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

Saturday, May 14, 2011

You Don't Have To Spend Loads of Money Decorating Your House

By Al Zamora


Redecorating is often the one redeeming part of moving from one house to another. Decorating a new space can be fun and exciting. It can also be scary, overwhelming and expensive. Don't worry if you don't want to spend a lot of money on decorating items, there are lots of ways to decorate that are easy and cheap. It is easy to decorate your new house inexpensively. What are some affordable ways that you can decorate your home? This article has tips to help you out.

Move your furniture around Believe it or not sometimes decorating your home (or redecorating your home) could be as easy as putting your existing furniture into new positions. Furniture arrangement suggestions and hints can be found everywhere-start at the library and see what you can find! Your couch does not have to live at the edge of the room-move it closer to the middle! Don't leave your bed where it is-move it to another wall or put it in the corner. Refocus your family room or living room around a coffee table or fireplace instead of the television. Let the television be optional instead of mandatory. Let your cookery serve as kitchen decoration instead of hiding it away. Sometimes all you need to do is move stuff around to create a new decorating scheme. Put up some new paint. Choosing lighter (neutral) tones when you repaint will allow you to choose and change your color scheme simply with a few accessories. Clashing isn't an issue when you use neutral paint colors for most of the walls in your home because they go with just about everything else you will use to decorate. Painting a single wall in a brighter color is a good idea as well. These are called accent walls and they are very popular right now. An accent wall can be created in as little as an afternoon and doesn't usually require much paint. Using accent walls means that when you decide you want a color scheme change you only have to paint a single wall instead of having to re-paint your whole room (or whole house).

You can also look at the classified section in your newspaper or at the Craigslist website for your local area to find great decorating deals. It's easy to find great deals through the classifieds and Craigslist. Easy surfing could land you with enough affordable stuff that you can decorate your house all the way through! If you want to save yourself some time you might even place an ad yourself that tells people what you are looking for. This can save you lots of time because then people can come to you with what they're selling. Remember to practice common sense! Before finishing the purchase be sure to inspect each item you are thinking of buying.

Most people get great joy out of decorating with things they already own. All it takes to decorate your home is to look around at what you already have access to and use your imagination. Sometimes a bare wall has more personality than one filled with framed paintings.

The idea behind decorating is to keep yourself from going overboard. Just because a piece of art is expensive doesn't mean that it is better than something else. Don't get too excited over buying expensive stuff. Put your taste first and the price tag of the art you want last. Heck, you might have some things in your home already that will work just fine! Get inventive! Even a wicker basket filled with pine cones from the back yard can be decorative! Look at what you have around you and what you want to accomplish and then look for ways to cut the cost of that project in half.




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