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Congratulations on getting a contract on your home, however your home still needs to pass the home inspection before the deal is finalized. Don't try to cheat the inspector, but do try to show your home as best you can. For tips on preparing for a home inspection, see the link below.
How to Prepare for Home Inspections
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New homes have a tendency to look sterile because everything is new. In order to add character and charm, consider adding moss to exterior objects to make them look aged. You can add moss to planters, rocks, bricks, or whatever you wish. For tips and tricks on making moss, see the link below.
How to Make Moss
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When having a real estate showing, your home should make a good first impression. Just as you would comb your hair and brush your teeth before guests come to your home, you should do basic things to your home just before a showing. No, you weren't given enough notice to paint the walls, but you do have time to make the bed. For a list of the last minute things you should do before a real estate showing, see the link below.
How to Do Last Minute Preparations to a Home before a Real Estate Showing
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No, there is not one universal fan that is best for every situation. There are, however, ways to determine which ceiling fan is the best for your situation. You must calculate the appropriate sized ceiling fan for your application, as well as other considerations. See the link below for more information on selecting the best ceiling fan.
The Best Ceiling Fan
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Many people are concerned about security. One way to make your home more secure is to install a deadbolt lock on your exterior doors. Installing a deadbolt is a do-it-yourself project for someone with moderate handyman skills. Read the instructions below for installing a deadbolt lock.
How to Install a Deadbolt
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When selecting a paint color, you should also consider the paint sheen. Paint sheen pertains to the amount of shine the paint has. You can select flat, satin, eggshell, semi gloss, or another paint sheen that is appropriate for your project. To help determine which paint sheen is best for your application, see the link below.
Paint Sheen
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If you need to build a staircase, you will need to determine how many stairs are needed to go from one floor to the next. There are certain codes and regulations that require stairs to be a certain height and depth. For more information, see the link below.
How to Calculate the Amount of Stairs Needed in a Staircase
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Battling the heat inside your home can be a constant battle, especially in warmer climates. There are easy ways to cool down a home, some of which are free. See the link below for ideas to keep your home cool.
How to Make Your Home Cooler
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Many people love to redecorate their home, however don't always have the budget to purchase new pieces. Instead of redecorating, try rearranging and restyling your home. For tips and tricks to redecorate your home for free, see the link below.
How to Redecorate for Free
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Decorating a home using a monochromatic color scheme (using mostly only one color) can be quite challenging. Homes decorated this way can often look sterile and unwelcoming. There are several tips and tricks for creating a warm and welcoming monochromatic color scheme in your home. For more information, see the link below.
How to Decorate a Room with One Color
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When decorating a home, selecting various patterns will help create a warm and cozy atmosphere that is one of a kind. There are several design principles to consider when selecting different patterns for your home. See the link below for more information.
How to Mix Different Patterns in Your Home
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During the summer, and other seasons in warm climates, much heat in the home comes from outside through the windows. Heat gain through windows can greatly increase your electricity bill. See the link below for more information on how to reduce heat gain from your windows.
How to Make Windows More Energy Efficient
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Going into someone's home for the first time is just like meeting a person for the first time - people and homes make instant first impressions. In order to make sure your home does not make an instant bad impression, make sure to not do any of the 5 worst decorating mistakes. So, what are the 5 worst decorating mistakes? See the link below:
Worst Decorating Mistakes
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There are basic design principles that are followed (most of the time) by artists and those in visual professions. These principles help define what makes things aesthetically beautiful. The basic principles are balance, proportion, focal point (also called emphasis), scale, and rhythm. To learn more about these principles and how to use them, see the article below:
Basic Design Principles
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Wood furniture has joints holding the pieces together. There are many different types of joints used by furniture makers, and some are stronger and more beautiful than others. Knowing the types of joints will help you determine whether a piece of furniture is high quality or not, so you can make a wise furniture investment. For more information to help you understand wood furniture joints, see the following article:
How to Understand Wood Furniture Joints
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There are many different color schemes that work well when decorating a home, selecting an outfit to wear, or painting a picture. These color schemes are starting points for using color in a harmonious way. One example of a color scheme is a complimentary color scheme which uses colors directly across from each other on the color wheel. The complimentary colors of red and green are most commonly used around Christmas time. For more information about different types of color schemes, see the following link:
Selecting a Color Scheme
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Interior design is becoming more and more popular and many people are wanting to go to interior design school. So, how do you know what school is the best interior design school? The best interior design school is different for different people. Perhaps you want an online school, a technologically advanced school, a highly accredited school, a budget friendly school, or a school you can attend at night. When deciding on the best interior design school for your needs consider the following:
How to Select the Best Interior Design School.
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You can change the mood of a room just by changing the lighting. Lighting can make a room cheerful, romantic, cozy, intense, focused, casual, intimate, or most any other mood you desire. You can change the type of light, the light's location, or the brightness of the light to get the mood you desire. See the link below for a few tips for changing the mood of your room using lighting.
How to Change the Mood of a Room Using Lighting
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Daylight can brighten your mood as well as your home. Daylight is free, so consider using it instead of electrical lighting in order to save money and the environment. There are several ways to add daylight to your home. See the steps in the link below for adding daylight to your home:
How to Add Daylight to Your Home
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If you have a generic suburban home, you may want to customize it a bit by removing your basic carpet covered stair treads and replacing them with hardwood stair treads. This project will add drama to the staircase and should increase your home's value. If you are somewhat skilled and feel comfortable with power tools, you might be able to complete the project without the assistance of a professional, saving you lots of money. See the steps below for how to install hardwood stair treads:
How to Install Hardwood Stair Treads.
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If you work from home, you probably spend a lot of time in your home office. Because of this, your home office should be just as nicely decorated as the rest of your home, if not better. The most important part of designing a home office is making sure it is functional. Once the functional part is complete, you can decorate your home office to be beautiful and inspiring to help increase productivity.
For more information decorating your home office, see:
How to Decorate a Home Office.
