Decorating Your Home: 5 Style Tips that Cost Less than $50Written by Julie Dana
Do you dream of adding style to your home but don’t have a lot of money? Don’t despair! There are 5 things you can do that will help your house look beautiful without spending much money.1. Declutter your home. Nothing zaps a great look like clutter. Look around you. Do you have paper plies or mail stacks? Do you just add to your knickknack collection rather than rotate your select favorites? When was last time you saw front of your refrigerator? Simple solutions that cost very little money are to invest in nice office trays, pretty bulletin boards and frames for your child’s artwork. Make trash can handy to immediately toss unwanted mail. Taking away clutter will make your space appear larger and help your treasured objects be emphasized rather than lost. 2. Make display surfaces pretty. A key element in houses that are decorated by a professional rather than want-to-be is art of accessorizing. Flat surfaces such as mantels, bookcases, and coffee tables are perfect places to restyle for less. The one important point here is to keep it simple. Bookcases should only be 2/3 full. A mantle should not have mirror above it (a very dated look) – choose artwork instead. Place no more than three items on an end table – cluster these varied but related items together for more impact. 3. Paint to Impress. Paint, as you know, makes most dramatic change for money. Be bold, be daring and most importantly -- don’t do white! Choose a complex color. This simply means if you would use several different words to describe color than it is probably complex. For example; if you said it was a kinda “gold, straw, beige-y color” than it is probably a complex color. If you said “just yellow” - it probably is not a very inspiring look. A beautiful color on walls can make room go from ordinary to extraordinary in less than a day and usually for less than $50.
| | How to build an Italian Charm Bracelet for a friend!Written by Rhonda Percell
Italian charm bracelets make great gift ideas for all your family, friends, and co-workers. First, choose either an all silver starter bracelet or a gold trim starter bracelet. Next, choose a few italian charms that describe gift recipient. Finally, give completed bracelet as a gift in a nice gift box.There are a number of different styles of Italian starter bracelets to choose from. Most starter bracelets come with 18 stainless steel italian links. The most popular style is matte silver bracelet. The matte links don’t show scratches as much while owner is in process of building bracelet. The next popular style is matte gold-trim bracelet. A shiny version is also available in either silver or gold trimmed styles. The type of starter bracelet is really just your personal preference. ( To see examples of these starter bracelets go to http://www.mogollonworks.com/italianstarterbracelets.html)
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