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Mirrors That Reflect Your Good Taste
April 22, 2010

Mirrors That Reflect Your Good Taste

Most of us probably don’t think of mirrors as decorating tools. For the majority of people, they are simply glasses in which to view your own reflection during such mundane processes as brushing your teeth, shaving your chin or putting on eyeliner. While most of us have several mirrors in our homes, they are not usually placed there to create a sense of style or drama. They are tools. Now is the time to take those looking glasses and make them into reflections of your home’s unique style.A mirror can add depth and dimension to any room. The larger the room, the bigger the glass would need to be. In a small room, however, the reflection of the area gives the appearance of a much larger space. So, for the cost of an inexpensive mirror, you can double the look of the room. Mirrors can be framed. Some of them come with ornate gilded frames and others with artsy, fun metal or painted frames. All of these look good staged in a room where maybe you just haven’t found the right painting to fill that spot. You and your guests will enjoy a place to peek at their reflection as...

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Hotel Furniture Design Has Changed And How
April 22, 2010

Hotel Furniture Design Has Changed And How

Hotel furniture used to be fairly predictable. You had a bed with a cursory headboard. There would be at least one dresser and either a closet or open rack for hanging clothes. A chair and a table with a lamp would sit near the window and a single bedside table held the lamp, the phone and in most instances, a Gideon’s Bible. Nowadays, things have changed and for the better.If it has been a while since you visited a good hotel, you’re in for a treat. Today’s hotel rooms are significantly improved in comfort and décor. You’ll find warm welcoming colors, coordinated bedding and draperies and best of all, updated hotel furniture that will make your visit so much more pleasant. Gone are the utilitarian tables and gaudy chairs. You’ll find decorator touches and genuinely comfortable, good-looking furnishings in almost any decent hotel. Padded or upholstered headboards are in vogue now, as opposed to those hard, wooden things of yore. There are desks for working on your laptop and the closets have fold down ironing boards with a handy iron for pressing out creases. You’ll find small sofas and ottomans, along with stylish lamps. Best of all, these are some of...

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Furniture Sale UK Suggestions For Novice Shoppers
April 22, 2010

Furniture Sale UK Suggestions For Novice Shoppers

Furniture Sale Suggestions For Novice Shoppers Perhaps you’ve just moved into your first home or apartment, or maybe you are just ready for some new furniture. Whichever situation applies to you, a furniture sale is bound to lure you to a store with ideas of saving big money. The promotions and advertising are pretty convincing. Before you sign any financing agreement, or put down a deposit, heed a few words of advice.If you’ve never shopped a large furniture chain during one of their “clearance events” and are enticed into their store with the promise of low down payments and easy monthly payments, or maybe a waiver on your interest, you could be in for a rude awakening. While a lot of what they promise is not an outright lie, it is usually phrased to be deliberately misleading. Plenty of new shoppers take delivery of that new sofa or dining room table only to find out two years later they paid three times what it would have cost to purchase it outright. Worse yet? They might not be finished paying in three years! Shopping a furniture sale, when you have the money to spend, or you have secured reliable financing through a bank...

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