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1   5 Easy Home Improvement Projects for Less Than 500
It is possible to update a room and even remodel it without taking out a loan or raiding your savings. Here are five easy projects you can do yourself on the cheap for $500 or less.
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 2008-04-02 - Word Count: 433 - Viewed: 213 - Votes: 0
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2   4 Tips for Getting the Best Bids for a Remodeling Job
The slump in housing starts and sales has flooded the news reports in the last month or so. While this may not be the best time to sell a home, it's a great time to buy and an excellent time to remodel. Get your house ready for the turnaround - it will come - and save money. How? Contractors are slow. That means they're more willing to negotiate and offer better pricing than when they have so many jobs that they're turning them away.
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 2007-10-11 - Word Count: 353 - Viewed: 511 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 0.00
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3   6 Secrets To Cottage Style Decorating
Cottage style decorating is a popular style right now. Just look at any home decorating magazine on the shelf – all will talk about it, some exclusively cover it. It so common, familiar, and reminiscent of vacations of your childhood past, you may not even realize that it's a decorating style of its own.
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 2007-07-17 - Word Count: 474 - Viewed: 690 - Votes: 2 - Rating: 1.50
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4   5 Easy Ways To Decorate With Sheets
Want a custom, coordinated look that is inexpensive? Use bedsheets. Yep, the same sheets you cuddle under at night can turn a bedroom from boring to stunning. A designer look at Walmart prices.
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 2007-06-29 - Word Count: 1270 - Viewed: 407 - Votes: 2 - Rating: 4.00
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5   Finding Decorating Treasures At Garage Sales
As they say, one woman's junk is another's treasure. If you'd like to add interesting pieces to your home that are old, have a history and story, and also fit some the latest trends in decorating, go to garage sales.
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 2007-06-01 - Word Count: 314 - Viewed: 2369 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 1.00
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6   3 Secrets To Luxuriously Looking Drapes
For drapes that look rich and luxurious, keep these three tips in mind: fabric, fullness, and layers.
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 2007-05-15 - Word Count: 271 - Viewed: 569 - Votes: 2 - Rating: 4.50
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7   9 Ways To Make A Small Bath Look Bigger
A small bath - it's a common problem. It may be a bath in an old house, an added powder room, or even a bath tucked under stairs. But how can you make a tiny space look bigger than it actually is?
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 2007-04-27 - Word Count: 281 - Viewed: 670 - Votes: 2 - Rating: 4.00
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8   How to Make An Easy, Quick Valance
If you can sew a straight line, you can create this valance in just an hour.
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 2007-04-16 - Word Count: 442 - Viewed: 648 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 3.00
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9   7 Extraordinary Ceiling Treatments
In a recent post, I mentioned how ceilings are no longer simply plain white. They're painted; they're designed; they're the focal point of a room.
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 2006-11-28 - Word Count: 79 - Viewed: 1368 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 0.00
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10   13 Easy and Inexpensive Fall Decorating Ideas
Autumn provides a bounty of decorating ideas. No need to decorate for fall with cheap, plastic, fake items when the real thing is inexpensive, more tasteful, and easily creates a beautiful fall ambiance in your home. Here are 13 ideas that you can easily do.
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 2006-09-26 - Word Count: 567 - Viewed: 824 - Votes: 5 - Rating: 3.60
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11   How to Create an Easy, No-Sew Valance in Just 15 Minutes
Here's an easy way to create a beautiful, elegant valance with no sewing in only 15 minutes. See an example here:
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 2006-09-14 - Word Count: 245 - Viewed: 3509 - Votes: 5 - Rating: 2.20
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12   5 Easy Ways to Decorate with Sheets
Want a custom, coordinated look that is inexpensive? Use bedsheets. Yep, the same sheets you cuddle under at night can turn a bedroom from boring to stunning. A designer look at Walmart prices.
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 2006-09-01 - Word Count: 1271 - Viewed: 476 - Votes: 2 - Rating: 2.00
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13   Latest Trends in Home Building and Remodeling
In home building and remodeling, some trends are short-lived while others last a decade or longer. During recent home shows, the following new trends have emerged as others continue.
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 2006-08-22 - Word Count: 696 - Viewed: 1154 - Votes: 6 - Rating: 4.16
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14   How to Lay a Flagstone Walk in 8 Easy Steps
Years ago, we had a house that had flagstone flower bed border that was in disrepair. And we had ripped out an old broken walk from the curb to the front porch. We needed something, but concrete sidewalks aren't cheap. So we took the flagstone from the back and put it in the front for the walk. It wasn't hard and it was very inexpensive since we already had the stone.
