Nyumba Nzuri Interiors

A bedroom is a stress free zone. It’s a place in which we recharge ourselves after that long day. Its a place we use to put that all which wears out our energy at bay. Kwahivyo, kuna sababu billion za kuvifanya vyumba vyetu vya kulala a safe place to sleep. So leo nimewaandalia 7 things ambazo hazitakiwi kabisa kuwepo vyumbani mwetu. And trust me, most us have these things in our bedrooms. It’s about time we change the way we treat our bedrooms!!

Pets.

Yes, pets! We have those cute dogs we love to cuddle when we go to sleep. And that little kitten we love to have it sleep next to us to feel warm. Well, pets may be the exact reason we may not have a good sleeping pattern. Pets wanaweza wakaku-disturb ukiwa usingizini na ukajikuta unaamka mara kwa mara. So put that kitten out of the bedroom ili upate usingizi mwororo!

Electronic Devices

Wengi wetu tunaangukia hapa. Unaweza ona unahitaji kuperuzi mitandaoni ukiwa kitandani kabla ya kulala, or kuangalia movie au hata kujibu barua pepe mbili tatu. But there are several reasons why you should not do that. Sababu kubwa ikiwa, electronic devices (simu, TV, laptop, desktop, tablet), zinazalisha mwanga wa blue ambao unaufanya ubongo wako usizalishe melatonin. Na matokeo yake, inakua vigumu wewe kupata usingizi vizuri.

Excersing Equipments

You may feel a need of catching up with your daily excerising routine just before bed, but that’s the exact thing you should avoid to do few hours before going to bed. Having excersing equipment in your bedroom not only make your room looks untidy but also looking at them may make you feel guilty if you have not been getting a chance to excersize. And also working out equipment huwa zinatunza uchafu na vumbi.

A Workspace or Desk

Again, a bedroom must be a stress free zone. So ukitenga sehemu ya kufanyia kazi za ofisini chumbani mwako, unaondoa kabisa ile hali ya utulivu na comfortability, we know how much strefull our jobs can be! Keep in mind, there should always be a boundary between your work life and social life.

Clutter

Clutter inaondoa a relaxing environment in your bedroom. Just as pets can interfere with the efficiency and quality of your sleep, so too does clutter.

Mazingira yakiwa cluttered they constantly reminding you kwamba vitu havipo in oder. That burdens your brain, bila hata ya wewe kujua. As a result it becomes harder to relax yourself and get that good night sleep.

Dirty Laundry

Sio rahisi kufua nguo kila siku na pengine a tight schedule may make it harder to do so. But try your best to not let dirty laundry pile up chumbani mwako. Smell of dirty laundry can be dispersed everywhere in your room. That may eventually makes it hard for you to get relaxed when you sleep. Jitahidi kujiwekea ratiba ya kufua nguo mara kwa mara, ili kuepukana na hili.

An Old Mattress

Mara nyingi godoro likiwa limechakaa hata kitanda chako kinakua hakina muonekano mzuri. A bed is a focal point of a bedroom, so if your bed does not look good, it affects the whole ambiance. Godoro likiwa limechakaa linaweza kukusababishia maradhi ya mgongo na kiuno. You can never have a peaceful sleep with an all mattress.

Usingizi ni kitu muhimu sana kwa binadamu hivyo inafanya vyumba vyetu vya kulala kua na umuhimu mkubwa sana. Try to make your bedroom as peaceful and relaxing as possible, after a long day of hustling, we need a safe nest to cuddle in.

Ukiacha uzuri wa asili ambao bara letu la Afrika limejaaliwa, it also has a lot of beautiful home decorations. Some of the world famous interior designers have been inspired by African decor styles. The look itaipa nyumba yako an exotic and beautiful ambiance, and on top of it, it will warm up your space enteriely!

Wether unapendelea morden decor styles or traditional ones, African style will fit in perfectly. Hata kama wewe ni minimalist, still you can find your way around African decor style.

So leo nimekuandalia 7 ways za kuzifuata when choosing African decor style to decorate your home, with a lot of photos to inspire you more!

So enjoy….

