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This zone is designed to help you with your home decorating projects. You can do a lot  to transform and beauty your home at a low cost.  The problem is usually where to find great ideas. In a recession we need all the help we can get in decorating our homes on a budget and this zone offers you just that.  In this zone you will find great  tips,  DIY ideas and how-to instructions on sprucing up your bedroom, transforming your basement and beautifying your  living room. Learn to create an idyllic child’s bedroom, gourmet kitchens and cozy dens.

 

Decorating Your Home For Christmas

Some of us start our Christmas decorating early, others wait until the last few days before Christmas. It doesn't really matter when you start, decorating for Christmas is filled with fun, excitement and glorious anticipation of Christmas day.

 

Bedroom Decorating Ideas

Bedroom decorating ideas

by Theo Chester

Don't you think that you deserve to have a bedroom that reflects your style? Have you thought about how wonderful it would be to have a bedroom that provides you with a comfortable oasis? You can crea...read more
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by Joan Schroeder

Nothing transforms a bedroom quicker than the right light. Perhaps the biggest injustice you can do to your bedroom is the huge, bright light bulb hanging from the ceiling, or the equally oversized ...read more
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Low Cost Bedroom Decor Links

  • Color may be the single most powerful element in your decorating toolbox. It can affect a person on a deep, subconscious level, altering their mood, their perceptions, and even the way they behave in a given environment.
  • Change the Bed - Buy a new comforter, duvet, or bedspread. Better yet: Buy an entire new set complete with sheets and pillow shams.
  • Your bedroom is your sanctuary so you want it to be delightful and inviting. Here are 10 great ideas to inspire you to create the bedroom of your dreams.
  • The bedroom is the place we spend much of our downtime, yet we don’t tend to give it the attention we do our more public spaces, especially if the budget is tight.
  • When you're looking for ways to redecorate your bedroom easily and cheaply, you might feel at a loss of where to start.

Bathroom Decor

Decorating your bathroom

by Sharon Brook

Did you know that an average person can spend a total of two weeks in a year in his or her bathroom? This is enough reason to keep your bathroom spic and span. More than keeping it hygienically fres...read more
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Budget Bathroom Decor Links

  • Bathrooms are one of the easiest and least expensive rooms to decorate in a home. They are, however, often one of the most neglected.
  • Studies show that throughout our lifetime, each of us will spend approximately ten months of our time in the bathroom.
  • Remodeling or renovating your bathroom can be an involved undertaking and even require expert skills, but you will find that the bathroom decorating ideas below are not hard for the average homeowner and don't cost a lot or make a mess either!

Family Rooms

Great Family Rooms 

 

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  • Decorating the family room, or great room, for a mature family can be a challenge. You have to try to meet the needs of your teenage children as well as the adults in your family. It can be hard to please such a wide range of tastes. Consider the following when it comes to decorating your family room.
  • Decorating the family room, or great room, for a mature family can be a challenge. You have to try to meet the needs of your teenage children as well as the adults in your family. It can be hard to please such a wide range of tastes. Consider the following when it comes to decorating your family room.
  • These days the den has evolved into more than just a room designated for the man. Dens have become multi-purpose rooms in some households, ...
  • Our Room Ideas Section is organized by rooms. Simply select the room you want to decorate and browse through hundreds of room scenes. ...

From My Garden

Nature photography is a passion of mine. There is no shortage of subjects in my Garden.  Here are some of my favourite snap shots.

 

 

A Summer Garden

Decorating With Flowers

by Isabel Sacks

Houseplants can make an instant impact in any room, especially if well chosen and maintained. They have added health benefits of clearing carbon dioxide by recycling the air. Plants use this gas when ...read more
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Tips for Decorating With Flowers

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Plants
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Computer
Fireplace
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Kitchen Design Ideas

Kitchen Design

by Jennifer Metz

So you want to redo your kitchen, but don't have tens of thousands of dollars to spend on it? The kitchen is often the "hub" of the home, and of course the most expensive room in the home to remodel. ...read more
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by Joan Schroeder

