Sunday, August 2, 2009

Cheap Home Decorating Ideas


When it comes to affordable bag decorating ideas, one of the biggest hurdles that you may face is finding the right intent to beautifully decorate the walls of your house. Since your content is not exclusive to create a warm atmosphere with the design of your choice, your mission is also to find the most cost-effective ways to create the design changes you wish to make..

Cheap bag decorating intent #1: On your important wall, essay to refrain the common mistake of meet 'filling up space.

For those of you that are not exactly 'trained' for interior design but are doing your best to become up with affordable bag decorating ideas, essay to refrain the uncolored tendency to modify up space on the walls of your bag with anything you can find. Trust me, it's perfectly uncolored to do so, especially on a tight budget, however, there is a better artefact to do this that will countenance more appealing.

Instead, using start or even an imaginary line, create a triangle in some spot on your wall. My advice would be to start with the important surround in the rattling first room that your guests start when they become inside. This surround should be considered the important Atlantic that you're hunting to flamboyant up a bit.

The next travel is rattling simple: modify the inside of this imaginary triangle with works of art that you find appealing. These pieces can consist of picture portraits to hang on your wall, graphics that you find soothing, or even uniquely designed clocks that hit a touch of color to them. Remember, your content is not to clutter the whole surround up with your displays, but instead exclusive locate these items inside your triangle. Once finished, travel back, and revalue this one simple affordable bag decorating intent that has helped you accomplish your content and cost next to nothing.

Cheap bag decorating intent #2: Make life easier by displaying one super piece on your important surround

If our first intent of creating a ornament with multiple surround decorations does not appeal to you, then perhaps you may poverty to essay something much simpler. What is the idea? Find meet one thing, yes - meet one item - and hang it in the rattling center of your important wall. In fact, you can do this in every room of your house and create a rattling structured, yet attractive design to your wall. You're probably thinking that it is extremely expensive to purchase a super painting, and it can be! However, you do not hit to run out and spend hundreds of dollars to do this.

If you countenance hard enough and enjoy shopping around, you will be surprised at meet how many bargains you can find in your local newspaper, flea markets, and even garage sales on the weekends. On the other hand, one of my favorite items to use for surround displays is a colorful carpeting or a quilt.

We even hit one room where the important surround shows off a piece of albescent painted wood that our 10-year-old used to create her own graphics on. Of course not everybody may find this super children's painting appealing, but we do, and that is what is important here - find the right affordable bag decorating ideas that makes you and your family happy!!

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Friday, July 31, 2009

Decorating Your Home with Outdoor Custom Window Coverings

Decorating Your Home with Outdoor Custom Window Coverings
One of the most recognizable outdoor custom window coverings is the window shutter. These versatile coverings protect against light, weather, intruders, and can be made to fit almost any size of window. Additionally, they can be installed either on the inside of the outside of your home.

The most traditional of custom window coverings is the wooden shutter. Many homes since the early colonial days have boasted these window coverings. Compared to other types of window coverings, these wooden shutters are very high maintenance. Common issues with wooden shutters include warping, the need of sanding, painting, oiling, replacing rusty hinges, or simply the fact that they have swollen due to heat or cold and no longer function in the manner they were intended. As a result, many manufacturers are offering lower maintenance replacements that actually offer considerably better protection than the original wooden shutters.

Among the replacement shutters available are the following:

Vinyl Shutters These are perhaps the most durable of the available options often lasting around 40 years. Additionally the imitation wood shutters look very much like real wood, especially from a distance. They are easy to maintain and clean up quite nicely with soap and water (no scraping, painting, and oiling here) and you have many options for the look and design of your shutters. You can also buy them already primed for painting.

Composite Window Shutters These shutters are both weather and rot resistant and are made of very thick compressed particleboard. These panels are basically made from molds and they offer an inexpensive alternative to wooden shutters. This type of shutters is traditionally hinged at the top in order to open and close them vertically.

