Decorating a Child's Room - 8 Simple Strategies to Make You Both Happy!
When it comes to decorating a child's room, your approach should be much different from decorating an adult bedroom.That's because a child's bedroom should reflect his or her personality and not yours. For kids, their bedroom is where they play games, read, listen to music, day-dream, or just go to be alone sometimes. So use these eight strategies to help create a space that will make you both happy:1. Talk to your child. Find out what activities and fantasies he or she enjoys; what their favorite color is; and what's unique about their personality that a theme could be built around.
2. Allow your child to help. Let them have a say about colors, fabrics, and how they want to display theircollectibles.3. Make the room multi-functional. Since children use their room for many activities besides sleeping, it should have several different zones, such as a play area, reading area, and entertainment area.4.
Make storage a priority. Try shelving, large decorative wicker baskets, plastic see-through containers, and closets that contain plenty of shelving and racks.5. Keep window treatments simple. Avoid long draperies. Shades, blinds, and shorter curtains are safer choices.
The fabric should be versatile, and patterns should be repeated in other items in the room, such as in pillows, quilts, lampshades, bed ruffles, etc.6. Choose the right lighting. A child's room should include both task lighting for homework and reading, and soothing light for quieter times. A nightlight is also important.7. Use wallpaper or paint to add color and texture.
You can apply whimsical borders along the top edges of the walls, and clouds or stars on the ceiling. Make sure walls are washable, so if you are using paint, choose a semi-gloss or gloss finish. Kids love bright colors, but you should limit any strong color to only one wall. 8. Allow your child to select the design theme.
Here are just a few: firehouse fun room, starry night, angels, rainbows, unicorns, baseball, a bedroom for a princess, underwater scenery, outer space, race cars, airplanes, trains, jungle motifs, wizards and dragons, and dinosaurs. Decorating with your child offers a great opportunity to display your playful side, while doing some memorable family bonding, so have fun with it!.
New "Peacebombs" Website Invites Explosive, Positive Ideas
A new website that invites creative ideas for world peace was launched today.
The new site, www.peacebombs.us asks visitors to submit answers to this question: "What is your vision of the positive equivalent of the Atom Bomb?"
Jeff Hutner, a documentary film maker and one of the site's founders, remarks, "For a long time, I have been saddened by the images of war and the death of soldiers and innocent civilians in Iraq. I am hopeful the upcoming elections will bring peace and stability to Iraq and the world."Wanting to take some positive action and believing that peace starts with each one of us, I thought about offering a website forum for powerful and visionary peace solutions. "Peace bombs" germinated from the thought that the world needs more positive images and ideas to offset the barrage of negative news permeating mass media.Hutner invited his friend and colleague, Wayne Marshall, a website developer,...
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eBaskets Has a Banner Year and Now Gears Up for Valentine's Day
Every year as February 14th edges closer you see the price of Roses jump to $80, $90, even over $100 for a dozen or Red Roses. eBaskets.com now offers Wholesale Flowers direct from the grower for half the price. Through their site you can order fresh flowers, roses, romantic gift baskets, plants, unique gift baskets, chocolates, gourmet dinners and unique gifts for any sentiment or holiday. eBaskets also offer our unconditional 7 day guarantee, This means all our flowers and gifts will arrive fresh and beautiful every time you order. Being romantic and saving money just became easier by using eBaskets.com.
Just go to http://www.ebaskets.com and click on any of the flower banners to order your flowers today. eBaskets has made it inexpensive and easier to order so now there is no excuse for not getting your loved one something this Valentine's Day. Looking for something a little different this Valentine's Day? eBaskets also offers...
eBaskets Has a Banner Year and Now Gears Up for Valentine's Day
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Ho-Ho-Holiday Gift Baskets
With Christmas gift baskets, there is no need to brave the mall at the last minute. They are sure to stand out under the tree, and to be a unique and memorable gift. When we think of gift giving, Christmas is probably the holiday that comes to mind first for most people. Thanks to the Internet, it.s possible to do most (or even all) your shopping online. Not only can you shop in your pajamas from the comfort of your living room, but you don.t need to brave the weather or try to find a parking spot within walking distance of a mall.Christmas gift baskets come in a variety of sizes and shapes and with a variety of contents.
Often, instead of a regular basket, Christmas baskets are in the shape of a sleigh, a stocking, a Christmas tree, or other seasonal icons. Some have themes such as .The Twelve Days of Christmas,. and contain twelve varieties of chocolates or coffees. Others have seasonal contents like gingerbread or peppermint candies.In addition to a variety of contents, Christmas...
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Bakery has gone to the dogs! Health Mutts bakes healthy, gourmet dog cookies.
Health Mutts specializes in baking healthy, gourmet dog cookies, and makes lovely gift baskets for dogs and their people.
Their wholesome dog treats are among the best on the market today.
Each one is hand rolled and hand cut.
With the health of your dog paramount, they contain only fresh ingredients, such as carrots, cheese and peanut butter. Salt, sugar, or preservatives are never used.
Health Mutts has four popular flavors:
Carrot Crunchers, Cheddar Cheesers, P-Nutters and Wheat Free Cheesers.