Building your own kitchen cabinets is an attractive alternative to buying ready made cabinets. You may have great ideas in mind about what you want your kitchen cabinets to look like but you are expe...read more
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Kitchen Design Links

Children's Bedrooms

 Children's bedroom decor ideas

by Rob Lamb

Decorating a child's bedroom can be made into an involved project or an easy one. Something to keep in mind is that children grow and their tastes change. Smart planning is essential with either route...read more
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by Ronnie Dauber

Kid's Room Decorating Ideas When you're decorating a kid's room, you need to keep in mind the age and mentality of the child, and the budget restrictions that you have. You can decorate a child's ...read more
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Creative Kids Rooms

  • Being a kid is all about fantasy and discovery. Whether your children dream of becoming princesses, superheroes or firefighters, they need a room that inspires. So give them a place where they can grow, play and be themselves. From bold and bright schemes to fantasy themes, these 24 creative kids' spaces are sure to get your own imagination going
  • Many parents want to decorate their kid’s bedroom in a special way. One great idea for a little girl’s bedroom is a fairy and magic decor ...
  • Decorating a child's bedroom: Dinosaur adventure theme
    Decorating your kid’s bedroom is great fun for parents and children. One popular decor idea for sons or daughters is a dinosaur adventure ...
  • Kids’ Bedrooms - The Bold and the Beautiful Kids’ bedrooms can be bold and beautiful rooms. They can feature a bright and bold design. The...
  • You'll find kids bedroom ideas and resources along with DIY tips for decorating your kids' rooms. There are also several bedroom theme pages to help you ...
  • Looking to spruce things up for those shorter family members? View this photo exhibit and discover free decorating and remodeling ideas for kids bedrooms.
  • DECORATING ARTICLES Themes For Boys Rooms · Themes for Girls Rooms ... kids bedding and bathroom accessories for decorating any child's bedroom, playroom, ...
  • In addition, most of the house plans on the web can be modified to your liking by the architect houses in question. Within reason, you can make the nursery room to fit your specifications and add any features to the room and close-by rooms and facilities as you like.

Living Room Decorating

Decorating your living room

by L. Beall

The center of the home for family and friends to gather should be inviting. The living room is where we enjoy our evenings relaxing and spend time with our family and friends. The function of the livi...read more
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Living Room Decor Links

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by Joan Schroeder

Are you tired of your current kitchen and would very much like to replace it with a new one? Whether you are looking for something entirely new or you just want to do some renovations to the current c...read more
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Dining Room Decor ideas

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Seasonal Home Decorating

Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween decorating ideas

by Tracey R Gates

It's that time of year again. The time when the ghouls, goblins and ghosts leave their sanctuary and walk the earth among the living. Where adults and children disguise as someone - or something - ...read more
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by Veronica Hunsucker

Decorating your home for the holidays Decorating a small home for the holidays can be challenging. Decorating on a small budget adds to the challenge. There is no reason for a small home or a limit...read more
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Holiday Decorating Links

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    DIY PROJECTS

    Do it yourself (DIY) projects for home and garden.

    by Joan Schroeder

    The natural beauty of Granite makes it a very much sought after - even though pricey - commodity for anything from crafts to the kitchen counter. Granite is available in slabs of various sizes and sha...read more
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    Furniture Shopping

    How to buy the right furniture and accessories for your home

    by Joan Schroeder

    It is hard to imagine that we spend one third of our lives in bed, but so little time choosing the proper mattress. As a result, even though we spend so much time in sleeping, many of us toss and turn...read more
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    Links to Furniture Shopping

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    Decorating With Garage Sale and Flea Market Finds

    Decorating

    • More than a year into the downturn, design is undergoing a transformation. For many business owners, modern interiors feel too sleek and showy; rustic and modest better fit the current mood.
    • Fall is probably my most favorite time of the year with the crispness in the air and the vibrant colors of the trees. I love Halloween and all the decorations full of bats, cats, ghost and witches and don't you just love the way black and orange look.
    • Summer is the perfect season to visit local flea markets, garage sales, vintage stores or pullout you inherited treasures
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