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When deciding on window coverings for you home, you’ll want to keep a few things in mind. You’ll want to consider your privacy, the amount of light you want blocked the style of the window covering.

Some types of window covering you can consider are:

Roller/Fabric Shades: These are shades that roll down close to your window and generally provide complete coverage of your windows. They can be vinyl or fabric and can custom-made to your precise window size. This type of share is quite plain, but if you need coverage, you can add a bit of style with some curtains.

Venetian Blinds: Made from horizontal metal or wooden slats. They come in a variety of colors and sizes. They provide quite a bit of privacy, while allowing some view to the outside. If you have children or pets, these types of blinds are easily damaged with physical handling.

Vertical Blinds: These are typically made from cloth (or cheaper varieties are made from plastic) and are vertical slats that can be closed with a pulley-system to provide some privacy. Again, these types of blinds are often easily damaged by little hands and paws, but the cloth varieties seem to withstand more wear and tear than Venetian blinds.

Curtains and Draperies: These are made from a variety of fabrics and can provide full or partial window coverage, depending on the style you prefer. If you are only using curtains for privacy, ensure there is enough fabric to completely close off any openings.

Sheer Curtains and Draperies: For minimal privacy, particularly in the daytime, you might try sheer curtains. If you need nighttime privacy, consider having opaque curtains or draperies on top.

Note: If you are using blinds or curtains with drawstrings, you’ll need to consider safety of any children that may be in your home. Children can and have hung themselves to death on these items. If children are in your home, always tie up the drawstrings to put them out of reach of little hands. Some newer window covering options include a breakaway cord to keep children safe.

So what about style? Here are some thoughts on the topic:

* Use colors or fabrics that appear elsewhere in your room on your window coverings.
* Curtain rods can add plenty of style to a room. They come in a variety of shapes and colors.
* Don’t be afraid of a little color and texture in your blinds. There are so many options these days.

Check them all out and make the right decision for you.

Many homes are sold with boring old Venetian and vertical blinds in neutral colors. Don’t limit yourself to the boredom. Even if you keep the existing blinds, you can add curtains and other decorative window coverings to brighten up your room.

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Christmas Cheese Spread
Christmas Tree Spread
Christmas Pickles
Holiday Dip
Clam Dip
Christmas Crab Dip
Holiday Broccoli Dip
Cranberry Christmas Punch
Christmas Punch
Christmas Cider
Red Christmas
Christmas Fruit Punch
Candlelight Christmas Punch
Christmas Eve Punch
Christmas Fruit Tea
White Christmas Punch
7-Up Christmas Bowl
Hot Cranberry Spiced Tea
Christmas Raspberry Rice Ring Mold
Christmas Rice Pudding
Christmas Fruit Salad
Christmas Cauliflower
Christmas Sweet Potato Casserole
Christmas Pudding
Heavenly Christmas Salad
Apple Raisin Stuffing
Homemade Turkey Dressing
Holiday Magic Yams
Fruited Brown Rice Stuffing
Christmas Cranberry Salad
Holiday Sage Dressing
Orange Sweet Potatoes
Rice Ham Casserole
Turkey Buffet Casserole
Christmas Brunch
Christmas Morning Brunch Egg Bake
Christmas Stuffed Baked Ham
Christmas Honey Cola Ham
The Christmas Ham
Christmas Eve Hamballs
Christmas Meatballs
Christmas Brunch
Christmas Morning Brunch Egg Bake
Christmas Bread
Herb Parmesan Bread Wreath
Broccoli “Christmas” Bread
Christmas Eve Biscuits
Christmas Bread
Pumpkin Bread
Gingerbread
Angel Food Cookies
Brown Sugar Pecan Cookies
Pecan Crunch Cookies
Cinnamon Christmas Logs
Merry Christmas Cheese Cakes
Polka Dot Snowballs (Christmas Cookies)
Christmas Crescent Cookies
No Bake Christmas Wreath Cookies
Christmas Balls
Christmas Pecan Balls
Mocha Walnut Christmas Cookies
Christmas Tea Cakes
Christmas Macaroons
Soft Christmas Sugar Cookies
Christmas Chocolate Cookies
Chocolate Praline Christmas Mud Squares
Night Before Christmas Cookies
Chewy Noels
Date Nut Balls
Christmas Snowball Cookies
Christmas Puffs
Christmas Snowcaps
Fruit Cocktail Christmas Cake
Christmas Tree Coffee Cake
Christmas Eggnog Pound Cake
Christmas Nut Cake
Colors Of Christmas Cake
Christmas Jewel Cake
Christmas Coconut Cake
Dark Christmas Fruit Cake
Orange Slice Cake
German Christmas Cake
Old Fashioned Christmas Cake
White Christmas Cake
Date - Orange Nut Cake
Christmas Applesauce Cake
Classic Christmas Cake
Pistachio Christmas Cake
Danish Christmas Cake
White Christmas Fruit Cake
Christmas Pound Cake
Scent Of Christmas
A Christmas Scent
Christmas “Smell Good”
Gingerbread Ornaments
Cinnamon Ornaments
Spice Ornaments

