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With the sounds of thunderous roars and booming footsteps, dinosaurs roamed the Earth millions of years ago, but they still remain a huge part of our imaginations even today.

Both the young and the young at heart can get excited by a dino-tastic​ makeover for a bedroom. The great news is you can be as big with your design choices as a T-rex or as small as a microraptor. 

For the walls 

For dramatic, wall-to-wall dinosaur coverage, you can opt for this amazing dinosaur mural. It would make a stunning feature wall, showing the majesty of these creatures as they gather around a waterhole with volcanoes framing the background. 

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With the new year underway, many are looking to the interior design trends of 2015 to inspire new kitchens, living rooms and bedrooms. However, the new year doesn't just bring about ideas for indoors. 

In fact, the Garden Media Group recently released its annual report for the future year's outdoor design trends. One such trend was that a muted, rustic look is set to become hot in 2015. Want to try a rustic look for your own garden/patio area?

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We've all been there. The family is growing, or you want a new tenant in the house to ease living costs. Without additional bedrooms inside the home itself, however, this prospect is either impossible or extremely costly.

Don't worry, there is another way. Do you have an under- or disused garage? Converting an existing space like that is far more cost effective than building entirely new rooms on a house. 

Here are some renovation and interior decorating ideas to help you with your project.

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Recommendations for your home's colour palette is always the talk of the town. Use this colour here, splash a little of that there.

However, not nearly enough love gets given to actual pallets – as in, the small wooden structures that are used to carry heavy shipments. 

When you are renovating a home, or building an entirely new one, often loads of bricks, whiteware or other heavy goods will arrive on a wooden pallet, get dumped on your lawn and then left in your care. Don't just chop them up into firewood, however. 

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The problem with buying a new home is that you are moving into somebody else's colour choices, which may not suit you very well. Also, often these properties are designed with very bland, neutral paint schemes in order to appeal to a wider audience. 

A blank, stale wall is the scourge of many interior designers, especially in a large room. Even if the colour is nice, a large empty space can make an otherwise stimulating room into something dull, boring and – worst of all – sterile. 

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Do you like your home to be party central when it comes time for a New Year celebration?

Here are some interior decorating ideas to help you make it a memorable, successful occasion.

Space

Every house party needs space for guests. Rearrange your furniture so that it is open and inclusive, encouraging them to mingle. This could mean moving couches to outer walls, adding beanbags and extra seats or opening up the veranda sliding door to include outside as a party space.

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As New Year draws closer and closer, it's time you started thinking about that resolution. How many years in a row have you promised to redecorate the house, only to become 'too busy' and forget?

Well don't make the same mistake this year, as home decorating could well spice your life up. Bring the energy back into your home, using the Resene The Range fashion colours as your muse.

Hot hot hot

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A games room is the ultimate space to sit back, relax and enjoy something that isn't work. You can install all kinds of fun amenities in them, too, ranging from electronics to pool tables – not to mention everything in between.

Here's the problem, though. How many homes actually have the space for one? 

Rather than give up on the idea, instead take a look at your old garage. If it's not filled with junk, garages make for the perfect gaming area. They're both away from the main living space to keep noise levels down, and you are less likely to be disturbed by other people's guests or other things happening in the house. Sound like a good idea? Then it's time to start renovating.

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The thing about trends is that in order to stay trendy, you need to remain very much on top of things. The bandwagon is always moving forwards, and if you aren't on it then you're going to get left behind – unless you're trying to do something unique, of course, but that's another story entirely.

That said, ideally the best way to stay on top of interior design is to stay ahead of it. So if you're in the process of planning the next stage of your plans, consider these possible future trends.

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