Are you looking for interior décor that are close to your dreams as well as within your budget? Here we are to provide you budget-friendly decorating tips.
The painting session:
Paints breathe new life and energy to your room. Try alternating colors such as maroon and beige- maroon as the surface paint on one wall while beige as the trim color.

When you are done with the painting, make sure that the walls don’t have cracks and holes in the walls. To fix the problem, spackling is necessary, followed by applying a mild sand paper on the area. Allow the spackling to dry- wait for at least 48 hours.

Light fixtures:
Include all the three types of lighting- ambient, task lighting and accent lighting.

To begin with, buy a traditional hanging pendant for ambient lighting. Incorporate complementary fixtures to provide accent and track lighting. Make sure that the illumination is uniform and looks natural.

Flowers:
Fresh flowers also serve as inexpensive decorating items for your home.

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Late spring is the best time to grow the summer flowers in your home garden. Spring rains provide enough warmth for the seedlings to dwell. Planting summer flowers such as marigolds, vinca, alyssum, balsum, cosmos, sunflowers, zinnias, lobelia will make your home garden literally “heaven on earth”! We are here to help you realize the dream! Read on to know how summer flowers can be easily grown in the garden.

Preparation of soil:
Dig down at least six inches. Put the soil with the help of a shovel. Mix the soil with compost and a time release fertilizer. The fertilizer should be used as per the directions. Blend the ingredients well by turning the soil over again.

Planting the seeds:
Plant the seeds with sufficient distance and then cover the seeds as directed. Next, add a layer of mulch on top. Sprinkle water. Remember, it should not be overdone because too much water can be bad for baby plants. When the seeds are sprouted and when three to four leaves have come out, do the spacing of the flowers. There should be at least a gap of six inches between the shorter flowers whereas 12 inch space is enough for the medium flowers. The tall flowers should be placed 18 inches apart from each other.

Arrangement of flowers:
The placement of flowers should be according to the position of flower bed. If the flower bed is up against a wall, the tallest flowers should be in the back, followed by the medium sized and the short flowers placed in the front. On the other hand, if your flower be is in the middle of the yard, the tall flowers should occupy the middle place surrounded by the medium sized and ringed by the shorter flowers.

Make the arrangement more colorful by planting a splashy mix of different colors. Bright colors such as red, blue, orange and violet mixed with plenty of whites and creams will give the effect of a meadow.

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Feng Shui kitchen denotes health and prosperity. Kitchen is designated as the heart of the home, where healthy and nourishing food is cooked. Make sure that your Feng Shui kitchen is designed as to spread the chi all over your home. Here are a few tips on how to decorate your Feng Shui kitchen.

Keep the clutter away from your Feng Shui kitchen. Dirty kitchen will spread dirty energy which will in turn interfere with your ability to cook healthy and thereby affecting your health. Your ability to work hard and earn a good income will suffer as a result of poor nourishment. Hence, keep your kitchen free of clutter which is the very first step to design a Feng Shui kitchen. To realize this, clear the stored stale food from the freezer. Clean your food cupboards and refrigerator regularly.

The key element of your kitchen is undoubtedly the stove. Stove symbolizes wealth. If any part of the stove in working badly (burners, fan, oven light), replace it ASAP!

Make sure your stove placement allows the cook to have full view of the entire room. The cook should not face the wall while cooking. Place a mirror over the stove burner. This allows the cook the cook to have a full view of the kitchen, and can see all who enter without having to take her eyes off the stove.

Fresh cut flowers uplift the energy to your kitchen. A vase of fresh flowers on your kitchen table, windowsill is always welcoming and gives a positive energy to the cook to make delicious and nourishing cuisine. A bowl of fruits, preferably big oranges are also energizers to your kitchen. Place them in the kitchen table.

A very important thing in Feng Shui kitchen is the placement of the stove and sink. Since fire and water fight each other, place something green between the sink and the stove, say a live plant on a table in the centre of your kitchen. This ensures that arguments and conflicts do not occur in your family because fire and water are directly opposite each other.

Open up your kitchen space. Add mirrors above and around the stove. This will expand the appearance of the area. Hang a plant or a wind chime in the doorways, and place mirrors at opposite ends of the kitchen walk-through, to enable chi to flow unhampered through the narrow kitchen and into your home.

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Are you expecting visitors to dine with you? If yes, then use the best of your creativity to arrange your dining table. Let them linger in the dining table and have a pleasant experience of your hospitality! Here are a few tips to follow.
Matching dishes, silverwares and linens are not always needed to decorate your dining table. Experiments are always welcome. Mix- match the styles to create your own décor ideas for the dining table. Here is how.
The chairs: You don’t have to buy the expensive ones. Just add a slipcover to the chairs that carry some interesting patterns.
Candles: Place candles in one or two decorative candle holders. This will surely make a bold statement. Make sure that the candle holders will be according to the weight of the table.

Flowers: Add fragrance to your dining tables by placing fresh cut flowers in a designer flower vase. It is very refreshing to dine in the aroma of flowers.

Centerpiece container: If you don’t want to place a flower vase, a centerpiece container is preferable.

Decorative balls: Decorative balls are used to give a three dimensional pattern to your dining décor.

Fruit basket: Don’t forget to place a basket filled with fresh fruits on the dining table.

 Table cloth: Table cloths come in a variety of patterns. Choose the one which suits your overall décor.

Keep it tidy: Last but not the least, keep your dining table uncluttered!

An attractive dining table will surely increase the appetite of your visitors. Apply these tricks and enjoy a pleasant experience dining with your visitors, they will want to have more dinners with you!

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