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Written by RenoKu
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Tuesday, 09 September 2008 07:12 |
Tired of having to look at bare walls? Coral Nafie from About.com has 11 great tips in her article Add Budget Art to Your Home and Don't Spend a Fortune. Below are some of the tips from the article.
Frame What's Free
I get at least 5 calendars from companies at the end of every year. Many of the images presented are beautiful. Other sources of free art are creative menus, pretty party invitations, a puzzle you've put together, a collage of postcards from a trip, a diploma that you're proud of, or a patriotic or decorative flag. Pieces that are just decorative can be put directy into a frame off the shelf. Pieces that are more special should be mounted on acid-free mat board before framing.
Items from Mother Nature
You can mount any number of natural items in a standard frame or a shadowbox style. A beautiful arrangement at little or no cost can be made of pressed flowers or leaves, shells you've collected on a trip to the shore, interesting pods and seeds, pine cones, dried flowers, or even a freeze-dried corsage. Mount heavy items to a mat board using hot glue. White glue or a spray adhesive will work for lighter items.
Hang It Up
Hang items directly on the wall. Beautiful plates are a natural, either in a vertical arrangement or randomly around a wall. Garage sales and flea markets offer lots of beautiful or interesting options for dishes, tableware, and other household items that can adorn a wall. Other choices might be flags, hats, model airplanes, pages of music, musical instruments, or toys.
Creative Crafts
If you do needlework, draw, make model airplanes, or have a collection of small items, they make a wonderful piece of art. Be sure you have the pieces mounted carefully and do not damage them when you frame them. This will provide a great way to display things that mean a lot to you and to show off your talents.
Interested? Click here for the full article. |
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Written by RenoKu
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Friday, 22 August 2008 06:54 |
Want to decorate your home but got no money? No problem. StyleAtHome.com has come up with 10 tips to decorate on a budget. Check out some of their ideas:
1 Train your eye: Know what great high-end design pieces look like so that you can have them in mind while hunting at discount or big box stores, flea markets or thrift shops.
2 Be patient: Wait for floor sample sales (usually July and/or January) to get good deals and don't feel like you have to race to finish your space. You want to find the right thing at the right price, not just anything at the right price.
3 Paint a piece of furniture (or a few) glossy black. This works on junk shop finds or new pieces with cheesy finishes.
4 Spend some money: All on-the-cheap rooms just look cheap, not chic. Every room needs a few splurges - special pieces that announce their quality. Decide what “splurge” means to you and do it!
5 Just say no to boring mass produced “art”. Instead, get creative with large collages made from wrapping paper, wallpaper scraps or maps. Paint a large canvas with leftover paints. Pop kids art into off-the-shelf frames with mattes. Hang a beautifully patterned fabric from wooden dowels.
For more tips, read the full article. |
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Written by RenoKu
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Friday, 15 August 2008 11:02 |
Ideal Home magazine has 6 great tips on how to give your home the WOW factor.
The tips are:
- Take your time
- Be individual
- Energise your home
- Get a cohesive look
- Pay attention to detail
- Be brave
I think the last tip (Be brave) deserves special consideration. As quoted from the article:
Consider altering the layout of your home to suit your lifestyle. If knocking out walls would improve the way you live, and you can afford it, then go for it.
Read the full article.
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Written by RenoKu
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Friday, 08 August 2008 07:09 |
Ever wondered why you feel calm in a certain room and energetic in another place? According to BCC, this might be due to colour. BCC's article on the psychology of colour lists down ten different colours and what these colours are associated with.
Interested? Take a look at the full article here.
Also see:
Find out your Feng Shui enhancing colours |
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Written by RenoKu
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Monday, 04 August 2008 10:23 |
If you are interesting in finding out about your Feng Shui enhancing colours, take a look at ICI Malaysia's Feng Shui Colours of Harmony tool.
According to the website, this tool is "...designed to help you discover colours that work best in attracting the right Feng Shui into your home and office. This will enable you to achieve harmony and to enhance your living and working environment."
Finding out your Feng Shui enhancing colours is easy. Just enter your birth date and gender and let the tool do the rest. The results come with the respective color codes and you can even print the results for reference.
Also see:
Find out how colours can affect your mood |
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Written by RenoKu
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Tuesday, 03 June 2008 07:08 |
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Citrus fruits are oranges, lemons and limes. Do you know that the largest citrus fruit is the pomelo?
Not contented with merely consuming them as it is or making juices, Re-Nest tells us that there are 27 household uses for these fruits.
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