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Amy L. Milligan - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Amy L. Milligan founded bluedango based upon the principle that our surroundings greatly impact us and reflect to others who we are. With an educational background in the behavioral sciences and environmental design, she combined her academic experience with 11 years of experience in consulting and executive management to create bluedango.com as an extension of that principle.
Based in Dallas, Texas, bluedango specializes in ethnic home decor and accessories. The culturally inspired collections of home ... [More]
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- Tired of Feeling Bored by Your Wall Colors? 6 Steps to Find Inspiration and Rejuvenate Your Walls
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Are you tired of feeling bored by your wall colors? Did you have the perfect color, but now your room feels dated?
- Does Your Dining Room Send the Right Message? 5 Questions You Should Ask Yourself
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Is your dining area an informal space that you use daily, or is it a separate room intended for more formal use? Regardless of the area, your dining room should be functional and comfortable for you, your family, and your guests. You want your dining room decor to send the right message. Are you getting what you expect and need from yours? If you're not sure, ask yourself the following (5) questions:
- Haitian Drum Art - Turning Trash Into Opportunities Where Majority Lives on Less Than $2 a Day
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humanities] Did you know that 55-gallon steel oil drums are being recycled into art? Discover how craftspeople create the art that allows them to earn fair wages in the the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.
- What If Your Bedroom Could Talk?
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] If your bedroom could talk, do you think it would say and do what you expect? If you're not sure, ask yourself the following (5) questions.
- Dining Room Decor 101 - 3 Key Considerations
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Dining areas vary from large formal rooms to small alcoves, and a comfortable dining room is one that meets your daily needs, as well as those of your guests. Practical furniture and proper furniture arrangement with appropriate serving space are key essentials that you can use to create a functional dining space. Add your decorative style, and you can make the most of your dining room, creating a space that is functional and aesthetically pleasing.
- Is Your Living Room As Comfortable As You Think? 6 Questions You Should Ask Yourself
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] You think your living room is comfortable. After all, it's the place where you, your family, and your guests get together. You talk, and you entertain. It should be comfortable. It is the place where everyone seems to be enjoying one another's company. But, you should ask yourself these (6) questions to make sure your living room is as comfortable as you think.
- Looking to Create the Illusion of Space? Discover How to Use Color and Light to Your Advantage
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] When decorating a small room, the primary goals are often to maximize the space available and to create a feeling of spaciousness. Proper planning, furniture placement, and organized storage space can maximize the space you have, while color and lighting considerations can be used to emphasize the space available. Understanding the effects of color and light on the perception of space will help you to create a sense of spaciousness when you decorate a small room.
- Tired of Feeling Restricted in Your Studio Apartment? 4 Tips to Optimize Your Space
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Limited space can present unique challenges in decorating a small studio apartment. With proper planning, you can easily overcome those challenges and create an efficient use of your space by using a few basic design concepts. By following just a few simple steps, you can maximize your apartment space.
- Are You Making the Most of Your Living Room?
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Living areas vary from large, all purpose rooms to small studio apartments, and a comfortable living space is one that meets your daily needs, as well as those of your guests. A living room is primarily a gathering place, a room suitable for conversation and entertainment. Functional seating arrangements, proper furniture placement, organized storage areas, and decoration are key elements to creating a practical and comfortable living room.
- Redecorating a Room? 4 Easy Steps to Maximize Your Space
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] No matter the size of the room, any solid design is based upon an evaluation of your space. Developing a concept or theme to guide your thought process will assist you in analyzing your space and completing your design. Knowing the space you have and your overriding concept allows you to assign areas to particular functions, therefore maximizing your space. After determining a layout for optimum utilization, you can decorate your space and complete your arrangement.
- Home Decor Accessories Make Any Room Personal and Fashionable, Trendy Yet Practical
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Home decor accessories are an integral part to any room's design, and their presence can be practical and useful, simply decorative, or even a combination of both. Although home accessories typically play a background role to larger focal points, accent pieces bring form and function into our daily spaces. Decorating your surroundings allows you to reflect your individual style. Whether practical, decorative, or both, home decor accessories are often the most personal reflections of individuality and style.
- Decorative Handmade Pottery From Global Villages - Designs, Techniques, and Uses
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] It is believed that the earliest pottery wares were hand-built and fired in bonfires. Over the course of time, potters have continued to work with their hands, using similar techniques to those of the past. Today there are more elaborate designs and techniques than 500 years ago, but in many global villages pottery is still made by hand. With the diversity of techniques available and each individual potter's style, there is a wide variety of handmade pottery available for functional or decorative use.
- Peruvian Pottery - Vessels Found in Burial Sites Lead to Distinguishing Technique of Making Pottery
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humanities] Handmade pottery from Chulucanas, Peru is world renowned, as the potters have discovered an unusual technique of painting, burnishing, and firing their pottery wares. Pre-Columbian vessels found in the burial sites of the Vicus tribe were studied and found to have been created using a negative smoke resist technique. The technique was then revisited in the 1960's by the potters in Chulucanas. Their experimentation with the technique led to uniquely distinguishable pottery which is now sought after around the world. Now, the majority of the Chulucanas community is involved in making pottery, earning fair wages for their artwork.
- African Home Decor and Accents - Decorating With a Natural, Eco-Friendly, and Sustainable Touch
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] African home decor is more accessible than ever, and globalization has increased interest beyond that of a trend. African arts maintain a history and quality that cannot be replicated through modern means of mass production. Today, African home decor ranges from traditional ethnic arts to more contemporary designs. And, a significant amount of African decor is created from natural or recycled materials. Authentic African home decor and accents reflect established principles that are gaining resurgence in today's culture of social awareness.
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