Functional Sentence Examples

The first step consists in the functional treatment of equations.

For me everything is functional, but you have style.

That's not the way a functional relationship works, she said, anger building.

The bodywall is greatly simplified in the Gymnolaemata, in correlation with the functional importance of the skeletal part of the wall.

There are four functional toes in front and three behind; while the calcaneum, unlike that of the other three groups, articulates with the fibula.

They had a journey to make together before they were in a functional relationship, but they'd never have that chance, if he didn't find a way to buy them all time.

Both right and left testes are functional.

She was happy to be functional, though that wasn't likely going to last long.

It's been my experience that watching people get killed in front of you tends to leave you more traumatized than functional, and I need you functional.

Examples of physiological hypertrophy are found in the ovaries, uterus and mammary glands, where there is an increased functional activity required at the period of gestation.

From the differential coefficients of the y's with regard to the x's we form the functional.

By these, and other instruments of precision, such as the thermometer, of which we have already spok en, the eminently scientific discipline of the measurement of functional movements, so difficult in the complex science of biology, has been cultivated.

Whoever attacked didn't want survivors or to destroy a perfectly functional facility.

An arrangement of great functional importance in regard to the venous system must now be described, which was shown in 1883 by Lankester to be common to Limulus and Scorpio.

The term hypertrophy is used when the individual tissue elements become bigger to meet the demands of greater functional activity; hyperplasia, if there is an increase in the number of these elements; and pseudo-hypertrophy, when the specific tissue element is largely replaced by another tissue.

Within the cytoplasm are found manifestations of functional activity, in the form of digestive vacuoles, granules, fat, glycogen, pigment, and foreign bodies.

Hansemann's "anaplasia " hypothesis seeks to find an explanation of the formation of new growths in the absence of the histological differentiation of the cell associated with a corresponding increase in its proliferative power and a suspension, or loss, of its functional activity.

We have analogies to this in the two nuclei of some of the protozoa, the one being solely for the purpose of propagation, the other being associated with the functional activities of the cell.

The supply of reserve teeth is indefinite; frequently one or two are lying ready and of equal size to the functional fangs.

Some have functional fore-limbs but mere vestiges of hind-limbs; in others this condition is reversed.

It was nothing but a long rope with a piece of broomstick tied to the bottom, but it was functional.

Under the general heading "Analysis" occur the subheadings "Foundations of Analysis," with the topics theory of functions of real variables, series and other infinite processes, principles and elements of the differential and of the integral calculus, definite integrals, and calculus of variations; "Theory of Functions of Complex Variables," with the topics functions of one variable and of several variables; "Algebraic Functions and their Integrals," with the topics algebraic functions of one and of several variables, elliptic functions and single theta functions, Abelian integrals; "Other Special Functions," with the topics Euler's, Legendre's, Bessel's and automorphic functions; "Differential Equations," with the topics existence theorems, methods of solution, general theory; "Differential Forms and Differential Invariants," with the topics differential forms, including Pfaffians, transformation of differential forms, including tangential (or contact) transformations, differential invariants; "Analytical Methods connected with Physical Subjects," with the topics harmonic analysis, Fourier's series, the differential equations of applied mathematics, Dirichlet's problem; "Difference Equations and Functional Equations," with the topics recurring series, solution of equations of finite differences and functional equations.

Functional determinants were first investigated by Jacobi in a work De Determinantibus Functionalibus.

If, from whatever cause, any of the chromatin loops belonging to the functional order be lost the descendants of such a cell, being unable to restore these loops, will be minus the functional attributes associated with the lost elements.

In its least differentiated form the avicularium occupies the place of an ordinary zooecium ("vicarious avicularium"), from which it is distinguished by the greater development of the operculum and its muscles, while the polypide is normally not functional.

Hagen not to be functional in the adult insect - they are merely survivals from the aquatic nymphal stage.

The May-flies are remarkably primitive in certain of their characters, notably the elongate cerci, the paired, entirely mesodermal genital ducts, and the occurrence of an ecdysis after the acquisition of functional wings.

Among the Gastropoda, in the Aspidobranchia, there is no genital duct, and the gonad opens into the right kidney; in the more modified forms the left kidney alone is functional, the right has been converted into the genital duct.

