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 Friday, November 20, 2009
Tip of the Day Categories » Painting, Decorating, and Refinishing

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Build Your Own View

Michelangelo was born this day in 1475. His artwork on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel livened up an otherwise dreary room of the Vatican in Rome. Got a similar problem at your house -- a ?ho-hum? room without a view? The answer you seek might be nothing new. Indeed, like Michelangelo, you too can create a fake ?fee-fi-faux-view.? Here's how: find an inexpensive large print of a scene you like -- seashore, garden, sunset) -- and using standard wallpaper, glue it where you?d like a view. Then surround it with wood window trim, draw in shaded sides, if you wish, to create depth. Add a shelf on the bottom to create a window sill (for books or a plant). Use your imagination by adding louvered shutters, a live or artificial tree or a window box filled with blooming flowers. Try it, then stand back and be surprised. Just like at the Vatican it'll open your eyes (and your room). And that's the On The House tip for today.

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