Creative Decorating for a Tuesday

Use two (or three) tablerunners horizontally across a table. Gives you a different look and they can double as placemats.

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So let's just say that it's Tuesday (because it is :-) ) and you're looking around your house wondering what little thing you could do today to shake up your decorating a bit. Just a little. Not much. Just something fun or different that you may not have tried before. The list of things you could do is actually unending, but here are some ideas...

If you've never layered art on your fireplace mantel, why not try it for a different look?...

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If your artwork is too small, make it bigger by attaching a thin piece of painted wood to the back like Just A Girl did for her spring mantel...

Paint a chalkboard on a door...

Country Living Photo Keith Scott Morton

We've talked about painting the backs of bookshelves and papering the backs of bookshelves, but why not make it a little more interesting by doing a little of both and mixing up the patterns?...

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Arrange your books by color...

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Paint a funky mirror a fabulous color...

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Add some lace to your favorite pillow...

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Mix up your bar stools with different finishes or paint colors...

Style At Home

Update your family photos and make them a focal wall in one of your rooms or hallways...

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Think outside the box on a new way to accessorize your dining room walls. This dining room wall would be a great one to use for inspiration!...

Photo by Michael Partenio via House Of Turquoise

Paint your front door a bold or just different color...

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There was a question in the comments on my decorating with mirrors post on whether I knew how to make a new mirror look old. I actually didn't, but found some sources that do....

e-how article How Do I Faux Antique a Mirror?
marthastewart.com How to Antique a Mirror
HGTV.com How To Distress a Mirror

Have an awesome day!

Luxury Scandinavian Kitchen Design

We know we have been featuring a lot of kitchens of late at Home-Designing. But nice designs like these just keep hitting us.

These scandinavian kitchens from Swedish maker Marbodal make use of the typical pale and cool color palettes that you normally associate with kitchens from this part of Europe. Most kitchens are predominantly white, with the surfaces sporting a matte and soft finish. The company has compiled its features in three different ranges namely Family for people with kids, Style for people who like to display their taste and Gourmet for the ones who love to cook and serve. Also, some of them have a few surprises thrown in. Take a look:

Spherical Luxury Kitchen Furniture

These Sheer Spherical Kitchens are a very handful and handy piece of kitchen furniture. It neatly packs into it a table top, gas burners, a washing basin and utensil holder. When not in use it covers up easily and make the kitchen look neat and tidy. These spherical kitchen also come in remote controlled features. When the lid is closed it glows with soft intimate light which surely gives your kitchen a look that it befits.
You can also check out more kitchen designs at Design Arcade which has collections of great ideas.

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Hollywood Celebrities Luxury Homes Design Worth Drooling Over

Celebrity homes are the most viewed homes and why not they surely make you stare at the gigantic farmhouses and villas with an open mouth. The Hollywood celebrities really know how to live in style and most of them have houses that are stretches over acres of land. One another common factor in most of their houses is a huge open swimming pools either in the backyard or on their terrace. These castle shaped homes shown below are of the top brands of Hollywood.

The first image shown below is the mansion of the late Michael Jackson. Its a huge place with around 12 luxurious bedrooms.

Michael Jackson House Celebrity Homes

The image shown below is the house of Ben Affleck.
Ben Affleck House Celebrity Homes

Johny Depp House Celebrity Homes

This beautiful house belongs to John Travolta. He surely knows how to live in style.
John Travolta House Celebrity Homes

Nicholas Cage House Celebrity Homes

Sylvester Stallone House Celebrity Homes

The Spellings Home Celebrity Homes

Sylvester Stallone

Oprah
John Travolta
J-Lo and Mark Anthony
Halle Barry
Eddie Murphy
Billy Joel
Arnold & Marie Schwarzenegerr
Tiger Wood

Amazing and most creative house design ideas for single family are offered from this modern luxury parliament hill home design photos gallery. This minimalist, contemporary interior and exterior architecture design mix with wooden natural materials is very great idea. The designer Belsize Architects have created this parliament hill elegant and comfortable single family residence placed in London, UK (United Kingdom) for their private client with extending the ground floor and integrating the rear home garden with the new interiors decor styles. The most attractive plan in this residence is big master bedroom that has direct access to the rear large terrace over the new extension. Internally, the ground and first floor layouts were remodeled lengthily. The ground floor was opened up and linked to the new extension. A big opening, covered in structural glass, was shaped over the additional space which allows diffused light into the depth of the living room.

Design modern communicable Kowalewski Residence amid in Atlantic Beach New York, aggressive with the attenuated face alone hardly added than the above abode on the lot against the street, with the acceptable ancillary driveway and rear garage. Siting the bunched brand at the arctic bend preserves a advanced ancillary garden with complete trees. In anatomy and abstracts the abode recalls the village’s Art Deco heritage.

Modern House Architectural by Belmont Freeman

In interior, the arch apartment all accessible assimilate the garden. The arena attic has an accessible plan for accidental active and best affiliation to the outdoors. The additional attic a alley with connected skylight leads to four bedrooms and three baths. A sun allowance on the third attic opens assimilate a ample roof terrace with across-the-board angle of the island and the ocean.by Belmont Freeman Modern Design Architscture

Beautiful green lawns spread over acres of land. Palm trees swaying, following the winds direction. Scintillating landscapes and open clear skies. Enter a stunning house overlooking an equally stunning pool. The place is perfect as a weekend getaway or even a holiday home. Done up in modern minimalist furniture, with a nice backyard and rain forests surrounding from everywhere, this house is guarded well with stone walls and gravel courtyards.