Rodents may be characterized as terrestrial, or in some cases arboreal or aquatic, placental mammals of small or medium size, with a milk and a permanent series of teeth, plantigrade or partially plantigrade, and generally five-toed, clawed (rarely nailed or semi hoofed) feet, clavicles or collar-bones (occasionally imperfect or rudimentary), no canine teeth, and a single pair of lower incisors, opposed by only one similar and functional pair in the upper jaw.

The other genera have five toes, of which only the middle three are functional, and smooth incisors.

In the bamboo-rats, Rhizomys, from the Indo-Malay countries, China and Tibet, as well as in the closely allied East African Tachyoryctes, the eyes are, however, functional, and the head is rounded.

They are preceded by functional, rooted milk-teeth.

It is indicated in paralyses (chiefly functional), and is most valuable in the treatment of post-diphtheritic paralysis.

The degree of fertility varies greatly according to external conditions, the structural and functional arrangements just alluded to, and other causes which may roughly be called constitutional.

Functional male and female organs have been shown to exist in Pyronema and Boudiera; in Lachnea stercorea both ascogonia and antheridia a are present, but the antheridium a1 is non-functional, the ascogonial _s- - (fema l e) nuclei fusing in pairs; /'y' this is also the case' in Humaria /;' h; granulate and Ascobolus furfurs -./ '"aceus, where the antheridium is _ / /, - entirely absent.

Whether examined by functional or by structural features, the conducting paths of the nervous system, traced from beginning to end, never terminate in the centres of that system, but pass through them.

In the natural order Rosaceae, the series Querciflorae, and the very anomalous genus Casuarina and others, instead of a single macrospore a more or less extensive sporogenous tissue is formed, but only one cell proceeds to the formation of a functional female cell.

In such cases the flowers, so far as their functional capabilities are concerned, are usually abortive.

The Center has a major program of structural and functional studies on several classes of membrane proteins, including membrane transporters and ion channels.

Sulfur is the best element for rearrangement reactions and allows us to employ the novel strategy of migrating functional groups.

It 's functional and certainly clear, but as with the picture it 's pretty run-of-the-mill stuff.

Your baby doesn't need to be the latest fashions, but you do want him to look cute and have clothes that are functional.

The lateral hind-toes (that is to say the second and fifth of the typical series) had, however, become rudimentary; although it is probable that the corresponding digits of the forelimb were functional, so that this foot was four-toed.

The tail is very long; and the feet have five functional toes, with complete but short metacarpals or metatarsals.

Homacodon was an animal of the size of a rabbit, with five toes (of which only five were functional to each foot) and 44 teeth, of which the molars are tuberculated (bunodont), with six columns on those of the upper jaw; the premolars being of a cutting type.

In all the more typical members of the family the three middle metatarsals of the long hind-legs are fused into a cannon-bone; and in the true jerboas of the genus Jaculus the two lateral toes, with their supporting metatarsals, are lost, although they are present in the alactagas (Alactaga), in which, however, as in certain allied genera, only the three middle toes are functional.

The formal conception of pure logic, then, is modified by Lotze in such a way as not only to be compatible with a view of the structural and functional adequacy of thought to that which at every point at which we take thinking is still distinguishable from thought, but even inevitably to suggest it.

The lesions mentioned are in many instances necessarily accompanied by functional disturbances or clinical symptoms, symptoms. varying according to site, and to the nature and degree of the affection.

The action of toxins on various glands, producing diminished or increased functional activity, has a close analogy to that of certain drugs.

The Phyllopoda are the only Crustacea in which distinct and functional gnathobasic processes are found on appendages far removed from the mouth.

The two are probably never functional together in the same animal, though one may replace the other in the course of development.

Thus, in the Phyllopoda, the antennal gland develops early and is functional during a great part of the larval life, but it ultimately atrophies, and in the adult (as in most Entomostraca) the maxillary gland is the functional excretory organ.

The Myzostomida are protandric hermaphrodites, being functional males when small, nermaphrodite later, and finally functional females (Wheeler).

A complete and functional female flower consists of a single ovule with two integuments, the inner of which is prolonged into a narrow tubular micropyle, like that in the flower of Gnetum.

