Love Your Lake House Decor For You

Many people today decide to buy a summer residence for relaxation. There are many styles from log cabin to the traditional style square building with doors and windows. The idea for a second home is for relaxation and to have fun. Lake house decor can vary according to many factors. Many people want more than just a log cabin with some wooden chairs. There are many ideas and ways for starting to buy those furnishings. Next will be a discussion of some ideas how to get started buying the right accessories.

A lake residence obviously is designed to enjoy and to appreciate nature and the surroundings. Thus the rooms should be furnished with items that seem natural and blend in with the area. The outdoors is the main feature so take ideas that will enhance the best views.

A lake area is for the outdoors. So to make use of the outdoors, things like a nice deck or a patio are a must. But mosquitoes can ruin any party, so maybe a screened in area would be useful. Entertaining is important so make that deck practical and fun for all the family and friends.

The last part is actually looking and buying the furniture and decorations. There are many blogs with great photos an ideas on the internet. So take some time to look at these to get some beginning ideas. The internet has a multitude of websites about furnishings with some good bargains if one looks carefully. Part of the adventure is just looking and discovering.

Sometimes the internet has good bargains, but there are other places for good bargains. Garage sales offer many items from furniture to paintings at good prices. Check out weekly flea markets and antique shops. The bargains are out there, and even though it takes some time it is a good adventure.

Many people just collect bargains of furniture and decorations and then mix and match for each room. Here are some factors in decoration that one should consider before buying. The color factor is important in design. Do not use too many bright colors but rather find colors from the surrounding area and use them in the interior.

Pine is a good wood and versatile with textures and can be used in vertical or horizontal designs for the floor and ceiling. Mixing pine with another wood for contrast is effective too. Painting the wood still gives it a nice texture, so use your imagination.

One can use such simple items as tree branches and pine cones to make attractive arrangements on the tables or those difficult unused corners. Be creative in using the different textures and patterns.

Pillows are always a welcome touch and add nice color and make couches look cozy. Grandma type crocheted slipcovers help make that old couch look welcoming.

A Timeless Story - The Lake House

One of the most romantic films ever shown in the big screen-The Lake House tells the tale of two individuals, from different timelines, that develops a deep friendship with only a mailbox as their means of staying connected.

It has been years since they first co-starred in the action packed 1994 movie Speed. Back then was a picture of the fast driving Sandra Bullock and a cool crisp talking good-looking cop Keanu Reeves. Though the chemistry was great, Keanu never reprised his role in Speed 2. In this 2006 film remake of the Korean romantic drama, Mare (2000), these two Hollywood stars teams-up again as Alex Wyler and Kate Forster.

There goes the sigh and the day dreaming of someone who loves you even from a distance. In the film, Sandra Bullock plays Dr. Kate Forster, a tenant of the lake house who is about to move to a new address in Chicago. She leaves a message to the new tenant asking to deliver any mails in her name to her new address.

Keanu Reeves plays Alex Wyler, a talented yet frustrated architect who buys the Lake House, which is originally built by his father. As he arrives in the Lake house, he discovers the note from Kate. In the message, she wrote about a box and the paw prints on the walkway leading in the house. Seeing no prints or box, he writes her back stating that the house was unoccupied, that before he came, and that there was none of the things she claimed in her letter. It was not until two days later that Alex thought about Kate's note as a stray dog stepped on paint and left paw prints on the walkway. Meanwhile, upon receiving the message, Kate thought of Alex's note as a joke and asks the day for argument's sake. He then answers her of the day like that of Kate but of a different year-two years earlier.

Alex goes for a tenant background check on Kate trying to locate the address she left as to where to deliver her mails in case they were delivered to the Lake House. He then found a building of a luxury apartment under construction with an 18 months deadline to meet ahead.

With the tenant background ceck and the other events that happened, Kate and Alex finally disclose the fact that, though weird as it may, they are living in different timeline. They are two years apart as Alex lives in the year 2004 while Kate lives in 2006. Moreover, with that starts a love story that tries to defy even time.

Romantic in every way, the story of Alex and Kate is one for that DVD collection. It is as heartwarming as any romantic film as they try to meet each other and save each other's lives. This one movie cannot easily forget even with the passing of time.