Home Planning and Digest

Undeniably treasure troves of knowledge, entertainment, and wonder, books are among the most precious things anyone could collect. Books however, don’t always have to end up cloistered up in a library, collecting dust on the bookshelves. What if you use books as part of your interior design?
Many designers suggest using carefully placed bits and pieces [...]

Have you ever tried thinking about your home like you would about a person? No matter how inanimate your home may be, the truth of the matter is that it has its own personality. This is especially true for houses that you bought from a previous owner or one you did not design and build [...]

Don Vandervort continues:
Cut and remove the damaged wallpaper as far back as a seam, a corner or to the least visible part of the design, such as a line in the pattern. Be careful not to pull away the drywall’s paper covering when you remove the wallpaper. To make a patch, cut a square larger [...]

Don Vandervort says:
Many wallpaper repair jobs require patching with a matching piece of wallpaper. For this reason, when installing wallpaper, it’s always a good idea to save some for repairs!
As wallpaper ages, it tears, its edges work loose, and bubbles appear beneath the paper. Although much contemporary wallpaper is washable, older papers may not be [...]

Choosing the right color for your rooms may be one of the most important and stressful jobs you’ll ever have to do. Since you and your family will spend a lot of time inside these rooms, you have to choose colors that are will please everybody (for the public areas, especially), and will go [...]

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Most large purchases like cars, boats, or electronics go down in value as they age. Conversely, a home usually increases in value over the years, especially if it has been well maintained. And if your home’s value has increased substantially by the time you’re ready to move to another place, you may be [...]

Chests could be very useful if your place is lacking space. Not only they could be used for storage, but chests can be a decoration too. It is one of the oldest type of furniture (remember your history classes; people in the old times use them to keep their valuables). The beauty of this furniture [...]

 
Don’t get me wrong…..drapes are nice when you’re up for that late nap you’ve been saving up your sleepless days for. There’s just something about waking up in a cool room with heavy drapes blocking out the unforgiving sun that rejuvenates the body……well, for some. But when it’s time to take down those drapes and [...]

Most people are overwhelmed with the idea of having to decorate their own home. They hear interior design and images of ultra posh homes with pricey furnitures come to mind. This is a possibility if you have the cash to spend. But if budget is the operative word, it might be a good idea to [...]