On the assumption that these functional teeth correspond to the milk-series of placentals, "marsupials in this respect agree exactly with modern elephants, in which the same peculiarity exists.

These caeca occur in birds (as in mammals) at the junction of the small with the large intestine; and while in ordinary perching-birds they are reduced to small nipplelike buds of no functional importance, in many other birds - owls for instance - they form quite long receptacles.

With the aid of these instances of paired caeca, coupled with the frequent existence of a rudiment of its missing fellow when only one is functional, the author has been enabled to demonstrate conclusively that these double organs in birds correspond in relations with their normally single representative in mammals.

As many as six pairs of appendages following the mouth may have an enlarged gnathobase actually functional as a jaw or hemignath, but a ramus is well developed on each of these appendages either as a simple walking leg, a palp or a chela.

In acute mania it acts like hyoscyamine in producing sleep. In large doses stramonium is a narcotic poison producing the wellmarked stages of exaltation of function, diminution of functional activity, and later loss of function, sinking into coma and paralysis.

The anterior premolars are quite rudimentary, sometimes not developed at all, and generally fall by the time the animal attains maturity, so that there are but six functional cheek teeth, - three that have predecessors in the milk-dentition, and hence are considered as premolars, and three molars, but otherwise, except the first and last of the series, not distinguishable in form or structure.

The spore or embryo-sac. roots, or at least their functional repre sentatives, resembled those of Lepidodendron.

Except in some of the Stegocephalia, there are only four functional digits in the manus, but the Ecaudata have a more or less distinct rudiment of pollex; in the Caudata it seems to be the outer digit which has been suppresssed, as atavistic reappearance of a fifth digit takes place on the outer side of the manus, as it does on the pes in those forms in which the toes are reduced to four.

Pharmacology is a branch of biology; it is also closely connected with pathology and bacteriology, for certain drugs produce structural as well as functional changes in the tissues, and in germ diseases the peculiar symptoms are caused by foreign substances (toxins) formed by the infective organisms present in the body.

I don't know shit about a functional relationship, but being with you all those years taught me what a dysfunctional one was.

Primer Aligner allows the user to align their primer, functional domain, or sequence fragment of interest to the complete genome alignment.

Evidence for functional improvement, however, was largely anecdotal.

In the present work we have made an attempt to construct an accurate approximation to the functional for the exchange-correlation energy of density-functional theory.

A few years ago people had beige, purely functional computers... hidden under desks, stained with the office smoker's exhalation.

If we look closely, we see that benevolence plays much the same functional role in the Inquiry that sympathy plays in the Treatise.

Brief Introduction I started my DPhil on the functional biogeography of the Amazon forest canopy in October 2005.

Substantial changes in functional capabilities of the soil microbial biomass have been detected.

Cheddar is very functional and responds well to cooking, you may however enjoy it more with a strong blue cheese.

Our longer term aim to achieve functional characterization of these components.

The origin of these areas that lack functional green chloroplasts is in primordial tissue.

Ontological and functional Christology are of the same order and united in the same figure, the Son.

A controlled virus taxonomical and functional classification has been used for all the proteins and protein families in the database.

This work includes functional materials (electrical devices and catalysts) and structural materials in the form of ceramic composites.

Focused on esthetics, Arc is a functional room for the garden which will appeal to design conscious consumers.

In certain species of Streptocarpus no functional SAM is present and the plants form only one enlarged cotyledon.

The language is strictly declarative, which is achieved by adopting a functional subset of Scheme.

One problem is to work out how to make best use of the purely declarative nature of functional languages.

We produce functional thin film materials using the technique of pulsed laser deposition.

If you have functional dyspepsia, the inside of your gut looks normal.

The cause of most cases of functional dyspepsia is not known.

This level of survivability assumes and requires that the remainder of the computing environment is functional.

The tumor was completely excised by functional endoscopic sinus surgery on 12th August 1999.

This SNP is located in a splicing region, just before the last exon, and might originate a splicing variant with functional consequences.

As with all O&W's this watch is superbly finished, pristine looking is functional and uncluttered.

Project work is used to integrate material and make knowledge functional.

They may also be used to make certain items on our website fully functional.

This company produce professionally designed highly functional websites from only £ 250.

