Home Decorating
How to Create a Harvest-style Centerpiece
If you are looking for a unique way to impress your family and friends this season, try carving a butternut squash into a bewitching harvest-style centerpiece. It makes a great addition to any autumn table.
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Real or Not, Fireplaces Add Warmth, Personality to Rooms
Realtors know that fireplaces are one of the most popular amenities buyers look for in a home, whether that fireplace is wood-burning or gas powered. They add a homey touch and are a perfect place to display family photos and holiday decorations. But adding a fireplace can be expensive.
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How a Designer Can Help Make Your Home Work Better
To look at most decorating magazines and television shows, you would think that rooms are meant to be seen and not used. In fact, often the picture you see is not how the room looks most of the time. The contents have been rearranged, possibly even enhanced, to improve the composition of the picture.
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Spruce Up Your Home for Spring with Glass
Before you know it, another change of season will be upon us. Temperatures will start climbing, the snow will melt, trees will get new leaves, and people everywhere will feel a growing urge to redecorate.
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Baby Bedding Basics
The nursery at bedtime: Few battlegrounds have hosted more hard-fought wars. Few victories are as sweet as the sight of a sleeping infant. All parents know that getting baby to sleep - so you can sleep too - can be one of the most frustrating trials of parenthood.
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Expert Tips for Instant Outdoor Style
Whether you are looking to create an outdoor retreat or just want a great place to entertain this summer, there are a few things you can do to achieve instant outdoor style. Adding accents like a wall fountain, clustering planters near an outdoor bench or even adding chic new cushions to your porch swing will help to update last year’s look.
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Paint the Town Red, Orange and Even Yellow
You’ve watched every home improvement television show under the sun, carefully studied the trends, spent too much money on new rugs, and you still do not like your living room even with that fabulous mood lighting. Fret no more -- salvation can come in the form of creative paint remedies.
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A Touch of Glass
Creating decorative art glass is easier than ever. In fact, you can create eye-catching designs in new or existing windows in just a few hours, thanks largely to new, easy-to-use products
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How to Warm Up Your Winter Decor
The nip of fall is in the air and you may soon be looking for ways to ward off the emotional chill that winter can bring to your home. Short days and overcast skies can cast a shadow over even the cheeriest home décor. Everyone wants a room with a view, but not everyone can afford to move to a great location or install picture windows throughout their home. A wall mural can turn virtually any wall in your house into a great "view."
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