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Kitchen ReStyling - Spices & Herbs

Kitchen ReStyling – Spices & Herbs

Spices & herbs organization before restyling

This was one home restyling project that has been on my to-do list for some time, restyling my dried spices and herbs.

I use many spices and herbs for cooking. Throughout the years, I have tried various ways to organize them, but found that I was not able to maintain how they were organized. I also had several challenges to deal with.

For example, I…

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Chocolate Banana Bread

I love quick bread recipes and this recipe is one of my favorites. My husband and I don’t like to eat banana’s once they become very ripe. One day, I had several bananas that were too ripe for us to eat. So, instead of throwing away the bananas, I decided to some bake a banana nut bread. During my search on the Internet for a recipe, I came upon this recipe from A Couple Cooks.

My images of…

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Create a ReStyling Plan

If you’ve developed your Signature Style,using my tips and suggestions, the next step to restyling your home is creating a ReStyling Plan using your Signature Style. A Signature Style is also known as Personal Style. Whether you call it your signature or personal style, this form of home decorating falls under Eclectic decorating style. Eclectic decorating consists of combining different…

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How to Develop Your Signature Style in 2-Steps

Your signature style

I think the American interior designer Nate Berkus defines what a signature style is:

“Your home should tell the story of who you are, and be a collection of what you love brought together under one roof.” — Nate Berkus

I have furnishings in my home that are heirlooms, several different styles of furniture – traditional and contemporary, memorabilia pictures, plaques and…

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#Home decorating #mood boards #restyling home decor #signature design style

2017 Home Decor Trends

The home decorating trend for 2017 continues where 2016 left off. Let’s take a look at what we can look forward to for 2017.

Mix Your Metals -Chrome,copper, bronze, and gold – Mixing metals in home decor was once thought to be faux pas, not any more.

Traditional kitchen design by birmingham architect Erdreich Architecture, P.C.

Jewel Tones – Use jewel tones in your home decor accessories…

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IKEA has some of the lowest prices out there on basic butcher block, starting at $169 for a 98-inch counter. The classic pedestal sink like the his-and-hers sinks in this home for sale at 29365 Shell Cove, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 is also (usually) a cheap option for a bathroom sink — you can find pedestal sink models as low as $90 at many home improvement stores.

Color Trends for 2016

For 2016, the color trends are natural, organic and colorful. They look great when paired with the current home design and decorating tends – retro and nostalgic.

Keep these tips in mind when decorating with color this year

Keep you furniture and carpet neutral – add colors to your home decor using accessories.

Select colors that are less on the jewel side. If you have or use jewel tones, no…

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2016 Home Decorating Trends (Part-I)

In 2015, the home decorating trend was retro and nostalgic. For 2016, this home decorating trend continues.

Animal prints & faux fur – Are continuing in a big way. Will appear on pillows, throws, rugs, and even on furniture. .

Geometric and Ethnic designs – walls, lights, fabrics, furniture, and more…

Florals & Botanical – fabrics, prints, art, and rugs

Accent flowers, plants, and terrariums

Th…

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Welcome To Williams' Haven - ReStyling & Staging

Welcome To Williams’ Haven – ReStyling & Staging

Restyling home interiors and staging homes to sale

I’ve been away from the Williams’ Haven blog because I have been working on several new things, that I’m very excited about – a new business and website.

New Business

This has been in the works for some time, but I was keeping it under wraps until I opened the doors. When you’re ready to stage your home for sale or restyle your home your home…

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How to Easily Manage and Organize Decorating Projects

In my search for ideas to use in my interior decorating projects, I find multiple ideas, however, I only use a small number of the ideas when decorating my home.

A must have resource for decorating is an interior decorating binder. I use this type of binder to manage my projects and to stay organized.

When you use an interior decorating binder, no longer will you misplace samples, ideas, and…

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6 More Key Redesign Steps On A Budget (Part II)

Well, 3-months of the calendar year has passed. Spring is here, finally! This year is flying and the end of the year will be here again. So, how are your interior redesign projects proceeding? If you started redesigning your home, that’s great!

In my earlier post this year. 6 key redesign steps on a budget, I left you with steps for preparing to redesign a room. This post continues…

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How to Organize Greeting Cards Effortlessly

I like to be prepared for events. I keep a stock of greeting cards at home.

Years ago, I realized that I was collecting many greeting cards and needed to organize them.

I tried storing them in my file cabinet, well that didn’t work. I purchased a box specifically to store greeting cards. Well, this worked sort of…

Greeting cards storage box

When I placed the cards in the storage box there…

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How to Protect Your Curtains from Daily Wear & Tear

Let’s face it, window treatments like curtains, draperies, and blinds are not replaced every year or every several years. These are investments.

Today, I’m going to talk about curtains and draperies that are used for privacy. The ones you manually open and close, using your hands.

Curtains and draperies can be an expensive investment. You invest effort and time in selecting them and money in…

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Quick Tip - How To Peel Garlic

Quick Tip – How To Peel Garlic

My husband and I love….garlic. We use garlic in cooking and on salads. Garlic is great, except for peeling it.

“I don’t like to peel garlic.”

I tried peeling garlic using the blade of a knife. That method did not work for me.

When we had a microwave, I nuked the cloves for a few seconds. That worked okay, but we no longer have a microwave.

