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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Baby quilts ? traditional or with a twist
- I am not a quilter in the typical sense, but I love making small coverlets and quilts for babies when I am not making wall hangings. All you need is some cute and colorful fabric. I use a method of fabric manipulation that is just a free form method of quilting on the sewing machine. Just take a plain piece of muslin and piece a collage of sorts on top of it from your cute fabric stash. You can al...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Simplicity with your home wall decor
- I can still picture my roommate as she lay stretched out on the floor, rummaging through a pile of Martha Stewart magazines. It was our mutual friend's birthday and we preferred to deliver our own personalized birthday gifts. My roommate sat on the floor, cutting out various chunks of pages from the magazines. After observing her assorted scraps, she mixed and matched the paper in what formed a fi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Bedrooms ? should be a safe haven
- We spend a great deal of time in our bedrooms, hopefully 8 hours, and decorating ideas for them should reflect that and be well thought out. Very few other places should capture our attention like that of the bedroom. It doesn't matter if you are alone in the bed or not, you might try looking at this room with Feng Shui eyes. Feng Shui is the Chinese art of placement. In Feng Shui, it is said to m...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Let your wall art define you
- Wall art can be defined by family portraits or historical paintings adorned on the walls of a home. In a home with young children, wall art can even be described as crayola mishaps. Wall art depends upon the personality of the home and in most cases, the homeowner's preference. Whatever wall art that you prefer, here are some reasons why your home's wall art will transform your house into a home....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Whats your design sign?
- If you've been consistently bewildered about how to make your style happen in your home, relax, take a deep breath and forgive yourself. We don't come into this world with knowledge, we learn as we go!At first glance, interior design appears to be about the latest trends, beautiful fabrics, furniture or rugs, and the hottest label.First of all, let me tell you what I'm not going to t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A look at wooden bunk beds
- Wooden bunk beds are a very popular type of bunk bed and have many advantages over metal bunk beds. Specifically, wooden bunk beds are often safer since there is no need to worry about metal or weld cracking.The main disadvantages of wooden bunk beds are size and bulk. Wood is much thicker than the metal tubing used on beds and, as such, takes up a lot of space and is very heavy. As a resul...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Bathroom vanity lights: tips before buying vanity bathroom lights
- Bathroom vanity lights are often overlooked in a bathroom. Artificial light from vanity bathroom lights and general lighting is important during hours when natural light is not available. Without good lighting, the decor and the personality of your bathroom can not be developed properly. And since the day usually begins and ends with a trip to the bathroom, time spent there should be comforting, r...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Choosing conservatory blinds
- Since conservatories have so many windows, choosing conservatory blinds is extremely important. The blinds are a major part of the room's decor and can really help create a strong, beautiful design. Luckily, there are many wonderful blind styles to choose from.People choose to use blinds in their conservatories for several reasons. First, even with e-glass, windows let in some heat and sunl...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Interior decorating and home decor with native american indian art
- Since there has been a trend in recent years towards more earthy color tones for interior decorating, Native American Indian art can fit in nicely as part of home decor. Most subjects used in Native American Indian art tend to be focused on nature whether the pieces are prints, carvings or pottery. Colors tend to be earthy shades of browns, reds, blacks and yellows since the main raw materials are...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - All about closet organizers
- Most people like you love to keep everything in its place. They like also to clean up every room of the house often. However, it can take some hours to get everything in the correct place, specially if you don't have a kind of storage organization guide. Everyone knows that getting organized is either a small or a huge battle. It depends on how thoroughly you clean and organize your stuff. Closet ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to choose bed sheets effectively
- Buying sheets is not as easy as it used to be or should be. There's such a wide variety of styles, colours and fabrics to choose from. You may go to a store wanting plain white cotton sheets but end up so confused because you have so many different types of cotton, that you may go home with the wrong one (in most cases) or end up buying something you don't want.The amount of time you'll fin...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to select an interior designer
- Selecting an interior designer is the most important decision that you can make before investing a lot in a home decorating project. Assuming you can afford the services of an interior designer, you have many choices of designers available. How do you go about selecting an interior designer? If you have the time to go through an interview process, this is the best way.Get three different re...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What should you know about house flooring
- Having a nice house is everyone dreams. In fact, everybody wants to have their own house. Unfortunately not everybody is fortune to have a house of their own. So, once you have, you sure what to arrange the house as good as you can. But sometimes you have difficulties in choosing the best materials for you house, especially for your floor.Obviously they are different rooms in you house and ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Summer decorating tips to cool you
- Redesigning your home for summer gives you the opportunity to have fun with your home. A few simple changes can make your home feel refreshed as well as refreshing.Make your home feel fresh and cooler with these interior design ideas:Welcome to Our HavenStart with your exterior to instill the image of a cooling retreat. Provide shade to your front door. If you don't hav...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Decorating your kitchen with accessories
- Just like a nice outfit, your kitchen can benefit from accessories! If you are thinking about redecorating but don't have a lot of dough to put into your kitchen, try simply adding some accessories in a matching theme or color and see how it transforms the room!Now before you rush out to the store, you should probably decide what sort of theme you are going for. Do you want the look of old ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Beach theme bedroom
- Using accessories is a fun way to accent your bedroom for a beach theme. You will find that you can dramatically change the look of your room simply by making small changes with the accents. See how easy it is to get a designer beach theme look in your bedroom without shelling out the big bucks.If you're not sure exactly what you want in your beach desing, try looking in decorating magazine...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A place for everything in your home
- Are there homeless items living in your home? If you're like most families, you have countless bits and pieces lacking designated spaces, so the homeless items are left lying on the nearest shelf or countertop.After awhile all the little items without a home begin to accumulate, causing clutter and chaos in your household. Without a specific place for everything, your level of discomfort ma...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Want a beautiful limestone floor but worried about the maintenance? read on
- Limestone is a type of sedimentary rock. It is chemically made up of the mineral calcite (calcium carbonate). Limestone is formed by the deposition of calcium carbonate on the floors of water bodies. Limestone is one the most widely known form of sedimentary rocks comprising about 10% of the sedimentary rocks.The colour of pure limestone is white or almost white. But you would find that var...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Kitchen island ideas for great custom kitchen islands
- Use kitchen island ideas to better understand how to create a more functional and comfortable kitchen. Using custom kitchen islands means having the most appropriate island for your home and kitchen area based on your kitchen space and your needs. Kitchen island ideas take us back to the farmhouse kitchen, even back to medieval times when a large worktable was used to do most of the preparation wo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Budget decorating - what is it?
