelves and drawers for anything from cookbooks and tablecloths to mixing bowls and baking needs. Paint the inside of one of the doors with chalkboard paint and you have space for a quick grocery list as well.

Home Office: If you're short on space, an armoire can make an excellent home office -- you get a work surface as well as storage for office files, supplies and paperwork.

Bathroom Vanity: If you have the space in your bathroom, an armoire with a mirror installed on the inside makes a great vanity -- and the drawers are perfect for stashing towels, toiletries and cosmetics.

Bar: Perfect for mixing drinks and storing bar supplies -- bottles, cocktail napkins, and garnishes. Screw a slotted rack into the top shelf for hanging stemware.

Baby Changing Station: Makes a great hide-away change table with plenty of storage space for diapers and accessories.

Linen Closet: If you don't have a linen closet, an armoire is a great place to store bedding and towels.

Jewelry Box: Have a lot of jewelry and accessories? Mount small hooks in rows along the inside walls for a great way to store necklaces and earrings. Scarves, rings, and hair accessories can all be kept in small baskets on the shelves or in the drawers.

Gardening station: Store your gardening pots, seeds and soil, and use the flat surface for potting and tending to plants.

Craft Station: A great place to store craft supplies with a flat surface for working on projects -- scrapbooking, stamping, beading, card-making and more. Everything is within reach when you need it, yet easily hidden away when you're done.

The possibilities are endless!

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