Archive | February, 2009

How to Folk

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

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

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 on 04. Feb, 2009 in Art and Interior Design, Art Inspirations, 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 on 03. Feb, 2009 in interior decorating, Kitchen Wall Art, Wall Art, Wall Painting

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 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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