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Taking Baby Steps - Easing Into Your Home Improvement Projects
Thu 27 Aug 2009 - 09:20
Taking Baby Steps - Easing Into Your Home Improvement Projects
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Will_Speer]Will Speer
Home improvement is always an attractive idea to most people, but many are clueless and have no idea how to give their home a makeover. You don't need to go to the moon for great home improvement ideas. Keep your eyes open and you will soon find that inspiration is all around you!
How many homes have you visited looked like Shelob the spider had a hand in the interior design? Here are some great ideas they could've used (but probably ignored)!
First of all, you can always change your color scheme. Forget taupe and beige. Sure, some home improvement ideas may swear by it, but challenge yourself and potential guests with new and striking combinations like acid yellow and lime green. Be sure to get paint and fabric swatches that are as true-to-life as possible for testing. Certain colors and combinations can easily overwhelm a small space or make a larger room appear dingy.
Good places to go when you are looking for various designs are home lifestyle stores. Here, you can pick the brains of interior design professionals without actually hiring one. You can either shamelessly steal ideas or come up with variations of store displays. Other fair game includes magazines and friends' homes, i.e. doing the complete opposite of what they've done.
The budget you have is also one way of coming up with frugal yet brilliant ideas if money is tight. Use old fabric instead of brand new. Get plastic plants instead of live potted plants. You will never have to fret about your black gardening thumb. Secondhand stores and flea markets are a thrifty shopper's best friends. Feel free to break out your charge card if your bottom-line is the least of your concerns.
In the end, though, whichever method you decide on, you should always remember why you are doing it. Namely, self-satisfaction!
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