July Decorating Tips II
Cleaning Your Upholstery
I'm pretty good about keeping the daily chores up to date when it comes to cleaning my home. It's the things that I only do ever so often that get me down.
How about you? Stuff like cleaning the refrigerator. Or cleaning my leather sofa. Or the other fabric sofas and chairs I also have. I like to take care of things
myself to cut costs, . . . Cleaning Your Upholstery
Cleaning Your Rugs
The deep cleaning process of your carpets and rugs should be handled by a professional cleaning service. Check your phone book or online for your city to find
cleaners in your area. Get several quotes before proceeding. Have each company explain their process to you . . . Cleaning Your Rugs
Cleaning Your Lampshades
If you have velvet or silk lamp shades, you want to hire a professional to clean them. But for other types of fabric shades, . . . Cleaning Your Lampshades
Cleaning Your Mattresses
If you have velvet or silk lamp shades, you want to hire a professional to clean them. But for other types of fabric shades, . . . Cleaning Your Mattresses
Cleaning Your Drapes
One of the most neglected areas in the home when it comes to cleaning are your drapes or draperies. Cleaning your drapes sometimes
isn't on our mind, yet the drapes collect an immense amount of dust, even though they are hanging . . . Cleaning Your Drapes
Cleaning Your Wood Blinds
Cleaning blinds, whether metal or wood, is a bear, there's no two ways about it. It's very time consuming and a hassle, but I guess it's just the nature of the
beast. So if you have blinds and you love them, you want to . . . Cleaning Your Wood Blinds
Cleaning Your Refrigerator
Of all the appliances I clean I hate to clean the refrigerator the most. I guess it's because it takes so long to do it that I avoid it like the plague. But cleaning
your refrigerator is important because . . . Cleaning Your Refrigerator
 Cleaning Your Oven
Cleaning your stove or oven is also a messy, unappetizing chore but a very necessary one. Every time you cook you're bound to spill something. And if spilled food
is not cleaned right away, it becomes baked on and almost impossible to remove later. When staging a home for sale, there is nothing . . . Cleaning Your Oven
Garden Ideas
Summertime is the time to get out in the yard and putter around. Why not introduce some new or innovating ideas into your garden that you
haven't had before. Here are a few Garden Ideas
Ideas for the Walls
No matter how much you like your home right now, in time you'll probably want to change things up. Changes don't have to be expensive and they
don't have to be cumbersom. Here are a few Ideas for the Walls I
Ideas for Decorating Walls
Want to make a huge splash in your decorating? Want to make your small entry appear a good deal bigger?
Here are a few Decorating Walls II
Efficient Ideas
As energy costs go up and housing becomes more expensive, you sometimes have to look for easy answers to better utilize the space you do
have. So to increase your space or better organize what you have, we've got a few tips. Here are a few Efficient Ideas
Unusual Ideas
If you're really looking for a quick fix or to make an instant splash or to do the unexpected, which always keeps your family and
guests guessing and admiring your creativity, you might try some of these ideas. Here are a few Unusual Ideas
Advice for Life
Lower Your Voice - Many young girls, and women too, speak with high pitched voices. When you use your higher voice, you don't get as
much respect and your voice is very difficult to listen to for any length of time. Why do you think broadcasters, both male and female, all use low pitched voices? It's
because low voices are pleasant on the ears of the listeners. Lower voices will command respect and mature women usually use lower voices naturally. When you're angry, a lower softer voice will get the attention of your spouse or other persons much more
effectively than a high, shrill voice.
You Won't Win Every Time - Have you ever challenged your child to a contest and deliberately let the child win? As parents we do this to
make the contest fun for the child and to teach them competitive skills and give their self image a boost. But sometimes it's good to let the child lose. While they
may burst into tears because of it, you say to them, "You won't win in life all the time, but it's the experience that counts." I would add to that, that winning isn't
everything. It's the process that matters and that you put forth the effort. And so it is in business too. You've got to put for the effort if you expect to win. You won't win them all, but you'll get
your fair share.
Who's in Control? - When in business, as well as dealing with children, it's important to maintain control. As consultants in the redesign
and staging industries, we are the experts. So it is important for us to set the
stage for all meetings and control the process. Business clients, just like your
children, need boundaries. They feel relaxed and comfortable and safe when boundaries are in place. Always let them know you are in control, but do so in loving, caring
ways.
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