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I love this minimalist Christmas wreath. A fresh or faux evergreen wreath with gold bells and a velvet ribbon make this a timeless look perfect for your holiday front porch. See how to make it!
Create your own DIY decorative carousel perfect for Christmas or an amazing photo opp, Recycle your old swing set into something that no one else has.
This post lists 13 great Christmas decor ideas. Christmas is a special time, and putting up decorations is one of the best parts! They...
[{"type":"paragraph","label":"Paragraph","content":"If there’s one thing I really loathe in a garden – apart from weeds, dead palm fronds and anything yellow – it’s solar lighting. To be fair, it’s not something I’ve investigated lately, so my experience so far is that eerie, rather watery-blue glow sent out by cheap, nasty aluminium fittings you poke into the ground on prongs. Just hideous. I am prepared – in fact, I am keen – to stand corrected by anyone who can tell me that solar lighting has moved on from there.nnIn the meantime, I’ll continue to light the garden with candles and braziers, and show guests back to their cars with a torch. The reason is that good garden lighting is expensive. It never seems to climb up my priority list – past the 500 plants we still need, the pontoon to sit over the river so we can dangle our feet, the carport, the summer house, the small swimming pool and the partner’s insane desire to plough up our acre of front lawn and replant it with something that will make it look like a golf green instead of a kikuyu paddock."},{"type":"image","label":"Image","content":{"url":"http://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/nzww/2015/07/24/post-38457/66-7.jpg","valid":true,"title":"","caption":"","link":""}},{"type":"paragraph","label":"Paragraph","content":"However, now that winter is here and the evenings are dark (I mean country dark, as in pitch black if there’s no moon) we frequently say to each other that we must “do something” about lighting. Having departing guests stumbling over rocks and impaling themselves on spiky bits of garden art is not ideal, and a negotiable driveway without the help of a burning taper might be a nice idea.nnOutdoor lighting needs to be planned. If you’re going to ring the electrician and ask whoever you have in your life to dig trenches, you might as well do as much as you can in one hit – thereby containing the cost. The two main reasons for lighting up the garden are safety (guests not falling over) and aesthetics (everything looking fabulous). The safety aspect is fairly straightforward, and common sense will get you a long way.nnChoose light fittings you like and can afford. Make sure you have enough of them to adequately light up the path, steps, or driveway, and make sure you place the lights so they don’t shine at eye level and blind people as they arrive. When it comes to useful lighting, less is best – several small lights better serve both safety and aesthetics than one big spotlight.nnTo avoid creating unnecessary brightness, use low-glare light fittings. Pathway or eyelid light ensures that the light is directed down onto the ground where you need it.nn**A work of art**nThe aesthetics of garden lighting are much more fun. Good lighting can turn the night garden from a black hole into a magical place, creating ambience around lawns and sitting areas, giving specimen plants and trees a spectacular splash of drama, and lighting focal points such as water features and sculptures.nnSubtlety should be your aim. Bright light will turn everything one-dimensional, whereas muted lighting adds depth, shadows and an air of mystery."},{"type":"image","label":"Image","content":{"url":"http://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/nzww/2015/07/24/post-38457/66-63.jpg","valid":true,"title":"","caption":"","link":""}},{"type":"paragraph","label":"Paragraph","content":"**Out of sightn**Once your plan is in place (if designing the lighting plan is outside of your comfort zone, there are professionals who can step in) you need to investigate the type of lighting devices and products available. If you’ve consulted a designer, he or she can help with this.nnOtherwise, you’ll have to muddle through with the help of your chosen retailer. Make sure you choose a lighting shop with someone who knows what they’re talking about and can explain it to you in one-syllable words.nnWe’ve come a long way since the preferred method of lighting the outdoors was a white, plastic double spotlight attached to the house. There have been considerable advancements in lighting technology – the main change is the increasing use of LED (light emitting diode) lights. LEDs are more energy-effi cient than regular lights, so they’re a bit more eco-friendly. You can use them for stair and path lights, bollard lighting, and spotlights.nnMost lighting used in the garden is low voltage. A transformer will convert normal household power from 230 volts down to 12 or 24 volts, making it safe and relatively easy to install. Experts agree that function over form is best when it comes to lighting your outdoor space but fortunately, you can often have both.nnMany modern light fittings are works of art in their own right, and if they’re going to be visible, they may as well be attractive. Generally, though, lighting designers advise that light fittings are best hidden, especially if you are lighting for dramatic effect. The aim is to see the effect of the light, but not where it’s coming from.nnIf you’re trying to create a spectacle in a particular area, rug up and spend some time positioning your lights. You can shine light upward into the canopy of a tree, create a silhouette effect, illuminatenunusual trunks or foliage, or create an overall glow. If you choose a lighting system where fittings are movable, shift your lights as plants grow."},{"type":"image","label":"Image","content":{"url":"http://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/nzww/2015/07/24/post-38457/66-9.jpg","valid":true,"title":"","caption":"","link":""}}] | New Zealand's Woman's Weekly content brought to you by Now to Love
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Aren’t these cute? Am I allowed to say that about my own work? I was so thrilled with how they turned out, and how really simple they are to make that I had to photograph the construction of …
Since terrarium will be placed inside your home as the decoration, you have to choose the right plants like succulent that have the long live durability.
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This year has certainly been one for the record books in different ways than any of us ever expected. One thing that I already felt strongly about but 2020 definitely confirmed is the importance of home, health, and family. I tackled a few large outdoor projects this year and found myself enjoying our outdoor living…
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I'd love to get some ideas for non-Christmas-holiday decorations. DIY would be especially treasured. Something more winter solstice-based…or really just not anything overly Santa Claus/presents/Christian-centered. I am really awful at bringing details together, and I would love some offbeat advice!
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This week after Christmas I really wanted to focus on winter decor here on the blog to help any of you struggling with taking your Christmas decor & not knowing what to do with your house, or those wh
Reuse old items to create a new look this holiday season. Upcycled wine bottles, cans, and lanterns make for unique outdoor decorations.
I am eager to get home (on a red-eye flight tonight) and back to some projects and normal life. I have a patio project going on that should be nearing completion this week. Once finished, I am excited to start adding features — like a beautiful garden chandelier. I have lots of great, inexpensive, DIY […]
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I made these DIY cardboard birch trees after being inspired by the magical ones in the East Colonnade of the White House this holiday season.
In this tutorial, you will find detailed and hopefully easy-to-implement instructions on how to make a DIY Christmas stocking. But I decided to turn a classic stocking into a Unicorn stocking.
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These drawings are meant as instructional drawings to reproduce the photo of this arch (instructions are for inside use). When finished arch should be filled out and stable. attach cinder blocks to base for inside use, other wise sink them in the ground and fill bottoms with little rocks. Supplies we will need to create the arch: 4 foot – 7 foot branches 2 4x4 ft particle board bases 8 cinder blocks (figure eight style 8) 4 4foot – bungee cords 2 rolls of twine 15 foot long wild grape vines - (vaired sizes)
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Learn how to make beautiful DIY scented wax fire starters. With added spices such as rosemary or cinnamon, they add a lovely aroma to your ambiance.