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Decorating With Yellow? Believe It Or Not, You Can Actually Pull It Off.
Decorating with yellow can easily bring sunshine into your home. According to Verywell Mind, “yellow is a bright color that is often described as cheery and warm. It can be intense, which is perhaps why it can often invoke such strong feelings“. For a very long time, I played it safe decorating our home with beige and grey colors. I was scared to use bright hues. Probably, because I had no idea how to do so. I didn’t know I had an obsession with the color yellow until I recently started using accessories with pops of yellow. Something about it kept pulling me in. It’s safe to say yellow is…
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Are You Hanging Curtains the Right Way? Do’s and Don’ts in Curtain Placement.
Curtains are used for both functionality and aesthetic purposes. They offer privacy, control the glare or light entering the room and obstruct drafts. All types of curtains can do this for you-but how you hang the curtains is what can transform your home’s decor. In this article, we will cover 5 common questions about hanging curtains and the do’s and don’ts in curtain placement in your home. Should Curtains Touch the Floor? In decorating 101, curtains should be long enough to touch the floor. Avoid having them sweep the floor because you are likely to trip on them. Additionally, when they are too long or too short, they look awkward.…
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10 Creative Ways to Decorate Above Your Bed Without a Headboard.
Can your bedroom still be sophisticated without a headboard? Yes it can! Though it seems natural to have a bed with a headboard, they are not in the budget for everyone – especially upholstered ones. To decorate without a headboard may seem daunting, but there are affordable accessories you could use to give your bedroom a sophisticated look. Here are 10 fabulous ways to decorate without a headboard that will not have you breaking the bank trying to be fancy. 1. Use a Couple of Decorative Baskets Source 2. Hang a Mirror Above the Bed Source 3. Use a Macrame Wall Hanging Source Source 4. Hang a Giant Piece…
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12 Common Interior Design Mistakes to Avoid when Decorating Your Home.
Interior design mistakes are common and almost everyone makes them – even Interior Designers. We often start off well, with the best intentions, then somewhere along the way, things end up looking messy. Face it, we’ve all been there – heck I’ve been there too and learned the hard way. However, if you fail, don’t beat yourself up. You’ll end up spending forever trying to figure out what went wrong only to get discouraged and start thinking you can’t decorate your own home. Second time’s a charm, therefore do your research to avoid making the same mistakes again. So today we are going to go over 12 common interior design…
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11 breathtaking bedroom area rug ideas to make the most of that blank space.
Area rugs in the bedroom are a definite must have. Picture this – you wake up eager to seize the day, but the first thing your feet land on, is the cold, hard floor. Absolutely not the best feeling, right? I know. Incorporating area rugs in the bedroom brings warmth, coziness and not to mention style. The advantage of adding rugs into any space is that, rugs are versatile. So no matter the design style, whether Eclectic, Traditional or Mid Century Modern, a rug will still be imperative. We have picked out 11 different bedrooms that are our absolute favorite. They executed area rug placement in the bedroom to a…
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Area Rug Placement in Your Home.
Area rug placement can be a hit or miss. The wrong area rug size will throw off the balance of the room and will more often than not, look misplaced or misguided. Whereas the right area rug size, will give the room balance, shape and an attractive visual sight. Area rugs visually aid in defining the space of a room. When selecting an area rug, furniture and the floor space the rug will be on should be considered. Measure the space you’d like to place the rug. You can do this by using either a measuring tape or a masking tape by creating a map of the space the area…
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Dorm Room Storage Hacks – 20 of the Very Best.
Dorm room storage hacks are essential for anyone staying on college campus or in a hostel or apartment off college campus. The basic college dorm rooms tend to be bland and quite uninspiring. There is little to no space and if you have a room mate, then it only gets worse. Everyone wants to be territorial and stingy with their space and to top it off, there is clutter everywhere. So how can you breathe personality into your college dorm room? How can you and your room mate agree on space saving storage hacks? Simple! We have come up with an insanely genius list that contains 20 simple but effective…
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Maximize closet storage space today. What to hang vs what to fold?
Determining what to hang and what to fold in our closets, can sometimes be a daunting task. Additionally, the life of our clothes really depends on how you store them. The most important thing when you want to maximize closet storage space is to have an orderly storage system. Some look their best when hung, while others look their best when neatly folded. Organizing your home can be a great source of therapy – particularly the bedroom closet. I have come to find so much joy in decluttering and having my clothes looking their best. I might just Marie Kondo our entire house by the time 2020 is over. Maximizing…
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How to reclaim your home in the New Year after a breakup.
Happy New Year beautiful people!! This post will be a little different from the posts that I normally do. I was chatting with a very good friend of mine who asked me if I could talk about tackling new changes in the New Year. I didn’t want to come across as cliche` and write about New Year resolutions. So this post is dedicated to those who went through a breakup/separation from their partner. It could have happened last year or beginning of this year and would like to reclaim your home this 2020. Whether you lived together or not, you definitely spent a significant amount of time at each other’s…
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A simple yet functional home office space; client project reveal.
We are back!! The spectacular before and after of a modern, simple yet functional home office space by the team at Manjano Zuri. The last 3 weeks have been a haze of lessons. By this I mean, patience, resilience and also constantly asking myself how badly do I want this. My clients’ happen to be long time friends that I have known for 10 + years. You would think that the solid friendship would make it easier when working for them, right? Wrong! They are amazing people, don’t get me wrong. And they are amazing clients’ too, but get this, they literally are my first ever clients. So the pressure…