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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 Post“I left the bureau white,” he says, “but I could have also painted it a great color.” Another of Ross's favorite redecorating tricks: using paint. Painting a single object, piece of furniture or bookshelf (even just the interior back of a shelf) is a ... |
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Clever disguises hide decorating problemsThe TennesseanIn the book The Decorator's Problem Solver: 100 Creative Answers to Your Most Common Decorating Dilemmas, author Sacha Cohen recommends creating a mottled paint finish with a masonry roller and matte latex paint in two colors that look well together.and more » |
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Drawn to water, couple finds dream home on pier in BaltimoreBaltimore SunLinda Olsen refers to her decorating scheme as "informal eclectic," where a heavy, Baroque-style dining room set shares space with smaller, more contemporary living room pieces in leather. "My idea was to purchase basic pieces that will go in any color ... |
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Your Family Decorator: When painting, high-quality brand is keyPalm Beach Daily NewsThe most important part of any decorating scheme after a move involves color: What colors are needed to complete the new décor? Of course, everyone thinks that new color costs nothing and that paint is the most inexpensive way to give a room, ... |
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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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Interior Decorating Featured Article
Using Candles in Feng Shui Decorating
02/08/12
by: Jennifer Hall
The basic belief behind Feng Shui is that there are five elements, some combinations of which create a productive cycle, and some a destructive cycle. When one of these five elements water, wood, fire, earth, and metal, respectively for the productive cycle are combined with an element adjacent to the main element, a productive cycle is perpetuated. The reason being that water sustains wood, wood feeds fire, ashes create earth, earth creates metal, and metal holds water. So if you have a room where wood is the main element, it would be good Feng Shui to add a water or fire element to the room, as water feeds wood and wood feeds fire. This is where candles would be a nice touch of good Feng Shui.
A look at the destructive cycle will show which elements do not work well together: water, fire, metal, wood, earth. And we can see that water puts our fire, fire melts metal, metal cuts wood, wood clogs earth, and earth muddies water. Although these elements are generally considered bad Feng Shui combinations, one can be used with an adjacent element in the destructive cycle to minimize an overpowering element. For instance, if a room has overpowering metal elements, maybe filled with modern metal furniture, you can minimize that with wood elements like some green leafy plants, or with fire elements such as red throw pillows, a fireplace, or even candles.
It is beneficial to bear in mind the productive and destructive cycles while decorating, but for optimum Feng Shui, a room would have an equal balance of all five elements none being too overpowering. If this isnt the case and there is not one overpowering element, then the productive cycle is a good place to start when decorating.
Now that we have a basic understanding of the elements, we can see how to best utilize candles in our decorating. In areas with predominately metal or water elements rooms which would have a lot of blue or silver colors or metallic furnishings a candle would help minimize the overpowering colors and add balance. If you want to start using Feng Shui in a room with no overpowering elements, you could bring in a candle and a complimentary element like a plant or a brown oval rug since that color and shape are associated with the earth element.
Candles can be an easy way to bring a natural element into your home and can be a good starting place for implementing Feng Shui design. Not to mention that scented candles are often great Feng Shui because of the mood-enhancing qualities certain scents have. Candles provide a simple start in creating a pleasant ambiance and good decorating style.
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