Flip it Friday: Organization

 

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Tired of unsightly wires from phone or laptop chargers all around your office? How about putting a power strip inside your desk in order to hide them! By drilling a hole through the back of the drawer, you can string the wire to the outlet, and keep the power strip hidden and charge all your electronics in the drawer. You can neaten it up even more by purchasing a drawer divider and organizing al your items! This simple trick is an effective way to organize and make life a little tidier.

 

 

Winter Trend Alert: Gold!

A great winter trend that you can easily apply to your home is gold metallic colors! Using gold to replace a neutral tone in your home can jazz up a bland looking area. Not comfortable with a completely gold room? Try accent pieces! A gold lamp or pillows can add a nice elegant touch to your home. 

 

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Home Improvement: Updating Cabinets

Home Improvement: Updating Cabinets

Many of us daydream about redecorating rooms in our home, but it is not always affordable. When wanting to redecorate our kitchens, cabinets are one of the first things that come to mind. Unfortunately, replacing cabinets can be quite the process and expensive.

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One way to give your cabinets a new look is to apply wallpaper to the inside of your cabinets. You may think this is a trend of the past, but it has regained popularity recently. By applying patterned wallpaper to the interior of the cabinet can give a new and sophisticated look. This technique can be used not only in the kitchen but in the bathroom as well!

Interior Tuesday: Chalkboard Paint

Interior Tuesday: Chalkboard Paint

Using chalkboard paint around the home is a great new trend that seems to be popping up everywhere! What is chalkboard paint? Well, it is exactly what you think it is: a type of paint that dries to a similar finish as a chalkboard. Once applied, the paint can be written on just as a chalkboard would be and can be erased just as easily. You can paint just about ANY surface with chalkboard paint. Here are a few ideas:

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Chalkboard paint as a backsplash in your kitchen!

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A way to label your jars!

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Put a frame around it and create your own artwork!

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Colored chalkboard paint?! Mind = blown.

For more information on chalkboard paint, please visit http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/for-your-home/how-to-use-chalkboard-paint

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Flip it Fridays: Knobs!

Flip it Fridays: Knobs!

Last week we talked about renewing your front door, this week it’s all about the hardware! Whether you replace or renew your doorknobs or drawer knobs, this is an excellent and easy way to freshen your home up. You can opt to paint over the old knobs with spray paint, which would be the more inexpensive alternative, or you can shop for new knobs! Either way this simple fix is sure to add the feeling of something new to your home.

 

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For a cute DIY knob tutorial, please go to http://thepaintedhive.net/2010/08/diy-customised-timber-knobs/

Home Improvement Thursday

Home Improvement Thursday

It seems that these past few years everyone has been trying to figure out how to be more “green” and be more resourceful. One way to do this (if you haven’t done so already) is to switch out your light bulbs for energy efficient light bulbs! Not only will you save money on your electricity bill, you’ll also be helping our planet! This is another simple yet easy way to make improvements to your home!

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For more information, please visit www.energy.gov

Updating Wood Paneling

When buying a home, something most people look for are new installments. Unfortunately for sellers, most people cannot afford to completely modernize there home just to raise the sale price. Something that can be done however is renovation of some of the older characteristics in the home that may be decreasing its value. A great example of this is changing up that old wood paneling! Not many people enjoy the look that was popular in the 1960s anymore, so updating this would be a great option. An easy and inexpensive way to do this is by painting over the wood paneling, to give it a more modern look.

Simply by painting, a fresh look can be created without the hassle of removing the wood paneling. This goes for cabinets as well! Getting rid of that dated appearance of wood is a sure way to transform your home and increase its value as well! Stay tuned for more tips!

Remarkable Room Dividers!

Wanting to create more space in a limited area? Try using a room divider! Using a room divider in a room can increase the appearance of space and create separate areas to be used.

Here is a picture taken of a room that uses a room divider in a great way, separating the laundry area from the rest of the room.

Many homeowners are trying to enhance single rooms by creating separate spaced in order to give the illusion of two individual areas. Using a room divider can be functional and also act as a work of art in a home, as there are so many beautiful dividers to choose from! Room dividers can be used to create a separate dining area in an eat in kitchen, create an office like space that gives privacy, as well as hiding storage areas that may be in your home. Try and consider areas in your home that could benefit from this trend! Stay tuned for more great tips!