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To decorate on a budget try using greeting cards or calendar pictures and framing them with a ready made frame can achieve simple and effective decoration. It is also a great way to use your children's art around the house and give them a sense of pride. You can pick a theme or go with a color or texture, you can even use remnants of fabric, they provide interest as well as good color and depth. You can then continue your theme inexpensively.

When replacing a light bulb make sure that the correct wattage for the fitting is used and that the fitting itself is either bayonet or screw in. You don't want your lampshade to catch on fire if you have the bulb too hot. I have seen a few melted lampshades in my time!

I see this time and time again! Do not position valuable art in direct sunlight or near a fireplace or heater. It is not healthy for your artwork or their frames and will cause discoloration and warp the frames.

An item often overlooked with joinery is the hinges, remember to match the finish of the hinges with the rest of the hardware.

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Using a feature wall can greatly enhance the look of a room, but keep in mind the color that you choose as it may alter the perception of depth or width to the room. Great if that is intentional but a disaster if it is not.

Simple framed greeting cards

Simple framed greeting cards

Trompe l'oeil adds a very definite artistic and three-dimensional element to a room. It also helps create the illusion of space and added dimension, and a very good talking point.

Trompe l'oeil used in a restaurant to disguise the service exit

Trompe l'oeil used in a restaurant to disguise the service exit

When designing a joinery unit be sure that the person using it is able to use it. Many women have decorative fingernails and some types of handles and knobs may not be designed to accommodate this. Always have your eye on the detail.

Using translucent sheers allow filtered natural light into the room and can hide unattractive views seen through the windows. The view can then be turned into an attractive feature.

Sheers diffuse the light

Sheers diffuse the light

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