Warm Up Your Home With Lighting

When redesigning your living space, lighting is a very crucial element to creating the warm inviting atmosphere most people want to achieve. Each room should have three points of lighting such as floor lamps and tables lamps placed in a triangle pattern around the room. Add a dimmer to overhead lighting such as chandeliers or recessed lighting. This will help soften the room and still give you the option for bright lighting if needed.

To achieve a more intimate environment, completely turn off overheads and use lamps, ambient lighting and candles.

Some ideas for ambient lighting include:

• Up lights behind plants or folding screens set on a timer (also a good safety feature when away from home)
• Picture lights (cordless or if corded, paint the cord the same color as the wall to help hide it)
• Bookshelf lighting
• Wall sconces (electrical or candles)

Using candles is another way to help bring warmth and atmosphere to your home.

• Group several candles of different sizes and place on a beautiful tray or platter. Fill in with colorful rocks, coffee beans or whatever you have on hand.
• Votives candles are very popular and easy to place around on tables, line up on mantels or around your tub to create a relaxing atmosphere.
• Tea lights are very inexpensive and easy to use inside of different votives and candle holders. To preserve your large candles, place a tea light inside. Then simply change the tea light instead of burning the actual candle.

Candles come in most any fragrance you can imagine. Different aromas can 'spark' different memories. But the most popular is still vanilla.

So turn down the lights, light the candles and bring in the ambiance for a cozy, welcoming and romantic room.

More tips to help you warm up your home: http://redesign-concepts.blogspot.com/2008/10/paprika-and-spice-and-all-thats-nice.html

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New Beginnings Fall Business Expo

I am very excited to be participating in this upcoming expo. J&J Creations is presenting their first Fall Holiday Business Expo on Wednesday, October 28 at the Clarion Inn & Conference Center in Altamonte Springs from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Lots of local vendors of all types will be there with all kinds of specials, door prizes and fun.  ReDesign Concepts will be offering our version of a Stimulus Package. First time ever - HALF-PRICE ROOM REDESIGN! If you have been on the ReDesign "fence" waiting for the opportune time to get that "new" room, now is the time.  Book your Room ReDesign at the Fall Business Expo and receive your HALF PRICE DISCOUNT!

Don't miss out! See you there!!

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Clock Tips…Time to ReDesign?

Clocks are one of my favorite accessories of which I have a small collection displayed in most every room. When the time change rolls around, I seem to conveniently be out of town which leaves my husband, Scott, the task of changing them all. :)

After recently spending a small fortune on clock repairs, Eric Christiansen of Christiansen Clocks in Oviedo gave me a piece of advice to help my clocks last longer. I thought I would pass this along.

When a battery goes dead, it can release acidic fumes which may destroy the electronic circuitry. I now know from experience this happens all too often. To avoid this from happening and an easy way to remember is to replace the batteries each time the time changes. While you are at it, do the same for your smoke detectors. As a reminder Daylight Savings Time ends on November 1.

Keep on ticking…

ReDesign & Make Your Friends "Green" With Envy

It does not have to be Springtime to think about decorating “green”? One simple way to help save the planet AND save your pennies is Interior ReDesign, an innovative concept using what you already have. Recycling your existing furnishings and accessories is a quick, easy and inexpensive way to create an entirely new look for your home.

Simply moving furniture pieces to a different room or using them in an unexpected way can make the pieces and the room look “new” again. For example, a china cabinet can hold more than just china and does not even have to stay in the dining room. Use it to display your favorite treasures, books and fill in with some greenery to add warmth.

There are many ideas you can incorporate into re-creating your living space such as up-dating your accessories with paint. Most anything you have can be painted, giving it a fresh new look in a very short time.

• An old beat-up table or chest can be instantly restored with a coat of primer, a couple coats of paint and a sealer.
• Paint a few picture frames the same color, add your favorite family photos and voila! - instant art gallery.
• Update candlesticks, frames, mirrors, etc. with an accent color then rub on some black, brown or gold paint to give it depth and dimension.
• Paint a set of dining chairs black or a darker color to contrast with the matching table.

Recycling what you already have is a very cost effective way to create an entirely different look for your home. Remember, before you throw it out, re-think how you can re-use it. Go ahead… make your friends “green” with envy by instantly transforming your home into a beautiful “new” living space.