You can make a perfectly functional website that lives inside your own computer.

Like much Soviet construction it looked unfinished and barely functional.

The exhibition includes lighting from the strictly functional to the wildly ostentatious.

Services have been carefully designed to ensure open systems remain fully functional, yet secure.

The fetal kidneys become functional by the 11th week.

I design and make felted fabric using natural fibers, and use the felt to create functional as well as decorative art pieces.

They show that it is possible to provide functional, well serviced office accomodation while maintaining social and enviromental considerations.

This technique is called functional MRI (or fMRI ).

So, I stayed just long enough to check that I and my rebreather seemed fully functional.

A systematic overview (meta-analysis) of outcome measures in Helicobacter pylori gastritis trials and functional dyspepsia.

A research program on rice functional genomics was started in 1997.

She is also honorary Director of the Medical Research Council Functional Genetics Unit in Oxford.

This functional illiteracy means that even the nuances of stories from basic tabloid newspapers are beyond the reach of many deaf adults.

The fact that functional bracing does not immobilize the joints adjacent to the fracture makes early restoration of motion possible.

The research group is working on conditionally immortalized cell lines by analyzing their structural and functional biology in both health and disease.

This example illustrates our design ingenuity when creating a functional, space-saving and attractive flight of stairs.

The team will require regular inputs from a number of other functional areas.

Furthermore, jejunal interposition can influence the motility of the entire intestinal tract resulting in a better functional outcome.

Positional isomerism, an example of structural isomerism, occurs when functional groups are in different positions on the same carbon chain.

The robot is a functional isomorph but is not conscious.

If not suppose we have two systems which are functional isomorphic at level n but are not functionally isomorphic at level n-1.

The same lateralization pattern was found in schizophrenic patients, indicating unimpaired functional lateralization of auditory language processing.

It should only measure functional limitations caused by the physical disability which affects the players capability for performing the different skills.

Professor Butler is a functional linguist rather than a translation scholar, so the viewpoint taken will necessarily be a primarily linguistic one.

Their theorem prover is written in the functional programming language lisp which is also the language in which theorems are represented.

The surface properties will be controlled by chemically grafting monolayers with different functional groups on the outer surface.

The reason for a functional neck dissection is to remove cancerous lymph glands in the neck dissection is to remove cancerous lymph glands in the neck.

However, such costs are likely to be significant, if only because of the need for functional neurosurgery in some cases.

Craft origami can be divided into representational, abstract, play and functional origami.

Although flexion osteotomy was found to be superior to rotational osteotomy, neither procedure gave the patients a functional solution.

For another, why not simply say that the functional role itself constitutes pain's affective phenomenology?

My research interest is in the use of functional MRI to investigate the phenomenology of mental illness.

Why is it important to support functional pluralism for local government?

To contrast, functional languages gain polymorphism through the use of first-class functions.

However, like so many prestigious but essentially workaday buildings, only rather functional and not very prepossessing brick backs the impressive façade.

Two slide presentations on functional foods by Professor Ian Rowland are available.

Well, in Perl 6, functional programming just got a whole lot less wordy.

A functional prototype of an SRA was demonstrated at the conclusion of the project.

Only the students with the most severe functional difficulties, the fourth quartile, shows less dropout then the rest.

Recombination of a functional red clover necrotic mosaic virus by recombination rescue of the cell-to-cell movement gene expressed in a transgenic plant.

It's functional and certainly clear, but as with the picture it's pretty run-of-the-mill stuff.

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Both structural and functional (e.g., electroceramic) ceramic precursor sols are being produced and characterized.

The MBA is designed in these stages to combine the core module with functional specialisms.

An item that warrants a functional specification should also be considered for selection.

More of the control group experienced functional blindness due to loss of aphakic spectacles at 1 year.

Those cells went on to develop into mature, functional sperm.

Traditional models generally assume very simple functional forms for f i, in order to have analytically tractable expressions for g t.

For functional studies we reconstitute purified enzyme into liposomes, to analyze coupling between electron transfer and proton translocation.

Such damage could be produced by a previous viral infection, leaving functional defects unaccompanied by any gross histological changes.

They're functional and so deliberately unfussy and anonymous that even tho they're intended go unnoticed, they end up drawing attention.

