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Article by: Rachel Paul The trend these days is to discover extremely innovative ways to decorate , Decorating Color Schemes interiors on a budget. The tips , Soil in the Garden provided below are just a few of the many ways one can inexpensively achieve a truly original look for a room. , Insecticides & Fungicides/Spreader-stickers, Wetting Agents: Getting the most out of Your Sprays Borders on a wall , How to Replace Old Wood Windows are an elegant way to change , The American Arborvitae Grows well in Milan Pa. the look of a room. , How to Choose or Grow the Perfect Tomato The easiest way to do this is to paint , 3 Things to Consider when Building a Greenhouse two parallel lines either at eye level or about a foot above the floor. , Mistletoe The Plant - Is It Good Or Bad? Deciding on what motifs or designs , Choosing the Right Lawn Sprinkler to paint , Award Winning Shade Garden Perennial or stencil between these two lines will depend entirely on who the occupants of the room , Bonsai Plant Care are. For example, if it is a child's room , Rose Pruning Tips then you could dip the child's hands in paint , Mulch Your Flower Bulbs in the Fall for a Beautiful Spring Display and make hand prints between the lines at regular intervals. I am yet to find a kid who doesn't enjoy this activity thoroughly! Also, kids love to display their school art projects on their bedroom walls. , Worm Compost Bin Try hanging up these projects on their room , Importance of vaccination walls and watch their eyes light , Hetz,Reingold, and Emerald Green Arborvitae up! Another option for border design , Stay Cool and Comfortable While Saving Money is block printing using vegetables , Are Your Clients Buying What You're Selling or fruits. , Choosing Garden Furniture Capsicum, okra and apples when cut in half horizontally, dipped in paint , Choosing the Right Lawn Sprinkler and stamped onto the surface produce readymade floral designs. , Gardening: Tips for Autumn Vegetable Growing String beans can be used to print tiny leaf designs. , A Tough Non-Native Shrub - The Burning Bush Use your imagination to cut up a design , Bonsai Plant Care on potatoes or carrots. Then use this as a homemade stencil to reproduce the design. , A Tough Non-Native Shrub - The Burning Bush Here is another great way to add design , Avoid Problems: Painting Aluminum And Vinyl Siding to your walls. , Chiminea - Buy it for the versatility of enjoying both firep Choose any old toy car or truck in your child's toy basket, dip the wheels into the paint , How To Use Flower Beds In Landscaping Your Garden and roll it along the surface to create parallel lines; or you could zigzag them for a cute effect! Step outside , Are Your Clients Buying What You're Selling for a walk. Pick up a few leaves that appeal to you. Now dip the leaf surface into the paint , Garden Groundcovers and press it onto the wall , Orchids – Growing Exotic Beauty At Home to create a naturally stenciled leaf design. , Award Winning Shade Garden Perennial For a genuine work of art, try this. Dip an old toothbrush into paint. , Hetz,Reingold, and Emerald Green Arborvitae Hold the brush close to the surface you would like to produce this effect on. Now pull back the bristles and release them gently so that a fine spray effect is produced on the desired surface. Test out the spray action on a piece of paper before trying it on a wall. , A Tough Non-Native Shrub - The Burning Bush Sponge painting , Hostas – Plantain Lily is another surface painting , Hostas – Plantain Lily method to create special effects inexpensively. Sponged-on designs , How curtains can change the look of your home actually let you personalize your space with minimum effort, cost and time. All you need is a plain wall, , Five Tips for Decorating a Girl’s Bedroom some cheap acrylic paint, , Tips for a successful garden a sponge and lots of enthusiasm! If you can't afford the expensive sea sponges, then don't fret yet, there is help. Just get any old/new sponge, randomly pinch out pieces so you get an uneven plucked out effect. Now hold this piece of ‘personal art' comfortably in your hand and dip it into the paint. , How to Replace Old Wood Windows Then dab the paint-soaked portion onto a scrap of paper, just to get the excess paint , Orchids – Growing Exotic Beauty At Home out. Proceed to applying the sponge onto the wall , The Benefits Gas Fireplace Stoves at regular intervals. Stand back and view your artwork before touching up the design. , The American Arborvitae Grows well in Milan Pa. Have fun! To go in for a really coordinated design , Home Improvement Projects That Really Pay Off scheme, you can use the same effects you used on the walls , Keep Your Home Happier of the room , Kick Start Your Landscape With Winter Gardening Tips on the furniture , History of the flower language or other accessories , Mistletoe The Plant - Is It Good Or Bad? in the room. , Worm Compost Bin For example, if your kitchen , Choosing Garden Furniture walls have the leaf design, , Mole Traps: Can you use them? then you can use the same design , Garden Groundcovers on the cupboards, tabletops, and refrigerator door , How to divide perennials and bread box too! I hope that was a fun set of frugal ideas to spruce up your walls , History of the flower language this summer. , Soil in the Garden But before you rush off to start, make a note of the following tips , Hetz,Reingold, and Emerald Green Arborvitae too:
Now that just reminds me, there are a whole lot of people staying in rented homes , Decorating Color Schemes who aren't allowed to paint , Rose Pruning Tips their walls! , Planting Or Transplanting A Tree Guess what? You can still decorate , Tips For Spring Gardening with any design , How to divide perennials you want! Here's what you do: Using any of the tips , Avoid Problems: Painting Aluminum And Vinyl Siding given above, paint, , 3 Things to Consider when Building a Greenhouse stencil or block-print the designs , History of the flower language you want on cheap sheets or old bed , How to divide perennials sheets. Make sure you use good quality fabric paint. , History of the flower language Let it dry thoroughly. Then cut out these designs , Bonsai Plant Care and soak them in a solution of liquid starch and water , Chiminea - Buy it for the versatility of enjoying both firep [2 tsp starch to one cup water]. Now place , The Benefits Gas Fire Stoves them on the walls , Bonsai Plant Care wherever you want. They can be peeled off easily when you get tired of them or when it's time to move! © Rachel Paul, 2004. Rachel Paul is a busy at-home mom and an avid interior , How to Replace Old Wood Windows decorator who loves to find genuinely innovative ways to perk up her home , Planting Or Transplanting A Tree in the few free moments she finds between caring for her family and pursuing home , Planting your Roses study writing courses as well. She can be contacted at: rpaul197@yahoo.com. Permission is granted to reprint for free with resource box intact. rpaul197@yahoo.com |
  
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