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Butter Cookie Christmas Cutouts
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Old Fashioned Butterscotch Cookies
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Outrageous Chocolate Chip Cookies
Date Pinwheels
Filled Christmas Cookies
Lemon Snow Bars
Cinnamon Christmas Logs
Almond Christmas Balls
Christmas Crescent Cookies
Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies
Old-Fashioned Walnut Balls
Almond Double Chip Cookies
Almond Shortbread Cookies
Amish Sugar Cookies
Butterscotch Cookies
Rolled Butterscotch Cookies
Christmas Butter Cookies
Christmas Fruitcake Cookies
Christmas Ginger Cookies
Maple Sugar Cookies
Orange Slice Cookies
Danish Brown Spice Cookies
Mocha Walnut Christmas Cookies
Swedish Christmas Cookies
Christmas Nuggets
Christmas Jewels
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Christmas cookies just bring out the kid in all of us…

There’s nothing like to smell of freshly baked cookies to get you in the mood for the holidays. Something about the way the scent fills your home just seems to bring back fond memories of Christmas, family and the joy of the holiday season.

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If you don’t have the time or the money for a full home renovation, here are 10 quick decorating tips to add a little excitement and style to your home.

1. Wallpaper borders: You don’t have to paint or fully cover walls to add a bit more interest. Try wallpaper borders. They come in a wide variety of colors, patterns and shapes.

2. Add a Throw Rug: Even if you already have a carpeted room, you can add a brightly colored or uniquely patterned rug for a different look. You can place them at floor level, mid-level or up at the ceiling. Get creative!

3. Put Valances on the Window: A window valance is simply a small decorative curtain. It’s much shorter and it’s only function is to look pretty on a bare window or a window with blinds.

4. Keep Your Home Organized: Okay, that doesn’t really sound like a decorating tip, but the more organized and uncluttered your home is, the better it will look and the more comfortable it will feel.

5. Try New Ceiling Lighting or a New Lamp: It’s amazing what a difference lighting can make in a home. Update your look with some new lighting.

6. Add Color: There are so many ways to add color to your home. You can do it with towels, throw pillows, table skirts, folding screens, new bedsheets and more.

7. Paint Your Cabinets: Not ready for new cabinets? If you have wooden cabinets, you can easily paint them with acrylic paint made for wood.

8. Decorate Your Walls: Add paintings, framed photographs, art-work, candle sconces or whatever suits your fancy.

9. Add New Decorative Light Switch Covers: Forget about plain and boring white or beige light covers. Add some excitement to the room.

10. Add Cushions to Your Chair: Not only will it create a new look for your chairs, but it might cover up some of those scratches that build over time.

11. Change Your Door Handles: Door handles aren’t too complicated to change and come in a variety of styles and color choices.

12. Add Candles, Vases or other Centerpieces to Your Tables: You can try pillar candles in various sizes placed on a decorative plate, a brightly colored vase with fresh flowers or another unique centerpiece to add beauty to any room.

Not all home makeovers require a contractor and thousands of dollars. If you have a bit of time this weekend, now’s the perfect time to get started with these great ideas.

It’s confession time, ladies. How many will admit that they have outdated food in their pantry or cabinets? Cleaning out your medicine cabinet of expired medicines is also a good idea. You probably realize that removing old food and medicines when cleaning out cabinets can get you extra space. So what’s stopping you from doing it?

Cleaning out your cabinets on a regular basis will do more than provide you with much needed space in your cabinet. Depending upon how old food stuff and medicines are, getting rid of them could also keep you and your family healthier.

Recently reports have circulated around the internet about a young man that died because he ate pancake mix that was expired. Old food can grow mold spores that are hazardous to your health, especially if you have certain allergies. Since you want your family to stay healthy, cleaning expired foods from your cabinets can go a long way to keeping them that way.

How do cabinets get cluttered in the first place? Many grocery stores have “buy one, get one free” sales that are too good to pass up. The next time you go to the grocery store they have more of the same items on sale and so you buy more. The newer items are placed in front of the older items. Later, after you’ve used the newer ones, you reach back for the other box. Unfortunately, because you didn’t use the older box first, you could be opening a box that has expired.

Be sure to go through your cabinets often to remove old, opened boxes of cereal, crackers, or baking mixes. Besides opening up space in your cabinets, it could also save the life of someone you love.

Take everything out of your cabinets when you clean them, going through each item to ensure it is still good. Throw out anything that is old, expired, or opened that hasn’t been used in a while. Organize the food in your cabinets by moving the items with the nearest expiration date to the front and use those items first.

Go through the cabinet to see what’s still inside that’s good and make a list of the items you need to replace. When you come home and begin to put groceries away, be sure to put the new items behind the older ones. This way you’ll use up the older food before it has a chance to expire.

It is important to clean out your medicine cabinet as well, since expired medicines lose their effectiveness. Some medicines could also become more concentrated the longer they are past their expiration date and could cause serious problems for someone taking them.

Cleaning out your cabinets – food and medicine – is a great way to dispose of things that have expired. Not only can you make more room in your cabinets, you may also keep yourself or someone you love from getting sick.