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As the new flowers grow and weather starts to warm up, we often get the itch to make some changes in our house. If you have had the same bedding and bath towels since before the kids were born, it’s time to be out with the old and in with the new! We have gathered some of our favorite pieces of spring decor for the bedroom and bathroom that can have a major impact on a small budget- and we are thrilled to share them with you today! Bedroom JAIPUR BEDDING COLLECTION FROM ECHO DESIGN If you are looking to give your bedroom a fresh look this Spring, consider getting a vibrant new bedding set that will immediately update your decor.  The Jaipur Bedding Collection from Echo Designs will definitely give a Spring boost to your bedroom with Indian paisleys in fresh bright colors that scream Spring. High quality soft fabrics make the comforter both functional and decorative. The shades of aqua bring a soothing cool feel to the bright print and the smaller ethnic print on the reverse side o...

And if you were a nine-year-old girl at any point during the last 30 years, you are almost certainly familiar with American Girl. It very well may have been an essential part of your nine-year-old girldom. From the beginning, from the time it was a mere kernel of an idea scrawled on a postcard, American Girl was engineered for nine-year-old girls. It all began when Pleasant Rowland, who was working for an educational publishing company at the time, took a trip to Colonial Williamsburg. Rowland had had a varied career; she'd been an elementary school teacher , a TV news reporter , a textbook writer. History and education were her passions, and while she was in Virginia, inspiration struck. She sent a postcard detailing her plan to her friend Valerie Tripp , a children's author. As she recalled at American Girl's 25th anniversary celebration , it went something like this: "I've been down in Williamsburg this week and had an idea. What do you think of it? A series of...

I have spent the last I-don’t-know-how-long searching for the coolest photo display ideas for my own snapshots. Because there are so many pictures I love, but getting my photos off my phone and printed seems to be a major feat for me these days. Even when I do get them printed, they tend to get stashed in a storage box — and a lot of good that does me! So instead of just stocking up on a million frames at the craft store and taking over an entire wall, I’ve found some really cool photo display ideas for my home. I love how clever and unexpected these 21 ideas all are, and most of them are so easy, you can get them ordered and done after the kids go to bed. There are even some cool DIY ideas for those of you with access to a terrific printer and some basic supplies. And hey, with Mother’s Day and Father’s Day coming up, there’s plenty of inspiration here. Just don’t expect ideas like photo mugs, mousepads or custom photo smartphone cases — you already know all about those, right? CM...

There is nothing wrong with being frugal these days. Indeed, 'thrift’, as it's known in fashionable circles, is to be encouraged – particularly when it comes to sprucing up your home. A quarter of us are planning to tackle home improvements this year and 52 per cent of all DIY projects are aimed at making the home a better place to live, rather than adding value, according to Kingfisher, parent company of B&Q. We spend, on average, just under a thousand pounds a year on renovations, so how can we save money, without scrimping on style? Queen of 'thrift chic’ is Eithne Farry, who hand-makes everything from the dresses she wears to the curtains she dresses her home with. She lives and breathes the 'less is more’ mantra, features in Channel 4’s popular SuperScrimpers programme, and has compiled a book with the best money- saving tips from the experts on the show. Over the pond in the United States, where home makeovers are not so much a trend, as a subject of ne...