By Amalie Lopez Before you can imagine Patio Decorating Ideas and ways to improve any unsightly wall, you need to consider a few factors. Your answers to these questions should guide what kinds of solutions you use to disguise and decor any wall, fence or deck to brighten up that space and turn it into your favorite spot in your backyard. Many Patio Decorating Ideas come to mind. You can also build a raised bed. A planted raised bed at the base of an unsightly wall helps hide the wall behind it. You can grow vines on a wall. You can paint your deck and screened in porch inside and out or you can paint a tree mural or flowers on your fence. Look for vines that have the ability to grasp directly onto the wall's surface and bloom flowers for lots of colors. Place a trellis in front of an ugly wall. Instead of planting directly on the wall, you can put a trellis and grow vines on a sturdy trellis in front of the wall to screen it. This is a perfect solution if you do not own the wall.

By Barbara Tobiasz Throughout my home, from the library to the bathrooms, the walls are adorned to exhume beauty and uniqueness. As a home designer I have had the good fortune of creating my habitat from all that my imagination holds. Living in the Midwest there are an abundance of months that you are held captive inside your quarters. Being in this environment has clearly given me the opportunity to have my place just the way I wanted it to turn out. Having lived in California my heart yearned for the seasons to change. I needed to see new growth form on the trees and to hear the birds chirp again. I desperately desired to make my outside come alive just like the inside. As the season finally changed to sunshine and warmth, I could actually feel my body and soul uplifted. I ran around the entire house opening all the windows while humming and smiling thinking of the projects that I could hardly wait to start. There was the entire outside area that waited for my hands and thoughts to w

By Amy C. When we say home décor we often think of design, colors and materials we use in homes to enhance beauty. Our surroundings have a significant influence on emotions and physical well-being. People need a cozy place to come home to from the stress of daily life and to relax. Your home décor reflects your personality. You may want to project an image which is simple, elegant, uncluttered or spiritual. Whether you work daily on a hectic office schedule or simply tending the home, spiritually enhanced environment can help ease the irritations of traffic, gadgets, office problems and other rush matters. There are times we dream of living in a vast forest surrounded by majestic mountains where the beauty of natural surrounding provides peace, tranquility and healing to our tired body and soul. There's a way in decorating the home to achieve spiritual awakening. There are unique items meant to make a house a place for spirituality. These are products designed to heal the mind, bod

By Jasnav Nagpal Choosing window drapes for your home or curtains for your office can be a daunting task. Generally keeping a few basic principles in mind will help you cruise along in the selection process. This article is all about choosing the right window drapes for when you go shopping for curtains. When choosing window drapes for your home or office, the first thing that you need to consider is the degree of formality of the place. This degree will determine the kind of settings you need. As a basic thumb rule, the more formal the place the more simple yet elegant the settings. On the other extreme, places like personal bedrooms can have all the frills that you desire. An office is definitely more formal than a home. Naturally your office would require a somber setting that sets the mood for a comfortable yet elegant work space. Take Inspiration Look around your office for clues to how you should be setting it up. Is the furniture plain leather or upholstery? Are the walls