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Decorate Your Dorm Room Around a Theme
Lane Bryant Semi-Annual Sale
Some general tips on selling your house
Do you live in a House or a Home?
For a wonderful organizer to keep all your paint chips, swatches and magazine tear-outs in one place, check out the Decorating Assistant:  www.decoratingassistant.com
How Do I Generate More Online Leads for My Direct Sales Business?
How to Make Your Own Web Page
Building a website isn't as complicated as you may have thought. All it takes is some point-and-click web building software, a domain name and a web host.  Check out the site builder Lisa uses.
What's Happening in the Greenhouse this Month
How Home Decorating Can Transform Your Space

This article describes how paint, lighting and flooring choices can transform your space. It also provides tips how to choose the right paint, lighting and flooring for your home.

How To Organize Your Kids' Toys
How To Help Your Child With School Work
How would you like to get craft ideas, parenting information, product recall info, recipes, book reviews and more delivered to your email inbox every week? That's exactly what ParentingZoo – the new online Parenting Magazine does.
Create Your Own Holiday Organizational Manual
Instead of reinventing the wheel every year, create your Holiday Organizer for all the scraps of paper, ideas and memories you want to keep.
50 Ideas to Organize Your Home
The goal of organizing isn’t to make your home pristine but rather to make your life more calm and functional. Work with these ideas and you will end up having less clutter, a simplified home, more quality time for yourself and your family, and improved productivity.
Re-upholstering: It’s more than Just Saving Money
Newest Article from Home & Garden Makeover (Feed)
Make Mom's Mother's Day Extra Special with this gift

If you are looking for a different Mother's Day present this year, give the gift of convenience. For many mothers thinking of nutritious, great tasting and easy to create meals can be extremely labor intensive.  If you want a gift that will not only save her some time, but also make the entire family happy and satisfied with a delicious meal, consider a menu planning service!

*Spring-Has-Sprung Tips
These seasonal items stand out and tell everyone you’re celebrating spring!
When you sell, decorate your home for others

Most sellers make repairs and clear clutter, but a well-presented home that highlights amenities will help create an image that makes a buyer say "I LOVE this house!"

