Decorating Tips and Tricks

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You Ask We Answer – listener questions II Jun 19, 2017

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Once again we are answering listener questions, or trying at least. We LOVE to hear from you, and yes we have an opinion about everything! If you have any questions or topics you want us to discuss, please email us at decoratingtipsandtricks@gmail.com
Be sure to listen to our part 1 of listener questions HERE
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Cleaning Tips to Save You Time ! Jun 16, 2017

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Does thinking about cleaning your home give you a headache? Or take up too much of your time? Today on DTT we are sharing our best secrets for cleaning our homes the easy way!!!!

See Yvonne's post on How to clean your home in 30 minutes HERE
See Yvonne's Bobi Pet HERE
See Yvonne's favorite feather duster HERE
See spray away HERE
Kelly's favorite glass cleaner HERE
Enduroshield HERE
Can't really do better than Bona for your hardwood floors. Learn about it HERE
and HERE
Bona for tile or laminate HERE
Anita recommended Bee's wax spray HERE

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9+ Ideas to Take your Walls from Blah to Beautiful Jun 14, 2017

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Making a hole in your walls is a commitment. Make sure what you are hanging is meaningful, beautiful and unique. We have nine, well actually more than nine, ideas for you to take your walls from blah to beautiful. Apologies in advance for all the laughing, this one is so funny.

Check out Anita's tips for hanging dishes HERE
Try a wrapped canvas covered in your favorite fabric HERE
A collection of vintage travel postcards suitable for framing HERE
Carabiners to solve the 2 hole hang situation HERE
Try wallpaper in frames like Kelly HERE
See Anita's baby dresses HERE
See Anita's screen door turned chalk board and how to make it HERE
Go big like the swan, that hangs in P. Allen Smith's entry. See itHERE
See Anita's empty frames HERE

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Secrets to Buying Antiques Jun 12, 2017

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We love buying antiques! It's fun, but there are a few things you need to know before you hit the shops. First be sure you know your decorating style. Many antique items are not returnable, so you really want to be sure what you are buying is going to work in your home. Check out how to know your decorating style, in EPISODE 2 [HERE](https://decoratingtipsandtricks.com/episodes/episode-2-finding-your-decorating-style/)

Anita shows you many things she found at the Guild in Houston HERE
Anita's finds are HERE
Tips for auction newbies from Anita are HERE
Gallery Auctions in Houston is HERE

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Hot Summer Trends Jun 09, 2017

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It's summer time and the livi is easy. Well unless it gets too hot, then maybe not so much.
Check out these easy summer decorating tips from Yvonne HERE
Do you know about our friends at Blinds.com? Anita was on their Facebook live video HERE

Kelly visited Moss Mountain Farm HERE

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Creating A Welcoming Front Door Jun 07, 2017

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A beautiful, inviting home starts at the front door. Listen in for our easy to accomplish tips on how to beautify your front door and entry. We'd love to see your front door!

Yvonne says paint your front door a fabulous color and she has more ideas HERE
Add a wreath, look HERE
or a tote HERE
or a basket of plants HERE
How about some fresh house numbers HERE
Or a crank door bell HERE
Check out the darling bell Kelly had at her last house HERE
Personalized door mat anyone? Click HERE

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End Tables Endless Possibilities Jun 05, 2017

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We love end tables! the best part is that you can find some really unique and fun pieces for a reasonable price. We're talking about what we like to use for end tables and what we like to put on them today.

You can see Anita's end tables HERE

Learn to paint a table ( or anything! ) with a rag and left over paint with Kelly HERE

See Yvonne's post How To Style An End Table Like A Pro HERE

Mirror and antique gold nesting tables that go with everything! HERE

Learn how to Choose The Perfect End Table and see Yvonne's favorite picks HERE

Modern glossy white and chrome nesting tables HERE

Kelly's Florentine nesting tables can be see HERE

Learn the Art Of The Understated Table Top HERE

See 5 Tips For Decorating Accent Tables With Shelves HERE

See Yvonne's favorite lucite stacking tables HERE

Hang out with us between episodes at our blogs, IG and Kelly's YouTube channels. Links are below to all those places to catch up on the other 6 days of the week!

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Kelly's Youtube HERE

Kelly's blog HERE

Anita's IG HERE

Anita's blog HERE

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Setting A Summer Table Jun 02, 2017

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We love setting a table on the patio, porch, and back yard and lingering over great food and company. Food just tastes better, the company is more interesting and the evening more magical! But don't save al fresco dining for company. Use every lovely evening to eat outside! Come set a perfect summer table with us!

See Yvonne's Al Fresco dining is HERE
Kelly's summer table ideas are HERE
Anita's peach cobbler recipe is HERE
See Yvonne's red, white and blue plastic dinnerware is HERE
Anita's party table out in the field can be found HERE
Kelly's favorite summer dinner menu recipes are HERE
Yvonne's Grilled Vegetables With Balsamic Dressing HERE
Yum and casual Kelly's weekend summer menu ideas recipes HERE
Here's another of Yvonne's recipes, Cherry Pie In Jars With Stars. See it HERE
See Yvonne's Tips For Setting The Perfect Summer Table is HERE

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Tips for VERY Interesting Ceilings, Floors & Walls May 31, 2017

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Up, down and all around; Ceilings, floors and walls. Many, many ideas, inspiration that you may never have considered for these areas that we all have. Listen in and as you do re-think, re-consider and re-evaluate your ceilings, floors & walls. We bet you’ll want to try something new based on what you hear.

See Kelly's wood planks HERE
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Metallic Paint here
See Anita's walls, ceilings and trim on her home tour HERE
See how to cover a popcorn ceiling with planking HERE
See How To Plank A Wall the easy way HERE
Vintage feel tin ceiling tiles are HERE
You can see the beams in Yvonne's kitchen HERE

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White Hot White Decor May 29, 2017

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White decor is white hot! It's very trendy right now, but the great news is that white is a classic so it's always in style and it goes with almost any color. Join us and we'll share some of our favorite white decor items.

Marble veiled lady HERE
Distressed white cement bust of French girl HERE
Have a look at Kelly's white garden stool HERE
Cotton rope baskets are great looking and terrific for organizing HERE

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Anita's blog HERE

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