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A New But Old Pan Holder

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480547_1097740690239072_5855464826337998765_nWe all have these types of pans in a cabinet taking up space or sitting and looking rather drab within the kitchen space. I came cross this idea and love it. It is an old magazine rack (who gets magazines anymore right?). I think a smaller version of this idea could come from a Coca Cola/Pepsi wooden holder from years ago – with a little craftiness even an old milk crate could work. Leave the crate/rack like it is or paint it up in a make-over to fit your kitchen design. A great addition to your kitchen and a way to up-cycle/re-purpose something many of us have no use for. Can’t wait to find just the right crate/rack when I am out yard-sailing or looking through antique or thrift stores.

Furniture Trends 2016: Color Will Be The King

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The New Year is traditionally a time to look at your home and consider which rooms need to be redecorated and spruced up. Part if this process often includes replacing all or some of your furniture.  It can be difficult to pick the right furniture, something that will blend in with your color scheme, do the job well and be in keeping with the latest trends. The following color trends are likely to feature highly in 2016 and should assist you with your furniture choices:

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Grey

A neutral color is always the best choice for your furniture, especially when considering a settee. Whilst any neutral color can be used, grey remains the best option as it will go with any color scheme and can be easily brightened, or even toned down with some well chosen cushions. Grey is the best choice for purchasing the more expensive furniture items, such as your settee. This is because you can pay a little more to get a premium quality item safe in the knowledge that it will not go out of fashion the following season. A grey or neutral settee will allow you to repaint the walls every year, or simply change all your accessories to ensure your house always remains abreast of the latest trends.

Blue

Blue has become a firm favorite for the coming year. Blue colors, particularly navy or indigo, will brighten any room but can also complement the majority of the colors available.  Alternatively, if you already have a neutral color settee and are not ready to change it; you can add a range of blue colors to your room through the use of cushions, throws, curtains and even rugs. The walls can remain neutral and allow you to easily change your style next season!

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Denim

This shade of blue is set to feature in many of the fabrics and even artworks which will shortly be coming to the market. It can be seen as a bold statement but it is very good at adding a splash of adventure to any room. It makes a statement and can make any room come to life.  Again, it does not need to be a big splash of color; adding it to your room via a painting or abstract art will work well. It is also possible to add vases, cushion cases and even throws to finish the effect. As blue is a warming color it will also help to make your room feel warmer and cozier, no matter how big it is!

Copper

This is the best metal to use to finish off a variety of furniture items and accessorize your room. It provides a sense of warmth and a touch of class. Add copper handles to your furniture or copper edging to your mirrors, you can even use copper curtain poles to add the right touch to your room. Alternatively, furniture edged with rose gold will provide a similar finish and add the luxury look to your property. Alongside your furniture you can add finishing touches like a rose gold hand mirror, or several pieces of jewelry, laid on a dressing table. You can even purchase copper drink mats for your coffee table or add them to your place mats in the dining room.

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The most valuable piece of advice when it comes to choosing your furniture is to pick something that is comfortable and echoes your personality. The colors can be added according to the latest trends, your whims or even the change in the seasons. This will make your room, luxury handmade furniture, and interior decor truly versatile and fashionable; no matter what the current trend.

Photos courtesy of: http://www.highmark-builders.com/

 

