They Said What?

"I did once find a copy of the Roy Hudd Joke Book for 5p. Outrageously overpriced, but I bought it just to stop anyone looking at it - mostly in case they realised I'm still doing the same jokes" - Comedian Roy Hudd on a visit to a village fete.

"Two prisoners who were coming towards the end of their sentence and doing work experience carried out about three hours' work at my house, doing a bit of decorating. They didn't have anything else on" - Former home secretary Jacqui Smith, defending the use of day-release prisoners to help paint her home. "It can help to visualise the accent: Lancashire, where I am from, curls up at the end. It is a sandwich that has been left in a tank at a shop. Yorkshire, meanwhile, curls down like a lovely piece of cake mixture gone in the oven" Impressionist Jon Culshaw. "It is a negative character. I do not want this kind of negative energy in my life" - Actress Megan Fox, who is having a tattoo of Marilyn Monroe removed from her forearm."I side with the nerds. Fame is gross" - Singer Katy Perry (pictured).

"I side with the nerds. Fame is gross" - Singer Katy Perry (pictured).

How to make a white bathroom really zing

WE'VE just finished decorating our new, all-white bathroom and want to add some colour with the accessories.

ZENA SAYS: How about these zingy shades (right) from Kingsley Homes? The colours are sharp and bright and the patterns give them a modern look. Mix the dot and leaf patterns with plain dyed ones to create a strong and fresh look.Hand towels start from pounds 4 and bath towels from pounds 24 at House of Fraser (www.houseoffraser.co.uk, 0844 800 3731).

Hand towels start from pounds 4 and bath towels from pounds 24 at House of Fraser (www.houseoffraser.co.uk, 0844 800 3731).

Sell on Ruby Plaza for FREE Through December 2012

SAN FRANCISCO -- Ruby Plaza is growing, and new shop owners are taking advantage of the ability to sell on the site for Free through December 2012.

Launched on April 20, 2010, Ruby Plaza is the sister site of Ruby Lane. Ruby Plaza boasts 900 shops and more than 95,000 unique items in several categories including home decor, jewelry, furniture, lighting, clothing and accessories. Visit www.rubyplaza.com.“Lunched in April 2010, Ruby Plaza is the exciting home to more than 900 individually-owned shops offering home decor, fashion & accessories, and jewelry,” says Palmer Pekarek, Director of Communications and New Business Development at Ruby Lane – Ruby Plaza's parent.About Ruby Plaza and Ruby LaneSince 1998, Ruby Lane has brought together individually-owned shops offering unique items from around the world. Today, Ruby Lane offers more than 430,000 items in inventory ranging from antique furniture to depression glass, fine china, vintage jewelry, heirloom linens, books, stamps, paintings, sculpture, hand-blown glass, and ceramics from more than 2,200 shops. Visit www.rubylane.com.“In addition to making the site free, we have added Skype and several social networking features to support our shops ability to communicate with customers, help them build traffic, and sell,” says Pekarek. “While we build even more traffic to the site, sellers can sell for free for the next 16 months - it is really that easy!”On June 1st, 2011, Ruby Plaza announced that the site had gone Free until at least December 31st, 2012! There are no listing fees, monthly fees, or commissions. The only optional cost is for Search Clicks. On January 1st, 2013, shops will be asked to pay a proposed flat fee of $4.95 per month and a 4.95% commission on each item sold.There are a few details and more information at www.RubyPlaza.com. Come see why so many call Ruby Plaza home.

Since 1998, Ruby Lane has brought together individually-owned shops offering unique items from around the world. Today, Ruby Lane offers more than 430,000 items in inventory ranging from antique furniture to depression glass, fine china, vintage jewelry, heirloom linens, books, stamps, paintings, sculpture, hand-blown glass, and ceramics from more than 2,200 shops. Visit www.rubylane.com.

Using Artificial Plants for Indoor Home Decorating

No place in this world is without flowers and plants. They are always a pleasure to see and the surrounding atmosphere becomes refreshing and energizing. However live plants are always very capricious and also require care and maintenance at a regular interval to look bright and fresh. In today�s world people are so busy that one can�t afford to give constant attention for such things. Due to this, artificial plants are huge in demands.

Now-a-day artificial plants are manufactured in such a way that it can easily replicate the real one, giving your house a natural look. Material used to prepare them is so good that you will love top play with them. They are made from material like orchids, fibers, ficus trees etc. Indoor artificial plants will definitely add some color to your home decor making the overall theme outstanding.Depending upon the creativity artificial plants or flowers are something more to use, rather than keeping them only in vase. You can place them on the wall with some support. Also they can be hanged on the handrail of the staircases, bookshelves and windows. They are available in plenty of remarkable designs and colors and hence easily mix ups with your home decor theme.Artificial plants also require maintenance to keep them looking fresh and attractive, but the level of maintenance is very less as compared to that of the live plants. A rapid clean every week and systematic 2-3 wash annually will allow them to look enchanting and gorgeous throughout the year. This kind of maintenance will also increase their durability and robustness. Artificial silk plants require little bit more care then other in order to look fresh and fine.No one wants to see dull or withered plants around them; we all want our surrounding atmosphere to be beautiful and refreshing. Decorating home with artificial plants has plenty of advantages. Real plants loose their charm when they are not properly maintain, but this is not is in the case artificial plants. Artificial plants are also reusable i.e. you can also swap them in any part of your house as and when required.Artificial plants are one of the ideal home decor items for your house. Buying artificial plants for your home is not so difficult; in fact you will love it. Indoor artificial flowers can be easily purchased from online stores. You can find all kinds of varieties of artificial plants at one place i.e. online furniture stores.

