Organize Now! : A Week-by-Week Guide to Simplify Your Space and Your Life

With a unique week-by-week approach, Organize Now! gives readers simple and effective tools to organize every aspect of their lives. Jennifer Ford Berry walks the readers through each step of the organizing process for 52 different topics, dealing with each topic one week at a time. Organize Now! is not only easy-to-use but covers a wide variety of topics from paperwork, time management, mental clutter, pets and specific rooms to special events such as moving or vacation planning. The advice is proactive, straightforward and presented in checklists so that readers can see immediate results as they work. Advice for monthly and yearly maintenance is provided. Due to the structure of the book, readers can follow the book from start to finish for a full organizational makeover, or work through the book in any order they wish, targeting the problem areas for their life.

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Interior Design and Decoration

A global and historical tour de force of interior design, this book explores the development of design from prehistoric cave paintings to the present. It looks at art from all parts of the world including India, China, Japan, Egypt, Spain, Italy, North and South America. It looks at how fashion has influenced interior design, the relationship between interior and exterior design and how developments in technologies and materials have influenced design trends. The pages are brought to life with excellent quality illustrations that demonstrate the variety of design styles and techniques presented.

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Restore. Recycle. Repurpose : Create a Beautiful Home (A Country Living Book)

The problem with the green movement? All philosophy, few practicalities. Country Living editor Florke (with help from writer Nancy Becker) reverses that by going, room by room, through his homes (and those in his magazine) to point out specific ways to keep true to sustainability. Handwritten notes on color photographs, sidebars like

11 Living Rooms with Modern Flair

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Modern living can be described as minimal, clean lined, artistic and intellectual. The few pieces that you do find in these homes are typically the result of superior art and design. There is almost always a dashing focal point and the furniture is sleek and glossy and not so children friendly. Methods and materials are usually mixed and contrasted texturally to add interest and make up for the lack of color and clutter in a space. The living rooms below are all examples of interesting modern spaces that were designed by creative virtual artists of the sort. And HD has hand picked a few great spaces for you to see for yourself the sure fire elements of a successful living room.

Indoor Plants to use in Living Spaces

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We thought this post would pertain to everyone since most of us live indoors and in major cities where the air quality outdoors has been shown to be cleaner than the air inside of our homes. With all the pollutants and gasses that rarely get to escape, our homes have become havens for walking allergens and toxic chemicals that are surely causing loads of air traffic!

In looking for new ways to maintain a pure and healthy air level at home, research by NASA and Associated Landscape Contractors of America (ALCA) have come to enlighten us with a few key plants that will not only survive indoors but give us a daily boost of endless breathable air. Now especially for the tiny lungs that we so often bring into this world, we highly recommend you take notes and start Greening your home. And with modern ways to display these lovely plants, you can have fun purifying your humble abode.

Take a look at this video in which Kamal Meattle, an entrepreneur and environmental activist, talks about some important plants that help purify the air… (If you are reading this post through email, you need to visit the following link to view the video: http://www.home-designing.com/2010/09/indoor-plants-living-room-bedroom )

Here are some images that show the indoor usages of the 3 plants mentioned in the video above.

Areca Palm

Areca Palm Tree is a great living room plant. Excellent air humidifier, removes Carbon Dioxide and toxins from the air. A recent study done by NASA gives this indoor plant an air purifying score of 8.5.