Category: Decorating Guides

Easy-to-Make Table Runners for Fall

It is time to consider decorating your house to reflect the coming season when the long days of summer have you dreaming of autumn. Fall is the time when barbecues and fries are replaced by hearty meals that inspire evenings around the dinner table. Protect the table from dishes using a table runner which reflects […]

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How to Decorate a Picture Glass Block

Glass blocks, like those used in certain window and translucent wall installations, can be morphed for almost any event, based on the way you decorate them. Craft stores carry glass blocks that seem like the type found in home-improvement stores, using a predrilled hole so you are able to fill without worrying about specialty drill […]

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How to Remodel a Basement Bedroom

Your home’s living space expands, providing more space for your family. The additional completed footage can increase your home’s market value. But if your basement bedroom feels like an underground dungeon, it might be time. Remodeling your bedroom doesn’t mean that you must endure months of expensive reconstruction. Simple modifications can perform wonders on a […]

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Suggestions for Identifying a Modern Home

While contemporary design has its roots in the 1930s, contemporary homes did not become widespread until after World War II. From its inception to present times, the design has celebrated and incorporated new materials and technology. Modern design has evolved over the years and covers a wide range of styles from mid-century contemporary to contemporary-style […]

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See the Amazing Orchids Unfolding at a New York Garden Show

There is a second from the 2002 Charlie Kaufman movie Adaptation, which is based on Susan Orlean’s book The Orchid Thief, when the toothless orchid hunter wades through chest-high swamp water in search of a rare varietal known as the Ghost Orchid. At first you think, “Oh come on. All this for a plant?” However, […]

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10 Ways to Present Your House Flair

Who doesn’t enjoy the Italians? So cool, so well dressed, so much dolce vita. Their houses are not any different. They too appear effortlessly fashionable and individual. But look closely and you will realize there are particular principles that Italian houses follow. Just about every house that is Italian focuses on family food and fun. […]

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New Classics: Vilac's Ride On Classic Vehicle

There are not a great deal of toys out there that parents enjoy watching left out in the center of the living area. However, the Ride On Classic Car is one they will probably continue screen long after their kids have outgrown it. The car is made in France by Vilac, a business which maufactures […]

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Clash Course: Lean Low, Pile High

Sometimes, a wall is not the location for your piece of art. Your flooring can exhibit art, books and other imaginative objects only as beautifully as a gallery wall or table arrangement. Piling these things high creates sculptures within your home and reinterprets traditional design conventions. Keep things exciting in your decoration and provoke attention […]

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The Ecofriendly Kitchen: Light Your Kitchen Right

Smart kitchen lighting goes beyond replacing your old bulbs with more efficient models. Reducing energy consumed by lighting doesn’t have to be hard with a kitchen that’s designed for flexibility and uses their very energy-efficient lighting of natural daylight. Look to your light switches as an important place to conserve money and energy, because turning […]

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DIY Vintage Kitchen Decor

The small things make the biggest difference in a customized vintage kitchen. An authentic vintage kitchen, over time, would inherit accents, accessories and fixes which were distinctive and one-of-a-kind. Make your very own clever decor items — which each have an individual postage — using cast-offs, recycled cookware and unexpected juxtapositions to function functional as […]

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