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How You Can Help "Pet Rescue by Judy"

Pet Rescue By Judy is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to rescue cats and dogs. Their most urgent goal is to rescue animals that are abandoned or in distress, update their vaccines, and find good new homes for them. But they attempt to be more proactive than that. It is their heartfelt desire to prevent any animal from the need to be "rescued".  With that vision in mind, they take a three-prong approach through the education of pet owners and the general public which includes:

•  proper care of animals, including correct diet of good quality food, fresh clean water, daily exercise, and lots of love
• spaying and neutering companion animals (dogs and cats) in order to prevent euthanasia and over-population
• low-cost spay/neuter clinics and wellness centers in their local community

As with most non-profit organizations, their needs are great but their funds are limited.  Pet Rescue by Judy has an opportunity to win $20,000 through The Aminal Shelter Site and PetFinder.com Shelter Challenge.
It costs you nothing but a few minutes of your time to help Judy and her staff to care for and find good homes for each and every animal. Judy can use your help even more now. On September 23 their rescue van was stolen! Yes, can you believe someone stole a van from a CHARITY??!

PLEASE go to the following site everyday and help Pet Rescue by Judy win $20,000. Every vote counts and you can only vote once a day! Votes will be accepted from Monday, September 14, 2009 until Midnight (PST) on Sunday, December 20, 2009.    ANIMIAL RESCUE SITE

Don't Google ~ Use Goodsearch Instead!!! When you need to find something on the internet, use http://www.goodsearch.com/ and select Pet Rescue By Judy as the charity for which you search for. Each time you search, they will receive one penny! So far they have raised over $1,000. Cool! Tip: click Verify after you enter Pet Rescue By Judy and it will automatically be downloaded as your choice in the future.

Bounce This Along...

ReDesign comes in many forms.  There are more ways than one to use most anything you have and Bounce Dryer Sheets are no exception.

The US Postal service sent out a message to all letter carriers to put a sheet of Bounce in their uniform pockets to keep yellow-jackets away.

Use them all the time when playing or working outside. It really works. The insects just veer around you. All this time you've just been putting Bounce in the dryer!

1. It will chase ants away when you lay a sheet near them. It also repels mice.
2. Spread sheets around foundation areas, or in trailers, or cars that are sitting and it keeps mice from entering your vehicle.
3. It takes the odor out of books and photo albums that don't get opened too often.
4. It repels mosquitoes. Tie a sheet of Bounce through a belt loop when outdoors during mosquito season.
5. Eliminate static electricity from your television (or computer) screen.
6. Since Bounce is designed to help eliminate static cling, wipe your television screen with a used sheet of Bounce to keep dust from resettling.
7. Dissolve soap scum from shower doors. Clean with a sheet of Bounce.
8. To freshen the air in your home - Place an individual sheet of Bounce in a drawer or hang in the closet.
9. Put Bounce sheet in vacuum cleaner.
10. Prevent thread from tangling. Run a threaded needle through a sheet of Bounce before beginning to sew.
11. Prevent musty suitcases. Place an individual sheet of Bounce inside empty luggage before storing..
12. To freshen the air in your car - Place a sheet of Bounce under the front seat.
13. Clean baked-on foods from a cooking pan. Put a sheet in a pan, fill with water, let sit overnight, and sponge clean. The anti-static agent apparently weakens the bond between the food and the pan.
14. Eliminate odors in wastebaskets. Place a sheet of Bounce at the bottom of the wastebasket.
15. Collect cat hair. Rubbing the area with a sheet of Bounce will magnetically attract all the lose hairs.
16. Eliminate static electricity from Venetian blinds. Wipe the blinds with a sheet of Bounce to prevent dust from resettling.
17. Wipe up sawdust from drilling or sand papering. A used sheet of Bounce will collect sawdust like a tack cloth.
18. Eliminate odors in dirty laundry. Place an individual sheet of Bounce at the bottom of a laundry bag or hamper.
19. Deodorize shoes or sneakers. Place a sheet of Bounce in your shoes or sneakers overnight.
20. Golfers put a Bounce sheet in their back pocket to keep the bees away.
21. Put a Bounce sheet in your sleeping bag and tent before folding and storing them. It will keep them smelling fresh.
22. Wet a Bounce sheet, hose down your car, and wipe love bugs off easily with the wet Bounce.
23. If you have a dog that has fine hair and static makes shocks and makes their hair fly away, just smooth a sheet of Bounce down across their back. They will smell good and have no more static.


For more unique tips on the many uses of other household items :
 http://redesign-concepts.blogspot.com/2008/09/unique-and-useful-tips.html
 http://redesign-concepts.blogspot.com/2009/05/redesign-your-coffee-filters.html

Using Angles To ReDesign Your Space

Anyone who knows me knows I love angles when redesigning a room.:) Placing furniture at an angle creates greater visual interest as well as being unexpected. To help break up a square room, angle the sofa, bed or even dining room table. Then create the room around this placement. Believe it or not, there will be room for more furniture.

Sometimes it is not always possible to use angles in a room because of the layout, windows or traffic flow. In this case, try angling something unexpected like the rug. Unused corners are another area to place furniture at an angle such as a chair with a table and lamp which creates a cozy reading nook.

Next time you’re not sure how to place a new piece, try angling it. You may end up with a whole new and interesting look.

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