Unfortunately the homology of the functional series does not by any means end the uncertainty connected with the marsupial dentition; as there is also a difference of opinion with regard to the serial homology of some of the cheek-teeth.

The reason for this extreme degeneration is probably to be found in the sandy nature of the soil in which the creature burrows, a substance which would evidently irritate and inflame any functional remnant of an eye.

This flexible tube is the functional ovipositor, the typical insectan ovipositor with its three pairs of processes (see Hexapoda) being undeveloped among the Coleoptera.

The extreme development of the muscles in the weightlifting athlete and in the arm of the blacksmith is the result of increased functional activity with a corresponding increase in the vascular supply; this exercise may produce an over-development so excessive as to be classed as abnormal.

He was one of the early founders of the theory of determinants; in particular, he invented the functional determinant formed of the n 2 differential coefficients of n given functions of n independent variables, which now bears his name (Jacobian), and which has played an important part in many analytical investigations (see Algebraic Forms).

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Indeed, some of these advances help to overcome current shortcomings of the new functional genomic approaches in cultured cells, worms or fish.

New products and channel relationships will shorten the time-to-deployment of increasingly common speech apps in defined industries and functional areas.

When acting on the findings in the report one approach is to subdivide Units on the basis of functional or managerial responsibility.

Ceramic tableware - Lisa Marklew Salt & Pepper pots - Shona Carnegie Many items will provoke the question, Is it functional or ornamental?

Rapid tooling techniques can be used to turn a non-functioning model of a part into a functional prototype.

We also exploit a wide range of assays and functional studies to determine the precise role that the protein plays in trypanosome biology.

They 're functional and so deliberately unfussy and anonymous that even tho they 're intended go unnoticed, they end up drawing attention.

Much of the weaponry on display here is of a functional as well as decorative nature.

We were impressed with the machine's ergonomics. It was stylish yet functional.

I want a kitchen that is both functional and aesthetically pleasing.

You will need to relinquish control in functional areas where you're not a seasoned expert.

You can no longer free-range from one functional area to another, because the functional areas need to become siloed, otherwise there will be chaos.

Specialists who operate in the silos of their expertise don't always think beyond their functional boundaries.

These strollers still focus on the same lightweight yet functional design of the original buggy.

The traditional rocking recliner is very functional and fits perfectly in the corner of any room.

One reason parents like it so much is because it looks fashionable with a cute fabric pattern, making it both stylish and functional for feeding baby.

If a baby girl is on the way, then create a diaper cake that is both functional and beautiful.

A changing table is a functional piece, but some parents get by just fine without one.

An alphabet theme is functional and educational.

Not only do they come put together as a whole gift in an attractive package, but they also usually feature multiple types of items, ranging from cute and cuddly to extremely functional.

Looking for an original and functional baby shower gift?

While choosing one large gift, whether it's a fun toy or an item like a diaper genie or a car seat, making a gift basket is an excellent way to combine small fun gifts with small functional items that the parents will need.

You will want cute clothes for taking the baby into the world, as well as functional baby clothes that allow you to undress and dress the child quickly for diaper changes.

Look for adjustable features make interiors both flexible and functional.

Stylish, casual, functional, the right pair of pants can take you a long way in your quest to look perfect, whether at the office or at home.

Of course, not all gadgets are particularly functional, and are designed more to be a fun addition to your home (and to their revenue).

In this way, the things that you should consider are quite different than the functional purposes a jersey can serve on the gridiron.

You can narrow down your choice considerably by deciding if you want sexy swimwear or something more modest or functional.

Futons have evolved from those first uncomfortable ones into pieces of furniture that are fashionable and functional.

Futons are great functional pieces of furniture.

They don't take up much space and can be functional while stating your passion for the past.

Besides the regular refurbished apple laptops, you are able to purchase "Scratched and Dented" merchandise that is still fully functional because they are reconditioned, but may have some cosmetic blemishes.

The used laptops are still functional, but may not be complete.

Similar to an iPhone, you can get thousands of apps for an iPad, turning it into a functional and entertaining-and possibly indispensable--device.

The new line of Macbooks just out from Apple can make a perfect, useful and functional gift for the college-bound student in your life.

