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Style Your Home With Entertainment

Holly — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:19:44 +0000

Good interior design is not always about style. Sometimes it’s about comfort and being able to enjoy the space you are in. Finding deals on furniture and on your entertainment needs can make a great combination. Direct TV Deals can give you the entertainment for a good price and Direct TV offers great services along with HGTV, where you can get even more tips for you home, of course you still will have to stop by home style tips to be well rounded.

I love having a large TV in a room that is well styled and in Direct TVor another cable or satellite system and you have a space that is not only beautiful but usable. That is after all the whole point of good interior design. Having a space that can be used, not just looked at. Sometimes I believe that people forget that a room should be designed for the people who are working in, living in or just generally occupying a room. Not designed in a way that it feels like a museum that you can’t do anything in. That is my big pet peeve, walking into a room that I can’t sit in without feeling that I’m making it dirty.

What is your take on interior design, do you think it should be practical and useful or do you believe that good design should be looked at and not used?

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Style Trend: Dine On Your Sofa

Holly — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:53:44 +0000

A great new trend in interior design is bringing the living room and the dinning room closer together. Now not only are the wall between them taken down, but more and more people are using sofas as seating for their dinning room table. I personally love the trend as it’s really great for kids who may like the sofa idea better then a chair. It’s also a great way to make a dramatic change to a room without sacrificing style and comfort.

I also know many people who have grown up eating on their sofa in front of the TV. Now they find it easier to sit at the table with their family or maybe because you do have the open room concept it’s easier to just add a table and watch TV from the dinning area. Another great trend is getting rid of the dinning room or area all together and getting a coffee table that can expand into a dinning table. This is great for small apartments or homes. What do you think of this design trend?

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Visit A Greenhouse

Holly — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:34:00 +0000

Are you stumped as to what you can do with your home now that the weather is nice. Well one way to get some fresh ideas is to visit your local greenhouse. They have of course great plants that could work very well in your home and they also are full of color, that means it’s easier for you to find a color that you like.

You can also mix and match flowers to find out what colors work together and what doesn’t. I worked in retail a few years ago and I remember a women asking me about flowers and her room. She found flowers she wanted to put in her room, but couldn’t figure out the color of paint to go with it. I brought over a flower that had a nice lavender color to it and she loved it. I then told her to take it over to paint and have them match the color. She came back a week later and thanked me for the advice. Now I’m giving you the same advice.

Try it out and see what you can do to make your home fresh and exciting.

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Home Decor Tips Blog Carnival

Holly — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 14:01:53 +0000

This is the first of I hope many blog carnivals for Home Decor tips. I will be hosting both this one and the next one. After that who knows. I hope you learn a few things and enjoy your time here. If you would like to submit your blog post to the next carnival the link is below.

Axel presents Zen-Like Living posted at axel g.

Surfer Sam presents NEW !! Home Staging Tips Sell Your House Fast posted at Surfer Sam and Friends.

My submission: Abc’s of Fine Design Presents Save Money By Upgrading Your Toilet

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Bring On The Bar

Holly — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:07:32 +0000

With New years just around the corner many people are looking to spruce up their bar area. You want to make a good impression if you are the one doing the hosting this year and you want that bar to look like a million bucks. Bar faucets are a great place to start, you can get very cool looking faucets for almost nothing and it can really add some sparkle to your bar. Add some nice lighting and you are good to go. A bar remodel that can cost as little as $50 depending on what deals you can find.

If you have a little more money you can also look into chairs or a new counter for the bar area. If you want to really wow them go sleek and modern with black or glass tile. If your looking for something more down to earth that might fit in better once it’s super bowl time, then you may want to try a wood counter. Both will create a great bar look and really make a splash this new years eve.

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Help others by decorating your home

Holly — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 22:55:24 +0000

I love it when I can get good design and help others all at the same time. That is why I wanted to tell you about this great company that makes items for your home. JacarandaStyle has products that are made in south Africa and the best part is the money they make is sent back to help the people there go to the Ethembeni School, a school for disabled and visually impaired children.

If you look at all of the pictures I have posted here, you will see just how gorgeous these items are! I think my favorite is the Ostrich egg lamps. They are so beautiful. I also love the colors in the other ceramics as well. This company has also been recognized by Food and Wine magazine and The New York Times among many other publications. They are noted for there style and there charity. They also have a great selection of jewelry that I have not pictured, I can’t share everything can I!

If your looking for a unique Christmas gift, give one of these wonderful items to a friend or family member and give more then just a gift, help someone who needs your help.

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Keep that well designed home clean

Holly — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:29:31 +0000

I think one of the most important part of good interior design is keeping that interior design clean. I know it’s something I need to work at as I have a pretty cluttered workspace. Maybe I like the ciaos of it all.

I think one of the hardest things to do is vacuum, why well you really need a good vacuum. There are many brands out there but I really like the Dyson brand, and you can find cheap Dyson vacuums if you look hard enough. I’ve been looking for one for when I move as I know I’m going to have to buy a new one and I want a good one. A good vacuum will take care of dirt and make sure it filters it so that you don’t end up breathing that dirt in. Unfortunately I think when it comes to vacuums at least, you get what you pay for.

The other thing you want to make sure to do is wet dust your wood furniture and other solid services, many people like dry dusting because it’s quick and easy, but all it does is spread the dust around and again you end up breathing that in or it settles back onto the table. There are many good cheep dusting products out there, so find one you like and use it.

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Make easy Interior design changes later

Holly — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:08:35 +0000

There are many ways that you can set up ways to make changing your interior design a simple process. Maybe you only need seating for 2 most of the time, but when your family is over you need seating for 12. This is simple to fix. If you plan to have permanent seating for 4, a sofa and a chair maybe, then have movable seating for the other 8. You will create a better space for you when you need it and allow you to live comfortably when you don’t.

One item for seating you should look at are ottomans. They are great because they can be moved around, and when there not being used for seating they make great tables. I plan on buying a few after I move to use as coffee tables. You can also use them as a bench in front of your bed then move them to the room they are needed in when your family visits.

Another way to change the look of your room easily is cheep but nice artwork, you can have different pictures for each season or just change it whenever you see something new you like. Of course I recommend having one piece that is more expensive that you plan to keep, this could be a family picture or a expensive painting. When you have something in your home that means something to you it makes the space so much more inviting.

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