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Brighten up your Home with Feature Walls!

Choosing the wall is important and there are some criteria to consider while choosing one. The wall with most area can be chosen. Walls with windows, air conditioners have to be avoided while interesting angles like the wall next to a stair can be a good choice.

When it comes to choosing a colour for a feature wall it is good to be adventurous because it is easy to change the colour later. It comes down to personal choice and you can choose the colour of any object in the room or even the rug or carpet if you have one in the room. Ensure that the feature wall colour works with other colours around because it can change the whole mood of the room. Make sure to paint other walls lighter to avoid too much contrast. Here are a few tips:

• Painting a shorter wall as a feature wall in a rich, deep colour will make it appear to come out
• Rich deep colours help highlight a certain area and can help balance out and enhance a long narrow room
• Painting the longest wall in the room will only strengthen the narrowness of the room
• The wall behind the bed works best in bedrooms as the feature wall
• The wall parallel with the table or buffet in a dining room is ideal as a feature wall

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Simple Christmas Decoration Tips.

• The living room takes the centre of attention in any decoration for Christmas. It usually houses the crib or tableau and the Christmas tree.
• The most important item is the Christmas tree, pay attention to it
• Choose a nice location for the Christmas tree preferably one with easy access to electrical sockets for any lights you might string on it
• Creating a collage of old Christmas cards and pictures is a good idea that is both green and makes for a touching Christmas decorative
• Paper stars with a light bulb inside can brighten the outside of your home
• Rope lights can be used for decorative as well as illuminative purposes

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