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Columnist Monica Collins, www.askdoglady.com


We have just put our two-bedroom condominium, our first home, up for sale and are moving to a house in the country. We have done a lot of work, installed new appliances in the kitchen and hired a real estate stager to fix up our condo even more by moving around the furniture and artwork.

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B. Smith designs furniture, too (The News & Observer)


B. Smith has her hands in almost every part of the home – the bedroom, the kitchen, the bathroom. Now the lifestyles expert is extending her reach with two furniture lines. The B.

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Does your home need a fresh, new look? (The News-Times)


That flowered wallpaper in the kitchen, those 1960-styled couches in the living room, the worn, musty curtains in the bedroom — if you dread coming home each day, it may be time to update your home’s look.

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How To Arrange Furniture In Your Rooms


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The following is an overview of how to arrange your living room, bedroom, dining room, and children’s room and kitchen furniture that leaves them homely:

Furniture in the living room. This is the first room you see once you or a visitor enters your home. It’s also a place where your family and visitors can relax and congregate. Begin by creating a floor plan and decide on the focal point which may be a large window, fireplace or entertainment center. Position your furniture around it. Ensure that your furniture complement your focal point.

Bedroom furniture. This is a place for comfort and relaxation. Begin by choosing the wall against which you will place your bed. Arrange other furniture pieces such as nightstands, lamps, dressers and shelves on both sides of the bed to provide a balanced furnished room.

Dining room furniture. This room is a place to sit, eat and socialize. Put into consideration the space you have. Arrange the furniture in a manner that allows anyone to push their chair back and move comfortably without knocking the adjacent furniture.

Avoid unnecessary congestion on the dining table in particular.

Children’s and teen furniture. Perhaps children’s room is the most important place in kid’s life. It’s a place for sleeping, studying and nourishing dreams. Ensure that your child fully participates in organizing their room. Children are not big fun of surprises. Consider having a filing cabinet close to their study desk neatly fitted and a reachable hanging storage closet.

Kitchen Furniture. Many a times, arranging kitchen furniture is not considered essentially important. To organize the kitchen begins by giving yourself a couple of days to notice your living habits and which pieces you use more often; place them closest. Ensure that complimentary accessories such as baker’s rack, kitchen carts, kitchen stools, movable storage are symmetrically matching the space of the room.

Bathroom furniture. With modernity, sizeable bathroom is the in-thing thus; you may need to ensure that there is sufficient space for bathroom furniture pieces such as benches, armoires, chest, or chairs. Avoid large furniture pieces as this may make the room look clumsy and feel congested.



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How to Organize a Chest of Drawers


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Synonymous with the bedroom, and perhaps disorganization, a chest of drawers doesn’t need to be blackhole. Chests usually come in 5, 6, or 7 drawer varieties, with either a single or a double top drawer and can be found throughout the house. Wherever your drawers are, whether the bedroom or the kitchen, they should be kept spic-and-span to maximize efficiency and avoid lost objects. This, however, is probably easier said than done. But a few quick tricks will keep your drawers free of unwanted clutter, and stocked full of the things you use most.

Bedroom Tips

Home to socks and underpants, pajamas and jeans, people often stick every which thing into their bedroom drawers. If it doesn’t need to be hung in the closet, it probably can be found stuffed or mashed into the back of some drawer. This can lead to be bit of a mess. No worries, a few simple tricks will have you unstuffed in no time.

Once every season, empty your drawers to reorganize and reconsider what have; are you using all your white t’s? Have some forgotten pajamas? Take the opportunity to purge and minimize, and keep your chest of drawers from excessive bulge. With seasonal clean-outs, you will be sure that each nook and cranny of this valuable piece of furniture is being used accordingly.

When thinking of where items should be placed in your chest, the most often used items should be the easiest to access. Items such as winter wares or workout clothes can be placed where bending or standing on tip-toes are required. Likewise, consider using the bottom drawer for excess baby clothes, or other items that don’t get quite as much use.

