| In today's world of home channel popularity and all | | | | fresh. Martha Stewart's bed-in-bags are |
| things fashionable, making your home magazine | | | | surprisingly classy and comfortable. Add a small |
| perfect and envied by all isn't such a hard or | | | | lamp behind a cornered bed or behind a larger |
| expensive thing to do. Even the smallest changes | | | | item on the dresser, (Television) the lighting in the |
| and additions can make a huge difference for less | | | | room will be soft and inviting. |
| than a weekend getaway. After all, your home is | | | | Bathrooms should make you feel welcome and |
| lived in before and after the getaway. | | | | leave you with a calming feeling. Try sprucing up |
| Start with space. You'll need to open up the | | | | your small space with new color and texture. |
| cluttered space in your home to make it instantly | | | | Replace hardware in the bathroom, (towel racks, |
| appear larger and cleaner. Take a look at the | | | | faucets, hooks and doorknobs) with a brushed |
| corners of your rooms and you should be able to | | | | nickel or stainless steel instead of the out of date |
| find something to store away or move into a | | | | gold plated or brass. Purchase a new bathroom |
| more appropriate room. Books add brains to a | | | | set that is plush and feels good to the hand. Your |
| home but too many can cause it to feel like a | | | | feet will thank you and so will your eyes. A new |
| library or book store not a homey retreat. | | | | modern shower curtain will look great against your |
| Decide which decorative items you really have | | | | new chrome fixtures and will make them pop. |
| outgrown and get rid of them! Too many eye | | | | Clear away all personal items including combs, |
| distracting knickknacks cause the brain to feel | | | | brushes, lotions and cups on the sink, and keep it |
| jumbled and that certainly doesn't help with stress | | | | minimal. Hang fresh new hand towels. You'll feel |
| or relaxation. | | | | like you're in a resort when you enter your new |
| Tops of entertainment centers and stands | | | | bathroom. |
| shouldn't be bare but they also should show! | | | | Your kitchen should be a fun place to be. It may |
| Often times homeowners pack on the pictures | | | | be the busiest room in the house and most used, |
| and collectibles too heavy leading to lots of | | | | but it should look like it. It's easy to pile up papers |
| beautiful items with no way to focus in on any. | | | | and photos on the fridge, and snacks and |
| Less is more. Pick the items you want to keep or | | | | appliances on the counters. Make a new home for |
| the ones that make the best statement or | | | | these items tucked away out of site. The less |
| compliment the room's decor. Make a select few | | | | you have in the kitchen, the less you'll have |
| focal points and let them stand alone. | | | | distracting you physically and mentally. Lighting is |
| It truly is amazing what a fresh coat of paint can | | | | important in every room of the home and most |
| accomplish. Nothing beats this upgrade for the | | | | neglect the kitchen. You can purchase a $10 |
| price. It really all comes down to the color | | | | miniature lamp at a local drugstore and add it to |
| selection. If your walls are a contemporary white, | | | | the end of a counter or corner baker's rack to |
| spruce it up! Make one wall a focal wall and paint it | | | | illuminate the room and add a cozy soft glow at |
| a bold color. This will energize the room and | | | | night. It will make you feel at home in your home. |
| everything placed on that wall will pop. If your | | | | If you have an outdoor space such as a porch or |
| walls are a tad too neutral and drab, try a | | | | deck, treat it as an indoor space. Add plants, |
| modern earthy tone such as sage green, mocha, | | | | lighting, perhaps a small water fountain for a |
| or a pale deep yellow. Depending on your furniture | | | | tranquil setting. Don't neglect the texture and |
| color, flooring, and drapery, select a color that will | | | | appeal of these spaces. Enjoy plush rugs, seating |
| compliment and yet not blend in too much. Note* | | | | and color as you do indoors. |
| using a semi-gloss finish may be great for washing | | | | Even making small changes to each room such as |
| or children, but flats are really the best finished | | | | removing boxes of extra clutter or belongings can |
| look for a room. | | | | make a huge impact on your mental outlook and |
| Bathrooms and bedrooms are always a sanctuary | | | | internal mood. You'd me amazed at how |
| or at least they should be. You'd be amazed what | | | | desterilizing a sterile space can make you want to |
| a few simple projects can do to your rooms. For | | | | stay in that space. Adding even a splash of color |
| the bedroom, try painting the trim on the | | | | or a new item to a room can change the whole |
| windows and doorways a deep chocolate, | | | | effect. I know there's something in your home |
| switching out the metal or plastic mini-blinds for a | | | | that shouldn't be there. Take one room at a time |
| dark wood bamboo blind. A new bed-in-a bag can | | | | and turn your abode into a lifetime getaway. |
| cost you as little as $89 and still look modern and | | | | |