1. Tumia Warm Colours

African nature is always warm colored, so repeate that feature in your home when decorating it. Use orange, yellow, orche, burgundy, red, brown, buttermilk kama unataka ku-bring an African flavour to your interior.

2. Wooden Statues & Masks

Vinyago na masks za mbao have been sacred objects katika maisha ya Mwafrika, so if you want to go for an African inspired décor, hivi vitu ni must have. Ili kunogesha zaidi hakikisha unanunua varieties tofauti tofauti zinazo tofautiana hasa kimaumbo. And your masks can be simply wooden or wooden with some feathers.

3. Weaving Carpets, Wooden & Pottery Bowls

The warm colors of wooden and pottery bowls accentuate the space perfectly. On the other side, weaving carpets have been a tradition for many African woman for centuries. Nakumbuka nilivyokua mdogo, hatujuwahi kosa mkeka nyumbani kwetu. Na mara nyingi tukienda kuwatembelea ndugu na jamaa zetu, they would always welcome us to sit on the weaving carpet, mostly when we’re seating outside. So use them when decorating, coz they’re typical African.

4. Ethenical Textiles

Whether it’s a bed sheet, pillow case or table runner, African ethenical textiles will surely warm up your space. There is a lot of varieties of these ethenical textiles, but the famous ones are leopard and zebra an kuba textiles. Hizi ethenical textiles zipo madukani na zinapatikana kirahisi. Ila kwa uhakika zaidi jaribu maduka wanayouza vinyago na vitu vingine vya asili. Kwa wale wa Dar Es Salaam maduka haya yanapatikana kwa wingi maeneo ya Mwenge.

5. Dark Wood Furniture & Animal Skin Upholstery

Use dark wood ambazo ni slightly mannered and artisanal to accentuate your interior. Dark wood ni mojawapo ya characteristics za African features. Kama utapenda ku-accentute your upholstery furniture, tumia fabrics zenye features za animal skin. The famouse ones are zebra, leopard and cow.

6. Real Plants

Yes, Africa is all about nature and it’s colour. So flavour it up with some greenery in your living room or dinning room. The famous African indoor plants, includes the bamboos

7. Wall Murals

Unaweza kutumia wall murals mostly ku-design your bedrooms, or even your dinning room. Choose wall murals zenye warm colors, my favourite one is the Afriacn Savannah sunset! That orangeyish warmth, it’s just so mesmerising.

Hope you’ve enjoyed the today’s article. Please if you have any comments right them below. Thanks for your time!

We tend to spend most of our time in the living room while at home, and so are our children. Sio rahisi kuwatengea chumba chao wenyewe for playing because of many reasons one of them is that most our houses do not have enough space to accommodate that. So having a kid-friendly living room, is very vital, and here below is how you can achieve that.

1. Comfortable Furniture

Avoid using hard furniture with shard edges. When kids are playing they might likely bump into them, so having soft upholstery furniture may help to minimise the danger when they do so. Unaweza pia ukanunua soft poufs kwa aajili ya watoto kukalia.

2. Secure Bookshelves to The Wall

Hili ni la muhimu sana when it comes to kid’s safety. We all know that watoto wanapenda sana kupanda juu ya makabati na hata shelves for fun or when they want to reach something on top of them. To avoid them to fall on your kids, it’s better uka-secure shelves on the wall. This is also applies to things like TV, and home music system, secure them on walls to keep your kids safe.

3. Minimalize Clutter

Sebule yako ikiwa na accessories nyingi, they may likely get into the way of your kids when they’re playing. To fix this this, make sure vitu kama flower vases, photo frames na decorative objects zingine, zinakua out of reach of your children. This not only keep your kids safe, but also your precious decorative objects stay safe as well.

4. Buy Round Tables

Tables with sharp edges are dangerous to your kids. When playing kids are less careful and my bump into your table and get hurt. So ukiwa na meza za duara, madhara kwa watoto wako yanakua sio makubwa coz round tables don’t have sharp edges. Ila sio lazima kila meza ya nyumbani kwako ikawa ya duara, you can just get a round coffee table, since coffee tables ndo zinazokaa sebuleni.

