O.K., you're now ready for the fourth step in your Room Redesign project. You've emptied your room, determined and examined the focal point and the architecture, brought the furniture back into the room and placed it appropriately and now you're ready to light the room and hang the art!
Shed Some Light
So many people take lighting for granted. They simply plug in a lamp or
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Lighting is such an important feature in your home, one that can change the look and feel of your furnishings and even affect your mood. I'm sure most of you know how a dimmed light adds ambiance to a room but did you also know you can save 20% in energy by dimming an incandescant light a quarter of the way? It can also provide safety for your family and
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Do you find yourself at a loss to decorate the small rooms in your home? Do you peer into that bedroom or family room and wonder what you can possibly do to make it feel bigger? Here are some tried and true designer tips to solve the small room dilemma:
Conquer Small Room Challenges
1. Reduce Clutter. Small rooms will appear smaller
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Last year when we built our house we had an electrical receptacle placed in the master bath ceiling. We capped it off, planning to hang a chandelier later. This allowed us to spend our budget on higher priority items and provided time to find a chandelier we liked and one that was a little different, not builder standard.
Although I really hadn't been
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Our move to a new home a few months ago prompted us to figure out new placements for our indoor holiday decorations and, of course, we faced the same dilemma with our outdoor seasonal decor.
Outdoor Holiday Lights
Even though our landscaping is far from complete, my husband rose to the challenge of outdoor decorating again this year, although not nearly as extensively as some prior years due to
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If you've been following along with this series of accessorizing articles, you now have beautifully decorated walls, your favorite treasures are stunningly displayed and you've added plants to the room to soften the space and add life. What could possibly be missing? A key ingredient to any home: lighting.
This post isn't going to be in depth coverage of light waves
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