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Greetings!
Do you have friends who are wild about
design? Feel
free to forward our newsletter so they can
join in on the fun!
| Redecorating By Melanie's Services |
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Melanie is proud to offer a variety of
services to her
clients. From a quick decorating fix to
full-service
design, Redecorating By Melanie can assist
you with:
- Room Redesigns
- Custom Furniture
- Custom Window Treatments
- Paint Color Refinements
- Accessory Refinements
- New Home Set-Up
- Apartments and Vacation Homes
Melanie is also a valuable resource for
carpenters,
electricians, plumbers, painters, faux painters,
wallpaper specialists and upholsterers. She
has the
resources to get your job done!
Just a quick reminder that custom orders can
take 8
to 12 weeks for completion so be sure to
schedule your projects accordingly.
Also, please remember Redecorating By Melanie
gift
certificates make a unique, thoughtful and
useful gift
for any occasion.
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| Decorating Tip: Top 10 Remodeling Projects |
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If you are thinking about remodeling in the
near future, why not make it worth your
while? Here is a list of the biggest
pay-offs in home improvement:
1 - Big kitchens -- preferably with an
island, are highly prized. Reports give
kitchen remodels a 82-84% immediate return on
investments.
2 - Energy efficiency -- appliances,
insulation and windows.
3 - The home office / study replaces the
media rooms as a desired feature.
4 - Main-floor master suite
5 - Outdoor living spaces including summer
kitchens
6 - Ceiling fans
7 - Master bath soaker tubs
8 - Stone and brick exteriors
9 - Landscaping
10 - Two-car garages
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| Feng Shui Tip: Feng Shui for Your Yard |
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Outdoor spaces are becoming more and more
important for homeowners who are focusing on
creating beautiful and harmonious landscapes.
Part of this trend is the desire to make our
outdoor areas exude tranquility and
peacefulness. Feng Shui is a big part of
that. Feng Shui, often called the Chinese
"art of placement," offers homeowners a
method for creating outdoor spaces that are
both harmonious and balanced.
Feng Shui encourages harmony with the
seasons. Plant the right kinds of trees,
bushes, plants and flowers at the right times
of year for best results. Be sure to remove
outdoor clutter first, especially dead trees
or plants in the yard.
Many people love to enjoy a water feature to
boost outdoor relaxation. Then consider
balancing the water with fire. You can fire
up your landscape with a fireplace, grill or
summer kitchen in the back yard and with
landscape lighting in the front.
Add sound to your outdoors. Wind chimes or
bells are perfect in the landscape because of
their beautiful tinkling sound. For good
Feng Shui, be sure to hang them on a
shepherd's crook rather than from a tree,
where the metal energy is considered harmful
to the tree.
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Personal Note from Melanie |
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I just got back from the Furniture Market in
High Point, NC and did I ever have fun! I
picked up a number of excellent new vendors
for unique lighting, high quality
furnishings, sumptuous pillows, draperies and
bedding and fabulous accessories. I can't
wait to introduce these new products to
you.
One of the highlights of the trip was
attending a luncheon and meeting Candice
Olson, star of Divine
Design. See me below with Candice and my
friend Pamela O'Brien. Pamela is a fellow
design professional who runs Room Redo
in Houston, TX. We also were lucky to
have yet another design friend, Melanie
Crabtree, meet us at Market. Melanie lives
in North Carolina and was a huge help in
showing us around. Melanie runs Interiors
by ReDesign and knew everybody in
town!
Well, I had better get back to work. My
creative juices are flowing and I am
designing away.
Happy Decorating.....
Melanie
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