5. Get Tables & Benchs Zenye Storage

Ukiwa na watoto wadogo you can never have enough space to store their stuff. So ili Ku-avoid having lots of shelves and cabinets, and also if you want to save space, ni vyema ukanunua meza au ottoman benchs zenye storage. Hii pia inakua rahisi Kwa wao ku-reach for their stuff whenever they want to play with them.

6. Buy Durable Fabrics

With kids around accidents will always happen, no matter how careful you’re. When shopping for upholstery furniture it’s best ukanunua zenye fabrics ambazo zinaweza kustahimili spills and dirts for a long time. Make sure the fabrics pia zinaweza kusafishika kirahisi. I’d advise you to do a little research kabla hujaamua ni aina gani ya kitambaa inafaa kwa furniture zako.

7. Slipcovers

Hii pia inasaidia ku-protect upholstered furniture zako. Slipcovers pia helps to change the way your furniture look. Nowadays slipcovers zinapatikana kwa wingi madukani na kwa size tofauti tofauti depending on your style. But make sure to have proper measurements of your furniture before hujaenda kununua slipcovers.

8. Are Rugs

Watengee watoto sehemu yao ya kuchezea when they’re at the living room, by marking it with an area rug. This way, your kids won’t be all over your living room scattering their toys. Area rugs are also easy to remove and wash whenever they’re dirt.

So now you don’t have to get headache on how to maintain your living room with little kids around. These 8 tips will definitely save you from having unkept living room.

Kuna wakati you wake up in the morning and look around your house and realized you’re tired of the way your house looks. Ila kwa bahati mbaya bajeti yako hairuhusu kufanya any purchasing kwa muda huo! No need to get stressed up! Yoh girl here has got your back. Today we’re going to see 10 ways unaweza decorate your house TOTALLY FREE!

1. Rearrange Your Furniture

Well, I must confess mimi pia napenda kubadilisha mpangilio wa fenicha zangu every now and then. I love to give my house a fresh look always. Sio lazima ubadilishe the entire look of your living room or bedroom, you can just change the way your sofa set look. Sometimes big results are brought by small changes.

2. Turn Old Jars and Wine Bottles Into Flower Vases or Candle Holders

Najua huwaga tunahifadhi sana makopo ya jam au chupa za wine na champagne after using them. Good news is, kama bado hujajua utayatumia kufanyia nini, here is how: Just wash them vizuri and turn them into flower vases or Candle holders.

3. Declutter Your Table Tops, Shelves and Counter Tops

Decluttering any space always bring a fresh look out of it! Remove ornaments and other stuff you think you don’t need that are on your shelves. Do this to your tables and counter tops as well. And you’ll see how satisfying this is!

4. Badilishana Decor na Rafiki Zako

What’s old to you may look surprisingly nice to someone else. So list some old décor, take a picture of them na uwatumie rafiki zako, asking if they can swap na some of theirs.

5. Turn Sheets Into Curtains

Yes! If you have a stock of old bed sheets that you no longer use them, unaweza ukayabadilisha kua mapazia kama una cherehani nyumbani kwako. Or hata kama huna, ukimpelekea fundi hapo jirani kwako, still it’s gonna be cheaper than buying a new one. If you want to know how to turn an old bed sheet into a curtain, click here.

6. Sell Decor You No Longer Use and Buy New Ones

Instead of pilling them up in your store room, unaweza ukaziuza fenicha zako na decorations ambazo huzitumii na ukapata pesa ya kununua vingine vipya. Unaweza ukatumia Facebook kuviuza or even post them on your WhatsApps status. Facebook kuna groups in which people sell and buy used furniture and decorations

7. Restyle Your Coffee Table Or Dinning Table na Vitu Ambavyo Tayari Unavyo Ndani Mwako

Tumia a nice decorative sheet to cover your dinner table, or make a table runner with it and see how much a difference that makes. Chukua candles zenye unasubiriaga power cut itokoee ndio uziwashe, display them nicely on your coffee table. Unaweza pia ukachuma maua from your garden outside if you have one, put them into an old jar or a flower vase if you have one, na uipendezeshe coffee table yako for free!