Couples usually prefer a double top drawer, so as to divide at least that section evenly. If you have a single top-drawer, but share it with a partner, consider a drawer divider. For extra storage space, baskets can also top your chest and be used for socks or other small items that aren’t too personal for display.

Kitchen Tips

Chest of drawers located in the kitchen are different beasts entirely; with items ranging from pens to rubber bands to forks to phone books, regular organization is key to keeping household items in check and easily accessed. Instead of keeping everything everywhere, choose organizational “helpers” based on your needs.

Cutlery trays are essential, to keep your forks from your knives and so on. Your excess ice cube trays can double for drawer organizers-easily housing paper clips, rubber bands, and other smaller items.

Entertain often? Consider tagging drawers to help your guests follow your organizational lead. Especially in areas often used during parties, tags could leave no confusion where things go.

If there is a primary chef in the house, they should have a voice in how the kitchen drawers are arranged, as they will be using them most often. Be sure the families understands the system and abides by it, for easy access to all your kitchen goodies.

The key to all organizing is to create systems that work for you and your family. If it isn’t according to your logic, you probably won’t use it. Also, like the ice tray, don’t be afraid to organize with tools that are convenient, even if they are serving a purpose for which they weren’t originally intended.



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Design Your Home by yourself


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Bathroom Design

Bathrooms don’t have to be cold and sterile and function driven. They can be extensions of your bedroom or other rooms in your home. Make your bathroom comfortable and cozy and treat it like you would any other room. Decorate the walls with mosaic tile and accessories. Use lush towels and linens to create a sense of luxury. Turn your bathroom into a special retreat where you can soak in your tub, read and forget about the stresses of your day.

Bedroom Design

The bedroom is not just a place for sleeping any longer, it’s a place to unwind, relax and just getaway. Whether you’re bedroom is large or small, make it your space. Personalize your bedroom with your favorite colors, textures and accessories. It doesn’t have to be extravagant or expensive to be beautiful and relaxing space.

In this section, we have tried to put together various bedroom ideas as suggestions for style, color, textures and accessories. Choose a suitable floor is imprtant for bedroom. Remember, these are only ideas to get your juices flowing. We hope you enjoy.

Children’s Room

Whimsy and creativity are always important when it comes to decorating a nursery or child’s room. A baby’s room no longer has to be pink or blue with balloons and clowns. Nursery’s can be decorated in themes, like Classic Pooh, or coordinating fabrics like toiles and ginghams.

In a nursery, storage and function are important, but that doesn’t mean style has to be sacrificed. In a child’s room, it’s important to remember the child. Find out what your child loves and cherishes. Space is always important for playtime and afterwards, storage is a must.

After searching the net, we’ve tried to put together a gallery of ideas that we hope will help you in your decorating needs.

Kitchen Decorating

The kitchen just might be one of the most important rooms in your house. It’s where family and friends gather for good food and good times. Secrets are shared and laughter is heard.

Whether you love to cook or not, your kitchen should be about entertaining and enjoyment. Once you find your decorating style, your kitchen will become yours.

More importantly, you don’t have to have a lot of money to make your kitchen spectacular. Creativity and paint can go a long way and we hope our articles and ideas will help you create the kitchen of your dreams.

Garden and Patio Decorating

Do you look at your yard and wish it were something more than an empty space? Why not create an outdoor living space where you can step out to relax or entertain friends?

You don’t have to be an expert gardener or landscape designer. Take a look at some of our garden/patio designs for simple ideas to create a fabulous outdoor living space.

Living Room

This section is dedicated to any space you consider your living space, whether it be your living room, den or even kitchen.

Your living space should not only reflect your personal style, but be comfortable and inviting as well.

You don’t have to have a large space or lots of money to get the look that you want and having children doesn’t mean sacrificing your style. Your living space should be a space that everyone can live in and enjoy.

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Colors of walls, fabrics, furniture, linen, pillows, shelves and curtains and type of furniture, beds, sofas and seating arrangements and even accessories, lamps and vases that you use must also confirm with your room or home decor theme.



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