Have fun with little spring-time projectsyou won’t believe the dra-maticeffectthatthistwo-hour...
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10 The Toronto Sun n FRIDAY, APRIL 3 & SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 2015 E aster weekend is just around the corner, and if you don’t have any big plans for the holiday week- end, this is a great time to take advantage of home renova- tions and perhaps getting your home ready for resale! is is my favourite time of year as it gives me an excuse to tackle some of my own fun design projects I’ve been doing for years on HGTV’s Income Property. Here are some of my favour- ite little projects that take very little planning and won’t cost too much time or money. But the results will be fantastic! 1. Paint a room or two. Believe it or not, painting can be very fun and rewarding and it’s a great bonding activity to do with friends and family. 2. Wallpaper a feature wall in a living room or bedroom, you won’t believe the dra- matic effect that this two-hour project can make. 3. Create a collage of pic- tures and bring some life to those boring walls. Grab a series of frames and insert your favour- ite prints or family pic- tures. Be innovative and work with your friends and loved ones to creatively hang your favourite framed images. A good tip is to start with the larger, more domi- nant frames and work out- wards to hand the others 4. Change up your pil- lows, throws and area rugs for vibrant colours and incor- porate cottons, and lighter weight fabrics onto your beds and sofas. 5. Bare windows are easy to tackle, many home stores and big box hardware stores now sell a variety of window treat- ments from drapes to blinds. Before heading to the store, make sure you take all the necessary window measure- ments: inside/outside frame, ceiling heights, etc, having all these key numbers with you will keep your treatment options wide open. 6. Add some splash to your backsplash. Tackling a back- splash wall in a kitchen or feature wall in a bathroom is a simple and easy to achieve that “wow” factor. 7. Front door and entryway. Creating the first impression is important especially if think- ing of selling, Change up your mat, mailbox, accessories by adding in some bright wel- coming colours. Clear debris and purchase some playful and smart hallway accesso- ries. 8. If it’s a larger renova- tion project you are planning, take this time to discover your design style and do research about your project, explore magazines, and venture out to tile stores, plumbing show- rooms, etc. You can even start to research Design firms like ours to plan your upcoming spring renovations. We find that our savvy clients make for a smooth and efficient project collaboration. If picking paint colors or piecing all the small elements has you frazzled, call in the experts, at Dvira Interiors we find that even a simple con- sultation, or a few hours of shopping with a designer can give homeowners clarity and a home that they can feel proud of. Spring has finally sprung! Get thinking about your home projects and make your to-do lists early so you can enjoy this wonderful time of year. — Dvira Ovadia is principal of Dvira Interiors, a Toronto- based celebrity and award- winning designer who appears regularly on HGTV. For more information, visit www.dvira.com. Have fun with little spring-time projects DVIRA OVADIA LIVING BY DESIGN Change up your mat, mailbox or accessories by adding in some bright welcoming colours. Create a collage of pictures and bring some life to those boring walls. Wallpaper a feature wall in a living room, a bedroom or a bathroom and you won't believe the dramatic effect. Change up your pillows, throws and area rugs to add in some vibrant colours.
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10 The Toronto Sun n Friday,april 3 & Sunday,april 5, 2015
Easter weekend is justaround the corner, andif you don’t have any big
plans for the holiday week-end, this is a great time to takeadvantage of home renova-tions and perhaps getting yourhome ready for resale!
This is my favourite time ofyear as it gives me an excuseto tackle some of my ownfun design projects I’ve beendoing for years on HGTV’sIncome Property.
Here are some of my favour-ite little projects that take verylittle planning and won’t costtoo much time or money. Butthe results will be fantastic!
1. Paint a room or two.Believe it or not, painting canbe very fun and rewarding andit’s a great bonding activity todo with friends and family.
2. Wallpaper a feature wallin a living room or bedroom,you won’t believe the dra-matic effect that this two-hourproject can make.
3. Create a collage of pic-tures and bring some life tothose boring walls. Grab a
s e r i e s o fframes andinsert yourfavour-ite prints orfamily pic-t u r e s . B einnovative
and work with your friendsand loved ones to creativelyhang your favourite framedimages. A good tip is to startwith the larger, more domi-nant frames and work out-wards to hand the others
4. Change up your pil-lows, throws and area rugsfor vibrant colours and incor-porate cottons, and lighterweight fabrics onto your bedsand sofas.
5. Bare windows are easy totackle, many home stores andbig box hardware stores nowsell a variety of window treat-ments from drapes to blinds.Before heading to the store,make sure you take all thenecessary window measure-ments: inside/outside frame,ceiling heights, etc, havingall these key numbers withyou will keep your treatmentoptions wide open.
6. Add some splash to yourbacksplash. Tackling a back-splash wall in a kitchen orfeature wall in a bathroom isa simple and easy to achievethat “wow” factor.
7. Front door and entryway.Creating the first impression isimportant especially if think-ing of selling, Change up yourmat, mailbox, accessories byadding in some bright wel-coming colours. Clear debrisand purchase some playfuland smart hallway accesso-ries.
8. If it’s a larger renova-tion project you are planning,take this time to discover yourdesign style and do researchabout your project, exploremagazines, and venture outto tile stores, plumbing show-rooms, etc. You can even startto research Design firms like
ours to plan your upcomingspring renovations. We findthat our savvy clients make for
a smooth and efficient projectcollaboration.
If picking paint colors orpiecing all the small elementshas you frazzled, call in theexperts, at Dvira Interiors wefind that even a simple con-sultation, or a few hours ofshopping with a designer cangive homeowners clarity and ahome that they can feel proudof. Spring has finally sprung!
Get thinking about your homeprojects and make your to-dolists early so you can enjoy thiswonderful time of year.
— Dvira Ovadia is principalof Dvira Interiors, a Toronto-based celebrity and award-
winning designer whoappears regularly on HGTV.For more information, visit
www.dvira.com.
Have fun with littlespring-time projects
dvira ovadia
LIVING BYDESIGN
Change up your mat, mailbox or accessories by adding in some bright welcoming colours.
Create a collage ofpictures and bringsome life to thoseboring walls.
Wallpaper a feature wall in a living room, a bedroom or abathroom and you won't believe the dramatic effect.
Change up your pillows, throws and area rugs toadd in some vibrant colours.
