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Why are my cushions always on the floor???? There is a real gender thing going on with the decor cushions! Try as I will, my carefully arranged  ‘decorator’ cushions  always end up on the back of the sofa,  on the floor beside the sofa, UNDER the bed, piled in a corner, dropped behind the intended [...]

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Stop the presses! I just found a new kind of wallpaper that doesn’t use glue, it is a peel and stick that comes off as easy as pie without harming the paint. There is no glue, no mess and no damage to the wall. Every order is custom sized to fit your wall, so it [...]

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To Move or NOT to Move Bathroom renovations can be amazingly expensive! There can be $$$$ surprise, after $$$$ surprise!!! One thing that you can do to reduce the potential expense somewhat, is to leave the location of the toilet where it is! It is not too expensive to relocate  the tub or the vanity, [...]

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Do Yourself a Favour!! There is one BIG tip that I give every one of my Do-It-Yourself Renovation Clients! This will save you many hours to weeks of frustration and living in Renovation Hades. Pay attention!!!!!! Do NOT start the demolition phase of your renovation UNTIL you have collected everything that you are going to [...]

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Physician Heal Thyself!! Shoemaker’s wives go barefoot and doctor’s wives die young, is an old saying. This to goes for decorator’s houses too!. Most of us do not live in homes that look like magazine shoots. The sad truth is that we are far too busy making other people’s homes look beautiful to spend the [...]

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Says it All! I thought you might like some decorating humour……………………….. Between Friends by Sandra Bell Lundy Absolutely one of the best comic strips going – I love it! Check out the book form ‘Coffee, Tea and Reality’ If your newspaper does not carry the daily comic strip ‘Between Friends’ ask them to do so. [...]

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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall A recent search took someone to my blog. This person had asked ” Do I need to put a mirror over a dresser?”  The answer is simple.  No, you do not need to put a mirror over your dresser. It is just traditional to do so. You need a large [...]

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You’re going to wear that with THAT? I recently read something about perceiving colour that was really interesting and explained a lot. Men & women actually see colours differently. High school science taught us that the eye has rods and cones. We have three cones that are used to distinguish colours. According to this study, [...]

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