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A while back, I did a post about home decorating that seemed to be pretty popular and elicited quite a bit of comment and appreciation. So I thought that one more post on the subject would not be taken amiss, especially since I am helping out my mother with some additions/alterations to her house and am looking to do the research myself.

The color, material and texture of the cloth or upholstery that you use for your bath or bed linen and curtains is as important as the stuff we discussed earlier (lamps, rugs, decorative items etc). This site simply called the textileshop.com is a one stop shop for all your bed and bath linen requirements. Velvet window treatments here start at $8.49 (down from $16.99). Bath linen here start at under $1 for this Ravello Jaquard Bath towel. You can get a three piece embroidered bath set for $2.99.

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My mom’s house needed some revamping and sprucing up. So I offered to help her out with it. We decided to start with getting a smart rug and changing some of the lamps and light fixtures. We picked up some of the ideas from my Home Decorating post. We got the rug that I featured in that post. Some good lamps and lights were next on the list. Since we needed a couple for each room, I decided to look it up deeper.

I found this site for all kinds of lighting solutions. They had an impressive collection of indoor lighting. I started looking around for what would fit perfectly into the home. Their products are well categorized making it very simple to find what you are looking for.

I thought this in-line chandelier would work well in the kitchen. I really liked this one too for its different style and concept. It would look good over the dining table I think. It has a wooden base with a glass table top. [Read more →]

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I love my home. This is because I decorated it myself and it reflects my likes and what I find comforting and inviting. I surround myself in colors of my choice; earth tones like russet, maroon, beige, dark green etc. If you have children in the house it is a good idea to decorate in darker colors, wear and tear shows up less and dirt shows up much less so you need to do less washing and cleaning.

There are several additions you can make to your home to make it appear warm and inviting and homey; wall decorations, throws, bright cushions, area rugs and spotlight lamps. These items add focus and definition to different areas of your house. For instance putting a mirror with an interesting frame or hanging a colorful rug on the wall adds character to a wall. This gold moon wall mirror (for $13.30) can act as a bit of a conversation starter.

You can add some intriguing pieces of furniture to a corner to brighten it and make it more attractive. I liked this round table clock top for a discounted price of $72.96. It is unusual and innovative and serves two functions. I also liked this magazine rack cum table for $72.96. [Read more →]

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With the Internet giving us opportunities for staying connected like never before, more and more of us have the option of working from home! If you are in the daily grind of commuting to and from office, battling heavy traffic and spending that most precious of commodities, time, on travel, then you need to ask yourself the question if it is possible for you to work from home.

If it is not possible to work from home all the time, perhaps you can reassess the time that you need to spend in office, whether you need to go in everyday or if it is possible to go in once or twice a week while still being able to accomplish the bulk of work from home. Because, remember time saved is money saved and the amount that you will save on actual travel costs is a bonus! If you don’t already have an office set up at home, you may want to keep the following in mind:

Pick a Space: A small, unused room in your house could work, or even part of a room can be used if you don’t need too much space. Think of what you need to set up an office away from office in your own house. Perhaps a desk, ergonomically designed chair, some storage shelves and drawers may be all the furniture that you require. Mind that you don’t pick a space where most of the family hang out at all times.Tthat will make for too much disturbance and you’ll never get any work done! Some seclusion is a good idea.

Work out what you actually need: Before you go on a shopping spree, assess what is required. Sometimes you may overlook an unused item that is already there in your home, which may fulfill your purpose. Perhaps there is an unused chest of drawers or a set of shelves that you can set up for your home office. Then if you realize that you really need to get some additional items to set up a work station at home, make a list of those things.

Look around; consider used furniture: Flea markets or furniture consignment shops can give you some great deals. This online Yellow Pages site is arranged city wise to give you quick and accurate access to the items of your choice. Consider taking on furniture that high end hotels are looking to dispose of because they tend to redecorate every few years. Sometimes similar deals can be got from offices who are redecorating as well.

Since I am looking to redecorate my own home office, I will write about any bargains that I find in my next post.

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In all likelihood, when you go shopping for the big ticket items you do your research carefully, compare prices, look for the discounts and take your time making up your mind. Do you do the same for your everyday shopping as well, your grocery and other daily requirements? You should give that equal consideration, because this can also save you a significant amount of money, if you shop smart! Coupons on the internet give you the convenient option of simply printing out the coupon that you need.

There are many sites devoted to coupons and other rebates that are available online, so that at this rebate site, you simply fill in your zip code and press ‘go’ for all the rebates and coupons available in your area. So when I filled in a New York zip code I was redirected to this site which has coupons related to all manner of items: clothes, food and dining, groceries, home and garden, health, books, pets, travel, sport etc.

Restaurant.com is a site that helps you find rebates on eating out. By feeding your zip code, you find a restaurant of your choice within the given radius (one to thirty miles etc). You can also purchase and give dining out gift certificates, for $10 you get a $25 gift certificate. You can buy, customize and email or print and personally gift a certificate from this site.

Registering here claims to gives you access to over 70 deals and over $150 in savings! Sample offers on this site include, savings on frozen vegetables, buy a chocolate bar and get one free etc. This site offers links to all kinds of grocery coupons for little savings: $1 off on turkey bacon, $5 off on a floral bouquet etc. Cool savings is also a site devoted to saving you money, which will send you daily emails about their offers. Walmart, Betty Crocker, Target, Pampers are some of the brands that they offer coupons for. So next time you go shopping, remember to print some coupons and take along with you!

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The reason I am doing this post is because I want a hand blender; you know the sort that you can use to beat eggs into stiff little peaks and make a mean sponge cake (it is also known as a bar blender I believe)? Mine’s old and hoary and my four year old was clamoring for brownies, mummy style! It’s very flattering, the way she has no interest in cakes from the patisserie and devours everything that I bake with a “yummy mummy!”

So I said to myself let’s see what we can find by way of some smart bargains for the kitchen. Needless to say I got totally distracted by some really great finds on a lot of different sites! Ben’s Bargains is a very good collection of deals that you can find across the Internet for items such as a ten piece cookware set for under $200 at linens and things, and other such deals worth checking out.

Then there is Frugal Kitchen (I really like the name, my thrifty soul really warmed to it) where there is a very classy fleur-de-lis dinnerware set for $39.98 among other things and a great coupons sections that you should check out.

Then Smart Bargains is a site where I found some really desirable cookware, slow cookers, crock-pots, frying pans, grills and a whole bunch of other stuff. Something that really caught my eye is this 16 piece dinner set with a lovely mono chrome design for $59.99 and this really beautiful dinnerware set (see picture) for $19.97.

A site that is a must-check is Deal news. The items I found to be of really good value for money there, were the programmable bread maker for $34 (and free shipping), the digital food steamer for $30 (also with free shipping), the George Foreman indoor/outdoor grill for $44.99 again with free shipping and the 5 piece non-stick bakeware set for a mere $16 (again with free shipping!).

And what of the hand blenders I was looking for in the first place? Deal news has a very nifty Braun hand blender and chopper for just $ 23, smart bargain has this egg beater for $69.99 and frugal kitchen has this mixmaster stand mixer for $89.96. Needless to say I have my beady eye on the Braun, because I can mix up a milk shake, beat eggs or make a smoothie with this one. The fact that the offer price is just $23 may have something to do with it! I’ll be sure to tell you how my brownies turned out, Happy cooking!

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