Dogs love these crunchy treats and their people have been tempted as well!Health Mutts also has beautiful gift baskets for every occasion and will design custom gift baskets.
What sets these great gifts apart from the competition, is that they contain treats and gifts for both dogs and their people.
For difficult times, Health Mutts offers a Pet Loss Sympathy Basket, which is designed to help loved ones cope with the loss...
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Ho-Ho-Holiday Gift Baskets
With Christmas gift baskets, there is no need to brave the mall at the last minute. They are sure to stand out under the tree, and to be a unique and memorable gift. When we think of gift giving, Christmas is probably the holiday that comes to mind first for most people. Thanks to the Internet, it.s possible to do most (or even all) your shopping online. Not only can you shop in your pajamas from the comfort of your living room, but you don.t need to brave the weather or try to find a parking spot within walking distance of a mall.Christmas gift baskets come in a variety of sizes and shapes and with a variety of contents.
Often, instead of a regular basket, Christmas baskets are in the shape of a sleigh, a stocking, a Christmas tree, or other seasonal icons. Some have themes such as .The Twelve Days of Christmas,. and contain twelve varieties of chocolates or coffees. Others have seasonal contents like gingerbread or peppermint candies.In addition to a variety of contents, Christmas...
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Pisces Soap - the new, hip soap in Hollywood
Beverly Hills, CA (ContentDesk) May 19, 2004 -? Imagine bathing with bagels. Lathering up with a dill pickle. Or taking a shower with a fudge brownie. These bagels, pickles and brownies are handcrafted soap from Pisces Soap, a boutique Beverly Hills-based company. Pisces Soap is sold at upscale salons and on the Internet at www.piscessoap.com.
They're ideal as stocking stuffers or in festive "Good Enough To Eat" gift baskets ($3.50 to $150). HOLIDAY THEMED SOAPSMagic Menorahs ($7.50)are glittery blue menorah-shaped soaps that are coconut macaroon-scented. Comes two to a pack. Cookies For Santa ($12.00 - $25.00) are soaps in assorted bakery cookie shapes dipped in real candy sprinkles and even chocolate. Comes presented on a real plate and paper doily.
Tasty Hot Cocoa ($10) looks and smells like a piping hot cup of hot chocolate. Comes in real paper coffee cup that you peel back to retrieve the soap. Grandma's...
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How to Find Scooter Parts
Scooter parts can usually be found at a scooter store that will typically specialize in a specific type of scooter. A scooter store could either specialize in a variety of recreational scooters, while another store will specialize in the mobility scooters. Retailers also offer scooter accessories to enhance the experience as well as replacement scooter parts and service.
Mobility scooters have their own distinctive market niche with services to accommodate the specific needs of the market. Although mobility scooters can be quite expensive, many insurance companies will pay for the vehicle, since it is considered a medical device.
Retailers also offer scooter accessories such as baskets to aid in the operator's ability to shop or carry other items. Since mobility scooters are a high-end item, they typically are covered by repair plans that have the scooter parts replaced by a professional repair service.
Scooter parts can be purchased directly from...
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Digging Out of Paper Clutter - Part 1
Digging out from under stacks of paper might seem like a daunting and insurmountable task. Let's face it, paper can be intimidating and overwhelming. And all of the chatter about a ?paperless society' is just that ? chatter. In fact, the fax machine, copier, home printer, daily mail delivery, and other paper wielding invaders, just about ensures that we are headed in the exact opposite direction.
Paper comes relentlessly and without warning, and it never stops coming - bills, insurance policies, faxes, to-do lists, invoices, tax information, user manuals, receipts, itineraries...Add the magazines, brochures, drafts, booklets, letters, drafts, etc., and it's easy to see how paper molehills quickly grow into paper mountains.
And, here's the worst part - somewhere in this ever-growing mound of chaos lies your business: important phone numbers, bills that have to be paid, clients that need attention, receivables that need collecting? Before I help you to dig out of the paper...
Digging Out of Paper Clutter - Part 1
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Beauty Addict Magazine Unveils Expert Wedding-Day Hair, Makeup and Skin Secrets
(ContentDesk) March 3, 2006 -- Every bride wants to look flawless on her wedding dayand for the photos that will last forever in family albums. But without advance planning, they may wind up looking more Bride of Frankenstein than picture-perfect. In the March issue of Beauty Addict, leading hairstylists, makeup artists, aestheticians and cosmetic dentists unveil an integrated approach thats guaranteed to keep today's busy brides looking their best. The article includes techniques for ensuring...
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ShowYoGrillz.com Wants to Giveaway a Free set of Mouth Grillz.
(ContentDesk) May 11, 2006 -- ShowYoGrillz.com and DerttyGrillz.com is teaming up to giveaway a free Mouth Grill to a lucky winner with an online contest that begins Monday, May 16, 2006 at 7:00 AM CDT. http://www.derttygrillz.com [DerttyGrillz.com], a Grillz vendor based in Arizona wants to demonstrate that they can deliver excellent customer service to customers worldwide by offering a free set of Mouth Grillz in conjunction with ShowYoGrillz.com.For http://www.showyogrillz.com [ShowYoGrillz],...
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