Tag Archives: home

Decorating a Small Bedroom

By creatingyourspace | Published: February 16, 2012
Space is at a premium in an urban home. Unlike the spacious master bedrooms in suburban settings, this master provides just enough room for a bed and nightstands, but it shows smart ways to make a small bedroom shine. One advantage to this room is windows – two extra-large ones provide plenty of light and [...]
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Winter Housekeeping

By creatingyourspace | Published: February 10, 2012
The Holidays are over. Sure, Valentine’s Day is around the corner but typically you are not cooking a huge feast for your entire family. Here are a few winter housekeeping tips to keep you occupied on winter weekends. Football is over so really, what is there to do now anyway? Store your fine china with [...]
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Choosing The Perfect Kitchen Countertops

By creatingyourspace | Published: February 1, 2012
Do you have lots of kids with sticky fingers or is it just you and your husband? These are the kinds of issues that you need to explore before you change things up in your kitchen. Sure, those gorgeous white granite countertops look amazing but if there are little ones running around spilling things you [...]
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Home Puppy Problems

By creatingyourspace | Published: January 28, 2012
Animals are a wonderful addition to your life, but housebreaking is always a challenge to your floors. What you need is a personal puppy cleaning kit. Pick up some inexpensive shop or cleaning towels in white terrycloth. Warehouse and discount stores carry these in generous packages. Then fill a spray bottle with one (1) teaspoon [...]
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Let’s Do Some Dusting

By creatingyourspace | Published: January 24, 2012
No one likes to dust. However, think of this one fact before you decide to skip dusting this week, your bed is full of dust mites. Dust mites feed on human skin flakes and can be found in mattresses, pillows, carpets, upholstered furniture, bed covers, clothes, stuffed toys and fabric and fabric-covered items. Body parts [...]
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Visualize your Choices

By creatingyourspace | Published: January 20, 2012
For most people, it’s hard to take samples of wood, carpeting, stone and paint and truly imagine what a room will look like when it’s done. Understanding that challenge, at O’Krent’s we’ve put together a virtual room designer that does the imagining for you. To begin, choose a room that compares best to whichever room [...]
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Take Care of the Little Things

By creatingyourspace | Published: January 17, 2012
Yes, it is 2012. Do you have huge house cleaning, organizing resolutions? How about not biting off more than you can chew. Just take care of all of those little projects. You know the ones…the ones that wake you up at night or the ones that you think of on your way out the door. [...]
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Do You Have an Inviting Place to Play?

By creatingyourspace | Published: January 12, 2012
When the weather outside is cold, it’s nice to have some space that works well for children to play games and entertain each other. A family room can provide enough area for large projects, while still feeling cozy enough for simple card or board games. This room is designed with style and taste. The fireplace [...]
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How I Live – Home Quiz

By creatingyourspace | Published: January 3, 2012
When you begin dreaming about a new home, or upgrading your existing abode it’s so easy to visualize what the finished project will look like. You know exactly what color scheme you like, the light fixtures you want and the perfect area rug to finish up a room. What may seem perfect in your mind, [...]
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Make Your House A Holiday Show Home

By creatingyourspace | Published: December 7, 2011
Walking around a show home is always inspiring, isn’t it? It makes you think that your home should always look so clean, so perfect and well decorated. During the holidays especially, why don’t we take a few ideas from a staged home to make our homes more inviting? A pine cone centerpiece, an evergreen wreath [...]
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