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It is always good to own a house which is big and at the same time beautiful. There are many ways in which you can add some flair, coziness and tranquility to your abode without spending a fortune. Accessorizing is surely one of those steps which can help you embellish the dwelling. Whenever you look forward to a makeover of your home, make sure that you add things you love – colors, paintings, fabrics and furniture.

Always chose the colors that are pleasing to the eyes – pleasing to your eyes of course. Stick to one theme, at least one theme per room if not for the entire abode. A sense of equilibrium and balance is very essential to the design, so maintain the symmetry in your designs. Lighting is another facet of the interior which enhances the beauty of the place during the day, and the only source of beauty during the nights.

Purchasing kitchen cabinets is not as easy a job as you think it to be. They are the basic essentials which need to be bought keeping in mind the storage space in your kitchen and the design plan of your kitchen as well. Ensure that the kitchen cabinets you are going to purchase match all the appliances and other fixtures in your kitchen.

The key aspect to keep in mind while purchasing the kitchen cabinets is quality.  In lieu of saving money do not compromise on the quality of the cabinets. Poor quality would lead to shorter life span of the cabinets. However if you really have to cut corners then you could choose kitchen cabinets that come without built-in racks or cups.

They come much cheaper and you could add on these features on your own later as it does not seek any professional expertise. In fact this also gives you the liberty to choose your own style.

A two way mirror can hide a flat screen television in the most straightforward way without disturbing your basic home décor.

Get a two way mirror that is larger in size than your flat screen television. On the darker side set a d-ring and a screw hole at the upper left and right corners of the frame. The screws should be fastened in a way that the ring part points toward the top of the frame to ease hanging.

After measuring the distance between these d-rings transfer them to the wall above your TV and find and mark any stud points in this particular wall. Drill holes and settle the wall hooks in place by twisting them into the wall till the screw end is completely embedded.

Finally hook up the mirror to the wall so that it covers the TV completely but allows you to use your remote efficiently.

An army theme is a great home décor idea for a boy’s room as they simply love the action of soldiers and camouflage tanks.

Military gear and camouflage uniforms offer a range of sober shades for wall colors, like lighter off whites, olives, tans, sand and muted browns to work as a backdrop for any army related murals you might paint on the walls.

Or you could get affordable acrylic wall stickers of tanks and army scenes that can be peeled off to put up new ones easily in most dollar stores.

Military fabric should be added in little dashes such as pin boards, lamp shades to avoid excess. Photographs of family or friends in their army regalia who the boy idolizes also serve as a focal point.

Collect a range of theme based toys that also serve the dual purpose of being show pieces arranged on the toy shelf.

T-joints, PVC pipes some elbow and open end joints are all it takes to make a stand for the high in demand video game “Guitar Hero” that will compliment your home décor.

Run a thin ¼ “PVC pipe through three t-joints, turn them so that middle joint faces upward. Join two elbow joints to both downward facing t-joints and complete with small pipes on both sides to make a square shape. Now add longer pipes to both ends of the downward t-joints to make the base.

Next add a longer pipe to the upward facing t-joint. Cap the end of the pipe with another t-joint, run a smaller pipe through this t-joint. This pipe needs to be equal on either side. Add elbow joints on both ends and add smaller pipes to the elbow joints. Cap these ends again with elbow joints to complete the head rest of the unsteady game controller.

A Love Seat is a smaller sofa that generally seats two. It could be similar to your larger main sofa or in small places a standalone furniture unit that compliments home décor. Essentially a loveseat should fit perfectly into its surroundings and be able to hold its own among other more elaborate pieces of furniture.

Therefore it is not only mandatory to understand the size of the room but also the designated place that the loveseat will go in.

Loveseats are available in three standard sizes, the smallest being 58”, medium 64” and the largest at 71”. With that in mind you should be able to plan the one that suits your style.

The smaller ones are perfect as additional seating, so are the medium size which can also be used comfortably as standalone sofas in a small home. The largest size is best suited to bigger rooms.

A Schatz Clock invented by the Schatz Clock Company in 1954 is a delight to add to your home décor. It can be tuned for 1000days.

Using a soft cloth remove the glass or plastic dome and lock the pendulum. With the key wind the clock in a clockwise direction till it ceases to turn. Unlock the pendulum and regulate the adjustable feet to ensure it stands clear of the base at the centre.

Swing the pendulum lightly and proceed to set time two minutes before current time to give it time to maintain the 10times x per minute oscillation.

After 48 hours stop and lock the pendulum. Hold it to one side and bring the clock to proper time cycle by turning the fast or slow buttons on the brass disc on top of the pendulum to the relevant speed.

Unlock and rotate the pendulum slowly. Replace the clock dome.

A folding bar is like Aladdin’s lamp you open it and get shelves and storage almost like magic. Folding bars are mostly used at outdoor parties and barbeques and then folded and stored flat again. They are easy to assemble and dismantle within no time at all.

They sprang into existence when most homes in the 1950s wanted a bar during parties. It made sense to have a temporary arrangement to serve drinks for those who did not have permanent bars.

Most home décor shops have a vast range to choose from in various sturdy materials. Folding bars are convenient as stools can be pulled up and placed along the flat end to make it look and feel like a real bar.

Some of the new folding bars have ice basins and stem ware options to store goblets and other bar paraphernalia. Ultimately they are space savers for small homes.

Different heartwood items require different care to preserver and clean them. The heartwood items vary from indoor decorative items including angels, eggs and numerous other shapes and outdoor items made up of epoxy resin that stay out in the weather all year long.

What you require to clean your heartwood creek items is a clean rag or a soft brush, Satin or semi-gloss polyurethane and a spray Feather duster.

1. To clean your outdoor items, wipe your items with a soft rag or a brush once a year when dry to remove the dust or debris accumulated on the surface. To preserve the items apply Spray sating once a year after cleaning.

2. Round and flat collection items such as eggs must be cleaned with soft clothes.

3. The interior decorative figurines like angels and statues must be cleaned with a feather duster as they have little arms places for dust to get accumulated.

4. Opening the birdhouses from back or bottom and then wiping them with a clean rag does the job of cleaning them.

The posters can be turned into a more durable form of art by transforming them into a canvas. You don’t need any superior artistic talents but your favorite designs in poster form and ability to trace your designs and enough color theory savvy to then fill in the design with paint in your canvas.

What you will need is a tracing table and a lamp, Poster, Stretched, framed canvas, 4 small table clamps, Pencil, Oil paint, Paint mixing tray, Solvent, Oil paint brushes and Rags.

1. First, place your poster on an artists’ tracing table, the table having a lamp underneath, and then tape your poster so that it doesn’t move around.

2. Now, place your canvas over the poster for tracing and secure on the edges to the table using small table clamps or vices.

3. After this, trace the design’s outlines on the canvas by turning on the lamp underneath.

4. Here, mix the oil paints on the mixing tray to obtain the desired colors.

5. Now, in the end, follow the poster’s design and paint your canvas.