Most of the time, these carts are "as is," which means that someone onsite probably looked at them and made sure each individual unit was functional and didn't pose any safety issues.

An operating system to make your computer functional.

An invaluable cat toy that is not only functional but practical.

When you choose to work with EXC Orange County, you'll be able to get everything you need to set up a fully functional e-commerce business from a single source.

Kids learn how to become highly functional and happy adults from witnessing their parents calmly handle changing situations rather than turning every disruption into a disaster.

Placemats are fun and functional, and for the sentimental mom will become a collector's item.

Making candles to decorate the dinner table is another activity that is not only fun to do, but creates functional items.

If you have room for a dining room table, adding this single piece of furniture can offer lots of decorating and functional opportunities too.

These versatile furniture pieces are very functional and practical.

The new look of your couch cushions might even prompt you to do a little work on the perfectly functional cushions throughout your house that need a little update.

The innovative design incorporates the need for space saving products that are both stylish and functional and can be incorporated into any environment.

I like the idea of creating a backyard oasis [and] I enjoy functional and fun pieces.

When decorating a home office it's important that it be functional, but since it's a part of your home it should also be comfortable and work with the style of the rest of the house.

You can add a keyboard tray slider underneath for a very functional computer desk with storage space.

Think of them as bunk beds with benefits -- one of which is the option to lose the bottom bed in favor of a more functional accessory, like shelves or a desk.

In most cases, following instructions to build a bed platform is simple and even a newcomer to do-it-yourself projects will find that they can make a bed that is sturdy, functional and pleasing to the eye.

Whether you are starting with a completely empty room or adding your own accessory pieces to the standard dorm room bed and desk, you want the furniture you get to be comfortable, attractive, functional and affordable.

These online programs are functional and user-friendly.

Depending on the decorative and functional needs of your room, hard and soft window treatments can be used alone or in combination with each other.

The contemporary kitchen is sleek, clean and functional.

The work with business owners, retailers, landlords, real estate agents and health care providers to create functional spaces perfect for today's business world.

Carson Guest specializes in creating office spaces that are timelessly beautiful and functional.

Make sure it is liveable, functional and above all a place where you feel right at home.

Otherwise, take a good look at the space to determine which is most functional.

You need the room to be as functional as possible, but you don't have the space for extraneous stuff.

You'll be spending a lot of time here, too, so make it comfortable and functional.

Fun lamps and throw pillows can be both decorative and functional.

Kitchen - If you will be spending a lot of time in your game room, a functional kitchen zone may be a wise investment.

The same goes for tiles, roll-away cabinets and many smaller, yet functional sinks.

These space saving ideas for small bathrooms can help make your bathroom more comfortable and more functional.

Bathrooms need to be functional, yet welcoming, and of course you want to put your own personal stamp the room.

These award-winning design consultants are experts in the commercial food service industry and can help you with everything from supplies to equipment to functional and sleek interior design.

Lodge designed outdoor furniture is wooden, sturdy, and functional.

For example, pianos are a functional part of countless beautiful living spaces.

Your kitchen furniture is the foundation of the room, and so getting it right is very important to creating a welcoming and functional room.

Practical Tuscan kitchen accessories like potted herbs, olive oil bottles, and ceramic canisters are functional as well as beautiful.

Unlike functional rooms, like kitchens and bathrooms, your bedroom is your retreat from the hustle and bustle of the everyday world.

The collection incorporates rich wood finishes with highly functional features such as specialized storage drawers and organizers and uniquely-designed, hand-painted details.

The design allowed the light to be swiveled to focus the illumination in a variety of directions, making the lamp extremely functional as a desk lamp.

This is especially true of table decorating, because you have a limited space that has to look good AND be functional.

These conversation pieces are not very functional, but they add a lot of whimsy to a room.

Hang them in doorways as decorations, or pair them with wood to make a simple, functional bookshelf or display.

Pictures, postcards, etc. can now be tucked into the ribbon, creating a decorative wall hanging that is functional as well.

Good kitchen island design will ensure that your island is not only beautiful, but functional as well.

Throw pillows are a functional way of adding color to a space.

Armory pieces they sale include chainmail, decorative armor, leather armor, and functional armor.

