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How to Folk

by Vanessa on 06. Feb, 2009 in Color, How to paint, Kitchen Wall Art, Seascapes, interior decorating

Folk is said to be the hottest style for 2009 so forget about the winter chills and start preparing for summer right now with these fresh, floaty and bright ideas for folk decorating. Chances are the walls of your home are a neutral white or cream color, and this is the best possible base for [...]

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Change Your House

by Vanessa on 05. Feb, 2009 in Art Inspirations, Color, How to paint, Wall Art, Wall Painting, interior decorating

If you are still living in the family home, you may not technically still be ‘living at home’ you may be renting the house you grew up in because your parents have kept it as an investment property when they upgraded homes, or you may be renting your grandparent’s place for the same reason. Regardless [...]

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Bright Not White

by Vanessa on 04. Feb, 2009 in Art Inspirations, Art and Interior Design, Color, How to paint, interior decorating

There is often a generic belief in decorating that to make a space look bigger you should paint it white. However, while an entirely white house or individual room will look lighter, it will also be very boring. While white may seem like the perfect base for any color of furniture, wall art and flooring [...]

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Wall Storage

by Vanessa on 03. Feb, 2009 in Kitchen Wall Art, Wall Art, Wall Painting, interior decorating

If you are renovating or redecorating your home, then now is the time to create more wall storage. But don’t think that storage is only about functionality because your storage can be just as artful as the rest of your home. Now you already know that effective storage is important to allow the artistic and [...]

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Renter’s Nightmare

by Vanessa on 02. Feb, 2009 in Color, How to paint, interior decorating

There are some truly terrible rental apartments out there and you could be stuck with any combination of orange kitchen benches, brown carpets and cupboards, carved wooden shelving, not to mention smoke stains from when no one though twice about lighting up inside. And if you’re really unlucky you’re stuck with all of the above! [...]

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Party Decorating on a Budget

by Vanessa on 30. Jan, 2009 in Art Inspirations, Color, Kitchen Wall Art, Wall Art, interior decorating

When you are throwing a party or hosting a celebration at your place you want to set the right mood for the event so that it really does feel exciting. However, at the same time you don’t want your house to look as though a party supplies truck has crashed into it, as your home [...]

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Less Furniture

by Vanessa on 29. Jan, 2009 in Color, interior decorating

If you are looking to furnish a newly decorated room then you are probably wondering how you can get away with buying everything you need, when you should be considering saving more and spending less. Well the solution is actually that you don’t really need all of the furniture you think you do anyway. Whether [...]

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Refresh Your Homes Exterior

by Vanessa on 24. Dec, 2008 in How to paint, Wall Painting

The first impressions your home creates is an important one because you don’t want to spend a lot of time and money decorating your home, repainting rooms and choosing new furniture if no one even wants to come inside. Therefore, as well as redecorating the inside of your home, you should also pay attention to [...]

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Refresh Your Homes Interior

by Vanessa on 23. Dec, 2008 in Color, How to paint

Redecorating your home for the change of the seasons or just for a change in scenery in your life does not have to be an expensive operation, sometimes you don’t even have to buy a thing. For example, you’ll be amazed at how much of a difference simply moving your furniture around can make. You [...]

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Refresh Your Furniture

by Vanessa on 22. Dec, 2008 in Art and Interior Design, interior decorating

When it comes to refreshing the furniture in your home, there are two main ways you can go about it. The path you take depends on your budget, how much time you spend at home, and how much of an impact you want to make – on your decorating style, on your visitors and on [...]

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