Party Atmosphere

Metal furniture is generally affordable and it gives a cool color vibe to your garden or patio. A bar cart is always ready for a party, offering up a handy serving surface. Sangria, anyone?

Perky Personality

Use whimsical summery motifs to dress up new or old wicker chairs. Spray-paint each chair with a vivid hue, and then use stencils and acrylic paint to add fun patterns. Seal with spray varnish for protection.

Sunny Accents

Small basic accessories such as this galvanized container can be brightened with paint for a personal look. To be on the safe side, don’t let food come into contact with the surface unless the paint you used is labeled food-safe.

Citrus Punch

Give your backyard a shot of summer color with accents dressed in fruit-inspired hues. This citrus-color metal bistro table is home to an apple-green hobnail-pattern glass lantern.

Cottage Charms

An unassuming garden shed becomes a festive focal point with bold stripes and scalloped molding. Before you begin, add a coat or two of water-base primer to the facade — it will help your creative expressions last longer.

Fire Flies

Create a twinkling treescape by suspending colored-glass votive holders from low-hanging tree branches with fishing line or wire. Colorful outdoor pillows, now readily available at retail, are a simple way to pop a little color into your backyard.

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Finely crafted for lasting style and strength, our Amherst Table accommodates gatherings of all sizes. The 40″-square table fits kitchens and smaller dining areas; the 60″-square table is ideal for formal dining rooms.

• 40″-square table extends to 72″ long; seats up to 8.

• 60″-square table extends to 92″ long; seats up to 10.

• Includes two drop-in leaves that add 32″ of length.

• Masterfully crafted of kiln-dried hardwood.

• Detailed with turned legs.

Features

• Table frame and legs are expertly crafted of kiln-dried hardwood.

• Available in 2 sizes; each extends an additional 32″ in length with the 2 included 16″-wide drop-in leaves.

• All wood is kiln dried, a process that ensures that the table will never split, warp, crack or mildew.

• Finished by hand using an exclusive multistep process that creates exceptional depth of color, then sealed with a protective lacquer.

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Here’s How:

1. When the cold weather arrives, have a collection of cozy, fluffy throws to place on your furniture for snuggling. Remove them or replace with soft cotton or silk throws for warmer months.
2. Remove the toasty down-filled duvet from your bed in the spring and substitute a light cotton matalasse bed cover or a simple cotton blanket.
3. Floral arrangements of pine and holiday colors can be changed for light, colorful ones for the spring and summer. Put away dark brass or pottery containers and bring out clear glass or crystal vases.
4. Change dark-patterned decorative pillows by covering them with fresh, floral prints or plaids for warmer weather. Either change out the pillows with a second set or alternate the decorative covers.
5. If you have a collection of plates on display, put classic holiday designs away for the winter and replace with pretty floral china from grandma.
6. Have your draperies made so they are reversible allowing you to easily turn them from lively to neutral with the seasonal changes.
7. Be sure to put garden magazines and flower books out on the coffee table in the spring and summer. That will help bring the outside in and add color to your interior.

Tips:

1. Keep spring and summer colors and accessories light, both in feel and color.
2. Changing with the seasons gives you an opportunity to get out some long-lost pieces and make them the center of attention for a while.
3. The change of decor can come all at one time, like spring house cleaning, or over a period of several days or weeks. You’ll be surprised what a difference just a small change can make.
4. If winter seems especially long, forget the calendar and get your spring things out even if there’s snow on the ground. You may still need the warm blankets, but the look can be light and uplifting.

Here are some ideas to transform your room for less than $100:

Lighten Up

The type and placement of lighting can completely change the look of a room and create different moods. Most of us stick with light fixtures that were in our homes when we bought them. Those aren’t always the most attractive or illuminating options.

Overhead lighting – the kind that comes installed in most new homes – can be great if you’re quilting, but might not set the mood for more relaxing moments. Supplement your overhead lighting with lamps strategically positioned around the room. Light cast from the side, rather than from above, will create a cozy, homey feel. Four $25 lamps purchased at a discount store can make your room feel like a million dollars.