8. Remove Cabinet Doors

Turn your kitchen cabinets into open shelves. Clean them well inside, kama una rangi ambayo ilibaki last time you did some paintings, you can use it to paint the shelves. Display your lovely untesils and favourite dishes nicely. Make sure to clean dust off it every now and then to make it look neat and lovely.

9. Display Your Jewlries

Fichua jewlries zako na uzipambe kwenye ukuta chumbani mwako. You can also display then nicely on your dressing table just to add some tastes in the room.

10. Rotate Pillows and Rugs Room to Room

This is totally me. I love rotating mostly rugs and door mats around the house. Just try this na uone jinsi unavyokua unaipa nyumba yako muonekano mpya kila mara. If you can’t rotate Pillows for any reasons, try to swap pillows covers from your living room to your bedroom and vise versa.

Ni tricks gani nyingine unazifahamu that helps to decorate our houses for free?? Please share them below tujifunze kwa pamoja.

One of the things that complete our home is the way they smell nice. No matter how expensive that leather sofa is, kama sebule yako inanukia uvundo it discredit the entire look. So leo tutaenda kuangalia, jinsi ya kuifanya nyumba yako inukie vizuri muda wote, na nitaangalizia hili katika kila chumba ndani ya nyumba. Am going to start with kitchen, bathroom and then bedroom na kuendelea with the rest of the house. So read till the end, coz you’re about to freshen up that house!

Kitchen

As a lot is being cooked up in the kitchen, and so are foul odors that are being cooked in the kitchen’s air! Here are tips to help you fix that;

• Start with your sink. Masinki yetu ya kuoshea vyombo tend to emit bad smell if not cleaned well. Chukua white vinegar, baking powder, liquid soap and vanilla extract (kama unayo) chaganya pamoja, then mimina mchanganyiko huo kwenye sinki lako. This will take out the bad smell from your sink all the way the drainage system.

• Clean your fridge. Have a routine of cleaning your fridge thoroughly. Kua pia na routine ya kuangalia vitu vilivyo haribika ndani ya fridge lako uvitoe pia. You don’t have to wait hadi uinginze new groceries ndio usafishe fridge lako. You don’t have to be welcomed by a foul smell when you open your fridge ndivyo ujue kwamba your fridge need some cleaning.

• Clean your garbage bin daily. If you keep garbage bin in your kitchen, tend to clean it every single day. If you leave trash in your bin for more than a day, it will eventually start to emit some foul smell. A good routine will be cleaning it every evening after preparing your dinner. To make your garbage bin smell good, sprinkle baking soda in it once it’s clean. Baking soda ina neutralise harufu mbaya.

• Boil aromatic spices. Sote tunajua harufu ya viungo inavyopendeza puani mwetu pale mtu anapokika pilau. Well, huwezi kupika pilau kila siku, but what you can do is boil some herbs, or aromatic spices kama mdalasini, hiriki. You can even make yourself some masala tea, this way your kitchen will not just smell good, but you’ll also have some nice drink to refresh yourself afterwards.

Bathroom

Jiekee utaratibu wa kusafisha bathroom yako kila siku, even if you’re the only person using it. The cleaner the bathroom is, the more fresh it smells. The use of nice smelling cleaning liquid soap will help making your bathroom smell good. Kua na habit pia ya kutumia nice smelling shower gels, they will surely make your bathroom smell very nice.

Bedroom

A lot happens in here, the snores, the drooling and that morning smell!! So end of the day vyumba vyetu tend to accommodate some foul smells from ourselves every single day. I know how annoying is it to come back home after a long day, halafu the first thing that says hello to you pale unapoingia chumbani kwako, are some left over wired smells from morning. But don’t you worry, here below is how to fix that;

• Clean bedsheets. You need to change your bed sheets very often. Use laundry soften soap when you wash them, to make them smell fresh and feel soft as well.

• Keep your under bed clean. Kama kitanda chako kina uvungu, make sure you clean it regularly. Clean under bed, keeps your room from smelling like a dungeon!

