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 But, when summertime comes, those same warm colors
and heavy drapes become stifling, making us feel hot and
uncomfortable. Changing out some of your home accents, taking away
the dark and now dreary, replacing with bright and airy colors and
fabrics can make your home feel cool and fresh.
It’s not as hard as one would think, and if you have a little bit of
crafting talent, freshening your home can be fun and inexpensive.
In a video by Clutterbug, she offers her top five tips for
refreshing your home and a link to five additional tips by
Sensational Finds.
Clutterbug uses three items that stand out, a trio of succulents in
matching pots. Be sure to take a look at those. Here in Lincoln,
Walmart is offering very similar products, and some of them have
been painted in bright springy colors.
Ten easy ways to refresh your home
Tips to
Refresh Your Home
Easy ways to
refresh your home
Clutterbug also talks about the use of bright colors such as yellow,
and shows a cute little throw pillow. You can make your own throw
pillows with little or even no sewing involved. In the following
video, check out how to make a cute bow pillow with no sewing!
DIY room
decore ❤ No-sew bow pillow
This is a fun little video with no talking, just a simple how-to
demonstration on how to make the pillow. These videos can be fun,
and the best part of it, if you miss a step or fall behind, you can
always rewind and view it again!
If you’re not one to get crafty, then buying pillows is a great
option. But, sometimes it is hard to decide when you’re in the store
what to buy. The first step, decide where you want to place pillows
and how they will be used.
In this video, Junie Moon Creations offers some tips on how to
choose the perfect pillows, based on where and how you plan to use
them.
Home Décor:
How to choose pillows
Changing the pillows on your sofa especially can have a huge impact
on the overall feeling of the room. Bringing bright colors to a dark
sofa can cool it down considerably.
Another great way to bring spring and summer inside is with fresh
cut flowers. You can actually grow your own flowers in your garden.
Summer bloomers like Cosmos and Zinnias are easy to grow from seed,
and produce great color and greenery. Seeds are easily available at
several places in town including Ace Hardware, Walmart, and Big R.
For some, the idea of cutting and arranging flowers may be a bit
intimidating, but it shouldn’t be. First remember that outside,
flowers do not grow in asymmetrical design. Some get tall, some
don’t, some will stand up straight, and some like to lean a bit. In
your arrangements, don’t try to force your cut flowers into an
unnatural formation. Let them go their own way, with only a few
suggestions from you. If growing flowers is
not for you, fresh cut flowers are easy to find. Look at the ALMH
Farmers Market, Kroger, or Walmart and pick what you like. In this
video by “Jennifer Decorates,” Jennifer is going to show you how to
use wet foam and how to put together a more formal arrangement,
perfect for your dining room table.
How to make
floral arrangements
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Dominique Sachse will also demonstrate how to do floral arrangements
in clear glass. Her video “How I create floral arrangements for my
home” talks about keeping it clean and simple, and also doing it any
way you wish. There are some hard fast rules to flower arranging,
but for the most part the best rule is do what you like!
How I
create floral arrangements for my home
For some of you, fresh cut flowers may not be the answer. There are
factors to consider such as allergies that may make you choose to go
with a fabulous fake instead of fresh cut. Silk flowers are also
easy to come by in this area. If you’re looking for the fabulous
fancy flowers, check out the selections available around town, or
you may wish to venture to a craft store.
If you’re looking for light, whimsy and inexpensive, visit the local
Dollar Tree or Dollar General. In this video, learn how to do a
simple but pretty table centerpiece with products purchased at
Dollar Tree.
Dollar Tree
centerpiece DIY
Switching out those heavy drapes for something light, airy and sheer
will visually cool down the room, bring in more light, and really
change the overall sense of your surroundings. Curtains are a great
accent and the choices available are endless. The next two videos
provide views of window treatments using sheers and lace curtains.
Wondrous
window sheers - Fresh, light, bright and transparent
Sheer
curtains | Sheer window curtains with designs
Now that you have seen the options, envision your favorites from the
videos in your home, then it’s time to go shopping, right? Well, not
so fast. To assure that you are happy with your purchases once they
are hanging in your room, prepare and plan ahead of time.
Measuring the window for a curtain is key to having a nice looking
end result.
In this video Amy Armstrong gives tips on how to measure for your
curtains, so when you get to the store you’ll know exactly what you
need!
How to
measure for curtains and window treatments
Finally, it is important to remember that the videos provided are
merely suggestions. What you do in your home is up to you. Make it
something you love, something you’ll enjoy seeing every day for the
summer season. It is also good to remember that just like when you
go to get a haircut, the end result will probably not look exactly
like the picture. Use the videos as a guide, but not a rule.
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