Create with Color

Repainting in this season’s hot colors can give a room a contemporary, trendy look – even if you don’t update any of your furniture. Or, opt for more classic colors that will still be in style for years to come. Whatever color you choose, repainting is a powerful way to make a room feel fresh and new.

You don’t have to stop with simple painting. Many home improvement stores offer free classes on decorative painting techniques and the use of color. Total cost of doing a decorative sponge effect in your powder room? About $26 for a gallon of paint, and another $25 for sponges and paint trays.

Make it Better with Murals

Wallpapering an entire room is a big commitment, but you’re still not content with just repainting a room. You want something that’s going to make the décor pop – without busting your budget. Wallpaper murals are a great compromise. You can find images to match virtually any décor – from an underwater scene for a kid’s room to the view from the verandah of a Tuscan Villa for your kitchen.

Home improvement store Lowe’s carries a variety of these easy-to-install wallpaper murals by Environmental Graphics, for less than $100. You can find a style and size to fit in nearly any room. To find a Lowe’s near you visit www.lowes.com.

Accessorize your Bath

Americans tend to spend their at-home hours in the kitchen. But the next-most-used room is the bath. If walking into your bathroom feels like walking into a bad thrift store – nothing matches and toiletries everywhere – it may be time to spend a few dollars and take control.

It’s easy and not costly to replace mismatched accessories such as toothbrush holders, cups and lotion dispensers with ones in the same design. Major retailers and home specialty stores carry a wide array of patterns to appeal to virtually every taste. A full set can easily be bought for less than $100.

If you’re willing to be a “big spender,” you can also pick up shower curtains and window treatments to compliment your new all-matching accessories.

Go Green and Get Moving

Nothing says “home” like green plants. You don’t need a green thumb to green up your living space. Opt for low-maintenance live varieties like a philodendron or pothos. Or, if you just can’t keep plants alive, consider artificial. Many modern artificial plants duplicate the look of life so well only the aphids who try to eat them can tell the difference.

Place tall palms next to chairs and windows to bring the outdoors inside. Smaller plants are marvelous accents for tables, shelves and windowsills. And a hanging basket with cascading leaves will add drama to large entryways.

Finally, don’t think you need to replace your furniture to make it work in your new room décor. Sometimes simply moving it around is enough to create a new effect that will please you and work well in your room.

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Your home interior decor is one of the most personal and creative experiences that is shared by anybody as they step into their abode of joy and dreams. Creating the perfect home interiors for you is not something that can be done in haste. With the right wall colors, furnishings and home accessories, one creates the right look for each room.

A home interior decoration is always a reflection of the taste and style of the people living in it. Planning the look and feel of each room is no less than a work of art. With the changing lifestyles, the concepts of designing have also undergone changes.

The new home decorating ideas, designs and products are streamlined in a way that requires minimum maintenance giving adequate space and style to grow with your own individualized touch. So in a way we can say that the style of today’s interior decorations is a perfect balance of practical and personal designs, inspiring us to renovate our home again and again. There are different home decorators offering different themes and trends in home interior decorating.

What are the most essential ingredients to make a home cozy? Well one can say:

• Organization

• Comfort and

• Reflection of personal style

And if we are looking for an home interior decor style that will be blend of all these, then the answer is ‘transitional style’. This is a new style of home interior decoration that is fast growing strong. In this interior style there is a blend and mix of traditional and contemporary elements, giving your home interiors a trendy retro look.

Today’s idea of space is defined by hiding the everyday items that don’t gel in with the interior room decorations. It is much more preferred to open floor plans and keep the entire family connected with small nooks, giving each individual the desired privacy. According to the leading interior designers, people nowadays want interiors that are livable and not simply showplaces to be admired.

After all there’s simply no place better than home…

So now let’s take a closer look at the different aspects of the home interior decor adding style and grandeur of our house.

• Ceiling

• Flooring

• Festive decor

• Furniture

• Wallpapers