Posted on June - 27 - 2011
You may have heard the rumors that the light bulbs you are used to using in your home are being phased out. It’s true. However, the transition is not nearly as scary, confusing or time-consuming for you as you may think. In fact, the phase-out is already happening in California and it’s going totally smoothly for consumers.
Understanding the phase-out will make you feel better about the fact that the light bulbs you’ve used your whole life are now disappearing. Here
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Posted on June - 26 - 2011
In the dining room, it’s perfectly fine for your accessories to be more dramatic than in other rooms. If you’re trying to define a space for high class entertaining, stick with prominent pieces, deep jewel tone colors and classic details.
Decorate your wood server in the dining room with a set of table lamps. You might have to pair down to one table lamp if you have a shorter server, but with longer ones, you can have a set of lamps as well as a centerpiece. These Stacy Garcia Fancy Fern Rich Plum Energy Efficient Table Lamp is capable of dressing up any room. Between the contemporary design and unusual shade color, this lamp is sure to be noticed.
This lamp is made with a brushed steel finish, and it sits 22” high. Creat
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Posted on June - 25 - 2011
Your home is your heaven and decorating it is a very important part of your life. Curtains, carpets, furniture, accessories, lights all are there to beautify your home. But often people forget the ceiling. Well, the proper texturing of the ceiling can give an amazing look to your home.
There are many designs which you can use for ceiling texturing. You can go for swirl semi circular strokes converging with one another to lend a modern contemporary look to your ceiling. You can go for thick textures also to deepen the effect.
The cloudy texturing is ideal if you wish to have a refreshing and open feel.
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Posted on June - 24 - 2011
One result of the challenging economy is a perspective shift in how we think about houses. They’re no longer immune from our bad decision making, destined to rise in value no matter what design whims we impose on them. So when building anew or remodeling, homeowners are scrutinizing every choice—they realize a miscalculation in appeal could kick them in the bottom line when they need to sell. Many are plumbing the possibilities of traditional or “transitional” design with their custom builders and architects. They want to ensure they won’t soon tire of their choices, but that doesn’t mean a move toward bland spaces. Knowi Read full post…