Artificial plants are one of the ideal home decor items for your house. Buying artificial plants for your home is not so difficult; in fact you will love it. Indoor artificial flowers can be easily purchased from online stores. You can find all kinds of varieties of artificial plants at one place i.e. online furniture stores.

Bathroom Lighting for your Home Decorating Project

If you are redesigning your bathroom then think carefully about the type of lighting you need for this small but very important room. Bathroom lighting is often neglected when it comes to home decoration, consider ceiling lights, wall mounted fixtures, vanity and mirror lighting, even table lamps and candles can provide effective lighting in a bathroom.

One of the main lighting features in your bathroom to get right is around the bathroom mirror. They need to be bright enough to enable you to see exactly what you are doing, but not too bright that they glare and don't do your looks any justice! Mirrors are available with the lights already inset around the edges using LED or xenon bulbs or halogen lamps suitable for moist locations. Placing sconces either side of the mirror, or a single, horizontally placed wall light above it can light up the whole room, and if the mirror extends right up to the ceiling, there are wall sconces that can be mounted directly onto it.Shower proof downlighters are a great way to light up shower cubicles, find them in circular satin silver, antique brass or chrome finish, or square shaped contemporary glass and chrome for a really stunning look.Proper lighting in your bathroom can actually help you to look better! Glaring lights show up all the imperfections and lumpy bumps we all have, a softer lighting system can make you look good which in turn will give you a great feeling for the day ahead.As your bathroom can also act as your safe haven then it's necessary to have some softer lighting fixtures, bright enough to see by but soft enough to create an ambience. If the room is big enough for a small table or cabinet then it's a nice idea to place a lamp on top to provide a softer light that can be used instead of the main overhead light. Light some candles, turn on the soft lighting and steam up a hot bath, sit back and relax.Get some idea of the styles and possibilities first, you can do this by looking online or through home decorating magazines. A bathroom is not only a place to bathe, pluck and preen, it's also a great place to escape from the outside world for a while � imagine yourself relaxing in a nice hot bath with soft lighting and a glass of wine and de-stress after a hectic day.Bright lighting is the first priority for your bathroom as it's needed to prepare your body to present to the outside world, you don't want to get to work and have people pointing out that you have missed a spot whilst shaving. Or realize there are hairs sprouting from your nose! Every woman wants to look good and applying make up has to be done under a bright enough light to see clearly.We all spend a long time in the bathroom checking ourselves out so don't rush into your decorating scheme, think about how the space can be most effectively lit up and search online for a lighting company who can offer advice and give you a good price. Incorporating effective lighting in the bathroom is the most economical way to upgrade, a well-thought out bathroom lighting system can even help you sell your house if that is your intention.Bathroom flush lights for the ceiling are practical and an elegant way to illuminate a room, they provide enough light to see clearly and come in a range of shapes and sizes. Flush light styles are generally quite simple which is a good look for a bathroom, but fixtures have their own unique style and, although modest, they can really enhance the look of the room. Mounted close to the ceiling they are perfect for low-ceilings and are available in low-voltage halogen, incandescent, and fluorescent options.

We all spend a long time in the bathroom checking ourselves out so don't rush into your decorating scheme, think about how the space can be most effectively lit up and search online for a lighting company who can offer advice and give you a good price. Incorporating effective lighting in the bathroom is the most economical way to upgrade, a well-thought out bathroom lighting system can even help you sell your house if that is your intention.

Log Furniture Place Teams With WebProvise to Launch Revamped Website Design, Sparks Gnarly Relationship With Producers of HBO's "True Blood"

Log Furniture Place and its extra character log furniture and cabin decor has found a home on nationwide TV. At the same time, they were unveiling a dramatic new shopping experience for customers. Quite an exciting week for any business.

