I love it when I read or hear about fantastic home tips either from friends and colleagues or reading them online. Recently, I have come across a few that I wanted to share with you and decided to devote this post to that theme – I hope you find them useful!
Paint the background of a Shelf
Looking for a quick way to completely change the look of a room that has built-in or free-standing shelves? Consider painting the background of the shelf a different color. Treat this as a backdrop or a way to frame and display your beautiful accessories. Choose a bold color for a pop or a subtle hue to add a look of sophistication.
Add a touch of black to each room!
Every room should have a touch of black in it. Black elements in a room grounds all paint color palettes. The amount of black you add to a room is up to you. However, make sure to introduce black into the room at least 3 times. Black in a room could be represented by a couch, love seat and all window treatments. Or black could be introduced into a room in a small way such as a candlestick, book and small picture frame. Try it and see how the room comes together. Send me your end photos, I would love to see what you have done!
Make Your Home Smart!
You may or may not know this about me, but I am a bit technology-adverse. I enjoy the benefits but dislike the process, I chalk it up to being a designer and wanting to work with people and decorate! That being said, I love when technology has been made easy for me such as this product called SmartThings Hub that allows you to connect home automation devices to a service that lets you control and monitor your home using your phone! You can add switches, light dimmers and sensors easily in a minute! To read more about this product, click here.
Hang curtains from the ceiling!
Many of the newer homes have large expansive open areas, and though you may have loved this idea when you first moved into your home, you have changed your mind and want to have the option to hide or close off a space but a reconstruction is not in the cards. Hang a curtain from the ceiling!  Click here for the idea and photo from House Beautiful. If you are looking for a way to hang ceiling mounts, click here for a product from Bed Bath and Beyond.
Hang a hammock!
Have you longed for the lazy Sunday summer feeling of laying in a hammock with a glass of lemonade, but you don’t have the trees in your yard to support it? There are the free-standing types; however, you can achieve the look without a free-standing frame by installing 6×6 posts. To do this correctly, you will want to create concrete footings and attach the hammock to the posts.  Click here for information on how to create a concrete footing and click here for instructions on ways to hang your hammock.
I hope these tips have helped to get those creative decorating juices going! If you get a change drop me a note and send me your ideas!
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By Debbie Correale, owner of Redesign Right, LLC. You can learn more about her at www.RedesignRight.com. Find her on Facebook.com/RedesignRight, Twitter @RedesignRight, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Houzz and Google+.