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4 Ways To Style Your Mantel
If you already own a Valor Fireplace, then you know that the beautiful flickering flames can catch almost anyone’s eye, drawing them to the center of the room. However, once they have finished admiring your beautiful fireplace unit, their eyes may wander onto your mantel or the decor surrounding your fireplace. This is why it’s essential to pay special attention and care to these surrounding areas, making sure they…
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How To Style Your Coffee Table
In most living spaces, you’ll find comfortable couches surrounding a center table known as a coffee table! The name “coffee table” was heard first in the 1920s because most tables of this type are lower in height and provided a great place to put your coffee. However, since then, this functional surface has become so much more and works for a strong surface for displaying your favorite items and personality.…
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Homemade Caramel Apples
Do you have a favorite fall treat? The options are endless between warm apple cider, homemade kettle corn, or even a warm autumn-inspired dinner dish. But when you’re craving a fall dessert, why not consider making a classic favorite that the whole family will love? We’re talking about homemade, delicious dipped caramel apples just like you would find at your local fair or carnival. Not only are these fun treats…
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How To Organize Your Front Entrance
Within our homes, we tend to have “high traffic areas” that get used frequently and generally have a flow of people in that space often. Thus, it means these spaces need to be extremely practical and have a good set up to be used continuously without much fuss. For example, the entrance to your home is a high traffic area for not only the family living in your residence but…
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How To Make Your Home Feel Warm & Cozy
Almost everyone you talk to will agree – they want their house to feel as warm and comfortable as possible. This entails having a cozy and inviting space for all to enjoy and to make the room feel as if it’s radiating warmth as your guests enter. To achieve this, it will call for a few changes, but before you know it, your home will give off a comforting vibe…
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How To Create A Comfortable Kitchen
Most people will agree that the kitchen is the most frequented space in the entire home because it genuinely acts as a hub for the whole family. Because of this, it’s essential that we really think about the way our kitchen feels and looks, as you want to create a comfortable yet functional space. This can be done by thoughtfully planning out the elements that go into your kitchen and…
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How To Make Your Fireplace Stand Out
When you look at the fireplace in your home, do you find that it gets lost within the room? This is commonly the case because fireplaces can be seen as a practical item rather than a centrepiece. But there is no reason why your fireplace shouldn’t be the center of attention and really be a standout piece in the room! To give your fireplace a little extra oomph and really…
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3 Home Items To Upcycle
Upcycling isn’t a new word in the home and design community, but it may be one you haven’t heard very often. Basically, upcycling means taking an item you own or have found and changing it to a product that provides more value and use than in its original form. The rules for upcycling are simple: there are no rules, and creativity should be the number one project material! You can…
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Decorating With The Rule Of Three
In the home and design world, one saying you may hear from time to time is to follow the “rule of three.” Now you may be wondering what the means and how you can apply it to your own decorating style. Well, the rule of three is precisely how it sounds, and it sticks to a pretty simple concept. If you apply this rule within your home and design plan, you…
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Decorating With Black & White
Black and white will always be an elegant combination of colors that is loved all over the world and in-home design. Because of that, it makes this stylish pair so versatile that it can be hard to find a place where they won’t fit or work well in your home. We love to see bold pops of black with accents of white touches or the opposite scheme, a clean white…