The new online marketing strategy worked, sparking a relationship between Log Furniture Place and HBO. The network's producers asked Hunt to create the True Blood Extremely Gnarly Aspen Log Bed which was featured in "Spellbound" (Season 4) on Aug. 14."WebProvise had a heavy hand in making this an exciting week for us. First, by making drastic changes to our website to categorize and show off the thousands of products we offer. Second, by helping us make as intense an impression on visitors that our one-of-a-kind wood furniture does."Image Available: http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/frame_mw?attachid=1711319"Before I saw the new WebProvise site design, I wasn't sure what to expect," Owner Jason Hunt explained. "I knew it would look great, but in the end I was totally blown away by it. Customers will be, too. It's awesome; way beyond anything I had imagined."Visit LogFurniturePlace.com to learn more about the upscale e-tailer and its True Blood Extremely Gnarly Aspen Log Bed. Visit WebProvise.com to learn more about the internet marketing company which overhauled its website design ."It's just a gorgeous, gorgeous bed and I'm really proud to have been able to help out HBO. I'm also proud of the way WebProvise helped us promote our upscale log cabin furniture and rustic decor : Our stately aspen log beds, dining room furniture, rustic kitchen cabinets, accessories, bars, bar stools, pool tables -- you name it."With a new theme and user-friendly features, the site would spark anyone's imagination. The hand-crafted, high-quality log and rustic furniture and accessories Log Furniture Place sells now seem just about as sexy as "True Blood" characters Sookie and Eric (played by Anna Paquin and Alexander Skarsgard).After revamping its website design with the help of internet marketing company WebProvise, Inc., the high-end rustic furniture e-tailer was tapped to craft a custom log bed for the HBO series "True Blood."The bed is now available for purchase at LogFurniturePlace.com and features: Oversized legs, a double-log spindled side rail and hand-picked logs. Rich with texture, the wood used in its construction is peeled, knotted, burled and curvy.Add to Digg Bookmark with del.icio.us Add to Newsvine"HBO came to us and said, 'Make us something as gnarly and unique as possible because we're going to spotlight it in Episode 8'," Hunt explained. "It turned out amazing. Our Facebook fans and customers just love it."The A Better Business Bureau rated Log Furniture Place was founded in 1997 by Hunt. Its heirloom-quality indoor and outdoor log and rustic furniture is used in cabins, homes, lodges, hotels, national parks, campgrounds and resorts across North America.

Contact Info JHE's Log Furniture Place Jason Hunt (877) 564-3876 Email: Email Contact http://www.LogFurniturePlace.com WebProvise, Inc. Tammy Clayton (800) 381-0027 Email: Email Contact http://www.WebProvise.com

Home Decorating Using eBay

You almost have to be from another planet these days to not be familiar with the term 'eBay". The growth of online auction houses and eBay in particular has been phenomenal. At last count eBay has almost 150,000 registered users, 50,000 categories and over 400 million listings.

Question until you are satisfiedFollow these guidelines and you can confidently purchase any item you could possibly want for your home decorating project. So go ahead, take the plunge into the world of online auction bidding and buying. Redecorate with style and amaze your family and friends with your one of a kind decorating items and rare finds.The second most important key is to research the vendor. To find a member, click on the "Advanced Search" button. From there click on "Find a Member" button in the left column and enter the seller's eBay user ID/name. You will be brought to the seller's "About Me" page. From here there are all types of information available for your research.Research the VendorYou can also click on the item you are interested in.As you look at other various similar items, notice the information given in the description. This will give you an idea what type of information should be included in the description. If there is some information in a similar description that is not included in the description of the item you are considering, don't hesitate to ask for that information.When you make a decision to jump in and get your feet wet at eBay, these are the two most important points to remember in order to enjoy the experience and have maximum satisfaction with your purchase.If you are considering redecorating or just starting to decorate your home, it could be almost impossible not to find whatever it is you are looking for. In fact, you may find many new ideas and items of interest you never even thought about. This may send you off in an entirely new direction you hadn't ever considered.Shopping for home decorating items on eBay should be an experience you should have at least once. It is as if a world wide bazaar was spread out at your feet. If you had access to Aladdin's lamp, you would not get a wider array of goods available to you. If you are new to eBay, start with small, inexpensive and easily shipped items.Believe me, the vendors only want to satisfy buyers. They do not want the hassle of returned merchandise. You may be surprised to learn you can get more product information from an eBay vendor than you can obtain in a nearby retail store.There are two keys to an enjoyable eBay shopping experience:Once you receive your purchase, look it over carefully to be sure it was presented accurately and you are satisfied with your purchase. Most vendors will bend over backward to keep their buyers happy and returning with more business. The high rating they have worked hard to achieve is important to them. They certainly don't want any negative feedback bringing that rating down.Question, question, questionThis will bring you to the description page. In the right hand column is the info about the seller. The name, number of comments (listed next to the star), and feedback info is there. The most important information you will be looking for is customer feedback. A feedback rating in the high 90's will assure you will have excellent customer service and be satisfied that your purchase is exactly as it was pictured and described.The descriptions and pictures are often very detailed and accurate. However, you still may have unanswered questions. Don't hesitate to contact the vendor and ask questions until you feel you have all the information you need to make a bid or purchase.You may find you are having such a great time that you may never shop for your home decorating items in a retail store ever again!

You may find you are having such a great time that you may never shop for your home decorating items in a retail store ever again!

Author: Gloria Daniels