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Making Your Old Holiday Dress Look New

It’s holiday party time. That means you will need party dresses for the various events you attend each year. Whether your holiday party is work related or social, you don’t want to show up in your everyday wardrobe. You will need something special. You don’t have to spend a few hundred dollars at a high end boutique to be the bell of the ball this holiday season. If you’re like me, you already have some really great holiday dresses in your closet. They may however need a small bit of updating. Here are some tips you can give to update … Continue reading →

Turning Bad Design Trends into Good Design Trends

Some trends in home decor and design can seem hip one minute and out the next. Sometimes the trend is so fast that they are out before the magazine featuring them hits the stand. If you like to experiment and you have the means (budget) to do so, go ahead and have some fun. For the rest of us, though, these are some of the trends we should probably stay away from. Here is how you can taken an existing trend that might make you say “What???” and turn it into one that will make you say “Wow!” Bad Trend: … Continue reading →

Should You Hire an Architect 2?

When you are considering a remodel of a room or an addition to your home, it might be a good idea to hire an architect. After all, unless you have experience, you wouldn’t consider designing your own car or even your own formal dress. Yet, many people plunge ahead into projects on their own because they believe that a professional architect would cost far too much to justify one as an expense. In the last article, we talked about the following things to consider when deciding whether or not to hire an architect: The size and scope of your project … Continue reading →

Redoing the Kitchen

And now for our next major project, we want to update our kitchen. This isn’t going to be a redesign to our dream kitchen, but we will be changing out many of the components of the kitchen. We will do most of the work ourselves, and let me tell you that it is all overwhelming. Last afternoon, we went over to our local home improvement store to take a look at some of the various options that are out there. today, we plan on traveling to a flooring store to get even more information. Here are some of the choices … Continue reading →

Bedroom Redesign

One of the best ways to give your bedroom a simple redesign is to move the bed. That’s right, just move the bed so it’s angled to look as if it’s coming out of a corner. This arrangement makes a bedroom feel more grand as well as more spacious. It also allows plenty of room to walk around the bed, instead of making it feel crowded or too close to the wall. To take this look a step further, place a decorative accent such as a folding screen, a large plant with up lighting, or a corner shelf with attractive … Continue reading →