• Spray an air freshener. Best time to do it is when you’re leaving in the morning to go to work or run some errands. Close all the windows and pull down curtains. By the time unarudi home later in the day, you’ll find your bedroom smell as fresh as ever! Unaweza kutumia air freshener ya fragrance yoyote unayoipenda. To me, lavender is my number one choice!

Living Room

Your living room, ndio most popular room in the house. Since it’s the room that we entertain ourselves and our guests as well, so making it smelling good is top priority! Now let’s see how you can make that happen.

• Take care of your carpet. If you have carpets or rugs in your living room, hakikisha linasafishwa kila mara. Sweep it daily, kama una vacoom cleaner vacoom it as much as possible. We sometimes split liquid into them, kwa hivyo yasiposafishwa huwa yanatoa harufu ya uvundo, and you don’t want that for your guests.

• Mind your sofas. Kama sofa zako ni za velvet or any other materials other than leather ni vyema ukawa unazisafisha regularly. Hii ni kwasababu, hua zina accommodate harufu kirahisi sana. Either it’s the smells from our own bodies (perfumes ect), or from splitting liquids onto them. Kama ilivyo kwa carpets, sofa nazo pia usipozisafisha kwa muda mrefu tend to make your living smell like a dungeon.

• Use air diffuser. Pour some essential oil of your like into it to make your living room smell just the way you want! Unaweza pia ukachanganya two different scents just to get crazy with it.

• Burn some ouds. Kwa wale wanaopenda harufu ya udi, choma udi sebuleni mwako even twice a day kama ukiweza. Kama huna kichochezo, or you’re allergic to smoke, sprinkle some oud into the boiling water. Mvuke utakazo toka utanifanya sebule yako inukie vizuri mno. I’ve tried this trick myself and it’s very effective.

• Light some candels. Washa your favourite scented candles in your living room. Candles will give you a bonus tip of making your room look comfy, warm and inviting.

• Open all the windows. Let’s some fresh air come in. Kama unatumia an AC ndani mwako, you can turn it off for a while and let some fresh air bless your living room. Hii pia inasaidia to keep the bad smell in your living room at bay.

And just like that, your house will smell good always. You’ll feel not just proud when accomodating your guests but also comfortable. Please let me know in the comment section below, which tip have you tried already and which one you’re going to.

Hellow! Welcome again to Nyumba Nzuri Decor blog. Its another day of an interesting talk on home decor. So read till the end kujua ni nini nimekuandalia leo, and i hope you are going to enjoy it!

We tend to arrange furniture in ways that we feel comfortable, or make our homes look nice. Lakini katika kufanya hivyo, kuna makosa ambayo tumekua tukiyafanya, mostly without knowing them. So leo tunaenda kuona ni makosa gani hayo na ni jinsi gani ya kuyaepuka.

1. Don’t Line Up All the Furniture Along the Wall

This may be the easiest way to arrange your furniture, but trust me, this makes your living room feels like a high school boarding room. Ukizipanga fenicha zako zote ukutani, unayafanya hata macho yasipate kutulia pale yanapoangaza chumba coz they will be looking all the way along the wall.

To avoid this, pull some furniture away from the wall. Inaweza ikawa kochi moja au hata mawili. This will surely give your space a warm and inviting look.

2. Don’t Use Too Many/ Too Few Furniture Pieces

Try to always creat a balance. Do not over crowd your space with furniture, doesn’t matter how bad you need them. Kama sebule yako ni ndogo na haiwezi kutosha ku-accomodate a coffe table you can opt to use a glass table, coz glass table takes up less visual space.

Less furniture in a huge space doesn’t make the place look neat of clean, instead unafanya sehemu yako ionekane hollow and less inviting.

3. Don’t Create An Uncomfortable Seating Area

Best way to arrange your seating area, is in a way that people will face eachother when talking. Epuka kuzipangilia fenicha zako katika namna ambayo itafanya wageni wako wapeane ubavu pale wanapofanya mazungumzo.

To fix this, arrange your sofas in an island kinda a way, or arrange them in a 90 degree angle. This will make your guests feel comfortable when making conversations.

