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Bathroom Lighting Ideas To Consider

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Bathroom lighting can make the difference between one that is adequate and comfortable to one that is irritating and oftentimes not sufficient for your bathroom. This is why you need some bathroom lighting idea so your bathroom lighting will fall on the former category.

When looking around for the lighting to have on your bathroom, try to consider the manufacturer that offers fixture installation as well as the lighting. There are those that offer this kind of service. The best thing about getting them is that they are capable of considering the overall designs of your bathroom and will come up with the proper lighting to complete the whole bathroom design.

Furthermore, take into account the many purposes you and other members of the household are using the bathroom. It may be the area where you dress up and groom yourself. If this is the case, you probably would want the kind of lighting that does not reflect any shadows and shades.

If the prime purpose of the bathroom is for bathing and other related things, then having a centralized lighting fixture may be enough. You do not have to add more bulbs on the sides of a mirror. This is not the best option if you are also saving up on energy consumption.

Keep in mind also that there moist and moisture thrive inside the bathroom. Your lighting should be durable enough to withstand those things. If positioned improperly, it might even cause some serious problems to you and your home.

The bathroom is one part of the house where you and your family frequently come to. Having the right kind of lighting will ensure that all struggles in trying to look good are eliminated. It also means that you will not grope around just to find what you are looking for.

Look for some bathroom lighting idea that you think will suit your needs the most. With the variety of ideas out there, there is definitely one that will work for you and your bathroom. …

Home Decor – Picking Paint Color Part I

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One of the easiest ways to change the entire look of a room is to paint it or change the current paint color. Most people leave their walls white, because they have no idea what color they want to use in a room or which walls they should paint. There are so many different ways to apply paint to a room. You can paint this wall but not that one. Paint this wall a light color and that one a dark color. Paint all the walls dark and use white for the trim. Maybe you want to paint the ceiling. There are a lot of decisions to make. When it comes to paint you don’t have to know exactly what you want to do until you know what color(s) you want in a room. What walls or ceiling you paint depends entirely upon the mood you want for that room, and if you have a dark color or a light color.

The first thing to think about when picking a paint color is to choose what room you are going to start decorating. Starting with a smaller room is a good idea just in case you don’t like the results. If you don’t, you can always start over. Bathrooms are usually a good place to start because of their size. Applying new home decor to any room where you are changing the entire look, can get expensive if you choose a room that is too big. Focus on one of the smaller rooms in your home when just getting started.

The second thing to think about when picking paint color is to determine the mood you want to set for that room. What room are you planning to decorate? The bathroom, kitchen, or bedroom. How do you want to feel when you walk into the room. Do you want a soothing and relaxing room to go to when you’re tired or stressed out? Do you want a bright and bold room with a lot of pizzazz What type of feeling do you want portrayed inside the room? If you already have decorations and don’t want to replace them, you will need to choose a color that compliments the current home decor. If you are planning to replace everything and can start over fresh, you can choose a color you like or one that portrays the mood you are looking for.…

Chic But Cheap Hotel Rooms in Paris

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Paris is the capital of France situated on the River Seine at the heart of Ile-de-France region. It is one of the most popular cities in the world with about 45 million tourists visiting every year. Paris has nearly 1,500 hotels and 75,000 hotel rooms.

Hotels around Paris offer massive discounts with quality accommodations. People could choose from a wide selection of discounted rates where taxes are included in the price. The hotels also offer direct sales with great customer services.

Below are the hotels that offer discounted room rates in Paris.

2-Star Hotel: Astor Surenes Hotel

Astor Hotel is an internationally acclaimed 2 star hotel that offers quality accommodations for a cheap price. The very calm, warm and friendly atmosphere of the hotel makes it an ideal place for most tourists who are looking for cheaper rates. It is located at the center town opposite the town hall. Astor is just 5 minutes away by rail to the business center and close to the fortress of Mont Valerien.

