Articles in the home design tips Category

Home Design for Kids Rooms
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Posted in home design tips on 18 March 2009
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Make The Room Easy to Change. As they get older you don’t want to have to re-decorate the entire room. It can become costly. So; purchase furniture that is simple in design an avoid trendy items in major purchases. You can purchase trendy accessories that won’t break the bank and can be changed out [...]

How to Turn Your Bathroom into a Spa Oasis with Feng Shui
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Posted in home design tips on 8 March 2009
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n Feng Shui, the bathroom is a sanctuary where you nurture yourself.
Does your bathroom rejuvenate you in the morning and help you relax and unwind in the evening, or does it create chaos, increase stress and promote tension in your life?
Consider the following aspects of your bathroom and implement some of the suggestions to create [...]

Feng Shui bathroom tips
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Posted in home design tips on 8 March 2009
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In Feng Shui bathroom, you can actually avoid any negative energy coming your way. Follow some universal principles in keeping your bathroom miles apart from all the bad drain energy they produce. Here are some tips for your Feng Shui bathroom.
The location: If you have a two-storey building then your bathroom should never be located [...]

How to decorate single bedroom apartment living room?
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Posted in home design tips on 3 March 2009
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I am not sure what should I add in my living room to make it look prettier. I have all my furniture set up now in a very good decorative way but I would like to hang some photo albums, some wall hangings, etc. Does anybody have any idea of any site or weblink where [...]

How do I build garage into a living room?
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Posted in home design tips on 3 March 2009
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Indoor/outdoor carpeting, some drywall for warmth and furniture! maybe a dart board for ambiance.
Carpet and walls, a sofa and 52′ Plasma screen TV, thats good enough for almost everyone
First check with the city, and see if it’s legal to do this. Many cities require you have a garage or carport as a replacement for [...]

Mary Jane Pappas and Karen Soojian: Six tips for good home design
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Posted in home design tips on 3 March 2009
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We asked Mary Jane Pappas and Karen Soojian, winners of the annual Designer of Distinction award, for their suggestions.

MARY JANE PAPPAS
1. PLAN YOUR DESIGN BEFORE YOU BEGIN.
Plan where everything should go, how the space works, how people move through it. Create plans and specify products and finishes beforehand to protect your investment, control the design [...]

Planning a New Bathroom Ideas
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Posted in bathroom ideas, home design tips on 31 January 2009
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The first step in planning your new design is to make a detailed sketch of your existing design. Use a sheet of graph paper with four squares per inch, and draw a floor plan (in other words, a bird’s eye view) to scale. Make each square represent 3″, i.e., 1″ equals 1′, and draw in:

all [...]

Proportion and Color for Home Design
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Posted in home design tips on 27 January 2009
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The best way to describe a proportion is, size. Color affects a rooms visual proportion. A general guide line is white or pale colors make objects recede, while dark or bright colors draw things closer which causes them to appear larger.
In a rental environment walls are generally painted a white or beige color. [...]