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Decorating with Natural Elements

05 Friday Jul 2013

Posted by melissaoconnor in Everyday Design, The Home

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decorate, earth, earthy, interior design, Natural elements, nature

Decorating with Natural Elements

If you love nature as much as I do, than you incorporate as much as you can into your home decor. There are plenty of ways to do this successfully. Whether its with earthy colors, nature inspired accessories, or textures taken from mother earth, bringing the outside in can surely create a warm and unique atmosphere. Here are some great examples of how to decorate with natural elements.

Decorating with Natural Elements
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Decorating with Natural Elements
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Decorating with Natural Elements
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Decorating with Natural Elements
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Decorating with Natural Elements
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Decorating with Natural Elements
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Decorating with Natural Elements
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Decorating with Natural Elements
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Decorating with Natural Elements
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Decorating with Natural Elements
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Decorating with Natural Elements
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Decorating with Natural Elements
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Decorating with Natural Elements
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Decorating with Natural Elements
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Decorating with Natural Elements
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Decorating with Natural Elements
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Decorating with Natural Elements
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Stress-Free Decorating Tips

27 Wednesday Mar 2013

Posted by melissaoconnor in Everyday Design, Guest Posts, The Home

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centerpiece, clear pathways, decorating, decorating tips, household clutter, interior design, Keep colors simple, lighting, living room design, Natural elements, organize, style

Decorating is something that requires a decent amount of resources. Proper choices can help you relax, bringing less stress into your life, and allows a more easy sleep pattern as you find serenity in your home. What would the proper choices be when it comes down to it? This article aims to help you find the answers with the following tips:

Create a focal point
Having a focal point in your home is something that happens regardless of whether you want it to or not. It can be anything, though your control is what makes it unique and interesting. It can be a souvenir, a beautiful vase of flowers, or something else. Whatever your choose, it will become the face of your home, showing your personality with it.
Stress-Free Decorating Tips
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Stress-Free Decorating Tips
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Stress-Free Decorating Tips
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Organize your household
Clutter is something any household has to go through. Anything that doesn’t serve a purpose and you’re not happy with should go, opening up the way for new belongings. This is essential, as having less clutter around your home will also let you clean your Sydenham Hill home much more easily, devoid of objects that collect dust for no apparent reason.
Stress-Free Decorating Tips
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Stress-Free Decorating Tips
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Stress-Free Decorating Tips
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Open up space
Having too much around your home will also reduce the amount of free space we have available. Opening up the room will make it appear larger, giving you the freedom of not feeling cooped up in a small place. You can achieve this by ridding yourself of all non-essential decorations and furniture that serve no purpose other than to take up space.
Stress-Free Decorating Tips
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Stress-Free Decorating Tips
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Lighting
Keeping individual locations lit up can really help with the overall mood of your home. You can turn individual lights off according to your needs, giving you more flexibility in the process. You can use full-spectrum light bulbs which are better at mimicking natural light than regular ones.
Stress-Free Decorating Tips
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Stress-Free Decorating Tips
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Keeping clear pathways
It is important to make sure your furniture allows you to move around, unhindered. Nothing can be more annoying than bumping your knee against the edge of your coffee table when you’re trying to get to your couch or something similar. Making sure your furniture is properly arranged can save you a whole lot of trouble.
Stress-Free Decorating Tips
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Stress-Free Decorating Tips
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Keep colors simple
You should use restraint when you’re using bright and vibrant colors in patterns. Mixing them together can be straining on the eyes if you are using too many bright colors. Make sure there is plenty of contrast in what you work with so the design is cohesive.
Stress-Free Decorating Tips
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Stress-Free Decorating Tips
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Stress-Free Decorating Tips
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Natural elements
Bringing parts of the outdoors in your home can be an excellent way to create a more relaxing and earthly atmosphere. A few houseplants, a mirror facing your largest window, and landscape photographs on a wall can make the place seem bigger and more interesting compared to what it was before.
Stress-Free Decorating Tips
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Stress-Free Decorating Tips
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Use your imagination
Whatever your dream home may be, you should follow that dream and do your best to make the most out of it. Whether you want your home to look like a cabin in the woods, a castle, or something similar, you can make that happen with enough effort.

{Cindy Davis is dedicated writer with great flair for home improvement and home remodeling projects. She is currently focused mainly on the household cleaning and decoration field and therefore her present article treats exactly this theme.}

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