It has 50 furnished and well equipped rooms with scenic views of the hotel’s surrounding landscape. All rooms feature a private telephone, cable TV and hair dryer.

This attractive hotel includes luggage storage, an elevator, parking areas and a 24-hour front desk. Services offered include Internet services with Wi-Fi LAN, meeting facilities with fax and photocopier as well as room services and laundry/dry cleaning facilities. Guests can bring their pets along. Nearby attractions are Parc des Landes, forest of Boulogne and the town center. The discounted price rate is 37 euros.

3-star Hotel: Hotel Murat

Hotel Murat is located at Porte de Saint-Cloud in the 16th district of Paris. It was built in 1850 with Parisian Haussman style architecture. The hotel is close to the Eiffel Tower, Trocadero and Champ Elysees. Nearby areas of interest are the Parc des Princes stadiums, Pierre de Coubertin and Porte de Versailles exhibition halls.

The whole hotel is designed with wood paneled walls, huge epic battle frescons and carved furniture. Guests can stay at the lobby’s lounge area and seating areas. There are 28 soundproof rooms with simple and twin rooms to choose from. All rooms have a private bathroom with bathtub. Rooms also have direct dial telephones, televisions with satellite channels, alarm clocks and a mini bar.

The hotel also has a friendly staff that accommodates any booking requests and other services. Checking-in and out are handled quickly at the reception desk. The hotel has a private bar that serves a variety of beverages and a buffet breakfast. The lounge is used for business purposes along with a fax and photocopying machine.

There are direct buses from the hotel to Faubourg St Honore, Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysees, Grands Boulevards and the Opera House. The hotel offers a weekend rate at 45 euros.

Four-star hotel: The Pergolese Hotel

The Pergolese is a boutique hotel designed with a warm and contemporary atmosphere. It is located near the Louvre Museum, Les Galeries Lafayette Department Store and Le …

Ideas For Interior Decorating Are Plentiful Online

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There are so many ideas for interior decorating that it could be a bit overwhelming deciding which ones to implement. A good way to organize all the ideas is to use the Internet to find advice on what will work best in your home based on its style, room size, number of occupants and interests.

Putting ideas for interior decorating on paper helps to configure a budget and identify what you need to purchase and the quantities. It also enables you to determine what the focal point and mood will be in a particular room and design the remaining space with those in mind. It also gives you the opportunity to change the purpose of a room. For instance, you may decide to redesign an underutilized formal dining room into a much needed home office.

Ideas for interior decorating are developed once a room's use is determined. For example, a room you use everyday, such as the family room, would get greater attention and a larger portion of your budget than a guest bedroom, which is used infrequently. That's not to say you want to neglect these rooms. Rather, look at them as experimental opportunities and get creative with colors, design and furnishings.

Among the ideas are those that define how you want a particular room to look. The answer will help determine whether wallpaper instead of paint is the best option, or if furniture needs to be replaced or just rearranged. Having a vision helps to remove clutter from a room or other items that do not define the room's purpose.

When it comes to challenging areas of a home, the best place to turn is the Internet to gather ideas. Advice can be had for tough redesign areas, like a dark, narrow hallway, a small closet, or a bathroom with limited space.

There are many inexpensive ideas for interior decorating on a budget. For example, you can bring some color into a room without repainting by adding colorful accents. You can change the focal point of a room and rearrange the furniture accordingly to achie a new look or you can add points of interest to decorate a room.

For those who have never designed a room before, there are many resources with decorating ideas that cover the basics. These include an introduction to design principles, how to create a room, how to rearrange a room, how to choose the color and theme of a room, how to select window treatments, how to incorporate artwork, photos and accessories, and how to choose the best lighting.

Using downloadable e-books or looking at online photos of room styles helps formulate ideas for interior decorating for your home. The best sites are those that offer information on how balance furniture and accessories in a room, how to make the look of the home flow from room to room, and how to design a room to display your interests without going overboard. …

How To Meet Hot Moms

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How many of you single mommys out there see some hot single daddys out there at the PTA and you think "How do I get that good looking guy to flirt with me and ask me out without a little Johnny's teacher thinking mommy is a slut?"

