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How to Decorate an Old House Trailer

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House trailers can be quite ugly but with a bit of work you can turn it into a cheery place that becomes a local landmark in your neighborhood.

Start by rehabbing the exterior of the trailer by removing and replacing the siding. If this is not possible then you can paint the siding to give it a fresh, bright look. You can also paint the skirting and plant flowers and shrubs around it to make it look merry and also conceal any damage to the skirting.

Sprucing up the door and steps by painting and staining them also helps the trailer house look a bit better. Consider getting a new screen door or a vintage one made out of cut-out work to fancy up the front of the place. Adding potted flowers to the steps and hanging plants to the eaves can really help make it look more up-to-date.

Inside you can make rooms look newer and fresher by removing old paneling and replacing it. You can also buy paint and stains for refreshing the look of dark paneling. The lighter the paneling you choose is the more likely you are to make the small rooms inside the trailer look larger.

Improving the windows help replace your old curtains and draperies with venetian blinds or modern tie back drapes. Sheer curtains are hip and elegant looking at the same time and let more light into the trailer without compromising your privacy.
Modernizing your flooring can also make the place look a bit snappier. There are wood laminate floors on the market now that look just like hard work. Carpet also makes a trailer look smaller and older inside but if you must have it then replace it with flat easy-to-clean wool carpet in a neutral cotemporary color. Kitchen floors can also be retiled in checkered patterns and stripes to make the kitchen area look larger.

Use mirrors and lighting to update the look of your place, especially in the bathroom. In the living room use frosted and slightly tinted bulbs to add a bit of glamor. Track lighting that focuses on art work or photographs on the wall can also help the place look more up-to-date. Replace any regular light switches with dimmer switches so you can create exactly the atmosphere you like in the trailer. The softer the light is inside the more romantic your place will feel.

How to Decorate Your Home in Winter Whites

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Decorating your home in winter whites is all about simplicity. First of all the color scheme for winter white décor tends to be white with dark brown wood. So the floors should be stained a dark brown if they are not brown already. Frames and other accents can also be made of dark wood. Otherwise everything from the door frames to banisters to kitchen cupboards is painted white. Eerie single wall is painted white as well.

Lucite furniture works well in an entry way along with oversized mirrors with white or chocolate brown frames. A great place order furniture is EverythingFurniture.com they have a huge selection. If you order from there be sure to pick up an EverythingFurniture.com discount code from MomsDiscount.com and save some money. White throw rugs or small footstools with white leather covers also work well here. Make sure everything from Kleenex boxes to plant holders is also white.

In the living room plain white cotton curtains and white bamboo shades make great window covering. A white rug with an even whiter pattern on it also completes the design. White ceramic posts and white shades should be a design feature of the lamps. Silver coffee tables with glass tops and round coffee tables made out of dark wood are also a good option.

There should be few pictures on the wall but the ones that are in place should have white ceramic or brown frames.

Floral arrangements should be lush but using white flowers such as roses, hydrangeas and calla lilies. A touch of green can be added in the form of moss or hydrangea leaves. A plain white ceramic vase filled with white money plant leaves can make a nice addition to a white room.

At Christmas time there are great ways to harmonize a white décor into your holiday color scheme. When you trim the tree, keep the lights all white and as small as possible. Clear glass and plastic ornaments and white ornaments should be interspersed with gold ones. Tie big white ribbons to the very end of the branches for a nice effect. Garlands of white pearls also suit the white-washed Christmas look.

Garlands for this type of scheme do not have to be fussy or expensive. You can tie greenery with a bit wire and white ribbon. You can also hang a boxwood wreath above your mantel or in a prominent place in the living room. You can also spray pinecones white and make a still-life in basket out of them for your mantelpiece.

Finally you can really make your Christmas tree look unique by wrapping all of your Christmas presents in white and decorating them with white ribbons as well.