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How To Style Your Bookshelves
Bookshelves can be an open canvas for decor, treasured books, a small lamp or even your favorite family pictures. So with all these options, it’s essential to make a plan and decide what you want to feature on your shelves, showing off your best and most loved pieces that represent your personality. Color Coding: If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to get styling, start with color-coding. A bookshelf…
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How To Choose A Finish For Your Fireplace
When you’re in the process of choosing finishing material for your fireplace, the options can be extremely overwhelming. This is because you can go so many different directions, and the finish you choose will really set the tone for the rest of the room. Because of this, you want to make sure you take the time to consider all options and take into consideration your personal style before making a final…
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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 Incorporate Copper Into Your Home
Copper seems to be all the rage lately, within homes and on the pages of design magazines. This is no surprise as copper has a standout look that attracts the eye but still mixes well with other neutrals, metals, and colors. Because copper is so attractive, it’s important to use it the right way and make sure it shines within your home and decor scheme but to do that, you…
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How To Make Homemade Pumpkin Soup
Fall is slowly but surely turning into Winter, but before Fall comes to a close, why not soak up the rest of the season by making a delicious pumpkin soup? Pumpkin soup is a smooth yet hearty soup that is easy to make and uses some great seasonal produce that brings on a nice bold flavour. You’ll need a few essential ingredients, a little bit of time and, of course, pumpkin!…
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Three Ways To Upgrade Your Front Door
The front entrance of the home is so essential to your home – it’s the first thing that everyone sees upon entering, and it makes the first impression for any guests or new visitors. Because of that, it’s essential to make sure the front door and entrance look great and show off a little of your personal style to set the tone for the rest of the house. To accomplish…
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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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How To Decorate With Empty Frames
When you have a picture or piece of artwork that you’ve decided you no longer need within your home, have you ever considered tossing the image but keeping the frame? Most times, the picture frames that come with art are usually are pretty nice and the sturdiest part of the artwork. So why not think outside of the box and use that frame in a different way or in a new…
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4 Ways To Make Custom Art For Your Home
When it comes to finding the perfect piece of artwork for your home and living space, it can be a tough challenge due to the options and sizes that are available to buy. But instead of spending the time and money to search out the perfect piece and invest, why not consider creating your own DIY custom artwork for your home? Not only will creating art for your home become…
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Quick & Easy Homemade Glass Cleaner
Keeping your windows, mirrors, and glass clean within the home can be a real pain when you don’t have the right tools. It can be especially tricky if you run out of your store-bought cleaner or if you can’t stand to pay the price tag in store. So what is the next best option? Well, you might be surprised to hear that glass cleaner can easily be made in your own…