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Category: Design and Décor 101

  • Decorating Tips for Couples Moving in Together

    Congratulations! You and your special someone have decided to move into a place to call your own. It’s an exciting time, but one of the biggest challenges can be deciding whose style will prevail for the interior design of your new home. If you both have drastically different tastes in interiors, there’s no need to panic. There should always be an elegant combination of style and textures within every interior. It’s just a matter of pairing them eloquently—and with these decorating tips, you can blend both of your lives perfectly into one.

    Decorating Tips for Couples Moving in Together - bhgrelife.com1. Establish an in-between style

    Before you move in together, it’s important to take a look at each other’s belongings and determine what you plan on utilizing in your soon-to-be home. Since drawing a line down the center of each room to separate his style from hers is highly unlikely, you’ll need to establish an in-between style with which you’re both comfortable. Find a happy medium and run with it.

  • Tips to Reinvent Your Kitchen on a Budget

    The kitchen is one of the biggest selling points in a home, often the biggest, and an outdated one has the power to turn off potential buyers. Everyone can agree that a newly renovated room is a great selling factor – and that’s even truer when that room is the kitchen. While kitchen renovations are often associated with a high price tag, with these tips, you can reinvent your kitchen on any budget, no matter how tight it may be.

    Tips to Reinvent Your Kitchen on a Budget - bhgrelife.com1. Find the perfect flooring

    Floors are the largest surface in a home, and as such, have the power to make a massive impression on everyone who enters. If your kitchen floors look old, torn and worn, it’s time to do something about them, and it doesn’t have to break the bank. Replace old vinyl tiles with newer ones and re-stain worn-out wood floors. You may also want to consider cheaper alternatives to your favorite flooring options, such as brick flooring, which is fairly affordable and emits a sense of warmth that comes from the rich red and brown hues.

  • Top 10 Decorating Tips for Your Home

    Whether you’re planning on decorating for a little pick-me-up within your interior design, or you just moved into a new home and want to make it match your style, you may need to get your hands on some interior design tricks. Whatever your reason, everything you need is right here. With minimal effort and cost, you just can’t go wrong with these 10 decorating tips for your home:

    Top 10 Decorating Tips for Your Home – bhgrelife.com1. Paint, Paint, Paint

    It is amazing what a fresh coat of paint can do for the interior of your home – and exterior if you want to expand your project outdoors. There are some simple tricks that can make a huge difference without having to paint your entire house: focus on smaller rooms within your home and paint them in soft, lighter colors to instantly make them appear larger. Or, for a fun and fresh pop of color, paint an accent wall, bookcase or even the front door.