If you're like me and new to the decorating world of the holidays, it could be overwhelming to even get started! Also, if you're like me, you have the hand-me-downs that your mom or your mother-in-law wanted to get rid of. So where do you begin? You want to have your own look, something that goes along with the rest of your décor, but you're not too sure where to start with the mismatched stuff you have in a box in storage.
A Christmas tree is a great place to start. By getting a tree and making that your focal point, you can use that as a spring board. You probably have some of your old ornaments that either you made in elementary school or your mom got for you each year. Perhaps you have found you need to buy some more ornaments. A great way to be frugal and stylish at the same time is to make your own. You could start with some ornament balls of a certain color you like and use that same color in the clear balls you can get in any craft section.
Find some paint, open the ball and squirt the paint in and swirl it around as desired. You could keep adding different colors as you like and there you have it! A homemade ornament that actually looks good!From decorating the Christmas tree, move to the floor where you'll need a tree skirt. Again, any color you choose to go with your décor is perfect. But you can make it personalized in a jiffy. You could paint something on it if you are an artist or you could use a Brother Embroidery machine. Embroidering your last name on the skirt adds a nice touch, or maybe welcoming Santa to the house would be nice too.Hang your stockings by the chimney with care! Our stockings are knitted and have our names on them. I love them, but not everyone gets those as Christmas presents from their in-laws like we did. Buying a generic stocking and writing your name on it in some way is always a great idea. Some friends of ours just have a letter on theirs, you could even embroider them while you have the embroidery machine out. This is also a great way to personalize your décor. To finish up the house, hang lights and pepper your rooms with snowmen and Santa Claus candy dishes or candles. There you go! You're ready for Christmas now!
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Backyard and outdoors
I have been thinking alot about my pation and backyard and there are a few things that I am going to do to make sure that I enjoy the spring out here.
here is my list of things to do
1) grow flowers
2) have the outdoor pation decorated
3) paint the wooden structure
4) have some cool breeze flowing
5) Birding activity start - I am looking for some good birding sites to give me soem info.
I heard that you need to buy some good bird baths for the same.
My aunt recently redid her outdoors and she bought some nice old country style ceiling fans for air and breeze.
Update : I found some good info on patio ceiling fans
Need to run for some errands before my kid wakes up will have more info on my patio later
here is my list of things to do
1) grow flowers
2) have the outdoor pation decorated
3) paint the wooden structure
4) have some cool breeze flowing
5) Birding activity start - I am looking for some good birding sites to give me soem info.
I heard that you need to buy some good bird baths for the same.
My aunt recently redid her outdoors and she bought some nice old country style ceiling fans for air and breeze.
Update : I found some good info on patio ceiling fans
Need to run for some errands before my kid wakes up will have more info on my patio later
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Kitchen Improvment - Reorganizing your kitchen
Sorry for not writing more posts but here I am with something very unique and that is what I have hot upon this month and I am really gung ho about it. It is all about kitchen improvement and how to do well with organizing the kitchen and frankly I was running out of ideas but while doing my regular browsing I came upon two things which I think will help you make sure that you will like and enjoy.
The first one is the new term which is Lazy Susans. I was not sure what they are and I would admit that I must have bought those a couple of times of various brands but never had any ideas as to it is called Lazy Susuans.
Do not ask me how these got the name but take a look at pictures and you will see that it is absolutely the best thing that is out there and I like especially the ones which you can out in your kitchen cabinet and it works like a charm.
That means get the clutter out of the cabinet and have it organized.
See the picture below and you will see what I mean.
Spices in packets and shakers and bottles are a mess to keep up with and I was trying hard to find out a way to keep these things in check and reduce my clutter .
I did some search and was able to find out that there are so many ways to store my spices. Here are the two best ideas which I found out and these are
Wall mounted spice racks by Jokari – Nice ones. Amazingly someone has a whole website dedicated to wall mounted spice racks here.
Under counter spice racks - These are absolutely amazing as these can easily be used to save space and they will be hidden from the public view.
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I have a couple of ideas about these and I will let you know in my next post about how I organized my kitchen.
Infact as I told you that I buy a lot of my stuff from Amazon so here is my link and hopefully that will help me earn some money via affiliate sales.
The first one is the new term which is Lazy Susans. I was not sure what they are and I would admit that I must have bought those a couple of times of various brands but never had any ideas as to it is called Lazy Susuans.
Do not ask me how these got the name but take a look at pictures and you will see that it is absolutely the best thing that is out there and I like especially the ones which you can out in your kitchen cabinet and it works like a charm.
