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Photos are everywhere on the web. From sharing with friends, to editing, printing, buying, selling, searching, remixing and free hosting, we’ve lined up a plethora of great photography tools and resources for photo fiends. Online Photo Editors Sometimes you’re not home and need to edit a photo quickly – luckily there are plenty of online … Continued
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One of the often unspoken rules of wall art is that too much variety works against you. A single subject or a cohesive set of images and patterns that all play with the same visuals will always work better than a disparate series of images that have little to do with each other. If your … Continued
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The human brain and eye are restless. We see something fresh and new and we get excited by it, but that excitement slowly fades to appreciation and then boredom. That’s why we’re often energised when visitors walk into our bathrooms and kitchens: We see things through their eyes and see everything fresh. We can see … Continued
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If you’re a creative type, you more than likely know all about ‘inspiration walls’. These are collections of images and other details that you find interesting or inspiring, put up on a vertical surface so they’re easy to keep in sight. People use them to draw inspiration constantly, and they can be especially helpful when … Continued
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Most people tend to think very literally when it comes to art and wall displays, whether on a gallery wall or a wall in our living rooms. We tend to think of photography as being crisp and clear and representing an image of the ‘real’ world and paintings or other art as more abstract and … Continued
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Posed and poised is always one way to approach photos, especially when you’re planning to use those photos to decorate your home with pictures of your family and pets. But this assumption that all design has to be carefully planned and carefully managed can leave your home feeling a bit cold and overly ‘done’. A … Continued
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One of the most beneficial side-effects of modern technology is the sheer number of options it’s given us for traditionally limited things. Photography is a great example; where we once enjoyed a very limited number of options when it came to our personal and holiday photos – basically getting standard prints or slides, with the … Continued
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Whether it’s a one-room bachelor flat with a kitchenette from a prior ice age or a charming bungalow not far from the water, our first “adult” home – rental or purchase – is often not where we’re going to spend our retirement years. The concept of the “starter” home encompasses that first place you make … Continued
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Interior design and decoration isn’t a science. Yes, there are measurable specifics involved – dimensions of a canvas print on the wall, for example, or angles, thicknesses and pile and thread counts – but deciding what works and what doesn’t work is often difficult or impossible to explain without referring to a wholly interior and … Continued
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We’re all on a budget. Some are larger than others, but there’s always a limit. Aside from money, redecorations and renovations have other costs: Costs to your time, your comfort, and your sanity. That means that when you start to get that three-year itch to change things up again, you don’t always want to tear … Continued