The placement of your furniture will be key in designing a workspace that is functional, which should be your main priority.

Whether you choose to continue the theme found in the rest of your home, style the space based on the type of business you're in or you decorate based on your interests and passions, your home office can be both functional and attractive.

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, approximately 64 million Americans suffer from insomnia, which is why functional, restful bedroom design is so important.

A good master bedroom design will integrate the elements in a room to create a coherent, functional whole.

Just follow a few baby-proofing ideas and you will have a family-friendly, functional room.

Following this rule will help you create a beautiful and functional minimalist interior.

Minimalist houses seek to eliminate clutter and decoration in favor of a functional, elegant space.

A contemporary vanity must be fashionable and functional.

Beautiful, functional bedroom furniture that suits both your comfort level and lifestyle is the difference between an ordinary bedroom and a great one.

The arched porchways along the exterior walls serve as an asthetic and functional purpose by providing shade in the warmer months.

Let the artists mentioned here inspire you and you can create a stunning, functional home.

Today's family rooms are beautiful and functional.

You can even use iron rods in a modern or contemporary décor for that functional industrial look.

Dividers can be functional or they can simply be an added touch to your room, but no matter what your reason for wanting a room divider, they are surprisingly easy to build.

There are mud room designs that are both functional and stylish.

Before you can get down to deciding what your mud room is actually going to look like, you have to decide on what you will need in your mud room so that is most functional for you.

If you are considering design ideas for a small bathroom there are a few key components to think about that will ensure your room is functional, beautiful, and maximizes the existing floor space.

If you're intimidated by this aspect of a formal setting, just remember that the set-up is supposed to be functional and make it easier for you to serve your meal and spend time with your guests.

Versatile and adaptable, contemporary track lighting is functional, stylish and practical.

Or is the room more functional - someplace to do the cooking while the gathering and enjoying your meals happens elsewhere in the home?

Whether you want to create a chalkboard for functional reasons or simply for fashion, you will find that chalkboard paint is widely available and easy to find.

Decorative throws are the functional chameleon of interior design.

Focus on the functional aspects of the room first, then move on to the decorative areas, taking your time to choose just the right colors, materials and accents that will make your kitchen shine.

Remember that they should be functional as well, so avoid lights that may cast odd shadows over the island while you work.

Kitchen area rugs are functional and can add color and texture to your kitchen.

Mirror wall tiles are versatile, functional and inexpensive.

Ideas for decorating functional kitchens, spa-like bathrooms, romantic bedrooms, and family-friendly living rooms are the types of stories regularly featured.

A simple paint job, rearranging or replacing some furniture and adding a few functional objects can transform that space into a legitimate, stylish home office.

Whether you lean towards the functional or the fashionable, any style of headboard helps make a bedroom look pulled together and complete.

Of course, headboards can also be functional.

All of these things should be used to create a unified look and create a stylish but functional room.

Make sure it compliments the style of the rest of the home and make sure it's functional.

Kirsch's basic hardware consists of the white metal type curtain rods that are functional without drawing too much attention to themselves.

If you think of curtains as artistic as well as functional accessories, the decorative curtain rods and finials you choose to showcase your designs are like the framing pieces that finish the look you're trying to achieve.

You'll have to stain them yourself, but if you want something functional and inexpensive, your local home supply retailer will have wood and the mounting fittings you'll need.

You'll be creating a brighter, more attractive and more functional space.

A popular trend in home decorating today, bonus room design, is the concept of using extra space in your home to create a fun, functional room for entertaining, hobbies, exercise or anything else that you happen to be passionate about.

Formal dinners are often on the backburner for young families, so make your dining room functional instead of fancy.

Create rooms that reflect your personality and are functional for the way you live.

Includes a highly functional patented brush and available in black, blue, brown and prune colors.

From cosmetic application to tweezing stray eyebrow hairs and more, a lighted makeup mirror is one of a woman's most essential beauty tools, and the vintage style and functional appeal of the Clairol makeup mirror is appealing to many.

Fully functional Web sites, complete with product images, descriptions, prices, special offers and discounts, have made ordering important products - such as heavy equipment and furniture - as easy as phoning for a pizza.