Fiberglass Shutters This particular type of window covering is more expensive than many of its competitors, however, they last for about twenty years and come in many popular styles including the Bahama style. If you live in a hurricane zone, these are the best choices in window coverings as they are much stronger, fasten more securely, and are lighter weight than other popular options. They also come in many styles from which to choose.

Aluminum Shutters These shutters offer excellent protection for your windows both in terms of from intruders and impending hurricanes. The primary styles in which you can find these are the traditional Bahama and Louvered styles. Many people find that the powdered finish on these shutters looks tacky and it's important to note that the warranty on these particular shutters is only about three years.

Of course many people will always prefer the traditional wooden shutters for their window. The truth of the matter is that there are better and more affordable, though less attractive alternatives available and the need (both physically and financially as insurance rates rise in storm prone areas) for the protection of better shutters sometimes far outweighs the aesthetic reason for going with the traditional favorite.

Author : Osmundo Bernabe
Picture Cradit : www.distinctivedecorinc.com

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Self Defense, Cell Defense!


Primordiale Cell Defense by Lancome is a very rewarding product. Its a skin protecting serum that visibly reduces fine lines and immediately leaves skin feeling softer and smoother. I'll be honest....I'm not usually a fan of such products because I don't think they work, but this product does actually leave my skin feeling smooth. When I first apply it it feels like it leaves a layer over my skin to protect it. For a 1.0 Fl oz of this serum, you're looking to spend $64. Its a great product to say the least but too pricey, this was given to me as gift otherwise I would not buy it!

Hello Flawless!




One of the recent products that I brought from Benefit was one of their powder foundations called Hello Flawless. I'm just now transitioning from buying only liquid foundations to the powder ones thanks to the Hello Flawless. I started to get annoyed with liquid because I felt like I was just painting my face! The girl who did my makeover suggested that I try this powder because it's very silky, smooth and won't feel to heavy on my skin. After using it for a few days, I absolutely love this product! It's fairly inexpensive, retailing for $34 each, but it is definitely worth it! Its SPF 15 and comes with both a sponge and a brush applicator for dual application choices. It comes in six different shades ranging from neutral/champagne to deep hazelnut. Great buy!

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Friends with Benefits!


Benefit Cosmetics is one of my FAVORITE lines of beauty products. For my birthday yesterday, my gift to myself was a whole new drawer of cosmetics from Benefit. I became a fan of theirs almost two years ago, at a Macy's counter they were giving away free makeovers and samples so I wanted to try it. Loved it every since! What I love the most about the brand is the classy feel it has. The way they advertise their products is reminiscent of the 1950's. The long scarves, pedal pusher capri's, the pink car and the sassy attitudes! For the next few days I will be spotlighting a different product that I bought from them so get ready! For those of you who aren't familiar with Benefit...you should be!
*By the way, the picture is from one of their ads...super cute right?!!


Saturday, July 25, 2009

It's my birthday!


YYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY IM FINALLY 21!!!

JUST THOUGHT I'D MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE WORLD!

SO WHAT AM I DOING ON THE NIGHT OF MY 21ST BIRTHDAY YOU ASK??

SITTING IN MY HOUSE DOING HOMEWORK AND CLEANING!
(the pic is from a few weeks ago but I thought it was worth posting! =))

Nailed It!



Hello all! WELCOME and thank you for tuning in to my very first blog! I will periodically be updating you guys with all of my favorite beauty products, what's new, what's hot and everything in between. I thought today would be the perfect day to start as I just bought this new nail polish that I absolutely love. Its by Orly and the color is called Basket Case. When it comes to my nails I don't take too many risk, a simple french tip will do just fine...but since its the summertime I thought I would go outside the box and try something new. Glad I did! Now I've been getting so many compliments on my nails! It's so good that you don't even need a top coat, it has a natural shine! Here's the link to Orly's official site so you can check out all of their amazing colors! http://www.orlybeauty.com/


Peace & Love!

-Tye


(upper left picture from onlylady)