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Decorating your home with white need not be boring

Here’s some tips to create a warm and relaxing room

Do you need to create a serene oasis in your home to get away from the busyness of life? A white-on-white palette is calming and subdued and easy on the eyes. To keep it from feeling too institutional, follow some of these suggestions: Choose a warm white A stark white with blue undertones can make

Update kitchen cabinets with paint

Dated or worn kitchen cabinets can be a huge eyesore, and no matter how much you decorate around them, they still stick out like a sore thumb. Replacing them is a huge expense that is not always necessary if the cabinets are in decent shape. Refacing cabinets is a less expensive endeavour but might still


Shelf those décor ideas

Uncomplicated solutions are often the best answer to decorating dilemmas. Something as simple as an inexpensive shelf can provide solutions for storage and display, as shown in the photo. A decorative shelf in any room provides easy access to items that are used on a daily basis — an alarm clock in the bedroom, toiletries

Weekend kitchen updates

Walls Try a different look with a fresh coat of paint in a cheery new colour. You don’t necessarily have to paint the entire room to get the updated look you desire. You can paint just a focal wall or paint a band of the new colour on the wall near the ceiling. If you

Faux Finishes Still Popular

The faux finish craze of the past has faded away for the most part, but textured and mottled paint treatments can still be stylish if not overdone. The bedroom in the photo has an Old World appeal and charm, mainly due to the lovely, dappled paint finish. The treatment provides depth and pattern and the


Let’s Play Ball

Those of us who grew up playing schoolyard baseball have fond memories of the game. With visiting grandchildren now interested in playing, I needed a backstop that was easy to erect and dismantle. I used an 8×10-foot canvas as background with one eight-foot end attached to a bar approximately six feet from the ground, the

Quick Decorating Projects

Sm a l l project s can have a big impact on your décor. With our busy lives we don’t always have time for a huge redecorat ing commi tment so we get overwhelmed and don’t do anything at all. If you’re at the point where your room needs help but you can’t make a

Avoid Bed Bug Infestations

An entomologist with the University of Manitoba is encouraging the public to be cautious when buying used furniture to avoid having their homes become infested with bed bugs. The bed bug is a relatively flat, reddish-coloured, wingless, biting insect that feeds on blood at all stages of development and it tends to hide in cracks


Liven Up Those Kitchen Cupboards

RENA NERBAS Have you ever s tared at your kitchen cupboards and decided that they look dated? Are the cabinets in rough shape? Perhaps you just want to make better use of the kitchen space you have. Ask yourself what your goals are in purchasing or renovating kitchen cabinets. The following tips will help you

Look For Decorating Ideas In Garden Centres

CONNIE OLIVER Around the House I’m always on the lookout for unusual décor ideas and garden centres are just one place where a decorating solution may be found. URNS AND BIRD BATHS Decorative urns that are meant to hold an outdoor plant can be used to create unique occasional tables. The concrete or plaster finish