Sized just right for holding a modest selection of beauty products and accessories, these tables are as functional as they are refined.

They're available in a variety of designs, offer plenty of functional designs and run the gamut from fairly inexpensive to extravagantly high-priced.

Clear counter top clutter and make a small space more functional with an Esca wall mount mirror.

Building on its original focus of creating cosmetics that gave photo shoot subjects a veritably perfect, flawless look, the burgeoning line is now chalk full of products that are both stylish and functional.

On the functional side are products that cover, conceal, illuminate and much more.

The downloadable application package is fully functional unlike other demos, however; the program expires after a set length of time, usually 30, 60, or 90 days.

There is much talk in the health food industry about functional foods.

By definition, functional foods are those that yield health properties beyond the nutrients it naturally contains.

Text paper is a favorite choice of many scrapbookers because it's fun and functional.

With a bit of planning and a little organization, even the smallest spaces can become functional areas to create beautiful scrapbooking projects.

These symptoms must be present for at least one month and interfere in your life enough to cause you some functional impairment and distress.

You may have a ton of jeans, but only one functional skirt.

This is also the perfect time to introduce a large studded bag or a functional cropped jacket.

If you are wearing heels, be sure to practice walking in them and choose something that is both cute and functional.

If your budget is on the smaller side, there’s no reason you can’t get your teen a great functional graduation gift.

They should be functional and help set the mood for your beach soiree.

Since the key is to thank your parents, a gift basket can be a fun and functional way to express your gratitude!

Whether it is quirky and fun, sweet and sentimental, or just plain functional, with a little thought, you're sure to give the perfect unique wedding gift.

Beautiful and functional, candle stands are often silver and gold.

If you want a favor that's functional and pretty, you'll find many silver wedding favors developed from kitchen items.

For quick notes and phone messages, a silver notepad holder is another functional and beautiful gift.For a favor your guests can use on the go, silver key chains or luggage tags might be your choice.

Silver matchbook covers, measuring tapes and ring keepers are also elegant and functional.

All of your guests are sure to appreciate these decorative yet functional gifts.

Not only are your golf favors reflective of your personality, but they can also be functional.

Choose bookmarker wedding favors for a fun and functional memento of your wedding day for guests to take home.

If you are looking for an elegant yet functional way to present the order of service and other information for your guests, then slim wedding programs might be just the thing.

This will help create a program that is both functional and aesthetically appealing.

Make sure the lights are functional, and remove excess ornaments if they do not fit into the understated theme.

About 80 percent of people who reported feeling depressed stated that they had at least some degree of functional impairment due to the condition.

It's easy to see that a comforter is a more serviceable piece of bedding than a bedspread and serves a decorative purpose as well as functional one.

A bathroom has ambiance just as any other room in your home, so don't neglect it just because it's a highly functional room.

However, towels also are a practical and functional part of every bathroom, and today microfiber towels are growing in popularity because they are soft, durable and very absorbent.

Technology has advanced the design of the functional curtain to new heights resulting in a ton of options.

Though its brick and mortar stores have all closed down, the Linens-n-Things website still remains fully functional and carries many (if not most) of the same brands that the stores did.

Not only are they very functional and useful, but they are also adorable.

Not only noteworthy for their colors, though, floor pillows also serve a more functional purpose.

More than just functional, these pillows are fashion forward conversation pieces.

Others are more functional, used as makeshift seating in family rooms and bedrooms.

Many casual comforters are reversible, making them very functional design choices.

In general, choosing the right one is simple, at least from a functional standpoint.

Whether you want a bright contemporary look or a more subtle and romantic style, coordinate your sea-inspired shower curtain with other elements for a bathroom that is both functional and beautiful.

The main feature most parents love is that the functional hood helps keep a child's head warm and dry.

Supernanny features British nanny Jo Frost, as she travels around the country helping families deal with their children's behavior in positive and functional ways.

They are often photographed together and seem to be a happy, functional couple.

Enjoy the fact that nowadays so many different companies make such a wide selection of cute, as well as functional, clothing for children.

Sister Sam specializes in dresses that are fashionable and functional.

The company produces matching raincoats and umbrellas that are functional and adorable for toddlers to tweens.

Wippette is known for its functional and fun rainwear for kids.