First off, if little Johnny's teacher is single, then you had better flirt with that hot guy before little Johnny's teacher is making him dinner. In all seriousness, though, you need to not over think this situation.

Remember, you have something in common. Both of your kids go to school together … and both of you have your ex-spouses glaring at you in the corner. So you need to flirt with a little bit of common sense here.

Walk over and introduce yourself. Playing coy will not get you the boy. You've gotten common ground, so start talking about the kids. You can even ask questions like "How is little Katie handling the divorce?" or "How long have you been separated?" You've got common ground, so bond! Plus, this allows you to snoop around a little bit. He will not be sure whether you are flirting with him or not, but either way you find out whatever little Katie's dad is single.

Have an adult get together. Literally say this to him "A bunch of us single mothers and dads are having a dinner party without the kids. By doing this, you are inviting him to a get together you will be having in the future. Also, have him invite a friend. So what happens here is that none of you get washed flirting by the teacher, you will not get an eraser thrown at your, nor will you be sent to detention. What you will be doing is getting all the adults together another night and letting chemistry take its course.

If you are like most women, you'll do items # 1 and # 2 above, and skip this part. If you are bold and do not want to beat around the bush, however, after you've flirted with him you can come right out and say: "Let's get together for a cup of coffee. call. "

This is your life. Being coy will never get you the boy. In order to properly flirt with a man, you need to be obvious.

Think for a second about when you were married. You asked your husband to clean up in the office. He'd look at you and say "Clean up what?"

We men do not see the stack of papers on the desk. We do not see the pile of dishes in the sink. We do not see the fur balls traveling like tumbleweeds across the floor. We do not see the towels hanging crooked in the bathroom. Instant replay in sports was designed with us men in mind … since we never see the play first time.

So if you want to snag a good man, you need to be OBVIOUS. …

How to Be Mindful With Technology

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I feel that our increasing reliance on technology is affecting our mental health in multiple but disturbing ways. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been in the middle of a yoga class doing my best to balance on one leg, when someone’s cell phone goes off. Recently, it took four separate rings before the woman attached to it decided to turn it off! Needless to say, I had trouble practicing Loving Kindness during that class- as I’m certain many others in the room did also.

Apparently, I’m not the only one who feels this issue needs addressing. A recent issue of Psychotherapy Networker, dedicated an entire issue to this topic entitled, Left to Our Own Devices: Is It Time for Therapists to be Concerned? I read the entire issue cover-to-cover and had trouble putting it down because it was so thought-provoking. In essence, a multitude of experts weigh in on whether or not it’s possible to be ‘addicted’ to technology- mostly smartphones. Both sides are argued with equal conviction and make complete sense. I tend to sit somewhere in the middle, agreeing mostly with those who liken checking emails, texts, and surfing the internet to a ‘compulsion’ rather than a full-blown ‘addiction’. In an article called, The Age of FoMo: Our Brains on 24/7 Alert, One researcher, Moez Limayem, differentiates the two this way:

The underlying motivation to use a mobile phone is not pleasure (i.e., as in the addiction model), but rather a response to heightened stress and anxiety- We feel anxious if we’re not making use of every tiny slice of time.

In other words, we have become increasingly uncomfortable with moments of time when we have nothing to do other than be with ourselves. Another study led by Timothy Wilson of the University of Virginia, offered research participants the following two choices: do “nothing” for 15 minutes or give themselves a small electric shock. Guess which one the majority opted for? THE ELECTRIC SHOCK.

