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(July 24, 2006) -- Laurie Smith, star of The Learning Channel's popular "Trading Spaces" TV show, recently wrote a book about her own home renovation.
Discovering Home With Laurie Smith: Find Your Personal Style offers these tips for designing on a dime:
- Start with the layout. Take everything out of the room. Find a focal point. Then move the furniture back in, placing it around that spot.
- Don't scrimp on lighting. The right light fixture can make all the difference.
- Line draperies. A lining, and even an inner lining, gives draperies shape and they'll last longer, which saves money in the long run.
- Paint the walls last. If you paint them first, you'll be decorating around the color and that's a headache.
Source: The Dallas Morning News , Brittany Edwards (07/23/06) |
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