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Sparkling, Clean Lighting Will Add The Perfect Touch To Your HomeMike Yeager When one thinks of the many factors that affect the look of a room, most people think only of the paint and furniture. In doing so, they overlook the most important factor: Lighting. Without the proper interior lighting, most rooms will lose any ambience that the owner intended. For example, a room with too bright lights might make the room look harsh. A room with too dark lights might make a room appear gloomy. Many new homeowner have been disappointed when their carefully contrived plans for a room just doesn’t seem to have the right touch. More often then not, improper lighting is the cause. How to correctly use lighting in your home. The placement of interior lighting is very important. Even though a lamp might look good in a certain corner of a room, be sure to check that it will provide enough light for the whole room. Likewise, be sure to place lights in places where they will not cause glare on a computer monitor or television screen. It is usually better to have many small light sources rather than one large one. If a room still appears too dark, check to make sure that all the lighting sources all have the correct voltage. If one gives a room proper lighting, not only will the room look great, it will also give the room just the right touch.
| ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | RELATED ARTICLES Five Ways to Create a Healthy Home Have you ever thought of your home as being healthy or unhealthyWhile the concept of a healthy home may be new to some of us, it is steadily gaining popularity with homeowners.A healthy home can include a number of elements from building materials used to construct your home to using non-toxic cleaning products.Below is a list of five ways to assist you in creating a healthy home environment. Liven Up Your Walls With Decorative Plates Decorative plates are often overlooked when decorating a home. Yet, its the details that really make the elements of a room come together—and decorative plates are a detail present in most rooms. While there are decorative plates that are solely functional in purpose, most have the potential to add to the ambiance of a room. Think about the following wall plate options: How to Make Your Own Rooting Hormone When starting a new plant from a leaf or stem cutting, the cutting will be more likely to form roots and create a new plant if a rooting hormone is used. Got Attic Mold Lets Talk Energy Conservation! It happens to countless homeowners around the end of the year – you make the annual visit to your attic to collect the holiday decorations and what do you find Spots and blotches covering the bottom of the roof sheathing. Worse yet – it turns out to be attic mold! Growing Daffodils In mid-March when winter blues overtake you and it’s hard to find a clear patch in the grey overcast above, I look out my front door and find a spot of sunshine in my newly growing daffodils. How to Build a Shed The easiest way to build a shed in the backyard is to make a trip to the local Lowes or other hardware shop to purchase a shed-building kit. Never choose one from a picture in a brochure or from the Internet. When viewing in person, you can check for important quality control details such as thickness of timber, overlap structure of panels, type of wood, whether it is pre-treated with a preservative and the quality of flooring. Thick timber is longer lasting. An overlap structure on wall panels is important to prevent water leakage. It is beneficial for the shed to have been pre-treated with preservative, but in your upkeep you will still want to treat it once a year. Flooring should be thick so that it does not give with the weight of tools and equipment you want to store. Do not skimp on size or quality, because in the long run, you will be happiest with a large, lasting building. Linens and Things for your Bathroom Linens and Things is a store that specializes in everything linen! Really, it is like a home store with so many options for everyday uses and even the extravagant uses of everyday things. Other stores like Bed, Bath and Beyond and Bath and Body works are similar in what they carry. But, let us talk about linens n things first. 10 Exotic Centerpieces for the Holidays 1. Shoe Magic - Buy gleaming fuchsia stylish or red festive colored high heeled glass bottom stilettos and fill one of it with flowers of appropriate size for a trendy table top which will set off a trendy, modern theme. You can get a pair at Bobbis Gift & Leather website. http://www.gift-leather.com/ Art and Design Maybe you’ve faced it before – a new house with an empty room or two. Thisroom is just crying out for some furniture. So off you go to purchase a sofa you admire - then a chair. Or perhaps you purchase a full living room set complete with tables and rugs. With delivery a few weeks off you can just picture your living room and not surprisingly, it looks just like the showroom. The delivery day arrives and you can’t wait to cut the tags off of your new furnishings. You may have to position the sofa a few times to get it just so, but all in all, you’re pretty satisfied – until you notice there’s no art on the wall.And so you decide to buy some art that matches the sofa. I cringe a little while I write this, but in reality that is how many of us choose art. In fact, little confession, I still have art in my house that I bought because the frames matched! Fall Pond Cleaning Great question.The answer is it really depends.Doing a full pond cleaning during the colder winter months can be very stressful on your fish.However, if the pond is really dirty and full of muck - then you may want to consider it because all of the decaying organic matter in the pond can cause problems if the pond ices over, and this begins to de-gas and rot. Help Choosing Door and Window Hardware Who would be the best person to help you find suitable fixtures and fittings for doors and windows How to Grow Basil Today there are sprays, scented candles, plug-ins, and even discs that promise to freshen your air by putting a variety of aromas into your home. However, when you know how to grow basil, you can have enough variety of fragrance to package your own potpourri! The most commonly grown basil is the annual, ocimum basilicum that carries a minty fragrance that smells like… well, it smells like sweet basil. In addition to having a wonderful fragrance, sweet basil is an essential ingredient in soups, stews, pesto sauce, and just about any tomato dish. Knowing how to grow basil is a must for every herb gardener. You can grow herbs both indoors and outdoors Is There a Fungus Among Us Mold has taken hold! Not that the microbes have reached out and grabbed us, but rather they have captured our attention. A rash of recent high profile media stories have petrified many people with concerns for both their health and finances. While it is true in some situations that variations and concentrations of mold can kill us both physically and financially, in the vast majority of cases mold problems can be remedied simply and economically. Making Space for Sacred Space When you read a great inspirational book, prayer, or article, dont you think to yourself, "What a great idea! I should do more daily rituals, prayer, meditation." It always seems like a great idea, right We know that sacred practices and sacred space bring peace, harmony, joy, and ease into our lives. Sounds like a great idea! Warm Up the Night! Patio Heaters and Fire Pits In some areas right now, the weather is ideal for sitting outside in the evening -- the bugs have gone and the sky is clear -- but the nights are chilly. Dont let the cool evenings send you inside -- extend your outdoor living season by heating your deck or patio. DecoratingThen Make a Smart Flooring Choice! Set the stage for your beautiful room decor with a smart flooring choice. And no matter what flooring material you choose, it should be serviceable for your lifestyle. Cleanability, durability, longevity and moisture and allergen resistance are the hallmark of good flooring. Flooring sets the tone for the look and feel of a room. But beyond appearance, the choice of flooring material should be based on how a room is used. For example, a room in which there is persistent foot traffic needs a hard floor whereas the kitchen floor needs to be soft on the feet while you dish out a gourmet meal! Which brings us to the fact that there are two main types of floors: raised floors that are wood framed, and floors built on concrete slabs. Location, Location, Location Location, location, location - known as the 3 most important factors when buying a property, and it is easy to see why. The location of your property dictates how much yield you get, and how much capital growth, which ultimately decides how well you do. The Uglier The Better American Standard Announces the 2002 Americas Ugliest Bathroom Contest Hydronic vs Forced Air Heating and Cooling Hydronic, or hot water, heating has been standard for years in many parts of the U.S. It is seeing a surge in popularity at present, mainly because of the increasing use of radiant floor heating, which is known for providing even, comfortable heat. Yet contrary to popular belief, not every home in the free world needs hydronic heat to achieve this level of comfort. Come With Me To The Casbah! A ripe persimmon is a thing of beauty – sweet, succulent and an amazing shade of orange-red. Orange and red continue to be popular colors in decorating this year but 2004’s shades are softer and more vibrant, like ripe persimmons and pomegranates. ![]() |
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