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You’ve Got It Cornered

You’ve Got It Cornered

Whether it’s storage or display, both require space. However, space is a precious commodity and is limited in most homes. Many homeowners search for ways to display their prized items, most often those collected over a lifetime of experiences. For some, it’s to share proud moments with visitors and guests. For others, it’s to serve [...]

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Posted in Accent, Bedroom, Living Room

Accent Lighting: Candlelight

Accent Lighting: Candlelight

There’s no doubt that using candlelight will have a more noticeable impact on your mood than your electric bill. Unless you use candlelight as your main form of lighting, but that’s another topic altogether. The Flamenco Floor Candle Holders by Max Accents is a set of three, modern-styled glass jars that are resting on iron [...]

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Posted in Accent, Lighting

Fireplace Design Ideas – 2

Fireplace Design Ideas – 2

Fireplaces, if utilized correctly, can do so much more than frame a glowing fire. Although that is sufficient, why settle when the space can truly be maximized. In the previous post on Fireplace Design Ideas,we covered a fairly quick and inexpensive way to use balance and symmetry to make a fireplace standout. Read Fireplace Design [...]

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Posted in Accent, Living Room

Window Treatments – Part 2

Window Treatments – Part 2

Because of the window’s function to allow in natural light and open up the space, they are often the focal point of the room and deserve full attention when decorating a room. In the first post, Window Treatments, we covered a few types of window treatments available and how to select them. Here are some [...]

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Posted in Accent, General Home Design

Window Treatments

Window Treatments

Had enough of the white plastic blinds? Or maybe it’s just time to update the curtains. Redecorating is often a challenge because once an arrangement has been in place for so long, it can be difficult to imagine anything else in its place. As with most redecorating themes, there are a number of possible options [...]

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Bathroom Vanity Stools

Bathroom Vanity Stools

Aside from the bathroom or the bedroom, perhaps no other area of the home has been more aptly named than the vanity. This is the one area where obsessing over outward appearances is universally accepted. While the sink-and-mirror area of a bathroom is also known as a vanity, some go a step further by having [...]

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Posted in Accent, Bathroom

Multi-Taskers

Multi-Taskers

The ability to multi-task can be a gift and a curse. Many of our lives are busier than ever and we simply have to multi-task in order to keep up. Although we may feel busy or productive in the process, there are many other instances when multi-tasking simply prevents us from getting anything done. What [...]

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Daybed Bedding

Daybed Bedding

Daybeds are a design staple for many in Southern regions and fans of traditional design. They double as sitting areas and guests beds. Daybeds have had a hard time over the years shredding its “traditional-design-only” stereotype. However, a number of companies have made it their mission to help bring daybeds into more modern settings. The [...]

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Posted in Accent, Bedroom

Fireplace Design Ideas

Fireplace Design Ideas

Most often the focal point of any room it happens to be in, the fireplace deserves some serious attention when it comes to a room’s overall design. A well-decorated fireplace has the potential to completely transform a space. We’re going to cover a number of ways to turn a fireplace into an area worthy of [...]

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Posted in Accent, Living Room

Reducing Ambient Noise Using Draperies

Reducing Ambient Noise Using Draperies

Whether its the end of a long, stressful day at work or the start of what is to hopefully be a great day, the home should be a place of solace, comfort and rest. Ambient noises such as cars driving by, televisions and music in neighboring rooms, etc. tend to interfere with that contentment; seemingly [...]

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