By Esther Steinfeld, The Blinds Gal Your mother told you you’d be sick of those red couches within a few weeks, but did you listen? When do you ever listen? Believe it or not, colors, patterns, and textures go in and out of style, much like clothing does. It is probable that, if you purchased pricey yellow furniture at the beginning of 2009 when Pantone announced the color of the year would be Mimosa, you’re now ready to chuck it out the window. It is also possible that you inherited Grandma’s old couch with the floral pattern still covered in plastic. You hated it when you were 5, and you hate it now, but “free couch” sure sounded nice when you took it off Grandma’s...
Arranging a Room for Luck and Prosperity Carol Rzadkiewicz Aug 1, 2009 The arrangement of furniture and objects in the main living area of a home can influence a family’s health, happiness, and prosperity. Whether one calls it the living room, the den, or the great room, according to Man-Ho Kwok, foremost feng shui master in Europe, the main living area of a home, where family and friends most often gather, is among the most important sites for creating positive feng shui. The Eight Points One thing to keep in mind is that houses are divided into eight key points: Career, Knowledge, Family, Wealth, Power, Marriage, Reputation, and Friends. When someone walks into a room, Power is...
The first day of our Erie, Pennsylvania vacation turned out to be a disaster. The flight from Atlanta to Cleveland was detoured to Pittsburg and back to Cleveland causing us to miss our flight to Erie. We finally arrived at our hotel later that evening at about 10 p.m., only to find out that the hotel had given our room away. Tired and aggravated, we got the room situated and issued a new room. I thought to myself this vacation has to get better. We got our room key and headed to the elevators. A group of people was in front of us waiting to get on. The doors opened and the group went inside. As they turned around, I noticed a guy in the back with brownish-blonde tousled and spiked hair wearing...
Parents can balance freedom and limits during their children’s preschool years with childproofing tools such as playpens, cribs, gates, doors, and fences. Children require a place to explore without hearing continuous NOs.The concept of childproofing permits you to remove from reach objects that can cause your children harm while providing a safe area for exploration. It may involve placing such objects out of reach or latching cupboards or covering up areas where exploration could become dangerous. It’s always a good idea to leave a drawer or box or cupboard available in each room for distracting children from inappropriate play. Although theoretically young children should be distracted...
As college students, house cleaning will never entice you. You need to study, get ready for exams and do so many other things. However, you would not like your room to be shabby and badly arranged. There are several methods by which the room can be kept clean and this write-up highlights certain simple housecleaning hints for college students. Purchase paper dishes, silverware and cups. You would thus be able to save yourself from cleaning as you only have to throw these away. Though this is not a housecleaning option, your room will look much better. Instead of spending the entire day in cleaning up, you should devote some time on daily basis to keep everything in order....
Whether the room doesn’t have a window or the window in the room tends to let in very little light, low light rooms need a splash of color to lighten up the area. Behr interior paint colors in lighter shades that will make the room brighter and more inviting are a great choice for low light rooms. Another great option is to use a darker tone that will make a private room feel secluded and serene. These are the best Behr paint colors for low light rooms whether the room is north facing and rarely sees the sun or just a room without a window, these colors are perfect.Behr Paint Colors for Low Light Rooms: Light TonesPastel Green from the Behr interior and exterior paint color line is a great...
We’ve all seen those fabulous pictures in interior decorating magazines of the “eclectic” look. Pictures of weird trinkets from across the globe all piled into one room that look zany and crazy and yet still manage to come together. The great thing about having an eclectic room is that you can put anything and everything into it. Instead of being forced to choose a decorating theme like “the beach” or “the garden” or “black and white,” you can pull diverse and fascinating pieces into one room and make it your own. The first step to pulling off the eclectic look comes with the paint color. For many a do-it-yourselfer, paint color is the hardest...
What to Keep and What To TossSummer can mean many things: hot days, baseball and soccer leagues, picnics, the beach, the pool, vacation and barbeque. To me, summer also means my guest room is never empty. Well, maybe there are two 2-7 days between occupancy. Summer means family visits from my parents to the third cousin of my great aunt’s third daughter. After all, we live in a metropolitan area with loads of activities to offer to anyone. (Moreover, my guestroom is rather nice- after years of work on it!) What I want is simple- to keep my guestroom organized for guests but still “cozy” enough for me to know where things are in the “down months”. Prior to my mom’s...
The DeLonghi DCH1030 Ceramic Heater is a wonderful invention. It is only a small unit, measuring 6 x 8 x 9 inches and weighing a slight 4 pounds, but it packs a lot of heat. It is very useful in apartments, offices, and homes that get chilled during the fall and winter, or in places where there is a lot of dampness. Because of its size, it can sit just about anywhere such as your nightstand, desk, table, or countertop. The heater is built with a ceramic heating element and has two different flow settings to choose from depending on how much heat you want. The low setting uses 825-watts and the high setting uses 1500-watts. There is also an adjustable thermostat for you to use to change the heat...
The SPT SH-1508 Tower Ceramic Heater with Ionizer has multiple benefits you for to take advantage of. It is a tall slimmer appliance that takes up very little space. It can be fit into any corner of the home or office without getting in the way or looking clumsy.This ELT-approved appliance has been constructed with a ceramic heating element that gives off a cozy warmth. There are two settings for this heater – high (1500-watts) and low (900-watts). You can also use it on auto-heat, or switch the machine off and use fan-only option. The 120 degree oscillator distributes the heat that is produces so that more area is affected. The unit offers you many ways to choose the right amount and type...