The Success-Filled Home Series (Part 3) - Attract-a-Mate Bedrooms

Attract- A- Mate Bedroom

Penned by Lipstick Diva

    

In order to attract a mate you have to look your best, smell your best and act your best and in these current times of residential dating you should be sure to make your home’s presentation an equal extension of your style and taste. After all, this is a part of your ‘first impression’. When you think of cultivating romance in the home, you think of the bedroom. This is usually the space where ‘the magic happens’ so why not make your bedroom’s décor a magical wonderland!

    
    As an Interior Decorator, I love to incorporate soft and sensual materials when designing a romantically styled room. In order to achieve this look you should create a vision board of inspirational pictures from interior design magazines or stock photos found on the internet. Look for materials that say ‘sexy’, ‘sensual’ and ‘romantic’. The best sex and sleep comes from a bedroom that is welcoming, cozy and exotic. Some of the materials I recommend are faux fur throws, canopy, dim lighting, sheep skin rugs, sheer curtains, scented candles, flowers, chandeliers, high thread count Egyptian cotton sheets, mirrors, sensual artwork and of course color. The romance is in the details so don’t be afraid to mix and match colors and textures to achieve your desired results.

    We’ve all heard again and again that men are visual creatures. You attract a mate with your physical presentation and keep him interested with a winning personality. When inviting a male into your home you want him to see that you are warm, clean, organized, sensual and the woman of his dreams. You should ignite his five senses with not only yourself but your home as well. Choose conversational pieces for your coffee table, display the interesting books you’ve read, hang up your artwork to share the tale of how you came to choose that particular piece, cook a delicious meal and let the aroma of scented candles fill the air, play an arrangement of music to showcase your diverse taste and last but not least have a plethora of topics on deck to discuss to keep the conversation going. You are sure to be a keeper with all this and your super sexy self! Remember reveal something, not everything ;0)

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The Return of the Gentlemen

  Back on the 28th of January, I blogged about the "Pretty Girls Rock Dresses" Challenge that kicks off on March 1st. I am still super excited about this campaign and I was even more thrilled to discover that there was an equal challenge for the men titled, "The Year of the Gentlemen - Return of the Gentlemen".

The guidelines are similar to those of the ladies challenge; for the men to commit to dressing up at least 3 times a week, polished shoes, sports coats, proper grooming and no athletic gear and saggin pants! Beyond this, the fellas commit to bringing back the art of chivalry, courtship, class, and savoir-faire. This challenge is about more than just dressing the part, but rekindling the true nature of manhood: honor, leadership, responsibility, and respect, many qualities that do seem to be lacking in an overwhelming sector of men (or should I say man-sized boys) these days.

There is a facebook group and facebook event page dedicated to the challenge and membership is open to everyone, including ladies who would like to show their support, and gratitude, for what hopefully will emerge as new, refined, breed of gentlemen that will stand up tall and be the role models we have all been seeking for our sons, and the gentleman we can trust with the hand, and hearts of our daughters.
 

ManSpeak

    So today seemed to be a day that all my ladies were tryna understand the men, and all the men gave up on trying to understand the ladies, HA! I spent a great portion of the day chatting with a male friend about how the men I've been encountering lately have a tendency to say one thing, things that sound great....but then they act in complete opposition to what they say.

For example, had a young man contact me this past Friday, said he wanted to see me and take me out. I told him to plan a date and let me know what time to be ready. Later that evening, he calls and pretty much cancels the date. Ok, you got off work a little late (8:30pm, not really late but whatever), I'll let it slide. Well the next day, we end up making dinner plans again, to see each other at 8, and at 7:30 he texts me, canceling once again. Okay....last I checked, YOU contacted ME bro, so what is really up with that?

My friend told me that guys these days are used to women who will chase them, sit on hold for them, and just otherwise cater to their every whim. Well...I'm no puppet, so that's not going to work. I definitely want some companionship, but not that damn bad.

Fellas step ya game up, Ladies, make them.