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Allowing Your Teen to Decorate Their Room

I have been putting this off for years, but I finally let my daughter decorate her room. I was afraid to give her the reigns earlier because her taste has always been a bit quirky and off center. Of course this has never changed, but I found an approach that would allow her to create a room she likes while not making me want to nail her door shut. What we finally did was allow her to make a design plan. This took many trips to the hardware store gather paint samples and cutting up squares and comparing different color … Continue reading →

Home Decor Trends go Vintage Too

If you hadn’t noticed, old is new this year in fashion. The same holds true for home decor. While this trend is certainly a side effect from a rough economy, you can’t help but be glad that you don’t have to spend a fortune on fall and winter decor to be in style. If you are looking for some new items to update your home you don’t have to look very far. Here is where you can find decor items for fall and winter 2009. Flea markets: Nicole Humphrey suggests some specific items to look for in Frugal Decorating with … Continue reading →

The Problem with Furniture Rearranging

I love watching HGTV for decorating ideas, but there is one type of show that makes me change the channel every time. Whenever I see a show about furniture re-arranging, where items are taken from one room to furnish another, I can’t help but get aggravated. The show that I caught this morning showed the decorator pulling together a formal living room. She took a rug from the den, a rug from the dining room, the dining room curtains, prints from the dining room, and accessories from all over the house to decorate this room at no cost. The problem … Continue reading →