That means get the clutter out of the cabinet and have it organized.
See the picture below and you will see what I mean.
Spices in packets and shakers and bottles are a mess to keep up with and I was trying hard to find out a way to keep these things in check and reduce my clutter .
I did some search and was able to find out that there are so many ways to store my spices. Here are the two best ideas which I found out and these are
Wall mounted spice racks by Jokari – Nice ones. Amazingly someone has a whole website dedicated to wall mounted spice racks here.
Under counter spice racks - These are absolutely amazing as these can easily be used to save space and they will be hidden from the public view.
>
I have a couple of ideas about these and I will let you know in my next post about how I organized my kitchen.
Infact as I told you that I buy a lot of my stuff from Amazon so here is my link and hopefully that will help me earn some money via affiliate sales.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Country home décor
While talking about home décor country home décor is one thing which is very much in vogue when you are trying to select a specific type of décor for your home.
Here are some of my tips for a country home décor. There are so many styles associated with the country home décor that it is not unusual for you to find the most common of them all the rustic home décor. The next most common décor is the rustic home décor and the there is the primitive home décor. Each has slight variation in the décor but the overall riding theme for this décor is the fact that it should represents more folksy and artsy side of you as opposed to the more modern and contemporary style.
Things that signify rustic home décor are the wrought iron furniture, wooden bowls, brightly painted pottery items, brightly colored ceramic bowls. The use of natural colors as well as colors which are earthier is the common element.
For the country décor if you are trying to redecorate your home get the idea on what on will go on the walls, wood-work, carpets, curtains, furniture coverings, lamp shade as well as sofa and sofa pillows.
The most common mistake that people do when doing the country home décor is not changing the door knobs and handles as well as not changing the lighting fixture. Believe me they are a must because of the fact that they will be out of sync when you have everything in a country setting. Make sure that you changed these or at least have them do a color which is more earthy in tone or they amore brightly colored. You can even have the old fashioned fountains which are antique an give that rustic edge.
Coming to floors if you have ceramic or marble floors then you will need to use the more wooden style flooring in the rustic settings and that means that you will have to have the best of the best stylish wooden varnish or completely revamp the floor to have a wooden base and a nice varnish on top of it.
Update - If you wanted to know all about sofas and including the sectional sofas then visit this site.
Check my next post for the rustic accessories and accents
Here are some of my tips for a country home décor. There are so many styles associated with the country home décor that it is not unusual for you to find the most common of them all the rustic home décor. The next most common décor is the rustic home décor and the there is the primitive home décor. Each has slight variation in the décor but the overall riding theme for this décor is the fact that it should represents more folksy and artsy side of you as opposed to the more modern and contemporary style.
Things that signify rustic home décor are the wrought iron furniture, wooden bowls, brightly painted pottery items, brightly colored ceramic bowls. The use of natural colors as well as colors which are earthier is the common element.
For the country décor if you are trying to redecorate your home get the idea on what on will go on the walls, wood-work, carpets, curtains, furniture coverings, lamp shade as well as sofa and sofa pillows.
The most common mistake that people do when doing the country home décor is not changing the door knobs and handles as well as not changing the lighting fixture. Believe me they are a must because of the fact that they will be out of sync when you have everything in a country setting. Make sure that you changed these or at least have them do a color which is more earthy in tone or they amore brightly colored. You can even have the old fashioned fountains which are antique an give that rustic edge.
Coming to floors if you have ceramic or marble floors then you will need to use the more wooden style flooring in the rustic settings and that means that you will have to have the best of the best stylish wooden varnish or completely revamp the floor to have a wooden base and a nice varnish on top of it.
Update - If you wanted to know all about sofas and including the sectional sofas then visit this site.
Check my next post for the rustic accessories and accents
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Outdoors and Indoors fountains
Let us stick to the outdoors first and I will cover everything that you need to know about working on your backyard and the front porch and the garden. A few tips along the way for the exterior of the home decoration
I have a small garden in the front but a bigger garden or a backyard you can say so at the back of the house. For the past twenty years I have nurtured that like my own baby.
The grass has been specially imported by me to be used in this by me. Of course the hubby dear was on trip to Belgium where he bought that. More on grass later.
Only last year after a year of persuasion and goading did I get my husband to scout and look for a nice garden fountain. As is the wont I was not sure how we will abe able to to do it all by ourselves. But hey I must say that my husband have a nice never say die attitude when the going is tough and he definitely was a good help.
