What about color?

What can color do for a room in your home?

Decorate rooms with paint, color, fabric, and flooring: color a room!
>> try designer decorating! (a very cool resource)

With just a touch of color, you can perform 'visual miracles!' *the magic of color*

• Small spaces can be expanded!
• Large spaces can be made more intimate!
• Ceilings can be made to look higher or lower!
• Imperfections can be hidden in plain sight!

All you need is to pick up a paintbrush & follow these simple guidelines...
behr.com- color experts offer some color inspiration!

From a decorating standpoint color can change the entire look of a room. New and exciting color combos are being used! check out doityourself.com's decorating with color section!

Choosing color combo can be very intimidating for beginning decorators... you can rely on the interior designer's most important color tool: the color wheel!

warm or cool (every color has a temperature.. how do you want your room to feel?)

warm>> from the red/yellow side of the spectrum

cool>> from the blue/violet side
...be creative!

Decorate for Fall!

Because its really starting to feel like Fall...
and everyone is getting ready for Halloween and Thanksgiving...
why not decorate to reflect the beautiful new season?

Even if you're not having guests, changing the atmosphere inside with the changing colors of the season outside can put you in a better mood when it starts to get chilly!

Here are some helpful links I found... if you need some ideas!

Quick & Cheap ways to Decorate for Fall!
1. use what you already have
2. find some acorns, pinecones, bark, stones and leaves to display in bowls around your home
3. bring out the candles (for that homey, warm feeling)
4. add scents to a room: simmer apple peels and cinnamon sticks on the stove
5. use fall flavors: keep apples, pomegranates, squashes and pumpkins in decorative bowls

Warm up your Thanksgiving Decor!

Fall Decorating: Chic and Cheap from The Budget Decorator

Setting a Thanksgiving Table (very helpful!)

Feng Shui

Are you surrounded by negative energy?
Doyou try to organize yourself but find it difficult?
There may be a practical solution using Feng Shui!
Here's what wikipedia says about it!

Q: What is Feng Shui?
A: An ancient metaphysical art that can bring aesthetically pleasing and beneficial changes to your home and your life.
*It can help in getting a good night's sleep to being more productive at work!*

Feng Shui is mostly about strategically positioning objects in your environment, and is related to decorating.
It's about achieving a personal balance with your surroundings rather than just experimenting with color schemes or accessories.

Feng Shui --> learn more!

Bachelor Pad!

Thanks for the comments!... here's just what you asked for: decorating tips for his bachelor pad!
Ever find it his apartment dull and lacking creativity?
have him check out this site: bachelor furniture
Also Help him out with these tips from askmen.com

Its 9 MuSt HaVe items for his bachelor pad:
1. Coffee Table
2. Daybed
3. Minibar
4. Espresso Machine
5. Wine rack
6. Anything retro
7. Chair
8. Floor/table lamp
9. Art

You can also:

• Brush up on the painting: *remember: a lighter color makes a place look bigger while a darker color has the opposite effect!
• Change the lighting: this will add new dimension to the room!
• Add furniture
• Upgrade tiles, hardware, doorhandles, etc.

HGTV offers info on "the new bachelor pad"

**What do today's single men really want?... in a home that is!**

• Style that reflects who they are
• A design that reflects who they want to be
• A sophisticated contemporary look
• A refuge
• Comfort