4. Don’t Use Wrong Sized Area Rug

Umuhimu wa kutumia rugs ni ku-spice up muonekano wa furniture arrangements. So ukitumia a wrong sized rug, itakifanya chumba chako kionekane unbalanced and totally uncomfortable.

To fix this, you should make sure your rug either fits all your furniture on it. Or the front legs of your chairs should be on the rug. Your chairs can also be off the rugs completely and leave the coffee table on it alone. Never make a mistake of having three legs of your chair on the rug and one off. It wil make your chair rock when you sit on it, and creat unnecessary uncomfortability.

5. Don’t Arrange The Sofa With Its Back On The Door

When you position the sofa with it’s back to the door means whoever seats there will have hard time knowing who enters the room. And this is the most uncomfortable situation to put your guests in, coz one may feel that someone can sneak on him/her at any time.

To fix this, unaweza ukaweza a console table nyumba ya hilo sofa. Weka a table lamp, or kitu chochote kirefu. This is to somehow make yoyote atakae kaa hapo feel protected. The best way is avoid this arrangement at all, if you can

6. Blocking Windows

Avoid putting furniture infront of windows as much as possible. Natural light flow is very important to the room. Chumba kisipopata mwanga wa kutosha, kinaonekana kidogo and also dangy.

Kama ukilazimika ku place fenicha zako usawa wa madirisha, hakikisha that particular furniture does not cover half of the size of the window. Another tip ni kuweka vioo ndani mwako so as to allow more light to be reflected in.

7. Don’t Ignore Importance of Traffic Flow

Ni vyema unapopangilia fenicha zako basi uka-consider ni jinsi gani people in your house will be commuting about it. Inakera kushindwa kutembea hatua mbili bila ya kujikwaa kwenye mguu wa sofa or kujigonga kwenye kona ya coffee table.

Arrange your furniture in a way that, it will be easy for people in your house to walk around comfortably without taking an awkward zig zag route.

8. Not Arranging Activity Zone

Tones of activities can be done in our living rooms. Reading, watching TV, playing games , having conversations, seating for a cup of coffee. Just to mention a few.

Unapo pangilia fenicha zako, ni vyema ukazipanga katika namna ambayo ita-identify kila activity na mahala pake. Hakikisha mpangilio wako pia una- consider proper lighting and seating accordingly with the given activity. For example, a reading area fits better close to the window than a place to seat and watch TV.

Thank you for reading mpaka mwisho. Please tell me on comment section below, ni topic gani you wish me to talk about on the next blog post.

Trends and design styles come and go. We may like some of them and we may despise others. Kuna some of us who don’t like to be influenced by trends, and that’s okay.
End of the day, it’s your home. Unaweza ku-decorate however you see fit. But down below are 10 decor styles zinazo trend so far in 2022. So let’s get inspired…..

1. Beige & Greige Paint Colours

Beige kwa lugha ya Kiswahili ni rangi mchanga, ukiitizama kwa haraka haraka unaweza ifananisha na rangi ya khaki. And Greige, this a paint colour that’s between beige and gray. So far 2022 imekuja na rangi hizo, these are neutral colours na zinaendana vizuri na almost any color and texture ya furniture pamoja na decorations utakazo amua kuweka. Another bonus point ya kutumia hizi rangi, it’s that, they’re tend to bring out the calming ambiance.

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2. Wallpapers Go Big

Yeah, wallpapers have always been there, but this time around zimekuja in big size. Wallpapering the whole room, na sio tu part of a room ndio ninacho kizungumzia hapa. 2022 has brought in more flexibility in decorating our homes, so opting wallpapers is even the best choice, coz wallpapers ni rahisi ku-replace once you get tired of how your spcae look than wall paints.

PS: beware of cheaper wallpapers, sio tu hazitadumu, but zitafanya muoanekano wa nyumba yako cheaper too.

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3. Dark & Moody Rooms

Well, mimi ni mpenzi sana wa dark rooms. If a room is black painted, no over head lights, just dim lit golden bulbs on walls, ooh I just love it! Dark and moody rooms are on trend right now. We see people turn their dinning rooms, bedrooms and living rooms all dark and moody!
An important tip to consider is that, kama chumba chako hakiingizi mwanga wa kutosha, and thinking that painting it with bright colours it’s a right choice, that’s wrong!! A bright colour in a dark room it’s kinda confusing.
So don’t be scared of trying dark paints on your walls, because 2022 has given you a green light!.

