Keep Your Cool When the Weather Gets Hot!

Often I'm asked by clients if they can have privacy at night, sun control during the day and maximize their view all in one product. Sound impossible? Actually the answer is. . . it's possible! Honeycomb shades are one of the best products on the market for all of those reasons and more. We use them often and continue to get raving client reviews.

• Maximize Your View - Of all the window treatment products on the market today, they have the smallest stacking space in the industry.
• Privacy - Great for bedrooms, offices, skylights, yet still allows the natural light to come in.
• Room Darkening - Great for bedrooms and media rooms.
• Clean Lines - No fuss or fluff, modern styling.
• Can Go Incognito - Hardly noticeable when pulled up. Great for view windows when you want to draw your attention to the view, and not the window treatment.
• Cordless - No strings hanging down.
• Motorized - Great option. Reasonable. Not as expensive as you might think. Improved technology.
  
• Outstanding Insulating Properties - Energy efficient. Keeps you cool in the heat of the summer.
• Rich True Colors that Resist Fading - Great color selections.
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For more information or to schedule an in-home appointment to talk about saving money on your energy bills with honeycomb shades, call 949.494.3345.

© 2008 Barbara Deckmeyer

10 Easy Tips For Bedded Bliss!

Many moons ago when I discovered down comforters, I became a big fan right off the bat. One of the first things I discovered is how easy it is to make the bed. Just fluff and smooth and you're done. Secondly, I learned how simple and inexpensive it could be to dramatically change the look of the room by changing the bedding. I change mine out with the seasons and sometimes for no reason other than I'm bored with what I've been using! I like to use varying combinations of duvet covers, throws, shams, beautiful blankets and more. Take a look at the bedding tips and tricks below to help inspire you to make your bed (and your room) beautiful every day.

1. Simplify the bedding: Skip the top sheet and use a down comforter with a duvet cover. Give the comforter & the pillows a quick shake and a smooth every morning.

2. Use a spritz of a nice linen spray: It's a treat to slip into a fresh smelling bed.

3. Freshen your pillows: Once a week fluff them in the dryer on a low or no heat setting.

4. Even if you share a bed, make your side: I bet your significant other will soon follow suit.

5. No dual duty pillows: Make sure your decorative pillow shams have inserts that are made-to-fit the sham, then leave them there. Try not to use the same pillow to sleep on at night, then hurriedly try to stuff it into the sham when making the bed in the morning.

6. Time yourself making the bed: I bet it takes under 3 minutes. A blink in time even on a rushed morning.

7. Backtrack to your bedroom: After you've made the bed, go back to your room and take a check of your mood. The sight of your room will give you a little spring in your step.

8. Treat yourself to great linens and have them professionally pressed once in a while: There's something about crisp, freshly ironed sheets that makes the bed feel a bit more luxurious.

9. Consider this longstanding French tradition: To ensure the longevity of your bedding rotate your sheets, with a set in the closet, a set on the bed, and a set in the wash. This ensures that no one set receives more wear than another.

10. Add fresh flowers: Like fresh linens, fresh flowers make a room feel a little more lively, inviting and decorated.

For more information or to schedule an in-home appointment to talk about luxuriating your bedding, call 949.494.3345.

© 2008 Barbara Deckmeyer

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