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The Cape Cod style home is known for it’s simple design, and architecture. Originating in the late 17th century in New England, and becoming very popular between the 1930′s – 1950′s the Cape Cod style home represents America in it’s simpler times. It is usually a one to one-and-a-half story home with a chimney in the center, steep roof, symmetrical appearance with the door in the center, and multi-paned windows with shutters. When designing for a Cape Cod home, or giving your present home a Cape Cod feel just keep in mind where and when the design originated and this will make it simpler to design a theme for your home.You have a lot of freedom with a Cape Cod home; it can be casual or elegant, and does not necessarily need to be nautical. You can use the periods from the 17th century all the way through to the 1950′s, and decorate according to the styles used for those periods.

From a casual rustic decor, from vintage 1920′s with all it’s elegance and style, to the primary colors used in the 1950′s. You can also, think of the natural surroundings of the home’s area. Imagine all the colors of the seaside, with it’s peaceful blue water and sky, the subtle shades of the sand, the shells on the beach, seagulls in the air, watching the sunset at the end of a peaceful day. Carry this image with you, and pick five to seven colors with inspirations from these natural surroundings and your on your way to a balanced, peaceful, harmonious theme for your home. Perhaps robin egg blue, sunrise yellow, sunset red, cobalt grey, and creamy sand. Add splashes of these colors throughout your home with paint, accessories, and accent fabrics. The eye is drawn to color and texture. Adding splashes of color, and texture throughout a room creates balance and draws your eye around the room.

Southwest décor is a fun and exciting way to bring out the beauty of your home while allowing your unique personality to shine through. When you choose to decorate with this décor you will find many unique items available that are simply beautiful. These handcrafted pieces are very inviting with their earth tone colors and amazing designs. Many of the images used in designing southwest décor have a rich history that gives you a great way to keep customs alive while still creating a feeling of warmth to your home that is very relaxing.

Here are a few examples of southwest décor that would look great inside or outside of any home:

· Throw Rugs

· Cactus Moon Weather Vane

· Buffalo Wall Art

· Chili Pepper Clock

· Cactus Wall Mirror

· Pottery Metal Art

· Collectibles

· Cactus Welcome Signs

· Roadrunner Wall Art

· Metal Sun Face

These are just a few of the many different southwest décor products that are available for you to choose from.

There is such a wide variety of items available there is something that would be perfect for any home. This is one of the main reasons that decorating with southwest décor is so popular.

Using the southwest décor is an excellent idea when you are decorating dining rooms, living rooms and dens. Red, orange, green, yellow and brown are the main colors used for southwest décor and these colors provide a relaxing feeling to any room that will make it warm and cozy. Take some time to discover all the options that southwest décor has to offer and you will see for yourself why it is so popular.

Article by Dean Forster

Modern home decor is decorating the contemporary home, and as such, what is considered modern home decor changes over time. Basically, this just means decorating in the currently popular style, whatever that may be, as opposed to decorating your home in Victorian style or other styles from times past. Over time what is considered to be modern changes, as people’s preferences for how they want their homes to look change. This is why a lot of people redecorate every so often, they want to keep their homes looking modern.

The big question is, how do you know what is currently considered modern home decor? Especially if you are trying to sell your house, you will want to have it decorated in a manner that will appeal to the most people possible. You don’t want your home to look outdated, as then people will be less inclined to buy it as this would mean a lot more work for them to get it looking the way that they would like it to.

Of course you can always get an interior designer to help you come up with modern home decor that suits your home and your preferences for colors and styles, but this can be quite expensive. It is entirely possible to do this for yourself with a little bit of research and a fair amount of work.

In order to figure out what is currently considered modern decor, you need to check out the available resources for information. There are a wide variety of home decorating magazines, and this is a great way to find out more about what is currently in style with regards to decor. Get the latest issues of some decor magazines to get a good idea of what is currently considered up-to-date. You can also get ideas from the home decorating shows on television, of which there are a large number. Just check out the decorating channels to see what they are recommending and how they are decorating the homes they are featuring. Even if you don’t like the particular things they do, they can give you a lot of different advice and ideas that you can modify to your liking.

Most people these days prefer to have modern home decor, and this is possible for everyone, regardless of their budget. It just takes a little research and some imagination to find ways to update the look of your home.

Article by Ada Gonzalez – Interior Decorator

When I design a room I always try to incorporate the unexpected, whether it is an unexpected splash of color or an unexpected use of an item. Besides impressing people it is almost always an ECONOMICAL design route. Remember the McGuyver TV show? He had the ability to create devices or get out of jams using ordinary items usually found in his pocket or within his view; such as, a pen or a gum wrapper. It was a FUN and INSPIRING show. It teaches us to see “beyond” what you believe may be possible. View your household items the same. See what “other” usage your household items can fulfill.

We live everyday in a world that we can incorporate different usage of things, just like your shoe can become a bug squashing device (eeeww! gross!). So, next time you are ready to decorate your home in an economical way, try these design tricks. First impress yourself with your accomplishment then SHOW IT OFF to others.

Are you ready? Okay:

• Coffee cup – POOF – becomes pencil & penholders (I have a large blue coffee cup that holds all my drawing pencils & brushes)

• Old t-shirt – POOF – becomes a new pillow cover for your sofa throw pillows (cut & sew to make your own custom pillow. If you do not like sewing, try simply cutting the top & bottom of the t-shirt & slipping it over your pillow to give the pillow a new color or design)

• Fork – POOF – becomes a nail remover (us it to remove thin nails that have large heads – Just make sure you place a cloth between the fork & wall to prevent scratches)

• Fruit basket – POOF – becomes a magazine holder

• Overflow of books around your home – POOF – stack the books and make a coffee table (not just a table, but also a height adjustable table!)

• Linen Closet – POOF – becomes bookshelves (Simply remove the door & display your books, picture frames, etc. on the shelves)

Let me know if you like these tricks & I’ll be happy to share more in the future. If I receive a lot of replies I may share new magic tricks every season.

Remember, live beautiful and comfortable!

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