Beautiful Holiday Decorating with a Low Budget

By Jeffrey Pontkins

When the holidays approach, whatever time of the year, one of the most fun things to do as a family is the decorating. However, with the economy as it is, many families are on a very tight budget and will be wondering just how to do seasonal decorating on a budget.

Most frequently, you might simply be trying to align your house with the environmental conditions outside. For a spring atmosphere, you should take your cues from Easter colours.

Colors which waken a sense of heat, and sun baked comfort are especially preferred at this time of the year. If however you are thrashing back winter with a summer seasonal style, then you can just about go as hot as you want.

Winter decorating is all about the holidays. Red, greens, and blues, although they have miniscule to do with the frozen tundra outside, are all vital colours for this style.

You can employ a white, blue back drop, though you don't wish to make a space which is too washed out. A way to do a real winter themed dcor is to use glass, crystal, and other see-through pieces.

The fall is by some way the most decorative season of the year. Red, oranges, browns, greens, and burgundy colours all mingle together to make a dissonance of colors. Thanksgiving is the major fall vacation, and you can naturally take decorative cues from that. Seasonal decorating is all about color and pattern.

Using just these two elements it is feasible to bring back nearly any outside environment right in your place. A black and white style can be latest or perhaps have a French country feel to it.

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Halloween Date Night

By David Artstone

Slate and Artstone - The moon is full, the sky is dark, and gremlins are lurking in every nook and shadow. A terrifying thrill is in the air, and you can feel it racing down your spine. As the night deepens, the howl of a wolf sounds in the distance, prompting your date to yelp and snuggle closer. You look into one another's eyes, and as the terror threatens to overwhelm you, passion steps in taking fears place and overwhelming you with the desires of the evening. Going out with someone on Halloween is a great way to ensure an atmosphere that is absolutely perfect for love. It may seem ironic that a holiday dedicated to monsters and ghouls could be romantic, but everyone knows that the best date movie is one which will scare your partner right into your arms.

Fear is exciting, terror is fun, and on Halloween you can't turn around without finding someone who wants to scare you. Even if you and your date are too jaded to actually jump at silly noises and fake ghosts, it will still put your subconscious on guard, making you more sensitive to emotion and stimulus. This is all part of the human mind's amazing ability to react and adapt to any situation. In times of fear, we tend to turn to love, even lust, as a way of coping with the stress of a situation. The whole point of Halloween is to train our mind to adapt to negative stimulus in a safe and fun environment, and to wake us up from the sleepy day to day dream of life we float through.

Aside from the philosophically strategic benefits to dating on Halloween, it is also easy. There are a variety of activities set up for kids, adults, or both which allow you to plan an exciting date adventure, without having to go to a lot of trouble or expense. Some ideas include

- Going to a Haunted House: Most communities have organizations such as schools or local cubs that set up haunted houses for the public at little or no cost

- Go to a Scary Movie: Horror movie makers schedule the release of the best movies for late October. Those who don't, usually schedule the release of the DVD's around this time

- Halloween Parties: A lot of people throw big monster mash balls to celebrate the holiday. Check your local bulletin or ask around.

- Major Public Events: Aside from haunted houses, communities will often throw parades, fairs, or carnivals for Halloween. One of the most famous is the parade held in Greenwich Village NY each year,

If you want to be cute, you can have a pre-date date, where you and your partner make your Halloween costumes. This can be as simple as going shopping together, or as elaborate as visiting a craft store and seeing what catches your eye.

The bottom line is, Halloween is a great night for a date. The atmosphere is already inspired with excitement and fear, and the evening is usually full of built in activities which are fun and inexpensive. Best of all, people tend to be more uninhibited when dressed in a fantasy costume, so you never know what might happen next. - 32397

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Three Great Suggestions For Decorating This Winter With Area Rugs

By Shawn J. Hess

September signals the start of fall, which means that from this time on, you will be spending more time inside. Now's the perfect time to give your home a fresh, new look, before the snow starts flying and you no longer feel a bit like leaving the comfort of your comfy home to go shopping!

One of the simplest methods to spruce up the rooms in your house is with the addition of new area rugs. A new area rug can change the whole feel of a room, and can be either a nice, attention grabbing center piece, or a magnificent, neutral piece that ties the remainder of the room together.

The top 3 ideas for making fresh, new looks for fall are contemporary rugs, classic rugs, and casual rugs. Which concept you choose depends on the room you are ready to change! For living and dining rooms, nothing adds a fresh, new look like up to date area rugs. Sphinx brand's Kharma collection offers traditional designs with modern feels, making your most important living areas feel comfortable, and at the same time, barely edgy and modern.

Classic rugs are ideal for making a new feel for your bedroom or den. With many alternative styles and colors to make a choice from, you are sure to be capable of finding area rugs that match the classic style of your most personal sanctuaries. Classic style rugs provide an added bonus, in that their unending designs and color schemes assure that they're going to be treasured possessions which will slot in with lots any decorating scheme you might use for years to come. Try a shag rugs in your den.

And for family and game rooms, nothing changes things up like a new casual rug. Casual area rugs range from mild to wild, and can be discovered in virtually any pattern and design! If you're a RedSox fan, as an example, a new discount red area rugs prominently featuring the RedSox emblem can be a great way to tool up your game room for a new season. Or if you are the type who wants something a less wild, a nice, plush, simple to wash rug for the family room can be excellent for captivating youngsters into spending a little more time on homework. - 32397

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Stylish Halloween Decorating Ideas

By David Artstone

Slate and Artstone - Halloween has grown up. Sure we still delight to the sound of children running the streets hollering "trick or treat" in brightly colored costumes. However these days, adults want in on the fun too. However it isn't very grown up to dress your home in pumpkin orange with cardboard skeletons. Luckily, it is actually rather easy to create a Halloween themed dcor without looking like you live in a "fun house."

The traditional colors of Halloween are pumpkin orange and black. Complimentary colors include the various shades of autumn, reds, gold's, and browns. This is great for kids, because it allows you to add a safe, and fun side to what is basically a scary holiday.

But when you grow up, you graduate from Scooby Doo to real horror movies, and your ideas about Halloween should grow up as well. Feel free to indulge in the dark, and enjoy the malevolent nature of the holiday.

To accomplish this, use copious amounts of black, in shades varying from midnight to charcoal. Ignore the autumn colors for the most part, they are too warm and inviting, you want to create something which puts people off a little bit, and startles them. If necessary, traces of crimson can be used in accents throughout the space to add a little excitement to the room. Create a powerful contrast with bone white products.

As far as accessories, don't bother with cutesy cardboard or construction paper cut outs. Instead, use a little creativity to develop a space which is truly spooky. Try to create features which are realistic, and which play on the psychological fears that everyone has.

Deep black accessories such as candle holders, and decorative items such as cats, rats, crows, and ghouls create a sense of mystery and shadow. Spider webs, easily simulated by stretched cotton, are always a winner. In a dark space it is hard to tell the difference between them and the real thing. Peppering this with little black plastic spiders can further enhance the effect.

If you want to take it one step further you can purchase black dishes, cutlery, and even linens. Blackout curtains also make the space feel enclosed.

Contrast the darkness with bright white items such as skulls, ghosts, and napkins.

You're all grown up now, but you don't have to give up the Halloween spirit. Just take a mature look at the spirit of the day, and you will find all sorts of exciting ways to enjoy the day. - 32397

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