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Thinking of redecorating our middle bedroom

December 10, 2007 by Tricia

I’ve been thinking of redecorating what I call our middle bedroom. We have three bedrooms upstairs – a small by modern standards master bedroom, a very tiny bedroom at the top of the stairs that’s just a little bigger than a really nice sized washroom and then there’s the middle bedroom which is just big enough to fit a double bed, a bedside table and a dresser with a little space to walk around.

Yeah, when I said we have small bedrooms I meant it!

Right now we’ve got our old double bed that we used when we lived in an apartment in that room. It’s nice but it’s a little outdated. I was thinking of either getting a Murphy bed that folds up against the wall – something nice that folds into a cabinet to give the room the look of a study when not being used as a bedroom or perhaps one of those modern platform beds. I’ve always loved the look of platform beds. Perhaps it would be better suited to our slightly larger master bedroom though.

If you were about to redo a small bedroom that wasn’t used often which way would you go? Murphy bed to give the room more function and space, or a platform bed?





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Infomercials – Do you buy the products you see advertised?

December 6, 2007 by Tricia

As usual I’m up late watching TV and trying to dodge the infomercials.

Do you watch infomercials late at night?

I remember telling my niece that the one time I watched a whole infomercial I ended up buying the product! Not that I normally would do that, but it was the Magic Bullet blender and obviously it was a good infomercial – it got me to buy the blender didn’t it?

I do love my Magic Bullet. I use it mainly to make fantastic fruit smoothies. I don’t make them often but when I do they are fantastic … especially with a little rum or vodka in them.

I often wonder about the ginsu knives that I see advertised. Are they really as sharp and as good as advertised? I think those commercials have been on TV my whole life! Why don’t I already have some Ginsu knives?

I really enjoy cooking and baking and yes, I do have a nice set of knives, but when you do a lot of work in the kitchen you often realize that you could use a special knife or another item to help you get things done faster or better.

Do you ever buy products that you see advertised in infomercials or perhaps on the shopping channels? Have you been happy with your purchases?

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All I want for Christmas Contest

December 3, 2007 by Tricia

Overstock.com launched a huge promotion today. It’s the All I want for Christmas Giveaway. If you’re a resident of the continental United States you can enter to win.

The promotional period for this contest is from December 3rd until December 7th and you can enter once each day. So enter now. Enter daily!

So what can you win? Well, when you fill out the contest entry form you’ll be asked to pick an item from Overstock.com that is priced at $1000 or less. If you are the Grand Prize winner you’ll receive the item that you picked out.

When you enter the contest you’ll get an invitation link that will enable you to invite up to five friends.

One cool thing about this contest is that Overstock.com will also be giving out daily prizes. If you are chosen as a daily prize winner both you and one of the friends that you invited to join the contest will be awarded a one thousand dollar Overstock.com gift card to be used towards the purchase of each of your selected items or any other item at Overstock. You need to send out those five invites in order to qualify for the daily prize draw.

At the end of the contest one grand prize will be awarded. The Grand prize is one $5000 Overstock gift card. This fantastic gift card can be used for the purchase of all five of the contestants selected items or any other items of their choosing at Overstock.

I’m from Canada so I can’t enter the contest.

I really wish I could enter as I’d probably pick one of the LCD or Plasma television sets as my desired prize. I know we’ll want a TV for the basement when we get around to renovating the basement so it’d be great to win one!

Perhaps I’d also pick out some things for our new dog. Puppy has already cost us a lot of money what with the training crate, accessories and all the toys we’ve purchased in the last week. I’m sure we’ll need more stuff for her as she gets older and bigger.

As for the five people I’d invite if I could enter this fantastic contest? Hmmm that’s a tough one. I’d definitely invite my sister. I’d probably also invite my husbands younger sister. My niece just bought a new home last year and she’s expecting a baby in February so I think she could use some items for her home or for the baby their expecting so I’d invite her as well. Then to finish off my invites I’d probably invite two good friends of mine – Connie and Colleen – who I work with at the hospital.

Who are you going to invite when you enter the All I want for Christmas Giveaway?

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If you’re looking for new blinds for your home visit Terrys Fabrics

November 30, 2007 by Tricia

I always find that it’s during the cool months of Autumn, Winter and early Spring that I concentrate on my house I sometimes start small renovation projects or I’ll move the furniture around to give a room a new look and often, I’ll buy some new accessories for a room.

I believe it was last year that I got new curtains for my kitchen. I’m not sure what I’ll change this winter but I’m sure I’ll find something that needs replacing. I know I need new blinds for the basement windows, perhaps that will be one of my projects this year.

If you have been thinking of getting new blinds for your home you might be interested in visiting Terrys Fabrics. They have a lovely selection of blinds in both traditional and modern styles. As I was implying above, even a simple change such as new blinds can change the look of a room. Considering that Terrys Fabrics has such a wide selection of blinds I’m sure you’ll be able to find ones that will complement the furnishings within the room you place them in.

Terrys Fabrics carries Roller blinds, Roman Blinds, Roman Blind Kits, Venetian Blinds, Wooden blinds and vertical blinds. Their Roman and Roller blinds come in a variety of colors, plain and patterned fabrics as well as bamboo and Jute. Their Venetian blinds come in metal, a variety of woods and even leather!

All of the blinds at Terrys Fabrics are offered at discount prices, but don’t let the low prices make you think they are low quality. Each blind carried by the company must meet their exacting standards.

Visit Terrys Fabrics to see their wide selection of blinds. Most of their blinds are in stock and are able to be shipped out quickly, so take a look and perhaps you’ll have some new blinds for your home soon.

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Save money at Savebuckets

November 29, 2007 by Tricia

If you’re going to be doing some shopping in the near future, perhaps for holiday gifts, you might want to visit Savebuckets where you can comparison shop to find the item you want at the best price.

The Savebuckets website was designed to help save you time and money. They have thousands of products listed from a large range of shops so you can find virtually anything for which you might be shopping.

To use the site you can simply type in the name of the product that you are looking for by name or brand or simply click on one of the categories and drill down through the sub categories until you find the type of item you want.

For example, if you wanted to get a digital camera you would just type in digital camera and you’d be taken to a page with several different styles and brands of digital cameras all listed at the best price possible.

The site also has a feature called “My Price” that will help you stick to your budget when buying a product. All you need to do is enter your email address and the maximum amount that you will pay for the item you are looking for and the Savebuckets system will keep an eye on their shop listings and whenever the product is listed at one of the shops in your price range you’ll get an email.

Visit Savebuckets today and start saving money!

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