So…..

I returned to peeling each clove…

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Design Style Board – Created by M. Williams, Williams’ Haven

“Redesigning your home on a budget is not about redecorating to create a picture-perfect home.

It’s about starting with what you have, adding furnishings and accessories to fill in the gaps,

and ending with a space that reflects your personality and makes you smile.”

To be honest, redesigning a home on a budget is challenging, but it can be done once you know what to do.

I’m going to provide 6 key steps to follow when redesigning your home. Let’s get started…

1. Know Your Design Style

Beach Style family room design by miami interior designer jill Shevlin - Intrinsic Designs

source: houzz.com

Is your design style Traditional, Contemporary or a combination of the two – Transitional? Or is your style French Country, English Country, Rustic, Tuscan, or Modern? There are many different design styles. Knowing what you like or what type of styles you are drawn to will make redesigning easier.

Take a Style Quiz – If you don’t know what your style is, taking a quiz will help you identify your style. Search the Internet for a home decor style quiz. What’s William’s Haven design style? Visit my Twitter page to find out.

Create a Design Style Board – Like the one above. Use the Internet and magazines to find pictures of decorated rooms, furnishings, and accessories. Attach them to any kind of paper or board – poster boards, or virtual boards, you can find on the Internet. Don’t put a lot of thought into the pictures or rooms. There are no wrong or right answers. Just select the items you are drawn to and like. Now, review the board – you will begin to see a pattern. For example your pictures, furnishings, and accessories may lean towards one specific style or maybe it’s a combination of several or more – that’s Eclectic!

2. Your Budget

The budget, is something we don’t like to talk about. It would be great if we all had unlimited budgets, but the reality is we don’t.

Think about how to get “the most bang for your bucks,” when your budget is on a shoestring. For example:

Your sofa needs to be recovered. It’s not in the budget this year to purchase a sofa or to have it professionally reupholstered. Think about purchasing a slipcover.

Eclectic living room design by raleigh media and blogs Home & Harmony

source: houzz.com

Or if you can sew, use your sewing skills to make a slipcover. This loveseat sits in my great room. I made the slipcover for this loveseat. It was not in the budget to have the entire slipcover sewed professionally. So, I sewed the body, back and side cushions. I had the seat cushions sewed professionally. This reduced the expense for a custom fitted slipcover and gives my loveseat a reupholstered look.

Williams’ Haven loveseat

3. Planning & Removing Clutter

Planning – Use the Internet and magazines for inspiration when redesigning your home or apartment. Don’t try to redesign every room or take on too many redesign projects for the year. Prioritize – select the rooms in your home or apartment that need the most help. Then identify the furnishings and accessories that are needed the most, in order to complete your rooms. Review your budget to determine what you will be able to accomplish this year. For the rooms that you don’t plan to redesign this year make them livable and comfortable.

Clutter – Remember the proverb, “A place for everything and everything in its place.” Sometimes we think that a room needs to be redesigned, however, after removing the clutter, we find it’s not so bad after all and you can put off redesigning the room for another year.

4. Repurpose and Reuse What You Own

This is the time to sort through your furnishings and accessories and remove some of the items that no longer work in your decor. Think about giving them away, donating, or storing them for future use.

Before giving away or donating an item, determine if it can serve another purpose or be used differently in your home.

I repurpose and reuse many furnishings and accessories in my home. For example:

I have an olive oil bottle that once contained oil. I now use it as an accessory.

On the top of my kitchen cabinets I repurposed several items, a picnic basket, dinner plate, and a wine bottle. They are used now as accessories in the kitchen. This saved me money, so I don’t have to purchase as many accessories.

Display of fruit and olive oil bottle

Top of Kitchen Cabinets

Or maybe you don’t have a coffee table and you don’t have the money in your budget to purchase one this year, use an ottoman as a table.

Traditional family room design by indianapolis interior designer MB Designs, LLC

source: houzz.com

5. Color and Color Schemes

Look to the Internet and magazines for ideas and inspiration. One easy way to select colors, pull colors from decor items like rugs, curtains, pillows and paintings.

Visit my Pinterest Board: Rooms & Spaces – Paint & Color Schemes

6. Shopping

If you have performed the 5 steps above you are now ready to shop.

To complete your room, shop for furnishings and accessories you need, to fill in the gaps.

Make your dollar go farther by shopping from your home. I call this Haven Shopping (I published a post about Haven Shopping. Check out the post.)

or any of these types of stores and shops:

Overstock stores

Resale or Consignment Shops

Thrift Store Finds

Garage Sales

Classifieds

Clearance Sales

Do you have any unique or special key ideas for redesigning? Let me know.

6 Key Steps To Redesigning Your Home On A Budget “Redesigning your home on a budget is not about redecorating to create a picture-perfect home. It’s about starting with what you have, adding furnishings and accessories to fill in the gaps,

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Make the 'Ultimate' Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Make the ‘Ultimate’ Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Yes, the ultimate oatmeal raisin cookie. If you love oatmeal raisin cookies, you are going to love this cookie! I know it’s my opinion, so I’m a little bias. What is my husband’s favorite cookie – Yea, you guessed it oatmeal raisin. I wanted to do something different instead of the basic recipe. When I prepare a recipe, I can’t leave well enough along. I’m tweaking it or combining several…

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