Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Blue Master Bedroom With Large Nightstands


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Hi Friends,

A sweet nightstand with a wide surface provides a spot for a reading lamp, fresh flowers and a few select accessories that add personality to the bedroom. Since the master bedroom is so spacious, a large nightstand works to anchor the space. If your bedroom is not as spacious, a large nightstand will still work on a smaller scale. No room for a home office, this area is the perfect alternative.

Enjoy and don't work too hard...

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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Bedroom with Blue and Lime-green Touches


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Photography by Kip Dawkins

Hi Friends,

The blue and lime-green color mix in this bedroom gives it a look that is energetic without being overwhelming. White furniture and bed linens help balance the look. It's clean and airy, perfect for any room.

Start your blue and green space this weekend, enjoy before Summer ends...

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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Cottage-Style Blue Guest Bedroom


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A set of twin beds in this cottage-style guest bedroom offer visitors more options than a full or queen model. Cornice boards upholstered in blue gingham are mounted above each bed and lined with a sheer drape that lends an ethereal, cloud-like feeling to the space. Quilts on the bed reflect the home's heritage.

Have a great weekend designing your guest bedroom in this blue or pink, yellow, mint; the options are endless but the cottage feeling will remain the same - enjoy...

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Tuesday, August 4, 2015

A Whimsical Bedroom with a Neutral Color Scheme


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A gray bedroom adds a hint of whimsy with an ornately carved bedframe and rocking chair. Floral print curtains give the room a garden-like feel, even with a neutral color scheme. Get this look to fit your budget; explore your local box stores for deals and never leave any store without visiting the clearance aisle and/or shelves.

Gray has transitioned from boring to neutral, who knew...

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Sunday, August 2, 2015

Happy Friendship Day!



Hi Friends,

International Friendship Day is a day for celebrating friendship. The day has been celebrated in several southern South American countries for many years, particularly in Paraguay, where the first World Friendship Day was proposed in 1958.

Initially created by the greeting card industry, evidence from social networking sites shows a revival of interest in the holiday that may have grown with the spread of the Internet, particularly in India, Bangladesh, and Malaysia. Digital communication modes such as the Internet and mobile phones may be helping to popularize the custom, since greeting friends en masse is now easier than before. Those who promote the holiday in South Asia attribute the tradition of dedicating a day in honor of friends to have originated in the U.S. in 1935, but it actually dates from 1919. The exchange of Friendship Day gifts like flowers, cards and wrist bands is a popular tradition of this occasion.

Friendship Day celebrations occur on different dates in different countries. The first World Friendship Day was proposed for 30 July 1958. On 27 April 2011 the General Assembly of the United Nations declared 30 July as official International Friendship Day. However, some countries, including India, celebrate Friendship Day on the first Sunday of August. In Oberlin, Ohio, Friendship Day is celebrated on 8 April each year.

History
Friendship Day was originally promoted by Joyce Hall, the founder of Hallmark cards in 1930, intended to be 2 August and a day when people celebrated their friendships by sending cards. The second of August was chosen as the center of the largest lull between holiday celebrations. Friendship Day was promoted by the greeting card National Association during the 1920s but met with consumer resistance - given that it was too obviously a commercial gimmick to promote greetings cards. By the 1940s the number of Friendship Day cards available in the US had dwindled and the holiday largely died out there. There is no evidence to date for its uptake in Europe; however, it has been kept alive and revitalized in Asia, where several countries have adopted it.

In honor of Friendship Day in 1998, Nane Annan, wife of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, named Winnie the Pooh as the world's Ambassador of Friendship at the United Nations. The event was co-sponsored by the U.N. Department of Public Information and Disney Enterprises, and was co-hosted by Kathy Lee Gifford.

Some friends acknowledge each other with exchanges of gifts and cards on this day. Friendship bands are very popular in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and parts of South America. With the advent of social networking sites, Friendship Day is also being celebrated online. The commercialization of the Friendship Day celebrations has led to some dismissing it as a "marketing gimmick". But nowadays it is celebrated on the first Sunday of August rather than 30 July. However, on 27 July 2011 the 65th Session of the United Nations General Assembly declared 30 July as "International Day of Friendship".

The idea of a World Friendship Day was first proposed on 20 July 1958 by Dr. Artemio Bracho during a dinner with friends in Puerto Pinasco, a town on the River Paraguay about 200 miles north of Asuncion, Paraguay.

Out of this humble meeting of friends, the World Friendship Crusade was born. The World Friendship Crusade is a foundation that promotes friendship and fellowship among all human beings, regardless of race, color or religion. Since then, 30 July has been faithfully celebrated as Friendship Day in Paraguay every year and has also been adopted by several other countries.

The World Friendship Crusade has lobbied the United Nations for many years to recognize 30 July as World Friendship Day and finally on 20 May, General Assembly of the United Nations decided to designate 30 July as the International Day of Friendship; and to invite all Member States to observe the International Day of Friendship in accordance with the culture and customs of their local, national and regional communities, including through education and public awareness-raising activities.

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