Thursday, August 15, 2019

Bedroom Hotel-Style How to

Color it Sophisticated
Want to get the luxurious feeling of a boutique-style hotel at home? Such high-end hotels are often the epitome of sophistication and packed with decorating details designed to refresh and pamper you. Who wouldn't want to create this elegant, cocoon-like feel at home? Here are ideas for giving your boudoir the chic look of an intimate, boutique hotel.

In general, relaxing colors are key to bedroom hotel chic, says Shelly Riehl David, an interior designer with clientele in Palm Springs, Naples and Minneapolis. "The bedroom is not the best place to experiment with wild colors," she says. "Stick with the colors in nature." Think greens, like mint, celadon and sage. Colors of the sea from blue-green to azure, even turquoise, are also calming. Chocolate can feel cozy while golden shades — ochre, butter and cream — soothe.

A monochromic scheme is often used in hotel rooms to set a quiet, sophisticated tone. To create that at home, pick one primary color and one related coordinating color. Try a mushroom hue on the wall, or warm up a white palette with wood tones and an organic, earthy scheme like designer Chayse Dacoda did in this bedroom. Don't forget the ceiling, which is one of the first things you see upon waking. To create a cocoon-like effect, David suggests painting the ceiling same color as the walls or a 20 percent toned-down version of the wall shade. Or, try painting stripes on the ceiling as Dacoda did. It's an economical way to add to the feeling of a stylish sanctuary.

Read more: https://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/make-and-decorate/decorating/bedroom-hotel-style-how-to

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Update Fixtures for Temporary Rental Bathroom Customization

We all get that itch to redo part of our home, but if you're renting, you can't do anything too permanent. Home improvement blog Apartment Therapy has some tips for customizing your bathroom without angering your landlord.

One of the best tips they give is to update your fixtures. If your bathroom has a toilet seat, shower head, or other fixture that isn't of very high quality (or is just plain ugly), you can usually replace them pretty easily. Some landlords will even deduct the cost from your rent or split the difference with you (though Apartment Therapy notes that there are some pretty cheap ways to upgrade fixtures if you have to pay it yourself). Plus, some things, like certain shower heads, can be screwed on and off easily, so if your landlord is particularly strict, you can put the old one back when you leave (and take your fancy new one with you). Check out the full post for 9 other ways to customize a rental bathroom, including covering up ugly tile and making ugly light fixtures more attractive. Got any other tips for spicing up a drab rental apartment on the cheap (and on the temporary)? Sound off in the comments!

Read more: https://lifehacker.com/update-fixtures-for-temporary-rental-bathroom-customiza-5503526

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Friday, July 26, 2019

Cost vs. Value Report: Basics of This Industry Classic

Blindly improving your house is rarely a good thing. Home improvements that seem like a great idea up front often do not justify their worth in terms of your home's overall value. Home value is vital when it comes time to put the house on the market, and a great deal of that value is predicated on improvements that you make over time. But even homes that are not up for sale do need to maintain or increase their value. One of the best methods of judging the value of home improvements against cost is the annual Cost vs. Value Report.

What Is Cost vs. Value?
Cost vs. value is a general concept that seeks to strike the right balance between the cost of an action or item and its overall benefit. For example, if an item costs a certain amount yet has little overall value, that cost is not justified. For home improvements, some projects may cost a great deal and might even appear to be of high value. Yet when all factors are considered, these projects are actually of low value.

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How to: choose the right landscaper

Choosing the right landscaper is vital to ensure your dreams of an aspirational outdoor space becoming a beautiful reality. Get it wrong and your vision of a tranquil, backyard retreat might end up resembling a sandy hole from your local ‘pitch n putt’ golf course.

A good landscaper is integral to your project’s success. They need to be able to visualise your goals and ideas before breathing life into your plans. Hopefully you’ll be spoilt for choice in your area and if so, how can you pinpoint the right landscaper for you?

https://theinteriorsaddict.com/how-to-choose-a-landscaper

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Wednesday, July 24, 2019

20 inexpensive ways to make your home look more expensive

Whether you’re looking to fix up your home to put it on the market or just want to bring some fresh updates to your living space, you don’t have to spend a lot to get big results. Here are 20 inexpensive ways to make your home look more expensive.


Whether you’re looking to fix up your home to put it on the market or just want to bring some fresh updates to your living space, you don’t have to spend a lot to get big results. Here are 20 inexpensive ways to make your home look more expensive.

50 DIY Decorating Tips Everybody Should Know

Everybody gets the urge now and again to totally revamp their living space. But the process can be crazy expensive and time-consuming—but with a few DIY decor changes, you can give your home a completely new look without going broke.


The trick to successfully updating your home without spending a fortune is thinking outside the box. 

Monday, July 22, 2019

Say No to Clutter! 20 Easy and Useful DIY Home Organizing Tips

These DIY organizing ideas are great ways to find a specific home for everything you own. In other words, everything from kids’ toys to kitchen utensils has a place to go.

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The solutions need not be complicated, as you will find. Most of the ideas here take less than an hour to complete. These DIY home organizing ideas are also very inexpensive. Simplicity is at its best as you find useful storage ideas below.

How to Remove Glue and Adhesives Stains From Clothes and Carpets


Every household makes regular use of glues and adhesives to bond materials together or to fix broken items. Glue can create masterpieces in the hands of a creative child equipped with art materials, and it can save the day when a lamp is broken, an acrylic fingernail comes off, or a tile comes loose in the bathroom.


There are many types of glues and adhesives from simple school white glue to rubber cement. Take a look at eight different adhesives and what it takes to remove them from clothing and carpet.