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Redecorating a Room- Part 2

Last week we looked at some tips for redecorating a room. I suggested using your favorite color or colors to decorate a room. Another idea is to think of your favorite outdoor location. If it is the beach, you might be a person who is most comfortable with blues and sandy colors. If it is a forest you might be happier with deep greens. Don’t just consider plain paint for the walls. Instead you might chose to go with a textured paint such as a suede look or you might decide to do what we did in one house and … Continue reading →

More Inexpensive Home Decorating Ideas

Last week we looked at some inexpensive home decorating ideas. Here are some more. Use your photographs as a decoration. One way is to make a collage of photos from your family’s life. I used to have one large wall in our family room dedicated to photos of our family. Eventually it spread to two walls. You could track our family, and the various homes we’d lived in and pets we’d had, through that wall. I bought simple inexpensive frames and then rather than only put half a dozen or so photos in the allotted spots. I took the sectioned … Continue reading →

Inexpensive Home Decorating Ideas

Decorating your home is a very individual thing. When money is tight decorating becomes more of a challenge but far from impossible. Some of the things we have tried in past times were using photographs and pictures from calendars. Framing them in inexpensive frames and grouping them together as a display. Gift wrapping paper can also be used the same way. Select papers that complement each in design and color. Frame them and then arrange in a diamond pattern or some other interesting combination one wall. Stencils are another inexpensive way of brightening up a home and relatively inexpensive and … Continue reading →

Decorating Tips to Make Your Home Look Bigger

People aren’t buying Mc Mansions at the same rate as a few years ago. Due to the troubled economy, most people’s home buying choices are more scaled down to size. This leaves a different dilemma. How do you make your small home seem bigger? Here are some tips that can help: Keep it simple: Stay away from elaborate decor and furniture pieces. Sofa’s should be open-ended, having no arms. Sofas and chairs should be on legs that allow you to see under the furniture as that increases visible space. Choose your colors carefully: In a small home, you will want … Continue reading →

Home Editing

How often do you edit? If you are a writer like myself, you edit after every article. You remove excess words. You correct errors. You reorganize and you clean up. The same must be done in our homes regularly. The reasons we must practice home editing is human nature. We live in our space and things get out of order. We purchase new things and add them to what we already have. Before long, our homes get crowded, decorating don’ts just do, and we must clean up and re-arrange to make sense of it all. If you think of your … Continue reading →

Home Blog Month in Review: October

As I sit here looking out my window at the backyard, the birds are hovering in the pine tree against a strong wind and steady rain. The temperature is chilly today, and the calendar reminds me that we have left October behind. October 1st Buy a Home for $1.75 It seems that the housing crisis has made some interesting news lately. Home Month in Review: September 2008 Has the weather turned cooler now that September has passed? Pretty soon, it will be time to get that heat turned back on! Meanwhile, check out all of the articles that were posted … Continue reading →

Home Week in Review: May 26 – June 1

Is everyone having a great week? We hope so. Enjoy you’re weekend and we’ll be back to share more tips, ideas, and thoughts with you on Monday. For now, here is a roundup of this past week’s topics: Sell that House! Here are the four easy things you should do to prepare your house for a sale. Doing a little work now will save you a big headache later… Happy Memorial Day (from our home to yours) Are you ready to celebrate this Memorial Day? Will you be having a big BBQ party to celebrate the beginning of summer, or … Continue reading →

Home: Week in Review July 2 – 8

Fourth of July Trivia Most people will be eating, drinking, and celebrating this special occasion. If you’re looking for some activities to use during your Fourth of July celebration, why not challenge your friends to some Fourth of July Trivia? You might be surprised to learn just how much some know –or don’t know- about our great nation and its history… Some Decorating Tips for New Homes and Temporary Residences Don’t have much money left for artwork after purchasing a new home? Afraid to hang anything on the walls lest you’ll be forced to spend hours patching holes when moving … Continue reading →

Some Decorating Tips for New Homes and Temporary Residences

Don’t have much money left for artwork after purchasing a new home? Afraid to hang anything on the walls lest you’ll be forced to spend hours patching holes when moving from a temporary residence or rental? Try some of these ideas: Glossy magazines, books, and calendars often contain great photos and other images that can be used as artwork. Add some glitz to an inexpensive frame with a quick coat of shiny paint and frame a great picture from an old calendar, coffee table book, or magazine. Art magazines are also great sources for prints. This idea also works well … Continue reading →

Home away from Home: Decor for Your Recreational Vehicle

Do you camp? If you own a camper, travel trailer, fifth wheel, or an RV, you may be looking for ways to make it feel more like a home away from home. This is especially important if you have small children, and familiarity is the key. Bring along a few well-loved items from home, special toys, a blanket, or other items that will help your child feel more comfortable. I also had one mom ask about decorating a camper or other recreational vehicle. She and her husband have been shopping around for a used one, and while she’s found several … Continue reading →