There you have it dear readers- the majority of us would rather receive an electric shock than be left sitting quietly with only our own thoughts and feelings to entertain us. In the study, this applied more to Millennials and those younger than us older folks, but I believe it still serves as a wake-up call to all of us. This speaks directly to an issue that my clients bring up consistently in therapy. It sounds something like this:

YOU KEEP SUGGESTING THAT I BECOME MINDFUL, BUT EVERY TIME I JUST SIT AND SLOW DOWN, I DON’T LIKE THE WAY I FEEL OR THE THOUGHTS I THINK. IT’S FEELS YUCKY AND I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH WHAT COMES UP.

What I point out to people when I hear this response at attempts to slow down, go inward, and to check out the landscape of our inner worlds is this:

YOU BET IT’S DIFFICULT. THAT’S WHY MOST OF US DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO AVOID BEING MINDFUL AND SLOWING …

You Can not Water a Garden With an Empty Bucket

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Self-Care for Women

Women who are around me hear me say this all the time – 'You can not water a garden with an empty bucket.' What does this mean to you? I use it as an illustration to get the point across that women are taking care of work and everyone else and fitting themselves into the little, tiny cracks of time that are leftover – if there are any. So how lush and gorgeous is the garden that gets watered with an empty bucket? Not! How well can you take care of the important people and tasks in your life when your energy bucket is bone dry? Not well, at least not for long. When you are considering your own energy bucket it's important to know what fills it up and what depletes it. Read on to learn the 5 questions to ask yourself so you know how to fill up your bucket.

1. What brings you joy? How much
of what you do during your day brings you joy? How often do you purposely add
joy to your life? For some, work is joy, but for most it's far from it. Make a
list of what it is that brings you joy – a child's smile, dancing, coffee with
friends, sex. Keep it handy, so if you get really overwhelmed you can have a
quick reminder. Joy puts energy in our bucket.

2. What's your natural energy
level? For a woman who is more active in her energy, having a lot of quiet down
time may actually depleted her bucket. If you think of it like a spectrum, with
naturally low energy as a 1 and naturally high energy as a 10, where do you see
yourself? Answer this question as you really are not how you want to be.

3. What
is your current pace? Now that you know your natural energy level, evaluate the
pace of your current energy output. Use the same 1 to 10 scale. Are you a
natural energy 4 going at the pace of a 9? Or are you a natural energy 9, going
at the pace of a 4? Work on getting your face oriented towards your natural
level of energy. We talk a lot about women being way to busy in our world (which
is true), but you can also get too bored. Neither extremes put energy in your
bucket.

4. Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Does being around people
energize you or deplete you? If it energizes you then you essentially are an
extrovert. Extroverts fill their bucket by being around people. Introverts
generally recharge by being alone or with one other person. So, if you're an
introverted women who works with a lot of people all day, getting some serious
alone time will help to fill your bucket.

5. How are you maintaining your
machine? Not your car, your computer, or even your IPod – but, your body! Your
body is a big part of …

9 Ways to Increase Your Home Value

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There are many ways to increase the value of your home. Some of these can be done on the interior and some on the exterior of your house from hiring a contractor for the large jobs to doing the smaller things yourself. You can do a little at a time or all at once. Most people can not afford to have the whole thing done all at once so they can work on it in stages until the whole process is complete.

Your home is your largest investment and needs to be kept in good condition. Current market conditions will play a large role in the price of your house but there are several things you can do to improve your home value.

1. One of the greatest investments you can make is updating your kitchen. New cabinets, countertops, and flooring can have a dramatic effect on the value of your house. If you can not afford those things, sometimes just painting the cabinets and putting new handles on the cabinets and drawers will give your kitchen a fresh, new facelift.

2. You can add decorative moldings to the doors, windows, walls, and floors. They are not that hard to install and can greatly add to the look of any room.

3. Adding a new roof is a good way to increase it's overall market value. There will usually be a 10 or 20 year warranty on the new roof and will add consideration to the value of your house.

4. You can replace your old windows with vinyl windows. This will not only conserve energy but will make the house more beautiful.

5. Painting the inside and outside of your house can completely transform it. For resale value it is better to be conservative in your paint color choices as your taste might not be the same as others.

