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Basic Thoughts for Interior Decorating

By Janene Gaines and Margaret Kelly
Monday, September 8, 2008

Fireplaces: Incorporate your fireplace into your style. In most cases, fireplaces are structurally in place, the challenge is making them attractive in your home.

Accessories: This is the final stage of making your house a home. Find those unique pieces to suit your style and  .....more

 

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Renovate.....Why do It?

By Janene Gaines and Margaret Kelly
Thursday, June 13, 2008

This is probably one of the biggest subjects to be a battle between individuals living in the same house: renovating your home.  We all .....more

 

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Windows: The Eyes to the Soul of Your Home

By Janene Gaines and Margaret Kelly
Thursday, April 3, 2008

Have you ever really looked at the curb appeal of your home? The windows are the eyes of your home. We look out into the world from inside and the outside can look in thru our discretion. You can compare window dressing to eyelashes. Window dressings can be manipulated to ......more

 

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Color Me Beautiful Part 2: Home Exterior

By Janene Gaines and Margaret Kelly
Tuesday, March 4, 2008

So you have decided to do a bit of renovating to the exterior of your home. Good for you. A pick me up is a nice thing to have done to the Exterior of your home and for yourself without doing major work. However, major changes are not a bad thing ......more

 

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House to Homeowner:  Color Me Beautiful

By Janene Gaines and Margaret Kelly
Thursday, January 23, 2008

If your Home could communicate with you the first thing it would say is Color Me Beautiful. The most dramatic way to change your home without spending a fortune and......more

 

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Organized Chaos: Kids Room

Janene Gaines
Thursday, January 3, 2008

So its after Christmas and the kids have just cleaned up in the present department. It was fun watching them open the gifts and scream in delight...but now its your turn to scream. Where is all this stuff going to go? Because its not going to fit.....more

 

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A Home Resolution for New Years

Janene Gaines
Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Bummer, the Holidays are over. We've packed on the pounds, the financials have increased and we have dragged home the good stuff from the major department store sales. Now we have to pay the piper......more

 

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Ohhh Christmas Tree....Oh NO!!!

Contributed by:Janene Gaines & Margaret Kelly on 11/25/2007

Its time for CHRISTMAS!! Where did the year go. It seems like we just put all the decorations away from last year and already we are pulling them out again; well, no matter time is up.

Perhaps this year you have completed a remodel.......more

 

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Dressing Your Home for Thanksgiving

Contributed by:Janene Gaines & Margaret Kelly on 11/13/2007

Well, its about time......we get to dump the diets, pick good foods at the grocery store and eat a nice meat and potatoes meal.......Thankgoodness for Thanksgiving.

The smells from the kitchen the day before.....more

 

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Disaster vs. You and Your Home

Contributed by:Janene Gaines & Margaret Kelly on 10/22/2007

This can be a most trying and terrifying time for families; your home is being threatened by fire. Many have put a lot of time and effort into providing and making a home for their families. It is devastating.....more
 

 

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Having a House that Haunts

Contributed by: Janene Gaines & Margaret Kelly on 10/7/2007

What a wonderful time of the year. The season is changing to Fall. The air is a bit more crisp, the dark morning stays with us a little longer with the evening coming faster. This month the little ghouls, goblins and witches......more

 

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The "To Do" List turns to "Won't Get Done" List

Contributed by: Janene Gaines & Margaret Kelly on 9/15/2007

We all have them. The dreaded "To Do" List which at some point turns to the "Honey Do" List that after some time turns to the "Won't Get Done" List. Finally, we contemplate obtaining some help, hiring the Professional Tradesperson: a Handyman, Contractor, Painter, Dry Waller.....more

 

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Want to Sell your home: Try Staging

Contributed by: Janene Gaines on 9/4/2007

Tough time to sell a home means you need to think out of the box when attempting to interest buyers.  Set your home up as a beautiful place to come to after a long day at work, if you keep this concept in mind, it will help make the changes easier

You live in your home throughout ......more

 

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 A $500 Room Makeover

Contributed by: Janene Gaines on 8/29/2007

A wonderful, incredible place to be : The World of Television. There is the $500 room makeover, the $1000 room makeover and the $2000 room makeover. There is also Bugs Bunny, Scooby-Doo and Big Bird.

T.V. is entertainment and at times informative, but......more 

 

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 Make Your House a Home

Contributed by: Janene Gaines on 8/22/2007

Interior design is about having a beautiful home you want to enjoy. It's not about putting decorators' tastes upon clients nor does it have to mean throwing away the old and bringing in the new; it can be just adding......more