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4. Real Plants

Growing up in our home, my mom would always put a bucket or two of real plants in our living room. Na nimekua nikiona hii miaka ya karibuni watu wameacha kutumia maua na miti ya plastic, and instead are going for real ones. Real plants are trending big! So now it’s a time to add some greenery in your living room, dining room or even in your kitchen. Sio lazima uweke kwenye ndoo, you can just put small plants If your room don’t have enough space.

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5. Unpainted Furniture

In 2022 hatupaki tena rangi fenicha zetu. More wooden tones are popping in our living rooms, dinning rooms and kitchens. Wooden tones zinaipa space yako a traditional look that’s lovely and homely. It’s time to let our furniture’s natural look untouched!

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6. Art Inspired Decor

Michoro ya kimasai, vinyago vya mbao, na udongo pia, ni vitu ambavyo vina-bring an artistic look in a space, and they’re on trend. In 2022 tutapata kuona watu waki-turn their living room into partial art galleries!

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7. White Appliances

Yes, white home appliances are back. Not as quite kama ilivyokua 20 to 10 years ago, but white fridges are back! And so are ovens, deep freezers, microwaves, you name it! Silver is no longer a dominant color katika vyombo vya umeme majumbani mwetu in 2022.

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8. Multifunctional Spaces

Lockdown imechangia sana kuzifanya spaces zetu zitumike for more than one purposes. Spending time indoor, imepelekea nyumba zetu kua na home offices, libraries and even workout rooms. So in 2022 the trend is making your space multifunctional but yet in a stylish way. More office corners are popping out in our living rooms and bedrooms nowadays!

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9. Cozy Decor

Casual and comfortable furniture ndio zinazo trend wakati huu. Add some warm colored rugs, texteral décor and real plants in your room, and then you’ll be onboard the home feel cozy train! Beware, sio kila bright colour ina-bring warmth in your space, kwasababu hiyo the best choice would be to add more earthy colour to your texture..

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10. Curved Furnitures

2022 is such a warm year, for that reason curved furniture with soft edges and angels become the perfect choices. Kama unataka kuipa space yako a chicky and luxurious look, curved wooden and upholstery furniture it’s a choice to go for.

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Let me know in the comments section below, ni trend gani kati ya hizi, you’re going to give it a try!

Are you planning on having her over this valentine’s Day na huna idea ya jinsi gani utaki-romanticize chumba chako for her?? No worries, I got you covered! We are going to bring the wow look out of her with these 7 ideas that are below!!

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1. Make The Bed Look As Inviting As Possible

Weka mito mikubwa na iliyo comfy (girls love pillows). Make sure bed sheets are either brand new or freshly laundered. Hata kama sasa ni wakati wa joto, but trust me you need that duvet on top of your bed for a more welcoming look! Rangi ya mashuka sio lazima iwe nyekundu, put white bed sheets, or mauve ones, these colors works well with bringing in the warmth in a room. You can put some tedyy bears if you want, coz girls wanazipenda sana, if not just get cupid shaped pillows as well. Beware, don’t accessories the bed too much and end up clutter it. C

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Take Out Any Destructions

Take Out Any Destructions
The focus should be on your bed mainly since it’s Valentine’s Day, so vitu vinavyoweza kuleta destruction yoyote Ile, it’s better ukavitoa. If you have a TV set in your room better take it out, or turn it off. Kuna vitu pia kama pasi, au clothes hangers, magazines, better uvitoe pia

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3. Light the Room Warmly

I’d advice you to start with switching off your over head light. Get one or two table lamps, or candles instead. You can use tape lights, ones with goldish light. Chumba kikiwa na goldish ambience, it’s just look warm and very welcoming. So avoid bright lights.

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4. Scent It Up!

