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Rockford Valley College to host interior decorating courseRockford Register StarBy Leigh Hunziker Rockford Valley College Community and Continuing Education will hold an eight-week interior decorating course from 6:15-8:15 pm March 21 to May 9 in Classroom Building II on RVC's main campus, 3301 N. Mulford Road. |
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Decorating Den Interiors: Creating your own valentine retreatChambersburg Public OpinionWhen the budget allows, invest in custom bedding, whether it is a bedspread or duvet with bed skirt, shams, throw pillows and possibly a bed throw. Besides choices of styles, there are an endless options of fabrics and embellishments, such as banding ... |
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Tech eases decor woesDaily AztecTumblr can also be used during this stage of the decorating process as it is home to countless blogs dedicated to decorating endeavors. All users need to do is search within an interior design tag or any other specific decor-related term. |
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The ultimate budget decoratingWashington PostAs annoying as I may sound, there is a practical method to my madness: I am getting my decorating fix without spending a lot of money. Sometimes I can update the look of an entire room without spending any money at all. |
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Heavy metal decorating: Add style and shine with metallic finishesChicago TribuneIf pressed tin is beyond your budget, anaglypta wallpaper (wallpaperstogo.com) mimics the look of pressed tin. You could also roll on a coat of bronze or pewter paint to create a distinctive look quickly and inexpensively. Metal looks great on floors, ... |
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Le Jardin des Pionniers has big plans for 2012Vankleek Hill ReviewThe Citrouille and Ratataouille festival will be held in October and will feature pumpkin decorating and other activities. Finally, the year will wrap up with the ever-popular Christmas celebration in the garden. Carriere said the budget for this ... |
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Home Interiors Catalog Declares 2012 Interior Decor Trends OutMiddle East North Africa Financial NetworkInterior decoration gurus have pointed out that a huge portion of one's decorating budget will go to purchasing paint in case customers have to repaint a section of the house. Neon colors in the living room get two thumbs up for the year 2012. |
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5 Things You Need To Know Today: February 6Patch.comThe Manatee School board will meet in a budget worksession, the city and county will debate renovations to McKechnie Field and the Greek Glendi Festival begins this week. By Toni Whitt Here are five things you need to know this week. Patch 1.and more » |
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Decorating on a budgetphillyBurbs.comOn Monday, the décor piece was about what's trending in 2012. The biggest problem with décor trends is the cost. So what about the people who want to stay modern, but not blow a hole in their bank accounts? Here are some tips on how to keep current ... |
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Interior Decorating Featured Article
Exterior Decorating on a Budget
02/08/12
by Barbara Myers
Exterior Decorating on a Budget
By Kathleen Wilson
Many times we are so busy decorating the interior of our home , we forget about the view most people see first…the outside! Perhaps we all believe improvements to the exterior of the home must be expensive. Not true! What a better place to showcase your clever creativity than where every passerby can see!
Your best friend here is a building site. Find out where they are building new homes in your area, and go talk to the contractor in charge of the site. Most of these sites have scrap piles where they discard huge amounts of materials they can’t use, either because they aren’t the right size, a mistake was made, or a myriad of other reasons. Ask the contractor if you can help yourself to their scrap pile, most are more than willing to let you.
Here you can find large pieces of ½ inch siding, scrap wood, broken tiles, vinyl flooring remnants, and possibly even leftover paint or countertop material. Look at everything with the eye of the budget decorator, you can make something out of all these things!
Use the siding and scrap wood to make garden furniture, decorative shutters for your windows, or as architectural elements on your existing features. For instance, we have several large 6x6 columns on our porch, very plain lumber. We are using scrap 1x4 and 1x2 to add wrap around moldings on these columns, and painting them to contrast. It looks like a custom porch column! You could add simple shapes as appliqués to doors, gable areas, or empty walls.
Use broken tiles to make a mosaic table for the porch, or create mosaic stepping stones for the yard. You could even update a tired old picnic table with the tiles. Create a wood plaque with the scrap wood, glue or paint your house #,s on it, and add mosaic tiling around the border for a very expensive look.
If you can find a fencing company willing to give you their discards, make garden posts for hanging lanterns or plants from posts. Be sure to cement these in the ground. Use the boards to make rustic planters, or cut them down to make picket style garden fencing. Make an shingle style mailbox.
Vinyl flooring scraps can be made into floorcloths for your porch or patio with a little paint and polyurethane, and can be as decorative or as simple as you want, custom matching your homes colors and styles.
As you can see, with a little bit of hunting, you can find the materials to make the exterior of your home look like a masterpiece for almost no money, and you are saving a lot of good materials from our waste dumps!
Copyright 2002 K. Wilson
About the Author
Kathleen Wilson is the editor of a free ezine and website called The Budget Decorator. When she’s not decorating or gardening she’s caring for her 5 kids, 3 stepkids, and wonderful husband. You can get more info and free projects at her website http://www.thebudgetdecorator.com
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