DecoDreams, Issue #014, I Have Much to Tell You!

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DecoDreams
Your Guide to Creating Beautiful Spaces, FAST!
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December 02, 2003
Issue #014
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THE MISSION...DecoDreams is the home-decorating-made-
easy.com e-zine that delivers interior decorating tips,
ideas, and solutions to enhance all rooms of your home.
Staying on top of what's hot in decorating has never been
so easy or fun!
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DON'T FORGET Your Friends!...If you like DecoDreams, please
do a friend and me a huge favor and "pass it along"...

...or ask them to subscribe by visiting
Home Decorating Made Easy.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
***********************ACKNOWLEDGEMENT********************

Diversity of creative ideas has always been the
hallmark of home decorating. That's why I've asked
designer, artist, educator and writer, Marney
Makridakis, to share her own unique brand of
decorating advice in our "Ask the Decorator" column. I
think you'll enjoy her wit and original insights.

Submit your questions to Marney by clicking here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> TABLE OF CONTENTS

o News

1) We Want to Hear Your Decorating Story

2) Results of Our Survey

3) New Home Decorating Articles

o Today's Quote

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NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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We Want to Hear Your Decorating Story

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I know I ate
too much! :-)

However, just when you thought it was over, I'm going
to serve up a lot more for you to feast on...in this
issue of DecoDreams.

I'll start with an exciting new feature we've added
to the Home Decorating Made Easy web site.

You see, I've always wanted to implement a way for
people who have benefited from the decorating advice
in our books and on our web site to share their
decorating successes and projects with others. Or
maybe to share a project that we haven't thought of.

After all, you can never get enough ideas, right?

So, we've created a simple form for you to share your
decorating stories and experiences.

Have you completed a project or solved a problem that
you think could benefit your fellow home decorators?

If so, we (and they) would love to hear about it! And
if you have pictures, all the better, although they
aren't required.

If we use your story, we'll turn it into a Web page
on our site and include your name. So join the fun
and tell us what you've been up to. Give us the
how-to details. Inquiring minds want to know!

You can get to the form by visiting this link...
Your Decorating Story!

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Results of Our Survey

As you may know, in early November, I emailed
DecoDream subscribers requesting input on whether we
should go forward with our idea of creating a web
site dedicated to decorating children's rooms or
simply add more articles of this nature to
Home-Decorating-Made-Easy.com.

First, I want to thank everyone who responded. I felt
like I was gathered around a table with lots of great
friends exchanging thoughts and ideas.

And boy did I get a bunch! My email was lighting up
like a Las Vegas slot machine!

The great news is that I got all winners. That's
because I got so many new ideas for articles that I
can add to the Home Decorating Made Easy site. More
on that below.

Anyway, after gathering and carefully weighing the
feedback, we will move forward with creating a
separate site for children's rooms.

We are currently creating articles and anticipate
launching the site this month. So please stay tuned.

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New Home Decorating Articles

Because of your feedback from our survey last month,
we've created and added new articles to Home
Decorating Made Easy. There are also more on the way.

Hopefully, these articles will get you closer to
creating the room or home of your dreams. And
remember, if you need more hands-on assistance, our
unique new ebooks, The Awaken Your Interior Designer!
Collection, will guide you step-by-step to decorating
success.

In the meantime, here are the links to the new
articles we've added to Home-Decorating-Made-Easy.com

1)Bathroom Painting Ideas, Wall Covering Tips,
and Other Tidbits to Sprice Up Your Private Oasis

2)Decorating Small Bathrooms Can Work a
Little Magic

3)Decorating and Designs for Small Bathrooms

4)Interior Design Bathrooms Transform a Simple
Room Into Luxury

5)Bedroom Paint Colors Create the Right Mood

----------Recommended Resource----------

Get Organized Now!
Before you begin any decorating project,
do yourself a HUGE favor and get clutter
under control. Doing this alone will make
a room appear larger, and you'll feel more
relaxed. The crown jewel is that you'll get
more time back into your day. Click here to
learn more...

http://www.homedecoratingmadeeasy.com/get_org_now.html

------Recommended Resource------

"How to Make Roman Shades"
I reviewed this ebook recently and it's
the best you'll find on how to
easily create roman shades on
your own. Step-by-step diagrams
and easy, yet detailed, instructions
will have you making beautiful roman
shades in no time at all. Even sewing
beginners will find the process easy
to follow. Just think of the money
you'll save!

http://www.homedecoratingmadeeasy.com/sew_roman_shades.html

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ***************** TODAY'S QUOTE ***************************

"Most of the important things in the world have
been accomplished by people who have kept on trying
when there seemed to be no hope at all."

- Dale Carnegie

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Wishing you all the best,

P.S. Don't forget your fr*ee chapters of Awaken Your
Interior Designer. You'll get 72 pages, filled with
lots of ideas and photos to put you on the right
decorating path.Click here to download your copy right away

P.P.S. If you're thinking of starting a part-time or
full-time business for crafts or home decorating, be
sure to download our complimentary ebook called From Passion to Cash:
How to Make Money With Your Passion of Crafts and Decorating.
You'll find lots of helpful ideas to get you going in the right
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