Well, girls looooove scents! But not just that, nice scents. I would not advice you to buy an air freshener and spray the room (boy, that’s so yesterday!). Get an humidifier, scented candles, or burn some lightly scented ouds. Scents tend to bring out of us some strong romantic feelings!

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5. Cupid Shaped Balloons, Flowers Petals

Get some few heart shaped balloons and hang them,or you can just let them lie on the floor. Tandaza flower petals kitandani , roses are always the best choice. Again, don’t over do it, kila kitu kiwe kwa kiasi kuanzia flower petals hadi heart shaped balloons. Note: in decor, always less is more

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6. Music

Give a rest to the hip hops, and let the jams and and the jazz and the rnbs play at the background! Vintage music players are trending nowadays, so kama unaweza kuipata hiyo itakua ni best choice kuliko morden music systems ambazo wengi tunazo majumbani mwetu, kama vile subwoofers.

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7. Yummie Treats

I don’t know why hii imekua namba saba, but honestly speaking when it comes to girls, it should be up there! 😀😀. Make sure a plate of chocolates, or a bowl of cookies, or even cholate fondue havikosi. Ukiweza kuviweka vyote that’s even better! Don’t forget some strawberries as well. You can get a small side table and put them on top of it, au kama chumba chako hakina nafasi ya kutosha just put them on the floor( best be on a rug). Note: yummie treats smooth up conversations.

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Girl, you want to surprise him this Valentine’s Day? Bofya hapa and see the magic!

Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and I think now is officially the time to switch on the romantic button! Kama wewe ni mdada na una boyfriend, or even a husband na unafikira ni jinsi gani utakipendezesha chumba chako (or chenu) kwaajili yake, nimekuandalia baadhi ya vitu vya kuifanya kazi yako iwe rahisi! Here below are 7 tips just for you!

1. Dim Lit The Room

Hili halina utata, japokua kuna wengine hupendelea mwanga vyumbani mwao, even on Valentine’s Day. Dim light give the room a cool, classy and cozy feel. Unaweza ukatumia table lamp instead of taa za ceiling, ama pia unaweza ukatumia taa za mkanda (series lights) na ukazibandika ukutani, kwenye ceiling board, or around windows, or even zungusha kwenye head board ya kitanda chako.

2. Add a Mix Of Gray, Purple & White

Yes, most of us tumezoea kuona Valentine’s Day colors are red and white, but red always feels feminine to men. So for the room to feel all about him, try to mix it’s wall paint, bed sheets, pillows or even heart decors, zenye rangi ya gray, light purple and white.

3. Accecorise the Bedroom With Cute Memories

If you have picha za pamoja hang them on the wall, or kama zipo kwenye frame you can just stick them ukutani pia, or even on side table. A memorable photo gallery, makes anyone who sees it smile and feel impressed!

4. Romanticise the Bed!

Well, it’s Valentine’s Day! That bed gotta look different! Nunua bedsheets mpya zenye rangi za off red, even light purple and mix them with white ones or just go with the colour he likes. Kama unapenda duvet, you can spread it on top of your bed to make it feel more warm. Again, red colour sikushauri coz wanaume wengi wanahisi it’s feminine. So if you want to make the room for him, avoiding using red bed sheets.

5. Let There Be Some Candles

Let the candles spark some romantic magic in your room. Sikushauri ununue scented candles coz wanaume wengi sio wapenzi wa harufu kali. So just buy candles of different size and colors, na sio lazima iwe mingi ( just 3 can be enough). Iweke kwenye side table. For a better view, place then at the corner.

6. Add Some Music

Come up with a romantic playlist, or the songs you enjoy together. Music brings back memories and make us miss the old good days! Ni vyema kama ukafungilia sauti ya chini, low volume creates a sense of calmness and relaxation.

7. Take Out Distractions

Since you want to make the room for Valentine’s Day purposes, ni vyema ukaondoa vitu ambavyo vikawa-distract. Vitu kama laptops, simu, au hata Tv, vinatu-distract kirahisi, and you may end up chasing away the romantic vibe you’ve created. Sio lazima uvitoe ndani ya chumba, if you don’t have enough space, you can also turn them off.

Hopefully this article was helpful! Kila la kheri girls on turning up that room for him!