Decorate for Every Season
5 Trends in Kitchen Design That Are Here to Stay
Five Easy Ways to Give Your Kitchen Designer Wow!
The Chaos of Inspiration
Here's an interesting way to get your mind in the right mood to begin its creative process.  Esoteric and etherial, Mr. Lewitin's article is a path along the creative process to making our decorating dreams come true.
Color Pulse™ 2008
What’s In A Name?
Have you noticed that at this time of year we now have "holiday" parties and send "holiday" cards?  The innocent-seeming switch from "Christmas" to the innocuous "holiday" description is an insidious invader.  Instead of Jesus as the Reason for the Season, we are to "celebrate" vaguery in a mediocre way...
Color Forecasts for 2007
*What to Look for in a Kitchen/Great Room Remodel
*Garden Accoutrements
Fabric Window Treatments
Latest Home Improvement Articles from ArticleCity.com
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How to Host a Super Bowl Party
How to Make Your Own Web Page (and not use your child's college fund!)
Latest Decorating info from ARA & Content Infusion (feed)
Latest Decorating info from About.com (feed)
Genevieve Gorder’s Home Transformation Solutions
Genevieve, the gorgeous blonde Designer from Trading Spaces, gives us six ways we can transform our homes without having to sell a child.
Five Easy Ways to Give Your Kitchen Designer Wow!
Deck the Halls . . . and Walls and More
Inexpensive decorating ideas to get you into the spirit of the season and enjoying festive fragrances.
The “Work At Home Mom” (WAHM) – A man’s Perspective
*Home Décor Color Trends for 2006
Connecting Rooms With Color
*Decorate Your Home with an Italian Flair
Christmas Gifts for Men
Humorous look at the rules for buying gifts for men.  No one knows why...
Tailor Your Home this Fall
Great Christian Sites
Champagne Decorating On A Shoestring Budget
Mom's Health Alert
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Be sure you take care of yourself for all those who love you!
Decorating for Halloween
Seasonal decorating doesn't have to be an expensive endeavor.  Check out Club Mom's helpful hints for your Halloweenie display.
Creating a Water Feature for Your Landscape
The soothing sound of flowing water puts our mind and soul at ease. Recreating that feeling of relaxation in our own backyard is the dream of many homeowners.  The key is selecting the right type of water feature and the right location. You should have it nestled in among your plants and trees as if it had been there as long as the greenery.
*How To Prepare for Your Next Decorating Project
Take time to assess your wants and needs.  Decorating a room is much like outfitting a wardrobe.  You wouldn’t go to a formal event without some forethought as to your dress, shoes and accessories; so too with a room.
Free Yourself with an Organized Home
Free Yourself With an Organized Home:  Just a few small organizing tips -- a few little, tiny tips, applied with a positive attitude -- can help you be more organized today, than you were yesterday.
A Little Savvy with Framed Art Prints and Photographs Can Help Successfully Pull a Room Together
Framed art and prints can offer numerous solutions to decorating dilemmas, and they are often key elements in bringing a room together.
An Introduction to Feng Shui
Discover Your Home Decorating Style
Creating a Caregiver Suite Improves Quality of Life
10 Steps to a Fab Job as an Interior Decorator
*Candle Scents To Enhance the Season: Summertime Favorites
To decide on just a few candles is like choosing between eating chocolate and having lots of chocolate to eat… With so many scents to choose from, it's next to impossible to choose just one. This is part one of several articles to follow on choosing candle and fragrance scents for your home.
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How Clutter Affects Your Love Life
A Child's Garden
Gardens can be fascinating retreats for young ones and easy activities for summer.
Improve Your Home’s Landscape in 6 Easy Steps
*How Decorating and Organizing Can Help Your Sanity
There IS a Cure for TMS (Too Much Stuff).  A Whimsical Look at Home Decorating and Organizing.  Need a little motivation?  Let Lisa's tongue-in-cheek tips help you on your way to an organized home this spring and summer.  And don't forget to smile!
Why Silk Plants Instead Of The Real Thing?
Optical Illusions of Interior Decorating: Make the Most of Your Living Space
Basic Information About Arranging Furniture
Decorative Garden Accents
Bonnie has some great ideas to explore.  Match them with garden décor from Home & Garden Party here!
Decorating for Real Life and Real People
Mediterranean Spring Revival
After a long winter sojourn, most of us are ready for a spring rejuvenation. A week or two in a Spanish villa, sunbathing on a Greek isle or touring Tuscany would do the trick nicely, but if that's not on your calendar in the foreseeable future, do the next best thing: bring the warmth of the Mediterranean into your home.
Feng Shui Balancing Tools
Making Room for High Definition
Casually Elegant: Balancing Good Design & Comfort
Make Your Home's Style Unique With Mix and Match Decor
Create A Bedroom Retreat
Tips for Remodeling Your Bedroom
5 Secrets to Buying the Best House for Your Money
Spice up your home with a few Paint Tricks
Whether it's sponging or ragging, new techniques give a fresh look.
Home Business: A Dream or a Nightmare
Dare to Be Different
Follow your heart and you'll find your niche. Don't be afraid to venture into something different than what everyone else is doing. It's your dream, your business, your expertise. Just do it!
The Cost of Work
The real cost of working outside the home.
Up Close & Personal, B-a-g-g-a-g-e
Take a "nature break" and lighten up! You'll find you have much more energy, think more clearly, and get a lot more of the truly important things done.
Tuscan Style Decorating
Mediterranean Style Decorating
Creating a Secret Outdoor Place
Style Survey Says ...Are You a Little Bit Country?
Survey Results Show Consumers Place Importance on Design Themes When Decorating
Vintage Labels on Marble Tiles
A Simple Way to Increase Outdoor Living Space
For those homeowners looking to add to their living space, improve their lifestyle and increase the resale value of their home, the perfect solution is to extend your living area outdoors through the addition of decks, patios, outdoor kitchens and entertainment areas.
Pink Slips for the Kids
Nothing to do with decorating, but a fun read.  A tongue-in-cheek look at parenting, the economy and why it's important to distract Dad.
*A Spring Sampler
Four simple ways to entice your senses and bring some spring into your home.
Chandeliers Create Drama throughout the Home
Bring the Outdoors In
The Free Neighborhood Home Décor Makeover
Trading Spaces isn't calling? If you find a neighbor who is crazy...no, creative enough to trade rooms, it is best to set some rules ahead of time.
A Man’s Guide to Home Decor
Decorating with Fabric
Make Space in a Small Room
*Creating A Cozy Spot

Having a warm & cozy spot to snuggle up is important as well as renewing. Creating intimacy in your home, or at least in one area of your home, requires a little imagination and some gut feelings.

*Gift Basket Ideas for Men
*Decorative Themes in 2005
These themes are based on popular decorative motifs and new trends for 2005.
Stain Removal Guide
You are welcome to print out her complete stain removal guide from her website at www.GoClean.com.
Quick & Easy Decorating Ideas
Ten simple steps to liven up your home without spending a fortune. Candles, baskets and photo frames are all available in the HGP catalog.
Trend Watch 2005
HGP leads the pack with prevailing decorating trends for 2005.
Decorate Your Kitchen?
Okay, Brenda, how did you get into my head?
Choose A Mood
Color can evoke different emotions - which make you feel warm & fuzzy?
Make One Corner Beautiful at a Time
By focusing on one area at a time, you can start to see some decorating progress little by little.
Planning Your Wedding
For several options in wedding services, please visit the "Helpful Contacts" page.
Creative Accessorizing
Scale, balance and proportion are as important when accessorizing as they are when choosing the right furniture for a room.
Carpet Cleaning Services - How to Get Your Money's Worth
Please visit the "Helpful Contacts" page for links to carpet cleaners I have used and trust.


 

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