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Let the Sun Shine in – Simple Tricks for Adding Natural Light to Any Room
Some houses are blessed with abundant natural light. The sunlight streams into every room of the home, creating a bright and beautiful interior that looks like it leapt right off the pages of a magazine. Other homes are not so lucky. The windows are small, the colors are dark, and little natural light reaches the interior. If your home falls into this category, you do not have to cut up the walls and add more windows to enjoy a brighter and airier interior.
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Understand the Various Wallpaper Pattern Matches that Could Be Used in Your Home
All wallpapers, except murals and textures, have been designed to display some form of pattern repeat. Understanding the nature of these repeat patterns is very necessary as it affects the number of rolls to be purchased and the manner in which it is hang on your wall. The repeat pattern comes as a result of the vertical distance between one position on the wallpaper to the next identical position vertically. The continuous repeat on the surface hence creates an integral part of the desired design of the wallpaper.
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How to Choose the Ideal Paint Color For Your Garage Door
There is nothing worse than putting in time and effort to decorate your home's exterior, only to have it marred by an ugly garage door. One of the rules of painting the garage door and any other large exterior fixture is that it should flow with the rest of your color scheme. However, there are certain colors which look good in your home's interior, but when used on the garage door can give it an unattractive look.
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Interior Paint Finishes - A Beginner's Guide
If you've decided to redecorate your home, you will probably have an idea in mind as to the kind of look you want for your interior décor scheme. For a really smart finish in quick time, you're best advised to hire a professional, commercial painting contractor to do the job for you. However, you will still need to decide what kind of paint finish you want for each room. Here's a quick overview of the different types of paint finishes that are available for you to choose from.
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Why Choose Domestic Plastering Over Drywall?
When renovating or constructing a home, you need to consider the materials you'll use for walls and ceilings. Drywall is a very popular choice, but it's not your only choice. Plastering is a good option and one that offers several advantages over drywall. If you haven't decided on a material for your home's walls and ceilings, note why plaster might be your best option. 1. No dust Drywall needs to be sanded once it's installed, and this means creating a lot of dust; even if contractors use vacuum attachments to their tools, these vacuums can't catch all the debris that gets produced.
About Me
My favourite colour is blue. I have just moved into a new house and it's so bland and beige at the moment. I need to get busy and start painting the walls and hang some wall paper to introduce some of my different colour into the house in different ways. If you also love blue you'll know how flexible and interesting the colour can be in all of it's differents shades and tones. This blog has my inspiration on introducing blue in your walls and all around your home. There is no need to be blue about the lack of blue in your home!