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Bring garden cheer into your home with color
Even in the throes of winter, when most gardens are hibernating under a cold-weather blanket, it's easy to bring the warm, vibrant feelings of spring into the home with colors, textures and patterns.
From the saturated colors of fresh fruits and flowers to the neutral hues of pavers and fountains, the promise of new spring gardens can provide an endless source of decorating inspiration...
Deck the Walls for Christmas
When many people think of decorating for Christmas the first thing that comes to mind is the Christmas tree. While a Christmas tree can be the hub of your holiday decorations, you can also create a festive space filled with holiday spirit without ever setting up your Christmas tree at all. Instead, you can decorate your walls to fill your room with Christmas cheer...
Kitchen Cabinet Remodeling Through Refacing
A kitchen is a place where not only we have our food but also we gather as a family. We talk, we eat and we have fun. That is why it is very important that each member of the family feels comfortable with the interior of the kitchen. Remodeling Kitchen Cabinet can be a big mess if not done properly. In some cases, it can turn out to be a big problem if...
Get organized, save money, be happy
A disorganized home wastes time, and time is money. It can be frustrating if you're constantly misplacing items, throwing out spoiled food that went missing in the kitchen and paying surcharges for unpaid bills that got lost in the shuffle. But it's easy to put a little happiness back into your life if you just get organized. Here are some tips for getting your home - and your life - back in order....
Designing the perfect playroom on a shoestring budget
Playrooms are ideal spaces for encouraging children's creativity, providing them with the stimulation they crave and helping them create a connection with others. The great news is that you don't have to build an addition onto the house or set aside your family vacation fund to create a great playroom....
How to Design a Contemporary Bathroom
Are you creating or redesigning a bathroom in your home? While the process involves a lot of dedication and experimentation, you can avoid a lot of headaches by creating a great blueprint for the room. This is especially true if you are looking to create a stunning contemporary bathroom design. Here are some tips to make the process a success:
This season's favorite bathroom colors
Bathrooms traditionally have been bathed in stark white or an unflattering color such as pink or yellow. No longer one of the more neglected rooms in the house in terms of design and decoration, today's bathroom is taking on brighter colors and becoming a more stylish space. Some bathroom color trends reflect those that are currently popular for living rooms and bedrooms, like a blue and brown combination. Other color schemes for the bathroom remain classic, like an all-white...
Designer Bathrooms
Bathroom designs are often undertaken tasks in a house, with the occupants wanting to do it every now and again when a new idea creeps in. It can't be a daily activity of course. The bathroom is a place of refuge after a day of toil and it has to be appealing....
What every well-dressed skylight is wearing this year
In the world of fashion, accessories can make an average outfit look sophisticated and stylish. The same can be said in the world of home fashion, where smart accessories can turn an already great idea - installing a skylight - into an energy-efficient, eco-conscious home run....
Paint Colors: How to Choose the Right Indoor Hues
One of the most difficult parts of redecorating involves choosing the right colors, and although it sounds simple it can be very trying. With literally hundreds of colors to choose from when visiting the local home improvement store, the choice becomes even more challenging. Paint colors that look fantastic on a very small sample can take on an entirely new look when covering walls. However, choosing the right indoor hues...
Home exterior colors reflect style, personality and environment
Building or renovating a home is a decision-filled process. Some decisions, such as location, size and layout, tend to be more family needs-based than desire-based. But other decisions are based primarily on preference and offer the opportunity to express a homeowner's design style. One such decision that can cause particular anxiety for people who are building or renovating is choosing an exterior color....
Space-saving hardwood storage stunners
'There probably isn't a room in the house where we don't store something,' writes Mervyn Kaufman in his new book, 'Store It!' from Filipacchi Publishing. 'Lack of space is certainly a challenge, but it is superseded in every instance by how best to use that space.'...
Design Ideas for Southwestern Fireplace and Mantle
A fireplace can create a strong focal point within a room, especially one that has a beautiful hearth and mantle. You can add to the warm and cozy effect by decorating the mantle and hearth in a Southwestern themed decor. There are a number of ways that you can decorate to create this effect....
Break out of your paint color comfort zone this winter
At first thought, winter might not conjure up words like spicy, bold or sunny. It should, though, at least when it comes to the inside of your home. While it might be gray and dreary outside, infusing color into interior decor is one of the quickest ways to create a cozy, inviting living area. And winter is the ideal time to do it...
Incorporate city chic style into your Main Street home
When you look out your window, what do you see: the cool gray steel of high-rise buildings... or vast, open expanses of green land? You don't have to stick to an interior style that mimics your surroundings; especially if it doesn't suit your taste...
How to warm up your home with natural touches
Interior design continues to evolve rapidly. But it's not just going in one direction - it's branching out in new ways and giving homeowners fodder for ideas about how they can turn their existing house into their dream home. There is something for every taste, too, as different design concepts become more fully developed, catering to all people and all styles of homes....
How To Use Mosaic Tiles On Bathroom Walls
If you love the look of tiles and are remodeling your bathroom, you should know that there are a wide range of different decorating choices to pick from. Whether you like travertine tiles or marble tiles, subway tiles or mosaic tiles, each are equally suitable for use in bathrooms. Keep in mind that some tiles, such as mosaic tiles, are better used on walls or as accents. Here are a few suggestions. You can choose all one shape and size of tile for use on walls and floors...
Today's powder room: small space, but big design
The powder room - it's one of the smallest rooms in the house, but also the room that typically sees the most traffic, especially when you're entertaining guests.
So, is your powder room "worthy" of guest traffic? Just because it's the smallest room doesn't mean it needs to be small in style. Rather, it is the perfect opportunity to take a risk and design a space your..
Kitchen Remodeling Ideas
Have you ever walked into your kitchen and felt something was missing? More than likely, you feel this way because something is missing. Often, this is because the look of the kitchen is a little old. It needs to be spiffed up and made to look unique once again. The best way to do this would be to remodel it. But, wouldn't that cost a lot of money? Honestly, it could cost a lot of money but you need not feel that you must spend a great deal on it. There are a variety of ways that the kitchen could be effectively remodeled on a minuscule budget...
How to decorate a child's room and love the results
Parents and children rarely have the same decorating tastes when the time comes to redo a child's room. But don't worry - with a few tricks, you can create a stylish bedroom that is fun and functional for your child.
Your child's bedroom is the one room in the house they call their own,' says Jeff Nokkeo, academic director for Interior Design at The Art Institute of California - San Francisco. 'Allowing..
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