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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...

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 21— Betty Rice owns a turquoise three- story Victorian house with two fireplaces, an $80 handmade chandelier in the front parlor and a bedroom furnished with an ornate brass bed . Her house is a few steps from Gene Farrow's supermarket, where the shelves hold 65 flavors of canned soup, 10 brands of pet food and 10 kinds of frozen dinners. Just around the corner, a man is busy spray-painting a 50-year-old convertible in David Brown's garage. Like everything else on display at the Miniature Industry Association of America's annual trade fair , no building in the neighborhood is more than four feet tall and the furnishings average three inches in height. With doll house rooms that cost $10,000 to furnish and tiny oil paintings worth $6,000, the fair filled the sprawling suburban Northland Mall with collectors and owners of shops that specialize in selling miniatures . For the last four days they have placed orders, exchanged ideas and talked about...

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...