Decorating When you Don’t Know the Baby’s Gender

It can be a challenge to decorate your new baby’s nursery when you have decided not to find out the gender of your baby during pregnancy. Thankfully we have a lot more choices available to us today than our parents and grandparents had when they were having babies. They worked with the two basic baby colors; blue and pink. We have the entire rainbow and our imagination is the only limit.

Choosing Paint Color Like a Pro

Summer is the ideal time to catch up on your home improvement projects, including interior painting. But if you're having trouble picking the perfect paint color for your summer home decorating project, don't feel bad - even professional decorators may need help from time to time. For years, the only way to envision paint on a wall was by taking a tiny paint chip, holding it at arms length and squinting. But today, this process has been greatly improved with the creation of a number of helpful color tools.

Baby Room Basics

From choosing a name to attending birthing classes and stocking a nursery, impending parenthood can be overwhelming. Getting the nursery in order before the baby arrives is a good way to relieve at least one of the big stressors in the lives of new parents.

Room Redesign: Teens Can Do it Themselves

In some ways, decorating a baby's room couldn't be easier. The room's primary occupant really doesn't have much to say about the décor. Enter the teen years. Now, she hates the pink carpet and floral curtains you thought were precious beyond words. He's into Japanese anime, and your clever pirate theme makes him want to walk the plank.

Decorating Your Outdoor Room (On the Cheap!)

Outdoor rooms are extremely popular these days, and not just amongst the rich and famous! You can squeeze an outdoor room in almost any space, and decorate it to match the style and mood of your home, inexpensively!

Cottage Style Decorating on a Budget!

Cottage decorating is meant for real living, which makes it perfect for the budget decorator!

Cottage style is a relaxed and casual style, reminiscent of a small vacation cottage in the woods, at the beach, or in the mountains. There are no rules, except everything is usable, feet can be put up on the furniture, and charming is the word of the day.

Using Fabric in your Home Decorating: Inexpensive Ways to Transform a Room!

Using fabric to decorate a room is an inexpensive way to add color, pattern and charm. Use fabric to soften a room, add romance, and give a room a finished feel. Fabric can be usedn any room style, and on any budget! Follow these great guidelines for using fabric in home decorating without breaking your budget!

10 Quick and Inexpensive Ways to Brighten your Home for Spring!

Spring is a sign of renewal in many areas of our lives, and our homes are no different! There is something energizing and refreshing about bringing that bright, airy feeling of Spring into your home. Here are the 10 best ways to spruce up and revitalize your rooms, on a dime!

Bring Spring In - Part 2

Give your kitchen a garden window by installing cheap shelving across the inside frame. This can be nothing more than a small wooden block nailed into the frame on each side, and a simple board resting on top of them. Fill this with plants and cuttings, and you will have big impact. Bonus; the plants will thrive I the bright light, and moisture of the kitchen.

Bring Spring In - Part 1

Here are some great ideas for bringing the freshness of spring into your home.