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Add Visual Appeal And Functionality With One Of These Types Of Grandfather Clock
Antique decor can go a long way toward improving the look and feel of your home, but the items that you buy don't have to lack functionality. While you may favor the idea of buying antique pieces solely for their appearance, it's ideal if you can also find those that offer some practical benefits. One type of antique item to consider shopping for your home is a grandfather clock. In addition to adding classic style to your home, it also allows you to check the time with ease — something that can be handy when you aren't wearing a watch and your smartphone isn't within reach.

6 Interior Design Tips For Townhouses
Giving a townhouse a distinctive look can take some effort. The spaces are different from many other home design projects, and even townhouse interior design services providers find them to be challenging. Follow these 6 suggestions to give your place a bit more life. Mirror, Mirror on the Wall A townhouse typically shares at least one wall, and possibly two walls, with its neighbor. This means the light in a townhouse tends to come in from only one or two directions.

Buying A Fixer-Upper? Hire An Interior Designer To Work On The Home Together
While buying a fixer-upper or turnkey home will lead to the same outcome in owning a home, the process in which you go about handling these tasks should happen quite differently. Getting everything your family wants and needs is likely your top priority with a turnkey property while finding excellent value and opportunities for remodeling a home is better with a fixer-upper. Once you own a fixer-upper and are ready to work on the property, you should get help from an interior designer to plan out all the projects that you take on to enjoy an ideal outcome.

Use Budgeting Tips When Using A Fantasy Theme To Redecorate Your Sunroom
Just because money is tight and you aren't one to splurge on luxuries does not mean that you have to give up on your dream to update your sunroom with a fantasy theme. Fortunately, there are many ways to decorate on a budget and you will be surprised at how much you can achieve just by getting creative and salvaging materials that you may have thought were worthless.  Podcasts Will Provide Many Valuable Tips

Are You Decorating Your Living Room In An Elegant Style?
Are you decorating a brand new living room or are you finally getting to decorate your present living room in the elegant style you have always wanted? Are you comfortable doing your own decorating? Perhaps decorating is a passion for you and you've done a lot of it. On the other hand, maybe you're new at this art and you need to gain a bit of confidence. If that's the case, from doing some homework to working with picture frames, here are some ideas that might help you to decorate your living room in an elegant style.

Bath Towel Displays: Putting The Finishing Touch On Your Bathroom
When giving your bathroom a new look, one finishing touch you can use to make the space feel warm and inviting is adding plush bath towels. There are many ways to display these towels to create a custom look in your new bath. Here are a few options you might want to consider to add beauty to the room: Towel Cubes If you don't have a linen closet, towel cubes can provide the storage space you need while also letting you display your fine bath towels.

Tips For Staging A Small Living Room
Selling your home often means changing up the décor from what you like to what is most likely going to appeal to a buyer. This is especially important if you have a small living room – what was comfortable and functional to you may seem crowded to others. The following staging tips can help a small room seem larger. Tip #1: Downsize the furnishings This is no time for a full living room suite.

Learn How An Interior Designer Can Help You Make Your Home More Appealing To Potential Home Buyers
When you want to sell your home, you need to be sure that you take the time to make the interior of your home look as attractive as possible. While your home may be styled in a way that is visually appealing to you, it may be unappealing to someone who is looking to buy a home. The following guide walks you through a few reasons why you may want to hire an interior designer to help you decorate your home to make it as appealing to potential buyers as it can possibly be.

Five Ways To Make Your Nursery Comfortable For Your New Baby
Are you expecting your first baby? Setting up a nursery is one of the most important things you will do as you wait for your baby's arrival. Here are five things you will want to do to make that nursery as comfortable as possible for your new child.  1. Choose your window treatment wisely. Babies sleep a lot so you want something that will block the light, but not make it too dark.

Remodeling Your Bathroom On A Tight Budget: Tips For Homeowners
An outdated bathroom can greatly detract from your home's resale value. Not to mention, how are you supposed to enjoy the spa-like retreat you deserve in an old, outdated bathroom space? Of course, you might be understandably wary about the idea of updating your bathroom, as a full remodel can be quite pricey. Still, there are some simple projects you can take on in the meantime to update your bathroom on a very small budget.

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Tips from an Interior Designer

Hello! My name is Beverly Christopher. Thank you for stopping by my website. I hope to provide you with some excellent decorating tips. I retired from full-time interior design work two years ago. As you might imagine, interior decorating isn't something from which one can easily walk away. For me, it’s in my blood, and I think as long as I’m alive I’ll be decorating. Be it family, friends or my own home, I’ll be working on something. It doesn't matter if you are going to decorate on your own or hire someone to do it, you will be somewhat involved. In all my years as an interior designer, I've had jobs where my clients were hands on every step of the way and also those who had minimal involvement. My goal here is to give you some decorating tips to help you get the job done. Enjoy!

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