That fountain was installed by us and it has given an absolutely worndeful look to out garden and also has added some definitive serene feel to the whole garden.
In the last few weeks I have probably visited a few shops in my area and also a few of them on the internet(I am getting used to the internet thing ! ) Of course not one to use my photograph thiough I have seen others putting theirs on it.
Guess what I was looking an indoor water fountain why because of the fact of the outdoor water fountin which I loved so much I thiugh why not use water effect inside and the beauty of it is that I did not have to do any sort of remodeling or anything so to speak.
A Special Tip for my readers : If you are looking for some good information on Indoor Water Fountains then see this blog by Lisa.
Another very good information source is how to make homemade water fountain.
I debated between a nice tabletop fountain and a indoor porcelain or a wooden water fountain but in the end decided on a good indoor water fountain which was porcelain and looks like a special statue of some sorts.
I have a small garden in the front but a bigger garden or a backyard you can say so at the back of the house. For the past twenty years I have nurtured that like my own baby.
The grass has been specially imported by me to be used in this by me. Of course the hubby dear was on trip to Belgium where he bought that. More on grass later.
Only last year after a year of persuasion and goading did I get my husband to scout and look for a nice garden fountain. As is the wont I was not sure how we will abe able to to do it all by ourselves. But hey I must say that my husband have a nice never say die attitude when the going is tough and he definitely was a good help.
That fountain was installed by us and it has given an absolutely worndeful look to out garden and also has added some definitive serene feel to the whole garden.
In the last few weeks I have probably visited a few shops in my area and also a few of them on the internet(I am getting used to the internet thing ! ) Of course not one to use my photograph thiough I have seen others putting theirs on it.
Guess what I was looking an indoor water fountain why because of the fact of the outdoor water fountin which I loved so much I thiugh why not use water effect inside and the beauty of it is that I did not have to do any sort of remodeling or anything so to speak.
A Special Tip for my readers : If you are looking for some good information on Indoor Water Fountains then see this blog by Lisa.
Another very good information source is how to make homemade water fountain.
I debated between a nice tabletop fountain and a indoor porcelain or a wooden water fountain but in the end decided on a good indoor water fountain which was porcelain and looks like a special statue of some sorts.
welcome to home decor by jessie
Hi all welcome to my blog. Basically I am 40 year old mom with two kids and a husband to take care of. I say husband to take care of because it is usually the husbands who need care also because of the fact that they are the busiest folks with work and everything and need all sorts chaperoning to help them out.
I am stay at home mom and wanted to continue to enjoy staying at home and in the past 20 years I have done and learnt everything about the home decoration by do it myself and yes I was not a have fan of the internet nor there was this huge internet thing in the recent years and hence it was just me myself, a few home décor magazines and I practically have done all sorts of things inside the home to make it look better and in fact my friend usually complement me on that.
Even outdoors I have been doing a lot of work myself. You can easily understand what would have happened had I even thought of waiting for my husband to do the work.
Update mar 2010 - I am a keen reader on home and garden articles and this site has some of the best in that category.
But no complaints as this blog is not meant to be for that. This blog is all about interior decoration of the living room, kitchen, bedroom, kid’s bedroom and also about the fact that even outdoors like garden and fountains and the garage and the driveway everything was done by me and I enjoyed it every bit and now I am ready to share that with you folks.
I know that a lot has been written about interior decoration all over the internet but this is my way of doing things and hopefully this blog will also help me a work at home mom rather than a stay at home mom.
I am stay at home mom and wanted to continue to enjoy staying at home and in the past 20 years I have done and learnt everything about the home decoration by do it myself and yes I was not a have fan of the internet nor there was this huge internet thing in the recent years and hence it was just me myself, a few home décor magazines and I practically have done all sorts of things inside the home to make it look better and in fact my friend usually complement me on that.
Even outdoors I have been doing a lot of work myself. You can easily understand what would have happened had I even thought of waiting for my husband to do the work.
Update mar 2010 - I am a keen reader on home and garden articles and this site has some of the best in that category.
But no complaints as this blog is not meant to be for that. This blog is all about interior decoration of the living room, kitchen, bedroom, kid’s bedroom and also about the fact that even outdoors like garden and fountains and the garage and the driveway everything was done by me and I enjoyed it every bit and now I am ready to share that with you folks.
I know that a lot has been written about interior decoration all over the internet but this is my way of doing things and hopefully this blog will also help me a work at home mom rather than a stay at home mom.
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