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published by KatieDid Design
February 2001
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January 26th, 2001 ------ February Issue ------
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Hello Dear Readers!
Happy New Millennium, Century, and Year! It's officially - by everyone's standards - a new millennium! Isn't it exciting to be able to say that we witnessed the beginning of the millennium?
I hope you all had a great holiday season. It's back to work for me... business slows down during the holidays for me. I guess we're all so busy buying for everyone else that we don't have time and money to do our homes! :-) So now everyone's resuming their projects or starting new ones, and business is getting busy again.
I've found a great article for you this month on the Shabby Chic style that is so popular today. The great thing about Shabby Chic, is that even if you don't care for the overall look of Shabby Chic, you can still use principles and ideas and incorporate them into your style. I hope you enjoy it!
Congratulations go to Dottie of North Carolina! She was the lucky prize winner among the December subscribers. She received a free pair of small crochet boxes. She chose to have hers decorated in a wildflower look.
This month's prize will also be a free set of two small crochet boxes! These pretty little accents are perfect for the dresser top, bathroom counter, or living room end table. The winner will get to choose the colors and general type of flowers that will be used to decorate the top! So forward this to your friends, or send them by the site to subscribe so they get their chance to win! All those subscribed at the end of the month are automatically entered. For more information on the drawing, see my drawing page.
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IN THIS ISSUE:
1. THIS MONTH'S SUBSCRIBER SPECIAL
- Christmas / New Year's Discount cont'd...
2. TIPS & TRICKS
- Negotiating for the Best Furniture Deal
3. FEATURE ARTICLE
- 10 Elements to the Shabby Chic Look
4. CHALLENGE OF THE MONTH
- Stretch Your Budget!
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1. THIS MONTH'S SUBSCRIBER'S SPECIAL
- Christmas / New Year's Discount cont'd...
Last month's great special is still on! Next month it's back to specials on individual items or categories only, so don't let this one pass you by! Each of you gets ONE order totaling $70 or more, consisting of absolutely anything you want, at 15% off. This offer is good through the 25th of FEBRUARY -- so you still have another month to think it over and decide what you need and want and save! I look forward to hearing from you.
KatieDid Design
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These offers are available to anyone who is already a subscriber, or who subscribes when they place their order. Just tell me what you'd like and mention that you're a subscriber. If you have something in mind right now, drop me a line and ask:
mailto:katie@katiediddesign.com
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2. Tips & Tricks
- Unique Decorative Accents
How do you get a unique look in your home? With unique accents! Accents don't have to be limited to figurines and pictures. There are tons of items that can really help pull your home together when used right. Here are some ideas:
- - Use dishes that coordinate with your bedroom or living room decor. A place setting - especially one that has different coordinating patterns for the different items - gives a great look. Hang the dinner and salad plate on the wall, fill the bowl with potpourri and display it with the teacup and saucer on a shelf under the plates. I'm doing this with a Jessica McClintock rosebud pattern that goes with my daughter's rosebud sheets.
- - A shawl in the same colors or similar pattern gives a great
touch draped over a bedpost or chair-back, or used as a runner
over a wooden side table.
- - Find one of those beautiful hard-cover spiral bound blank
notebooks that coordinates with your room. Use it for a phone
message book in the living room or kitchen, or a "To Do"
notebook in the bedroom.
- - Always keep an eye out for beautiful pillows that will go
with your decor.
- - Celestial Seasonings tea boxes (or other brands) are decorative
little boxes that are charming displayed on a shelf with a doily
hanging out.
- - A bag of potpourri tied with a fancy bow in coordinating colors
looks great resting in a basket or decorative box.
- - Those photo boxes that you can get at Wal-Mart and K-Mart
come in all sorts of great patterns, and are just as great for
displaying as they are for storing odds and ends.
Just keep your eyes open at all times for absolutely
ANYTHING that reflects the look of your room... don't limit
yourself with ideas of the 'right' or 'wrong' ways to display
and use things. You'll be surprised what you find!
Have fun!
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This article Copyright 1999-2003 - Kathleen Peters, KatieDid Design. Reproduced with permission.
Kathleen Peters - 'Katie' - is a custom window treatment and bedding designer, and owner of KatieDid Design, her online shop. She is also the editor-in-chief of Decor, Decorating, and Design, a free bi-monthly ezine filled with articles, tips, and guidelines to help with your home decorating.
http://www.katiediddesign.com
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3. FEATURE ARTICLE
- 10 Elements to the Shabby Chic Look
This month's article is also an on-line article hosted on
About.com. I hope you don't mind having to click on the link
to go on-line, since that's the only way I have permission to
use it, but it'll be worth the small extra time! Plus, you get to
take extra advantage of having photos to accompany your
information.
For those of you who may not be familiar with the
Shabby Chic style, I encourage you to read this article and get
an idea of what it does and doesn't involve. It's hard to
describe the style in a few words, so you'll just have to look. :-)
Even if you don't like the entire look, you'll still get lots of
inspiration. Enjoy!
Note: It's a two-page article, so make sure you follow the link
to the second page... that's where most of the information is!
10 Elements of Shabby Chic
Enjoy!
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4. CHALLENGE OF THE MONTH
- Stretch Your Budget!
Chances are that decorating was at least in the back
of your mind when you were making your resolutions last
month... if not actually on your list! The problem is, many of
us are now finding that our budgets don't match our dreams.
So do we give up? Never! We just need to use our imagination
and figure out ways to stretch our budget. Say, for example,
you've found a great floral print, but it's too expensive for you to
afford to use for the duvet cover, bedskirt, shams, pillows, and
window treatments that you need. Why don't you go find a
matching solid color and coordinating stripe in inexpensive twin
sheets? Use the expensive floral in the most visually obvious
places, and fill in the rest for a great look at a fraction of the
cost. Here's an example:
- - Duvet Cover - Use the floral for the bottom 2/3 of the cover,
large buttons, and fabric-covered cording; use the solid for the
top 1/3, and use the stripe for the underside.
- - Bedskirt - Use either the stripe alone, or a combination of
the stripe and solid.
- - Shams - Use the floral for the main section of the front, and
the solid for a surrounding ruffle.
- - Throw Pillows - Use a combination of all three fabrics for a
great eye-catching collection.
- - Curtains - Use the solid for rod-pocket panels (Two twins
sheets give a small to medium sized window great fullness.)
Use the floral for tiebacks.
- - Valance - Choose a valance that will allow you to use both
the floral and the stripe, such as a reversible scarf or double
balloon valance.
- - Finally, you could use a little more of the floral in a table
scarf or runner for your bedside tables if you'd like to use a
little more.
Now you've got a great coordinating bedroom ensemble
at a fraction of the cost! Your print looks like you've used a
lot of it, since it's in the most noticeable places... the most
visible section of the bed, your focal point pillows, and the
eye-catching portion of your windows. But instead of having
to buy dozens of yards of the expensive fabric, you've only
had to buy about 4 yards of it. The rest came from 7-8 twin
sheets, which can sometimes be bought for as little as $5.00
each! Isn't that great? Now you do it! Feel free to ask me
for suggestions if you get stuck!
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Remember, if your decorating isn't fun, it isn't worth it!
So enjoy it!
-Katie <><
KatieDid Design
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