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Home Improvement Projects - What Really Pays off, Feng Shui, etc.

Decorating and Organizing - Organizing, Finding Your Style, etc.

Florida Gardening - Using Florida Native Plants, etc.



Home Improvement Projects

Home Improvement Projects That Really Pay Off
by Scott Gray

Many of us watch TV shows and see the miraculous transformation of homes and gardens by professionals and amateur do-it-yourselfers. Is it really that easy, we ask ourselves. Could I do it? Where do I begin? What improvement projects will generate the biggest increase in the value of my home? continued


Enhance Your Home's Marketability
by Bill Leighty - "Tulsa Real Estate and Homes for Sale"

Many things affect the value of your home, not the least of which is it's location, it's size and it's condition. To maintain or increase the value of your home it is critically important to keep it improved, renovated and up-to-date.

In order to avoid the need for massive improvements all needing attention at once, consider re-doing at least one room every year. continued


Re-Defining Feng Shui
by Jami Lin

Defining Feng Shui: Having practiced and taught Feng Shui for only fifteen years, I still find the question, What is Feng Shui, to require even more precision than helping someone Feng Shui design their entire home and/or office. The longer I practice and learn, the more Feng Shui expands, the more exciting and life-transformational it becomes.

Todays Definition: Feng Shui is a tool that supports you to live to your maximum capacity of joy and success while enhancing the function and beauty of your environment. continued



Home Improvement Tips & Ideas - You get started immediately sorting through the magazines and cutting out the home improvement tips.



Decorating and Organizing

How Decorating and Organizing Can Help Your Sanity
'Too Much Stuff' Syndrome
by Lisa DeClue

This area of home life is different from others in that it involves all the senses and to that degree it is successful, engendering varying emotions. Decorating isn't really a hobby, nor is it merely an activity; it's a driving force of many people to live in comfortable and pleasing surroundings while they regenerate from a stressful world. Yet, decorating by itself is not nearly as completely satisfying as having an organized home that is rich in beautiful detail. Decorating and organizing go hand-in-hand, like a one-two punch of home completion. continued



Finding Your Style
by Kathleen Peters

There is a basic, but fundamental question that always comes up when I'm designing an item for someone or giving them some decorating tips. Very often, the answer is, "I really don't know." What is the question? It's, "What style(s) of decorating do you like?" Do YOU know the answer to that question? If you don't, this article is for you.

It really is important that you understand your style before you set about decorating your home. continued



Top 10 Ways to Organize and Simplify Your Life
by Maria Gracia

In the words of Henry David Thoreau, Simplify, Simplify. Here are the Get Organized Now! Top 10 ways to organize and simplify your life.

LESS IS MORE. It's more important to have a few nice things that you truly enjoy, than to just have lots of stuff. Say goodbye to things that don't fit, are out of style or are unflattering. This goes for clothing, furniture, knick knacks, and other possessions you're not happy with. continued



Gardening

Native Plants for Backyard Florida Habitats
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

This table lists 55 trees, 28 shrubs and small trees, and seven vines with excellent wildlife value for home landscapes. All are native to Florida. You can identify potential plants for your landscape by checking their preferred temperature zones and soil types. The climate map will help you determine whether you live in north (N), central (C), south (S) or semitropical (SS) Florida. Soil types are broadly classified as wet, poorly drained (W); garden soils with average moisture, i.e., pine flatwoods, mulched urban fill soils (A); and very dry or xeric soils that are rarely or never flooded, usually in full sun situations (D). continued




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