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Sites We Love: Do It Yourself Decorating for Revamping your Green Palace

From planning to grouting, DIYdecor.com puts the how in how-to.

Megan Cohen

By Megan Cohen
San Francisco, CA, USA | Mon Jan 26, 2009 05:00 AM ET

Take green into your own hands at our Site of the Week, Do It Yourself Decorating. You can get clear, clean, no-nonsense advice on everything from using color theory to wrangling window hardware. Learn how to turn your digs into your dream home with this exhaustive collection of the web's best decorating how-tos. Browse by type of project, by room, or by each stage of the process, from the initial planning phase through to the last brushstroke on that final coat of paint.

In addition to big picture topics like , there are plenty of specific ideas here for hands-on ways to revamp your home. You can do a high-impact task, like mounting an awesome wallpaper alternative to class up unfinished or damaged walls, or you can add a little bit of extra va-va-voom to a room's look with an accent project like a cool custom desk set.

There's nothing greener than knowing how to maintain and improve your own private castle. When you're the one doing the work, you can make sure your materials are eco-smart, and you'll save plenty of cash along the way.Not to mention the fact that when you're the designer in charge, you know your home sweet home will look and feel like it's really, totally, and completely yours from top to bottom, so the choices you make will be ones you want to keep for a long time.

Read More about Sites We Love:
Planet Green's Blogroll
We Love Gorgeously Green for your Eco-Glamorous Lifestyle
We Love Interiordesign.net for Green Design, Decorating, and Architecture
We Love Bits and Bobbins for Thrift Fashion and DIY Design
We Love Ecorazzi, Where Green Gossip Reigns Supreme

Every Monday, we spotlight our Site of the Week, a fresh green website that tops our list of favorites. Visit our Blogroll to learn about more sites we love.

 
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