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Incorporating family heirlooms, art and memorabilia into home decorating can be accomplished with taste and style to create a truly unique personal environment

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If you keep your collection of figurines, samplers or family photos grouped together, you can create a big impact with many small things. Dotting them all around the house only adds a cluttered look to your décor.

Attention to Detail: The finishing touch

Draped elegantly, one sizable wall tapestry, or two long panels, in rich colours exudes a welcoming style and elegance to add beauty and charm to any setting.

Wall Tapestries

Wall Tapestries

Savvy homeowners are becoming master illusionists these days. Even a house with a maze of irregularly shaped rooms can be designed to enhance the flow.

Room Rescues: Decorating Solutions For awkward spaces

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Home Decorating is at the top of many home owner's to-do lists. Now more than ever, our homes are becoming an extension of who we are, and a great way to express that is to decorate. What do you see when you first enter a room? By drawing the eye to a visually inviting tableau, you set the tone for the whole space.

Focusing on a chosen decorating theme or style (traditional, contemporary, shabby chic, art deco, country, Tuscan, Mediterranean, Moroccan, South Western...) is one of the best places to start when planning a room's decor. Once you have established your decorating style art, colours, fabrics, lighting, furniture, rugs and accessories can then be chosen to complete the look and feel of the room.

Home Decorating Trends 2008. Colours in home decorating for 2008 sees a revival of rich royal purples, turquoise, green (all shades) and yellow for walls and in accessories. The move away from the starkness of the minimalist look continues as more character is injected into the home through the use of materials with texture, pattern and softness. Linens, wools, flocked velvet, dots, weaves, botanicals and animal prints are making a comeback. Wallpaper is the hot trend either for a feature wall or throughout the home. The shift towards a revival of the art and crafts movement continues into 2008 with locally made or anything handmade being the preferred choice as people seek originality and uniqueness over mass produced, cheap imports. The interest in natural materials has spawned a renewed fascination for glamorous and refined designs. French furniture reproductions are appearing as statement or signature pieces and beautiful well crafted furniture of timeless design is favoured over fashion pieces that date quickly.

	The Spa Inspired Bathroom - With the hectic lives we all lead, many of us are looking to add some relaxation time to our schedules. We spend money on resorts and exclusive spas, but what about adding a little more relaxation into your home Read
	Italian Style Decorating - For decades, Italy has inspired us: the rolling hillsides of Tuscany, the history of Rome and the artistic masterpieces of Florence. Incorporating this Colour, texture and beauty of Italy into your own home can be comforting, stylish and welcoming Read