- Budget decorating. You see this phrase a lot but what does it mean? Does it mean the same thing to you that it does to me? Probably not, and here's why.The term "decorating" is easy to understand; it concerns making something (a room, a space) prettier, better organized, more functional, more esthetically pleasing. Okay so far.It's when we start talking "budget" that the confusion se...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Decorating roll up bamboo shades
- Plastic or real bamboo roll up shades can be decorated with a designed waterproof shower curtain in front so when you roll it down for your Jacuzzi or other relaxation area it will be most pleasant to your eyes, and also serves as a privacy shade. The most popular are done in tropical print to add to a special area of relaxation. To attach it use hooks that you would use to hang the bamboo shade u...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Choosing conservatory furniture
- Conservatories are such lovely and serene rooms that homeowners want to spend a lot of time in them. However, you cannot enjoy your conservatory very easily without choosing conservatory furniture. Whether you want to sit and sip a cup of tea or just want to curl up with a good book, you can find functional and attractive furniture for your conservatory.When you choose conservatory furnitur...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A look at flower bulbs for sale
- When people decide to grow flowers, they have many choices. They can buy potted flowers and replant them. If they are extremely patient, they can grow flowers from seeds. They can also grow flowers from clippings of other plants. One of the most popular ways of growing flowers, however, is to grow them from flower bulbs. A huge variety of flowers can be grown from bulbs, including lilacs, lilies, ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Pizzazz your front door and more!
- Want your front door to really "sing?" Then paint it a color to make it the outside focal point of your home.Now, just what color would that be, you ask?Here's the way to know: Look at the color scheme you are using in your entry, living and dining room. Would any of those colors look good with the exterior color of the body of your house? Good. Then that's your color. If you wa...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Feng shui interprets exposed beams
- What constitutes a balanced room according to feng shui theory involves not one, but several aspects. Some of those aspects are non-obvious while some aspects are immediately palpable, such as the flaw of a room which is chronically dark or cold.The look of exposed beams can be architecturally stunning, but when large looming beams hover over a person's bed, they can create an unbalanced fl...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - You know your home dãƒæ’ã‚â©cor is frumpy and stale when?.
- As a decorator, I have gone into many different homes and met homeowners with questionable taste. One thing I am shocked about is people living in a time warp. I recently had a client who hired me because they had an "ah- ha moment" seeing their living room style on a circa 1980's sit-com rerun. Yes, their living room had not been restyled in 25 years. Sometimes people just decorate like...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Kitchen island design ideas - the look, size, and features
- Kitchen island design ideas not only include choosing the right look for your kitchen but choosing the correct size for your floor plan and the correct features to satisfy your needs.Fortunately, because 80% of all home buyers consider kitchen islands to be essential, manufacturers offer islands in a design and style to suit nearly every taste.You don't have to be a new home buyer to...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A unique look at murphy wall beds
- California has always been a fertile spot for fresh ideas, including the ultimate space-savers and instant room transformers ? Murphy wall beds. Invented around 1900 by San Francisco resident, William L. Murphy, as a way to create two rooms with two separate functions from his small, one-room apartment, these beds have had an avid following ever since.Murphy wall beds are the ultimate in sl...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Looking for a butcher block table?
- Butcher Block Table - A Working Piece Of FurnitureA butcher block table combines the light and versatile design of a work table with the traditional look and durable practicality of a butcher block cutting surface.Many kitchen islands are essentially free-standing cabinets.A table, though, is a lighter touch, more a working piece of furniture than a covered cabinet.A bu...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Kitchen island sizes
- Kitchen island sizes vary considerably from moveable cutting and serving tables to installed free-standing cabinets with a full complement of storage and workspace options.Nearly 80% of all home buyers consider a kitchen island essential, according to one survey, but knowing which kitchen islands sizes are best is another matter.Interior designers point to the gravitational pull of a...