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Old 04-20-2010, 11:26 AM
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Default Tips to revamp the Living Room or Family Room with a budget

1.Stuff It, pillows soften and colorize a room. Changing decorative pillows can make a dramatic difference in a room’s appearance. Outlet stores like Ross or Big Lots carry a variety of throw pillows that look and feel more expensive than they are.

2.Trim It, Painting the whole room can be a job, but a quart of paint expended for just the trim is quick and easy. A complementary contrasting color for doorjambs, windowsills, base boards and around fireplaces can enhance the room. Tinted trim draws the eye from expansive walls and breathes a welcome freshness into stale areas.

3.Reflect It, mirrors do more than just dress a plain wall. They open a living space and make it appear larger. They also reflect light and make a room appear brighter. Any favorite picture frame can be transformed into a mirror with a trip to a glass shop. Or a search of thrift shops and consignment stores may produce a treasure at bargain prices.

4.Rotate It, moving furniture can be impossible, but rotating curios and knickknacks is easy. Storing the porcelain birds and substituting a collection of vases or other decorative items creates a significant difference that fosters new focus. Changing incidental items from time to time goes a long way toward keeping a room feeling unique and new
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Old 04-20-2010, 04:54 PM
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Default Re: Tips to revamp the Living Room or Family Room with a budget

Some other really good tips are to change the color of your furniture your couches and love seats and chairs.You can purchase for pretty cheap at wal mart some furniture covers and they come in all different colors.They fit right over you furniture and tuck it in around the cushions and edges.It looks rally nice when on old furniture.It helps to change things up a bit.

Yard Sales iis a good place to go to pick up little items for decor dirt cheap and these items can be mixed in with the ones you already have and can help to spruce and change the feel up a bit for a small amount of money.
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Old 04-26-2010, 01:51 AM
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Default Re: Tips to revamp the Living Room or Family Room with a budget

It is amazing how some of the smallest things that you do to a room will really make it appear completely different.

I love to use throw pillows, couch and chair covers along with throw rugs to make a room completely different. I usually do this for ever season. This way the inside of the house is changed at least 4 times per year.
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