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30 Days of Tips to Re~Style, Redecorate & Refresh Your Home for under $25 ~ Tip 10

September 13, 2014 By Merri Cvetan Leave a Comment

30 Days of Tips to Re~Style, Redecorate & Refresh Your Home for under $25 ~ Tip 10

Nothing refreshes your home more than being organized. Don't you love the feeling of knowing there's a place for everything? It makes clean-up so much easier when you (and the rest of the family) know where things belong. I had a couple shelves in a closet that where a hodge-podge of junk. Stuff I wasn't ready to toss, but it was a disorganized … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Accessories, By Special Arrangement, Home Office, Post, Re~Style ~Chic, Room Service~Design Tips Tagged With: 30 Days of design tips, Closets, Contemporay Design, Design on a Budget, Furniture arranging; space planning; design on a budget; no cost decorarting;, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Organizing

30 Days of Tips to Re~Style, Redecorate and Refresh Your Home for under $25

September 2, 2014 By Merri Cvetan Leave a Comment

30 Days of Tips to Re~Style, Redecorate and Refresh Your Home for under $25

Even if you don't have kids returning to school this month, September seems to be a time we all want to redecorate, refresh and rejuvenate our homes. Starting today, I will feature a daily quick design tip to do just that. AND each will cost less than $25.00! You don't always have to spend a lot to get big results. Flowers. Everything ever … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Accessories, Bedside Manner, By Special Arrangement, Dining Room ~ Chic, Home Office, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Post

Upcycling with Floral Frogs

July 3, 2013 By Merri Cvetan Leave a Comment

Upcycling with Floral Frogs

 Upcycling tip for July. I found a bunch of old floral frogs. They’re little metal stands with spikes you put in to bottom of a dish to hold fresh cut flowers.  Today, most flower arrangements use a foam block that absorbs water. You have to be careful when handling because they’re very sharp! But they’re charming throw-backs and I wanted to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Accessories, Great Gatherings, Home Office, Post, Re~Style ~Chic, Upcycle~Chic Tagged With: Entertaining, Floral frogs, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Vintage floral

Have a (New) Seat!

May 10, 2012 By Merri Cvetan 2 Comments

Have a (New) Seat!

Of all the design elements found in a home, the chair is probably the most used, the greatest in number and whose style is the most diverse. Think about it  I bet you own more chairs than any other piece of furniture. I know I do: kitchen, dining room, living room, family room, porch, office, bedroom, even the bathrooms. Wow, I just counted them … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Color Chic, Furniture~Chic, Home Office, Re~Style ~Chic, Vintage Chic Tagged With: Chairs, Contemporay Design, Fabric, Furniture arranging; space planning; design on a budget; no cost decorarting;, Furniture~Chic, Goodwill SEW, Home office, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Reupholstery

Office Remodel ~~ Lights, Carpet, Paint!

April 4, 2012 By Merri Cvetan 2 Comments

Office Remodel ~~ Lights, Carpet, Paint!

After I picked out  fabrics, I  choose paint.  It isn't a large room, but the two windows provide lots of natural light so I didn't have to worry about a darker shade making the room feel cave-like.  Don't be afraid to go dark in a small room. It becomes intimate and cozy. I went with a dark, rich turquoise from Sherwin Williams called Underseas.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Home Office, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Post, Re~Style ~Chic, Vintage Chic Tagged With: Antique lighting, Carpet, Color Chic, Fabric, Furniture arranging; space planning; design on a budget; no cost decorarting;, Home office, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Light fixtures, Paint

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