Articles on Home Design

How to Convert Grey Water From Home Use to Water a Garden

By ChristinaEllis

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Water conservation is obviously a concern illustrated by the rise in popularity of synthetic grass. The various methods of creative irrigation range from polymer crystals for water retention to recycling graywater. This article will address ... more »

How to Create a Multifunction Room

By favefive

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In homes where space is at a minimum, it is necessary to create a room that is multifunction. Read on to explore ways to use a spare bedroom as a guest room/library/study/home office... more »

How to Create Home Lighting Effects

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Even if you have spent time decorating your home, you might still notice a little something missing—the lighting! Even the best decorated room is incomplete without the proper lighting, and you can use the lighting in a room to create a desired ... more »

How to Cut Down on Clutter

By Erinn Valencich

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If you’ve ever looked at an interior design magazine you’ve probably noticed that in most cases the homes pictured share a common characteristic: they aren’t filled with clutter. While many of us admire the spare and streamlined look, it isn’t ... more »

How to Decorate A Bathroom with a Featured Tile Wall

By Kyle Schuneman

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Instead of thinking of tile just for a back splash in a bathroom think of using it on an entire wall to really make that wall pop as a feature... more »

How to Decorate Your Home in Black

By favefive

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When it comes to choosing the best outfit, most men and women would opt for the classic black. Black has its way of making the person looking tall and slender. A fashionable woman would almost always have that so called little black dress ... more »

How to Design a Mudroom

By nanrk

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The mudroom is one of the most used rooms in any house. It is an entryway that provides a place to store outdoor items, as well as outerwear and shoes. Usually a small space, organizing your mudroom is essential to creating a welcoming, yet ... more »

How to Easily Position and Hang Picture Frames Every Time

By Diane Uhlman

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Do you have a picture frame or a collage of frames to hang? Do you have trouble positioning the frame on the wall or there's no one around to help hold the frame to see where you would like it? Try this little trick and you will have those frames ... more »

How to End Collection Chaos

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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You call yourself a collector; your friends think you're a pack rat. Yes, there can be too much of a good thing. Pare down your gaggle of Hummels and rare enamelware, then display the best of the lot... more »

How to Establish Your Home's Space Plan

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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If your home seems confining, look how the rooms are laid out. Poor arrangement of furniture, plants and other objects can bring traffic flow to a standstill. But applying standard human-dimension guidelines-- using some common sense, in other ... more »

How to Feng Shui a Closet

By Meredith Simonds

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Just because your closet is behind closed doors does not mean it is exempt from the need for feng shui, the Chinese art of manipulating your space to minimize bad luck and maximize good fortune. Your closet needs to be just as clean, clear and ... more »

How to Give Your Home a No Cost New Look

By pmezop

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Whether you're looking to sell your home, or want to feel a rejuvenation in a home you've lived in for a while it's possible to achieve without a budget! All it takes is a little sweat equity on your part, an imagination, and in a few hours you ... more »

How to Give your Kitchen a Modern Vineyard Makeover

By acole

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Is your kitchen decor bland or maybe just out-dated? You need a modern update! Here is one with a vineyard theme... more »

How to Hide Food Storage

By designervcu

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Not everyone has room to have food storage piled up in shelves and closets, so it sometimes becomes necessary to become creative in how to store the food without being so obvious... more »

How to Install Simple Shelving

By w1z111

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Could you use some simple shelving to help organize storage in your home? Do your closets' contents fall on top of you when you open the doors? You definitely need some simple shelving! And, "simple" means it is not terribly ... more »

How to Make the most of a Small Space

By meemee67

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If you think your space is too small to either have a party or invite a freind to stay over or just feel as if you really do have a lot of space, check this out... more »

How to Organize Your Home Office

By Camille VanAarle

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Organize your home office and maximize your productivity and efficiency, leaving time for what you enjoy most. Eliminate wasted time, late payments, lost items, confusion and office stress by following these 8 steps!.. more »

How to Prepare For Lean Times

By AgesAgo

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With the uncertainty of the economy, possibility of natural disaster or terrorist attack, keeping your home and auto well stocked for emergency or just leaner times makes sense. Nobody wants to be a refugee during the worst of times. Planning ... more »

How to Save Space & Decorate on a Budget

By anae428

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You don't need to take a trip to a pricey home store to get organized. Here are some tips I use in my own home to get the best versatility in all my furniture & items. Some of these random ideas are super clever..... more »

How to Stage Your Home For a Faster Sale

By Dawnella66

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If you haven't seen this on TV yet, its time you did. Home staging is a key element in getting your home ready to be sold... more »

How to Transform your Bedroom into a Beach Paradise.

By acole

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Wouldn't it be nice to go on vacation every day! Well, there probably aren't many of us that could do that; however, we could transform our bedroom into a tropical paradise to escape the stress of everyday life... more »

How to Understand Your Site's Solar Orientation

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Choosing the ideal place for a swimming pool or vegetable garden requires an understanding of your property's solar orientation ' you'll need to know where the shade and sun will be all year... more »

How to Work with technology to make your home spoil you green!

By AV-Executive

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Technology can do much to make your home efficient and you much more comfortable at the same time! This article will introduce you to some real things that you can do to not only make your home green, these things will increase your home's value!.. more »

How to Add a Splash of Color to Your Kitchen

By Dani Fausek

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The kitchen. Long has it been the most used room in any home, the kitchen is also the one of the easiest to spruce up. While tile, flooring and appliances all entail a serious amount of time, money and energy to change, these helpful ideas will ... more »

How to Add Color To Your Home' s Decor

By njoli

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Adding color to your home' s existing decor or redecorating your home with color adds positive energy and cozy feeling to your home. If having a home with color is a important to you but you do not know where to begin, consider the following steps... more »

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