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How to Use Feng Shui to Organize Your Home

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Feng shui ("wind and water") is an ancient Chinese art dedicated to using chi, or life energy, to its best advantage. Chi is said to flow from a home's doors and windows and circulate throughout a house. A lot of feng shui is common sense--you ... more »

How to Wallpaper your Home

By Erinn Valencich

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Do you want to spruce up your place, be extra creative and try something new? Then here is a really fun way to use wallpaper in unexpected places! If you’ve never wallpapered before and are a little shy about putting a print or bold pattern all ... more »

How to Build a Bar in Your Home

By MelanieF

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Building a bar in your home is actually fairly simple. Many designs and possibilities are available to choose from that will create an ambiance and relaxing atmosphere to your home. Whether you want a place to entertain guests or simply to enjoy ... more »

How to Choose a Color Scheme for a Room

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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A color scheme provides a blueprint for the furnishings that will be used in a room. Here are some ways to set up and maintain a harmonious color scheme... more »

How to Choose Deck Lumber

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Though decks can be surfaced with any number of materials, wood is the most popular choice. The wood you choose will affect the deck's appearance, strength and longevity, so it's best to keep some guidelines in mind... more »

How to Clean a Cluttered House

By BrunetteBabe

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How to clean up your house, and your life... more »

How to Create a Focal Point in a Room

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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A focal point for a room can be compared to the center stone of a fantastic piece of jewelry: It can make or break the design and must be shown off to its best advantage. Following are some tips for creating and using focal points... more »

How to Create a Home Work Area

By Ruby Bayan

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A designated work area is essential for anyone who does any kind of creative activity at home. Crafters, artists, do-it-yourselfers and all work-at-home types know that they have to lay claim over a certain amount of space in the house for their ... more »

How to Create An Instant Mural With Rub-on Mural Transfers

By muralist

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Create instantly stylish walls using mural transfers! It's very easy and looks just like a professional custom hand painted mural for a fraction of the cost... more »

How to Decorate a Small Space

By Tomiko Cary

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Whether a studio apartment, bedroom, dorm room or office cubicle, we all have the need to decorate and feel comfortable in our surroundings, no matter how small. So why not decorate your small space with style? It will not only make you feel ... more »

How to Decorate in Old World Style

By favefive

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One of the most popular trends in home decorating is Old World style. It is characterized by dark colors like deep burgundy red, dark brown and dark hunter green. The accessories used are mostly European antiques and tapestries. Materials used in ... more »

How to Decorate on a Budget

By Amy Hurst

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Do you like the designer rooms you see in magazines or the looks you see on the showroom floor but can't afford their lofty price tags? You can easily mirror any look with a little know-how and some helpful tips for a tight budget. Be ready to ... more »

How to Decorate with Antiques or Collectibles

By favefive

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If you are an avid collector of antiques and collectible decorative items, you are in great luck. Your home is a place where you can showcase your collectible for you to enjoy as well share with your visitors... more »

How to Give a Child’s Room Flair

By Erinn Valencich

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When decorating your home, don’t discount the kids’ rooms. There was a time when “chic children’s furnishings” was an oxymoron, but these days there are tons of options out there for the parents—or children—who want to carry their stylish look ... more »

How to Install A Ceiling Fan Where A Light Exists

By w1z111

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Today's ceiling fan designs make it feasible to install these units in homes with standard-height ceilings (seven to eight feet). There are numerous options, and installing one where a light fixture now exists is not that difficult to do... more »

How to instantly fancify your apartment

By Audie Metcalf

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You like your furniture, you've rearranged your bedroom eight different times and love the configuration, you're pretty happy with your kitchen and appliances--you know, things are humming along. But what's wrong? When you walk in your front ... more »

How to Make a Decorative Bottle Stopper Using a Drawer Pull

By Kristie Leong M.D.

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Nothing transforms a bottle into art as quickly as creating a fancy decorative bottle stopper. All it takes is a trip to your hardware store to select an interesting drawer pull. Here's how to create a decorative bottle stopper using a drawer pull... more »

How to make your Home the palace of today with out burning your pockets

By ForyourHome

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As we become more of a home conscious people, many more of us are pouring money and time into making better homes and gardens. However it is not always about tearing down your home walls, adding closets or buying all new furniture to upgrade or ... more »

How to Measure for Hanging Curtains

By Erinn Valencich

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Did you always think hanging curtains was for professionals? We it's not, I am here to help you be your own professional and get those curtains up! If you are having them made, this will really be helpful, or even if you are just buying them ... more »

How to Organize Your Christmas and Other Gift Wrapping Essentials

By K Mueller Stroup

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By keeping your Christmas items organized, you can save time and frustration. Therefore, you can make the Holiday season much more enjoyable! Some people are fortunate enough to have a room or even an entire closet to devote to "Christmas." But, ... more »

How to Save Money on Home Decorating

By budgetdecorator

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More people decorate their homes during the fall and winter months than at any other time of the year, and with good reason! We spend more time indoors, we owe it to ourselves and our families to create a comfortable place to be! Here are the ... more »

How to Use Feng Shui

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Feng shui, pronounced "fung shway," means "wind and water." It is an art and science that has been practiced in China for 7,000 years. Years of experience and study are required to master the principles of feng shui. However, for a novice, what ... more »

How to Use Feng Shui to Organize Your Library or Study

By John Gossett

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The place in your house where you test your mental processes greater than any other should lend itself to optimal use of your mind with minimal interference. Your study is not a surrogate storeroom/utility room or electronics repository, though ... more »

How to Use Feng Shui to Set Up Your Bedroom

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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When setting up your bedroom according to the Chinese principles of feng shui, use the Five Animal template. The tiger is crouched to your right, the dragon is high in the sky and to your left, the phoenix flies far out ahead, the tortoise brings ... more »

How to Arrange Furniture

By budgetdecorator

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Sometimes the most difficult home decorating decisions we make is how to place the items we already own! Placement of furnishings in a room can affect mood, the visual size of a room, and the functioning of the family... more »

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