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 2006-08-03 - Word Count: 511 - Viewed: 730 - Votes: 4 - Rating: 4.50
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15   7 Popular Decorating Colors
Picking the right color for a room can often be the most difficult decorating decision. The best way to find a color you like is to look at other homes, restaurants, and good old-fashioned paint chips. Here are some popular colors in decorating right now.
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 2006-07-18 - Word Count: 520 - Viewed: 1979 - Votes: 4 - Rating: 2.50
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16   10 Ways to Survive Building or Remodeling Your Home
Building or remodeling a home is a stressful experience. Right up there with visiting in-laws and getting root canals. So here's some advice for finding the silver lining on this often difficult time.
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 2006-06-22 - Word Count: 1490 - Viewed: 1 - Votes: 0
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17   The Easy Elegance of Swags and Scarf Valances
The easiest drape to make and hang is a swag or scarf valance. It's easy to make, looks elegant, entails less cost and fuss than other drapery styles, and works in any room.
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 2006-06-15 - Word Count: 261 - Viewed: 2141 - Votes: 6 - Rating: 0.83
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18   10 Things to Check for a Quality Paint Job
Whether you paint a room yourself or hire it out, you want to ensure that the job is done properly for best result. If you are hiring a painter, don't pay until you inspect these 10 key items first.
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 2006-06-07 - Word Count: 302 - Viewed: 519 - Votes: 3 - Rating: 2.00
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19   7 Requirements for a Home Theatre
As technology has made home theatre equipment more affordable - more like buying a small car than a second home - their appearance in homes across the country has grown enormously.
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 2006-05-26 - Word Count: 1518 - Viewed: 643 - Votes: 3 - Rating: 3.33
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20   10 Ways to Inexpensively Update a Room
Home décor and furnishing fashions can change quickly. Popular styles and trendy designs can look dated in just a few years. While most people can't afford to redecorate every three to five years, some simple changes can update and enhance a room while still protecting your savings.
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 2006-05-04
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21   22 Key Measurements for Decorating and Remodeling Your House
Inevitably as you are planning a home or room remodeling project, you ask yourself if you have enough room, what size should this be, how should that be, how big should the chandelier be. Be puzzle no more. Keep this list as a handy reference for 22 key measurements when decorating or remodeling your house:
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 2006-04-28
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22   6 Eye-Catching Ways to Add Curb Appeal to Your House
The exterior of your home offers a first impression of your house and your style. Make the most of those initial seconds by maximizing your home's curb appeal. This holds true whether you are selling your home or plan to live in it forever.
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 2006-04-20
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23   4 Simple Ideas for Spring and Easter Decorating
I'll admit that I'm not one to decorate for holidays with plastic clings on the windows or lots of porcelain replicas of a season's icons.
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 2006-04-14
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24   5 Easy Ways to Decorate with Sheets
Want a custom, coordinated look that is inexpensive? Use bedsheets. Yep, the same sheets you cuddle under at night can turn a bedroom from boring to stunning. A designer look at Walmart prices.
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 2006-04-05
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25   7 Great Decorating Colors for 2006
Picking the right color for a room can often be the most difficult decorating decision. The best way to find a color you like is to look at other homes, restaurants, and good old- fashioned paint chips. Here are some popular colors in decorating right now.
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 2006-03-28
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26   6 Easy Decorating Fixes
Sometimes you don't need to spend a fortune to fix a decorating mistake or problem. In fact, easy and inexpensive solutions are more common than you may think. Here are six cheap and simple decorating fixes.
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 2006-03-23
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27   4 Popular Exotic Hardwood Floors
In simpler times, when you wanted hardwood floors, you had one choice: Oak. You could be daring and choose Maple or decide between Red Oak or White Oak. Then mahogany and teak started showing up. But now...
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 2006-03-09
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28   6 Things to Know When Buying Cabinets
You can choose from three styles of cabinets. The traditional style reveals the frame with smaller doors. Full overlay doors, similar to European style, cover nearly the full frame. European style cabinets also have full doors but have a frameless construction. Inset doors close flush with the frame.
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 2006-02-24
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29   7 Easy Faux Painting Techniques
In the last 10 years, faux painting techniques have gone from obscure to popular, from the realm of professionals to do-it-yourself projects. These techniques are not difficult although they can be time consuming (what decorating or remodeling project isn't though) and require quick hands.
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 2006-02-16 - Word Count: 764 - Viewed: 840 - Votes: 6 - Rating: 2.50
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30   5 Easy Home Improvement Projects for Less Than 500
It is possible to update a room and even remodel it without taking out a loan or raiding your savings. Here are five easy projects you can do yourself on the cheap for $500 or less.
Written by: Julie Lohmeier
Distributed: 0000-00-00 - Word Count: 433 - Viewed: 93 - Votes: 0
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