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	<title>The Home Stylist &#187; Budget/save money</title>
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		<title>Shopping for furniture</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
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I have been helping a lot of people shop for furniture lately. Maybe the economy is really turning around? &#8211; no &#8211; it is just people spending their tax refunds  
There are a lot of great furnture stores out there but just be cautious when working with a salesperson who works on commission; many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arts &amp; Crafts Style class</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
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&#160;
Yesterday&#160; my&#160; &#34;Arts &#38; Crafts Style on the Cheap&#34; was held at the Roycroft Copper Shop. It was a great morning. Attendees came from the Buffalo area but also from Washington DC  and Canada&#8217;s Niagara-on-the-Lake. 
Attendees learned lots of tips for developing the mission or arts &#38; crafts style for their homes. One section [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Truth about Painting your Kitchen Cabinets</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not long ago someone I know asked me for advice on painting their kitchen cabinets. I know a lot of DIY (do-it-yourself) websites and many TV shows promote painting your kitchen cabinets. My opinion is a little different. I want you to know some unpopular truths about painting your kitchen cabinets.
1. Painting the kitchen cabinets&#160;is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bathroom &#8211; shaving off the decades</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Before & After Photos]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Color palette and paint]]></category>
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&#160;
As you know, bathrooms and kitchens are some of the most well used rooms in the house. When these rooms are dated, it makes you whole house feel dated. Updating a bathroom doesn&#8217;t have to break the bank. Simple switches and a gallon of paint can shave off the decades.
&#160;
In this photo the toilet and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A little home staging funny business</title>
		<link>http://www.thehomestylist.com/blog/a-little-home-staging-funny-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
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This video from&#160;Jon Steward&#8217;s The Daily Show.
It made me laugh so hard.&#160;I hope you too can have a sense of humor about the current housing crisis.&#160;&#160;
&#160;Home Crisis Intervention



The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Mon &#8211; Thurs 11p / 10c


Home Crisis Investigation


www.thedailyshow.com









Daily Show
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		<title>Great Color Expertise</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 16:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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As a professional it is always important to increase your knowledge base, learn new skills and keep up on trends. I recently found a great blog all about color.
The blog is Colour Me Happy by Maria Killam. I have learn quite a few great tips from this. Her enthusiasm for choosing the right color and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do you need to be good at math to become an interior decorator?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 17:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes I get the opportunity to speak to high school students about becoming an interior decorator. One question that often comes up is &#34;Do I need to be good at math to become an interior decorator?&#34;
My answer: You will use math everyday!
This surprises most of the students. Now note I said you use it everyday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Satisfied Staging client</title>
		<link>http://www.thehomestylist.com/blog/satisfied-staging-client/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budget/save money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Staging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Staging your home to sell]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently got this sweet note from a client:
I just wanted to write to you and thank you for all your helpful advice you gave to me when I was staging my home in West Seneca for a sale. I believe you may have come over sometime before summer 2008. I made the recommended changes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does your house stink?</title>
		<link>http://www.thehomestylist.com/blog/does-your-house-stink/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budget/save money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Color palette and paint]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[room makeovers]]></category>

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Cool new product alert!
Cool Contest alert!
Yes, one in the same!
Dutch Boy paints and Arm &#38; Hammer have joined forces to create a product that will be a huge hit. It is paint that helps eliminate odors in your home. Cool!
They are launching this new product with a contest. It is simple:
Upload a picture and tell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clean out the clutter</title>
		<link>http://www.thehomestylist.com/blog/clean-out-the-clutter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thehomestylist.com/blog/clean-out-the-clutter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budget/save money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clutter/organizing/clean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shopping]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just like many people, January finds me cleaning, sorting and organizing this time of the year. One closet of mine is just overflowing with books I have read. Thinking I could use the closet for other stuff, I found the best thing to do with all these books.
The website is called Paperback swap (but they [...]]]></description>
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