So This Is Christmas

Merry Christmas is such an infectious feeling I like to feel that way all year around.

So if you are visiting just before Christmas, just after Christmas or even here on Christmas day I am sure you will find something of interest for you and in the spirit of Christmas.

It may be said that Christmas is no longer a celebration but this must be spoken by people that have never had trouble closing their eyes on Christmas Eve in an expectation of what maybe left for them on the carpet under the tree.

I continue to look forward to the surprise on my Grandchild's faces to this day at Christmas events.

Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Improve Your Home On A Budget - Top Tips

By John Sung

Your home can be given a new feel by a change in its interior design, but keeping within the budget is often a concern with people. You don't have to blow your bank account to upgrade your home. After all spending a few thousand dollars will not only make you feel better it could, depending on what your do, even increase your home value or salability.

Any structural alterations to your home will be very expensive, and will take plenty of time. Therefore they must always be avoided unless there is a specific feature of the home that is particularly bothering you. It will be advisable to concentrate on aspects that can be altered easily, without the need of any outside assistance or bearing a huge expenditure.

Your home loan financer will love you if you make functional structural betterments to your home that will raise its value. Strangely enough if you read up on what some house restoration investment gurus recommend numerous of the improvements are cheap but can add 1000's to the amount of rent you can charge if renting, plus can add to the capital value of your home as well. If you want to leverage on the increased value of your improvements then you will need to get your property revalued and then go see your bank with the new valuation.

The main focus should be on the walls. Radical alterations in your interiors can be achieved by just changing the colour or wall finish or by applying new wallpapers. When selecting a new colour, you need to be mindful of many factors, like how much natural light you get into your house and if you have kids who would be happier with brighter colours.

Next, you must consider the drapes. The colours and patterns of the drapes should be cautiously selected. Moreover, you should also be aware of the fact that different materials let different amount of light through. To take an example, the living room can be adorned with partially transparent drapes which let in a lot of sunlight so as to make the interiors appear bright.

Furniture has an important role in the decor of a room and any home renovation exercise is incomplete without considering it. The furniture made of wood can be polished again to make it appear as good as new, while any fabric can either be changed or washed.

The last thing to be considered is artwork. It would be a good idea to buy some fine new paintings or sculptures for your rooms. You can either sell off the old sculptors and paintings or you can change their place around the home so that the rooms look different.

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