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Nancy MartinMadden
Nancy Martin is a design consultant for Horton's Furniture. She has been with Horton's for 15 years. Nancy has extensive experience in color coordinating, furniture placement, room design, and accessorizing. Nancy is happy to assist with any decorating problems. You can contact her at (316) 722-5090, or visit her at Horton's, 10915 W. Kellogg, Thursday thru Monday.
Home Remodeling
2006-03-01 08:45:00
Keeping decorating season friendly
ANSWER: What a great resolution! Mine usually involve painful exercise and starving myself.It sounds as if you want the mood of the bedroom to change with the season without completely redoing your room. This is a fairly simple task and one that can be achieved with minimal effort and we can also do this and remain budget conscience...You question the transitional fabrics. Think of the perfect black dress (or suit) whatever the case may be...Chose a nice middleweight fabric in a color or colors to compliment your personal taste...Always ask yourself "Is this the image that I. Wish to portray?" Keep in mind we are going to build on this first layer, for example. You do all realize that.It doesn’t have to be black. That was to get your creative juices flowing...We are all on the same page now right?Lets start with a warm area rug, angle it under part of the bed. Next, a duvet cover in a fall or winter color, Encase a soft down or down like comforter in the duvet, layer this on top of your comforter, Pillows, lots of them choose two or three styles and colors and toss them on your bed.Add a little weight on the windows, wood blinds or shutters. Layers of fabric with tie backs of heavy tassels, It is cozy and warm and you are ready to hibernate during those cold, cold nights.I promise if you live in the Midwest the weather will change before you know it. When you get your first inkling of spring fever, roll up the area rug and pack up the duvet and comforter. Take the heavy fabrics off the wall.Now for starters, Add an additional bedskirt. It can be stripes,florals checks or bolder brighter colors. Place this treatment over your existing skirt, Use safety pins to shorten the skirt by making the adjustments down the center, The new bedskirt will be a little shorter than the existing one thus allowing it to just peak under the new treatment, Next chose a lightweight summer coverlet, this can be draped or rolled and placed at the bottom of the bed.Here we go again....pillows,pillows and more pillows. Try some of the new colors aquas,salmons,yellows and greens,Lets attack the window with a light weight gauzy sheer or linen  with a rattan shade. If you have the storage change pictures and lamps maybe a trunk for a chair. Now with very little   work you have created that perfect oasis in which to escape.This is especially nice for rooms that wont allow you To change the furniture around. You'll  have a whole new look and remember to ask yourself "Is this the image I want to portray?
 
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