New Retro Design Styles
Posted on 15. Oct, 2010 by Marylou Biederman in Interior Design
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There is a swing in our culture that is moving towards minimalist design. We’ve spent decades buying every tiny thing that we thought we wanted and stuffing it all into our homes. This unsatiable appetite for “stuff” led to our need to buy bigger homes with the space to accomodate our new [...]
Red Curtains, a Symbol of Change
Posted on 27. Sep, 2010 by Marylou Biederman in Interior Design
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Sometimes situations in a person’s life bring change in his or her attitude or lifestyle. A young person’s leaving home for the first time and going away to college creates a radically different lifestyle. Moving to a new house or apartment can indicate improvement in the level of a person’s income or a desire [...]
Plain White Sheer Panels
Posted on 18. Sep, 2010 by Marylou Biederman in Interior Design
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The sheer panels can be installed in any desired color and the best part is that the you just have to choose the color and the opportunities will be enormous to capture. Various colors have made there market for different uses in the house but the best known one is the white color [...]
Decorative Pillows – A Great Way To Spruce Up Your Home
Posted on 11. Aug, 2010 by Marylou Biederman in Furniture, Interior Design
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Decorative pillows are an attractive and affordable way to spruce up the look of living areas in need of a quick style makeover. They work well with existing furniture you already have. Their best quality is they enhance the overall beauty of a room without being the primary focal point.
There are a large selection [...]
A Timber Blind Has Many Advantages
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by Marylou Biederman in Interior Design
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There are many advantages in choosing timber blinds as your preferred window treatment choice.
A timber blind can be made from either real wood or faux wood. In general, real versions are manufactured from a sustainable and renewable source. Such trees are grown on a plantation and re-planted after being cut down. So as well [...]
How to Use Curtain Rods to Spruce Up Your Decor
Posted on 13. Jul, 2010 by Marylou Biederman in Interior Design
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If you prefer that your home would appear a little (or even a lot) different compared to everyone else’s, but your decorating whims are limited by a tight budget, curtains and valances can be used in various creative ways so that your decor will look quite unique and stunning. Here are some suggestions to [...]
What Are The Different Sizes Of Mirror Tile?
Posted on 06. Jul, 2010 by Marylou Biederman in Interior Design
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Using mirror tiles can be a fun and fresh way to add decoration to a tiled wall. With adhesive mirror tiles, installation can often times be easy. When deciding to use mirror tiles for walls, it can sometimes be difficult to choose which size of tile is best for the project.
The standard size for [...]
Decorating your Home for Christmas
Posted on 01. Jul, 2010 by Marylou Biederman in Interior Design
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Christmas is a time for celebration with friends and family. Most people express this feeling by decorating their house with Christmas lights, or because everyone else is doing it. No one is entirely sure how the tradition began, but all we know is that we must decorate our house every Christmas with lights or [...]
What Sign Letters Can Do For Your Home
Posted on 25. May, 2010 by Marylou Biederman in Interior Design
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We spend most of our time inside our home. We realize and understand its great value. Our home is our sanctuary, the only place in the world where we should be able to be ourselves and feel extreme comfort. This is the reason why, as expensive as owning and maintaining is, we try to [...]
Choosing Between Cellular, Bamboo And Aluminium Shades
Posted on 17. May, 2010 by Marylou Biederman in Interior Design
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Selecting window coverings is one of the furnishing task that any new home owner would need to undertake. However, with its diverse choices, people who are new to home decorating might be confused about the type of window coverings they should select. Here is a guide that will introduce some of the common materials [...]