ABC’s of Fine Design

Today I was thinking of a clock that a friend of mine had it was just a small clock for her end table but it was really nice looking. She made it herself out of wood and old gold watches. She found one that had a large face and used that as the clock. Then she took the bands from two other watches and covered the top of the wood base with them. It actually very interesting and goes well with her decor.

She said it was easy to make and you can use anything you would like. The women she got the idea from made her clock with a silver pocket watch and metal pieces she had found.

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You don’t have to actually read the books you buy, but books do make great accessories and go with any decor. Having books around can also make you look like you know more then you do. There are many places to find cheep books to use, garage sales, Amazon books and library’s selling overstock. If your not sure how to use books as accessories here are a few tips.

Stack them: Put them in stacks on the coffee table, end table or side table. Don’t stack them nice and neat move them around so they are at different angles.

Stand them up: Set 2 or 3 on a shelf upright and add a few other touches to the shelf such as a vase or collection. You can do this will multiple shelves.

Stage them: Use them to set plants or pictures on, make sure the book has something to do with the item you are propping up.

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There are many reasons to use a rug in your home. One is to keep your floors warm, another is to hide some imperfection. You may also just use it to make the room look better. Whatever you use a rug for you want to make sure you have a good rug in the first place.

You want the rug to match your decor use Contemporary Rugs if your decor is a contemporary style, same thing with traditional rugs. There are times where you can use a traditional rug in a more contemporary setting, but most of the time it really does not work.

Area rugs are probably the most popular kind of rug. Though many people use rugs in their bathrooms and kitchens that are smaller. Area rugs are used more because more people are installing or refinishing hardwood flooring. Rugs help to add a cozy feeling to the room along with actually keeping it warm. Area rugs also help reduce the echo effect in a large room that has mostly hard surfaces.

As you can see rugs play more then just a decorating roll in a home, they add warmth and can help you save money but cutting down your heating cost. Oh and they help even more if you put them on a wall as artwork.

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Many people do not have the luxury of having a yard they can go into and garden in or relax in. But even if you don’t have one there are many things you can do to make your home’s indoor area just a festive as the outdoors would be.

The first thing you want to do it to string up some fun funky lights in your dinning area, make it feel like your outside at a fun restaurant. Buy an indoor grill and grill up some good food and you have it made. Of course you may not want to keep this type of decor up long so here are a few other ideas for you.

• Buy plants with bright colors
• Get a fountain or two to bring in the sound of water
• Paint the walls bright colors, remember paint is the lest expensive change you can make
• Buy pictures that will bring the outside in and put them in bamboo frames
• Get nice outdoor furniture and use it in one room of your home

Do you have any tips?

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I have a great tip to help you live longer and love your home more, get a plant. Not a fake plant that is not going to do anything but sit there and collect dust, but a real live plant. Why? Well plants not only help add to the design and decor of your home, but they have many health benefits, they create fresh clean oxygen for your home so when it’s all closed up you still get good clean air.

They can also help to make a teen more responsible without having to get them an animal. A classmate of mine pointed this out to me. Her mom got her a plant before letter her get a kitten, she took very good care of the plant so she was able to get her kitten. Her sister on the other hand did not take good care of her plant and was not able to get the car she wanted until she was 18.

Back to home and health benefits. Having a plant in your home makes you feel better, you will work better be less stressed and feel more comfortable in your home. There are many reasons for this but the big one is that we like the outdoors, even if we don’t think we do. We like plants just not bugs, trust me it’s true.

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One of my friends dad loves to play golf. She wanted to surprise him by redoing his study/office with a golf theme while they are away on vacation. She had most of it figured out, but she couldn’t decide what to do with the huge potted plants he has. She asked me about it and I came up with a great idea I had to share. Use golf bags to put them in. Get a pot that will fit the plant and the bag. Make sure to take off the wheels though as you want the bag to stay in place. My friend had her husband cut off part of two golf balls and put them on the bottom of the bag so that it would stand.

I really wish I had pictures to show you, but she hasn’t sent me any and I live to far away to go check it out. From what I can picture it would work well. She’s very happy with it and can’t wait to show her dad.

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This is something new I’m going to be starting. I’m going to be giving you a few ideas for simple decor items or changes you can make to your home. I hope you enjoy.

The weather is getting warmer and many people are starting to get outside. Right now is a great time to add a few simple decorations to your yard that you can enjoy both indoors and out. One simple decor item are wind chimes. They are a great addition to any yard as they have soothing quality’s to them and can really help you to relax. You want to find one that works for you and there are many to choose from, my favorite are the bamboo ones just because I like the sound of them.

Another simple accessory to add to your yard is a small fountain. You can buy these at most stores and they don’t take up that much space and are very easy to use. I will talk about larger fountains in a future post.

Those are just two things you can add to your yard so that you can start enjoying it. Both of these would actually work well inside also, so if you have an apartment you can still enjoy these items.

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