October 2007

Making Apartments Seem Larger

by admin October 30, 2007 Budget Decorating

Apartment Dwellers – Colors Can Actually Make a Space Seem Larger If you are an apartment dweller in small quarters, consider that the colors you use on your walls can actually make a small space appear larger. A great way to make a room feel bigger and draw the eye down to create a sense of space is to create one awesome accent wall. What is an Accent Wall? An accent wall is exactly what the name implies – a wall painted a different color than the rest of the walls to accent the room. You can choose from a [...]

Maximizing Decor Accessories

by admin October 30, 2007 Budget Decorating

How to Effectively Group Home Accessories for Maximum Impact Clearly home accessories can be an effective way to enhance your living space based on statistics from Home Accents Today. A 2005 study revealed that Americans spent 14.3 billion dollars on home accessories to personalize their abode. The good news is that you don’t have to spend a lot of cash to have a comfortable, attractive home. By rearranging and properly grouping the accessories you have, your treasures will have maximum impact. Many professional interior designers group accessories together for a major decorating impact. Often these groups are odds numbers, most [...]

DIY Laundry Room Decorating

by admin October 30, 2007 Budget Decorating

Weekend DIY Series: Transform Your Laundry Room from Washed Out to Crisp and Clean Let’s face it, you probably spend a lot of time in your laundry room doing the wash, but spend little time thinking about its decorating style. For a room that most of us spend so much time in, it’s usually one of the most ignored rooms when it comes to interior design and decorating. Perhaps it’s because the time spent in the laundry room is boring, mundane, and uninspired. So, why not transform it into a crisp, clean, fun place to be and add some excitement [...]

Bedside Tables with a Twist

by admin October 27, 2007 Bedroom Decorating

Bedside Tables with a Twist: Great Stashers with Personality Few homes today can afford the luxury of single purpose furniture, especially in the bedroom where storage space is frequently at a premium. So when you set out to buy bedside furniture, consider all the possibilities there are for making the pieces you choose do double duty. Need more storage for your socks and underwear? Consider buying matching three-drawer chests and putting one on either side of the bed. If you’re part of a couple, you can keep your small stuff in one chest and your partner can stash his or [...]

Create A Circus Themed Child’s Bedroom

by admin October 26, 2007 Bedroom Decorating

Weekend DIY Series: Circus Themed Bedroom for Your Child Complete with Tented Ceiling Lions and tigers and bears – oh my! Everyone loves the circus, complete with clowns and performing animals and it makes a great theme for a child’s bedroom or baby nursery. If you are an avid do it yourselfer, it only takes a weekend, paint, fabric and a little creativity to create a circus bedroom that will delight your child and ignite their imagination. Creating a circus themed bedroom can be as simple as hanging stuffed animals from the ceiling (monkeys looks especially nice) and sewing a [...]

Light Up Your Life: Choosing Lighting for Your Home

by admin October 26, 2007 Budget Decorating

Lighting can change a home’s atmosphere in many ways. I never realized the effect that lighting had on a home until I lived in a small apartment without overhead lights. Trying to keep enough light in my home so that it really felt comfortable was extremely difficult. Although I found ways to work with the lack of light, I never felt completely at ease in my home without effective lighting. The dimness of the rooms could be depressing, and during the winter, the darkness was at times unbearable. Choosing light fixtures and lighting for your home can be difficult, but [...]

Sexy & Romantic Bedroom Decorating Tips

by admin October 26, 2007 Bedroom Decorating

Many people don’t seem to realize that there are several colors which are quite sexy. Meaning these colors create feelings and moods of senuality and intimacy, and these can be quite sexy to use in your bedroom decorating themes and designs. Before getting started of course though, it’s helpful to know which colors are considered the sexiest… Romance & Passion With Red The color red is an obvious, and universally accepted sexy color. Red symbolizes passion, romance, and increased sexuality. Red is very bold though, so be careful not to dominate the room with red completely. Painting the walls completely [...]

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