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Home Decor Design Tips: All about Autumn — part 4.

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

Sometimes simple is the best possible way to go.  Sometimes, you can make something truly beautiful out of items you would never think about using – and they are normal, every day household items, at that.  For example, today’s tip for indoor autumnal decor revolves around olive jars.  This is a simple piece involving a [...]

Home Decor Design Tips: All about Autumn — part 3.

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

Autumnal decorating encompasses more than just orange, ochre, yellow, and brown.  We have to remember, reds and purples are both vibrant, beautiful shades of fall.  In fact, some of the prettiest leaves are the ones which turn flaming red and deep, dark plum before they die and fall to the ground. That is where gorgeous, [...]

Home Decor Design Tips: All about Autumn — part 2.

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Consider this: spicing up your home with a beautiful, autumn topiary — what do you think? I know, I know.  “Topiary,” to those of you unfamiliar with the word, probably sounds like some hoity toity fancy thing that you would never really need in your house.  Really, it’s just a fancy way of saying “plant,” [...]

Home Decor Design Tips: All about Autumn — part 1.

Monday, August 18th, 2008

Seasonal decor can be one of the most fun, artistic, and creative ways to redecorate your home — and the best part is that you do not have spend enormous amounts of money in the process. As summer draws to a close, it is typical to feel down — even you parents who are rejoicing [...]

Home Decor Design Tips: Sprucing up front porches and sunrooms — part 5.

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Finally — the sunroom. Sadly, because I went all front porch crazy at the onset, you’re already familiar with a lot of the tips that can make your sunroom as stylish, comfortable, and beautiful as any other room in the house. Here, however, you have even more options, because you do not have to worry [...]

Home Decor Design Tips: Sprucing up front porches and sunrooms — part 4.

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Do not be afraid to furnish the floor on your front porch – or in your sun room, but of course, those are safe from the elements.  However just because you cover your front porch floor with something does not mean that it is going to get ruined in the rain or snow – after [...]

Home Decor Design Tips: Sprucing up front porches and sunrooms — part 3.

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Some people simply do not want to risk putting wooden furniture out of doors – and some simply like the antiquated, lovely look of metal based furniture. Iron is a beautiful material for porch furniture, particularly wrought iron. Better still, it is heavy enough to stay in place even in the windiest, most inclement weather. [...]

Home Decor Design Tips: Sprucing up front porches and sunrooms — part 2.

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

Oh, porch furniture – there are so many possibilities but, as always, if your furniture is going to be outside, you need to be a smart shopper and take some precautions. Wood furniture looks exquisite on a front porch, but you need to be careful about what kind you get. Woods that are naturally resistant [...]

Home Decor Design Tips: Sprucing up front porches and sunrooms — part 1.

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

It’s summertime, and by and large, there has been a lot of beautiful weather out there.  The problem?  It’s summertime, and as beautiful as the weather has been, it is ridiculously hot.  The humidity out there is like pea soup — so a lot of people are taking themselves out to their front porches (with [...]

Home Decor Design Tips: Wall Hangings 101 — part 5.

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

This post brings us to the last part in this wall decor series, and for this one, the focus is on wallpaper. Now, now, wait a minute before you start groaning. Wallpaper has been done to death, it is true, but this is not some flimsy piece of advice telling you to go out and [...]