Taking Care of Perennial Flowers

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The benefits of perennial flowers are many, and the main advantage is that they bloom each year, unlike annual flowers which need to be planted on a yearly basis. It is true that the flowers of perennial plants do not usually last for the entire season, but their foliage is lasting and remains verdant until late in the autumn.
Taking Care of Perennial Flowers
Perennial flowers include sun loving perennials and shade preferring perennials. The group of the former includes peony, poppy, salvia, black- eyed Susan, geranium, and many more. Shade perennials include plants such as bleeding heard, Solomon’s seal, violet, spiderwort, etc.
Taking care of perennial flowers is essential to maintain them attractive and healthy. For example, when they grow exuberantly, they get too crowded, and they do not flower attractively and efficiently. Then it is time to dig them out and replace them with new plants, or some parts which re well rooted can be planted individually to give the plants a new start.
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In the beginning perennial plants are slow growers, and the reason is that during the first year of their growth they use the time to develop their root system. Then, when it has been fully established, perennial flowers start to grow, and their flowers become more attractive and appealing year in, year out.
The choice of perennial flowers for your Putney garden is difficult, because there are lots of them on offer, in flower shops and garden centres. Shops selling flowers and garden items are replete with perennial plants for sale, both early in the spring and in the autumn. There are both commonly grown perennial flowers and more unusual varieties which can be bought to add a new look to the garden. The abundance of perennial flowers on offer in Internet stores is even more impressive. People can take the time to choose and order the best perennial plants they find online.
Shopping for perennial flowers is advisable in the end of the summer, when they are available at reduced rates.
The care that should be taken of perennials includes providing the sufficient amounts of water and enough feeding. The need for water varies with different plants, and there are moisture loving as well as drought tolerating ones, as well as varieties whose needs are in between. The needs of perennials for water should be taken into account when choosing them for specific garden conditions. But water is a crucial factor for healthy growth, because it the roots to get established and to expand after the plants are inserted in the ground. Feeding is equally important for robust and more exuberant growth and blooming. All purpose garden fertilisers are good feeding agents, but perennial flowers should not be fed when autumn is approaching and the growth of all plants starts to slow down.
Perennial flowers grow for minimum two years, and a decade as the maximum. When good care is taken of them, and they receive enough water and food when they need it, they are certain to delight with their beauty for as long as possible. Perennial plants are definitely a good companion throughout the year.

Does Your Garden Need A Lawn?

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Knowing full well the kind of care and time it takes to create and maintain a lawn of enough quality that it looks good enough to be worth having, you may be wondering as to whether it is the right thing to have in your home. Whilst larger houses will almost always benefit from a big back or front lawn, there is no loss of pride in deciding that the old style of having a well manicured lawn may not suit your home, and it can often be a massive waste of time to try and procure one, if it is only going to turn out as some patchy scraggle of land. It is much better to try and ensure that you are getting the best out of your outdoor areas in terms of size, shape and the style of building. It is also a good idea to ensure that you have a garden that you find easy and time efficient to keep in check. You don’t want the expert garden maintenance to become such a trial that you end up having to call in the gardening experts every week, so ensure that your garden clear up leaves you with an area that you can enjoy and maintain with ease.

For a start, gardens of a strange or unaccommodating shape can be difficult to make work. This is particularly the case with a lawn. A narrow strip of lawn set amongst the high walls of a terraced home’s back yard will often look a bit flat and oppressive. If you have a garden that slopes drastically, then the use of the lawn will often be difficult, in that you can really play games on it, and putting tables and chairs out will lead to uncomfortable seating! Instead, why not build tiers with old railway sleepers, and plant them with interesting plants or vegetables? This will yield a lot more interesting looking surroundings than fastidious lawn care! You should find that there are a number of ways in which you can break up the levels as well as the angles in your garden, to ensure that you are less at risk of missing the idea of a lawn.

In terms of the shape of the outdoor area, you will need to understand the ways in which the eye moves. You may want to have a conversation with a landscape gardener, as they will have an excellent understanding of this, and a brief introduction into landscape gardening can be all that you need to get things going in terms of planning your dream space. They will likely tell you that curves in the plot as well as obstructions for the eye to move around, will break up the space in a less linear way, leading to more interesting spaces, that feel bigger, or at least more interesting. If you have a long and narrow garden, you can break it up with raised decking at the back, or even an overhanging tree in a corner. If your garden turns a corner, making it difficult to enjoy the space properly, why not turn that extra part in to a vegetable patch, and grow yourself some fresh produce? The use of hard decking or paving in conjunction with large terra cotta pots and large plants will give the place a sophisticated yet still verdant feeling. This is prefect if the soil beneath is not of optimum planting condition, or you simply want a more sturdy place to relax! You should find that landscaping with garden design services yields a great number of ideas!

For some more great information about yard care check out this website: https://www.experteasy.com.au/lawn-mowing-and-lawn-care

Old Bath Tub Turned Into Seating Area

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10353192_10204308639660260_1953544052678936601_nl I love ideas like this – I have no idea how it was done to such detail. This would literally last for a lifetime plus (just replacing the cushion). I would believe it could have also been cut so that instead of one side being left it could have been cut so the back and small amounts of sides could have been left to make a couch. The paint used must have been enamel and I imaging polyurethane was sprayed to make a finish that is very durable.