Helpful Home Ideas

If you’re starting a home decorating project, or you’re just looking for new furniture, you should really stop by Ikea. From furniture for your living room, to affordable wall art for your bedroom, Ikea has everything you need. And the store’s products are well priced, too.If you compare prices with another furniture store, you’d see your savings instantly. Take Ikea’s MALM bed frame, for example. A simple wooden frame and headboard, for a queen bed, will cost you 199. The Metro Black platform bed, which is a similar product from Value City, would cost you 249.99. You could also compare Ikea’s HEMNES coffee table with the Soho Randall from Home Decorators Collection. While the HEMNES is priced at 99, the Soho Randall costs 179. . . on sale. Continue Reading »

With October quickly approaching, Halloween decorations and candies are filling the shelves. One of the most popular Halloween products is the traditional candy bowl. From a pumpkin shaped dish to a bowl with a clutching hand, you can find them all. While candy plates are both fun and festive, we have suggestion that will put your old candy holders to shame.This year, instead of putting your candy in a traditional dish, spruce up your dcor with a candy buffet. Michaels offers mini potion bottles with creepy labels, as well as various sized Apothecary jars. Place a few gummy worms (or snakes) in the potion bottles, making sure to hang a few off the side. Then mix these potion bottles with two or three apothecary jars filled with gummy body parts, candy corn, and lollipops. Continue Reading »

If you love to travel, why not showcase that passion in your home dcor? From Target to World Market, you can find a variety of pieces that accent your favorite places. And thankfully, you don’t have to damage your wallet in the process.5. Plates and cutleryDinnerware designs can really pull in cultural artistry. Take the Kasbar dinnerware in Walmart’s Hometrends collection. For 35, you get a 16 piece dining set, and the floral pattern looks similar to aboriginal art. Already have the perfect plates? Why not purchase some bamboo cutlery? Bed Bath and Beyond sells a Hampton Forge set for 29.99. Continue Reading »

Initially, installing your own home theater can be costly. But if you go to movies every weekend, and buy two 10 tickets, you’re spending 960 in one year. That’s before you’ve considered the price of an IMAX and 3D film. By purchasing your own home theatre, you can save money in the future. Just follow our basic guide and all you’ll be missing is the popcorn.To start your basic home theater, you need a projector, a projector screen, and a great surround system. Projector screens come in several styles. Whether you choose a pull down, portable, or fixed screen, you could spend anywhere from 279.99 to 1,599.99. But sometimes you can find a great deal. For example, if you don’t mind a pull down screen, Best Buy has a 106″ Projecta screen for 199.99. However if you prefer a fixed screen, they do cost more. For example, the 100″ Projecta Da Snap is priced at 899.99. Continue Reading »