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As warmer weather is fast-approaching, you might start thinking about how to liven up your décor or furniture rental to welcome spring and summer.  But how to do it without spending a fortune?  Decorating seasonally can be a challenge, but the key is flexibility and creativity.  This week at CORT Furniture Rental, we reached out to our followers and to decorating experts to find out how you stay on trend from season to season with your home décor.

Erika Woelfel is BEHR Paints’ Director of Color and an international colorist, and had some great tips for the CORT Furniture Rental blog.  (For more on color according to Erika, visit the Colorfully, Behr blog.)

“Seasonal color changes can be made in every room of the house,” says Erika.  “Sometimes it is as easy as changing out a pillow or towel, but you can also change out wall colors and rugs to bring a seasonal theme into your decor.”

She says that the bathroom is one of the easiest places to make a change, since retailers often come out with new towel colors each year.  For the dining area, Erika says, “I change out the linens, dishes and centerpieces for summer or winter looks.

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This house got a ceiling ht of 13ft…….! so how you going to plan for the feature wall and most ply wood panel and laminate sheet  come in 8ft x 4 ft .

The design ideas is to have different panel board overlaying to form the design in order for the short for the length of the laminate size.

I saw many designer forgot about take into considering the limitation of the meterial use. I still remember during the early day without much experience I for about all this minor detail when designing.

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Overlooking the wonderful blue waters, the Coco Privé resort, located on a private island in Maldives (the Kuda Hithi Island) is the paradise itself. The Kuda Hithi Island Coco Privé is a project developed by the award-winning architect,  Guz Wilkinson.

Relax your body, mind and soul and explore the boundaries of a place that offers you once-in-a-lifetime-adventures. A tranquil environment, your personal retreat in paradise, this stunning place gives you the opportunity to stop for a while, forget about time and just stare at the natures wonders while wandering through paradise. Wonderful beaches and the exotic views, the warm waters of the Indian Ocean and luxurious villas that accommodate up to 12 guests, this is what Coco Privé is all about.

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Interior design inspiration can come from anywhere.  Your favorite painting, an animal print, even the foods you eat can spark an idea that changes your entire interior.  This week we’re focusing on artwork, and exploring how CORT Furniture Rental artwork can inspire a whole room.  The new CORT Signature Collection 2013 provides that kind of inspiration, bringing together all kinds of furniture rental pieces in a host of colors to inspire you and transform your home.  Let our visual inspiration to create design ideas of your own, or use our furniture rental pieces to build a room that rejuvenates your style.

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CORT’s Reaching Out Framed Artwork is strong enough to make a statement, but also subtle enough to use as a jumping-off point to plan the rest of a room.  The textures and colors suggest an abstract feel, while the lines of the print are much more organic.

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After moving home decor will be on your mind. Perhaps you’ve read all kinds of decorating tips – from painting and wallpapering your walls to stitching your own pillow covers. But, have you ever thought about decorating with plants? Maybe it hasn’t occurred to you to use plants to decorate your home. However, house plants aren’t just beautiful, but they can be healthy for you too. Studies have shown that people who have house plants are less stressed and less prone to sickness. It’s also been proven that plans can help filter air contaminants and provide better quality air inside the home. So, if you plan to decorate some house plants, here are some tips to help you.

Hanging Plants:

Plants don’t just have to grow from the ground or in pots. Some plants are great as hanging plants, especially those that have long vines or branches. Hanging plants are also good for small apartments that may have limited floor place.

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Here is something for you to consider if you and doing a make over for your master room. Most new condo come with bay window , probably is the nowaddays trend of a condo . The owners wanted a place to sit down and read book . I propose cushion settee for the bay window and i decided to use red and green to make the room more interesting . As for the tv console i also propose using red and white to match the settee colour.