6. Adding vinyl siding is another great way to update and beautify your house. If you already have vinyl siding you can have it power washed to freshen it up and make it shine.

7. New appliances in the kitchen can make a big difference in the value of your home. A new refrigerator, dishwasher, and stove would be one of the best investments you can make in your remodeling. Also a new washer and dryer, new central air and heat, or a new water heater will also add a lot of value.

8. Replace old carpet. Use new, more modern tile for your kitchen and bathroom floors. It is getting very popular now to put down tile floors in the family rooms also.

9. Good landscaping can also increase your home's value. Weed your flower beds regularly and remove all dead plants and leaves. Keep your lawn well-maintained and manicured.

You can browse through magazines or visit a home improvement store to get ideas for remodeling your home. Remember this is your largest investment and take good care of it. …

Custom Showers Are a Hot Item in Modern Bathrooms

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A few years ago, the term custom showers would have made people give you a funny look. Showers were purely functional, and far from glamorous. But over the last few years they have become extremely popular, and they can add value to any home, old or new. Let's look at a few of the features of modern showers.

The most important feature of any custom shower is probably the shower head. There are many different styles and designs, from multiple head showers that hit virtually every part of your body simultaneously, to rain shower heads that give you the sensation of standing in a downpour.

The type of shower head you choose will depend partly on what type of project you're considering. If you're renovating an existing bathroom, and want to update it without completely gutting it, you'll find lots of specialty shower heads that will fit your existing plumbing.

But if you're building a new home or doing a major renovation on an older one, you'll have more choices. Rain shower heads, for example, are mounted in the ceiling above the shower, so they require more work to install.

Another popular feature in custom showers is stone tiles, and possibly even a bench or other seating to relax while you're in the shower. These make the shower more of a sauna or spa experience, rather than just a practical place to get clean.

The enclosure, or shower surround, will also have a bearing on your shower. Frameless shower doors, with hidden hinges and frosted glass, will add a very attractive look to your custom shower.

While your grandparents – and probably even your parents – might think you're out of your mind for spending the money and time on a room where you spend so little time, you'll enjoy your time in the shower much more. And, as an added bonus, if you decide it's time to sell your home, your custom shower will likely add quite a bit to the selling price. …

Themes and Schemes in Bath Decor

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Are you in the process of redecorating your bathroom but you are stumped for desire of ideas? Inspiration for your bathroom redesign plan can descend from any source. It takes very little to get your creative juices flowing for your bathroom redesign plan.

A stained glass shower inclosure can make taking a shower a pleasure whatever time. Stained glass shower natural enclosures catch natural light well and unveil an exquisite work of art. The character of shower inclosure you get for your bathroom should depend on your bathroom coiffing.

When you are establishing a new shower stall, make sure that it is put in over a place where plumbery is available. Establishing a shower in an area where there is no plumbery merely means further costs and disbursements.

Bathroom fixtures such as cabinets can add a little bit of character and style to your bathroom. You can get a bathroom cabinet that is constructed out of glass. There are also bathroom cabinets carved out of beautiful types of wood.

Bathroom vanities arrive in a potpourri of makings. You can get a bathroom vanity top made out of granite to fit your bathroom setting. You can easily get bathroom vanity tops that are carved out of wood or made out of laminates or plastics.

You can easy find bathroom cabinets in chromium-plate, nickel, brass, pewter, gold and ceramic. The range of bathroom cabinets out there will make it almost impossible for you to say you cant find what catches your fancy.

Bathroom redesigning can be made easy using the latest computer simulation technology on the internet. You can use software systems online to redecorate your bathroom to your sense of taste before you start. With the various softwares online, obtaining a blue print for your bathroom redesign plan is totally unnecessary.

When you are buying a bathroom sink, you need to define what you desire it for and for whom. You can buy a bathroom sink that caters to you and your spouse. You can buy a bathroom sink that basically caters to the kids in the home. …