Decorating

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Position Furniture for the Best View

No matter what view you have, it’s tricky to strike the balance between enjoying the natural beauty from your windows and making the most of the functionality of your furniture. Here are some tips to consider when positioning furniture in order to achieve the greatest vantage point in any room in your home. Perfect Placement [...]
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How to Decorate a Temporary Home

If you plan on living in an apartment or a house for a limited amount of time, it can be extremely difficult to decorate your living area to make it feel more “homely,” especially if you’re tight on money. However, there are numerous ways you can help make yourself feel more at home in a [...]
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Three Steps to a Multisensory Outdoor Living Space

Outdoor living spaces provide unique opportunities for relaxing and entertaining. One of the major benefits of being outdoors is the multi-sensory experience. Before choosing enhancements for your outdoor living area, study the sensory experience that already exists. Spend time in the space at the different times of day that you will be using it to [...]
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How to Decorate Your Home Office

When you hear the phrase “home office,” what do you think of? Most people imagine a comfortable, well-organized place in which to pay bills, finishing work they’ve brought home from their jobs, or school projects. A home office can also be a place to accomplish both business-related and personal goals. That’s why decorating your home [...]
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10 Ways to Make Your Home Green Today

Having a green home can start at the construction phase, but if you’re not in the market for a new house, there are plenty of cheap, simple, quick ways to make your home a little more eco-friendly. If you’ve been thinking about jumping on the green bandwagon but aren’t sure where to start, here are [...]
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3 Quick Tips to Create the Perfect Garden

With a little bit of planning creating your ideal outdoor living area is easier than you think. The problem most people have is working out where to start. 1. Design the garden The first step is to assess what you want to use your garden for. Don’t limit yourself to just one thing; a well-designed [...]
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Make the Most Out of Your Swimming Pool with Accessories

Although many see a swimming pool, whether in a leisure centre or at home, as somewhere to exercise and get a few lengths under the belt, in reality a pool can offer so much more to all generations of the family, if you know how to accessorise it and where to get the accessories from. [...]
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Kitsching Up Your Kitchen

When I was young we weren’t often allowed into the front room at my grandma’s house as it was ‘for best.’ When visitors came around they were shown in – that and Christmas were the only occasions that the front room was ever used. Today it’s not the front room that’s most likely to be [...]
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4 Things to Remember When Making YOUR Unique Bedroom!

Your bedroom is your personal space for relaxation and essential rest. Your bedroom should be the one area of your house or flat where you feel grounded, serene and secure. While current trends in home decor largely dictate the palette of colours available in bed linens, carpeting etc…, it is up to you to supplement [...]
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Decorate Your Home For Less

Decorating your home can be a chore and could cost you a lot of money if you follow every trend and buy only from catalogs or expensive stores, but you can save money on your home décor if you just think outside of the box and spend a little more time with your friends. Shop [...]