Today is Valentine's Day, so everyone is thinking about flowers, chocolate, and romance. 

On that note, have you thought about making small changes to your home to make it more romantic? 

Consider all of your senses when decorating at add a bit of romance.

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Let me guess - most of the rooms in your home have one light fixture in the center of the ceiling and no other source of light in the room. 

That one fixture provides the bare minimum when it comes to lighting your room.  

In order to have good lighting in your home, you should have more than one light fixture. 

Having multiple sources of light not only looks better, but it allows you to customize the lighting per the time of day and activity in the room. 

Use at least two of the following types of lighting in each room to have proper lighting in your home.

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I recently blogged about styling accessories in your home, however that is just a portion of the decorating process when it comes to accessories. 

The main problems that people have with accessories is that they either purchase too many things, too few things, or the wrong things. 

Here are some designer tips and tricks for decorating your home with accessories.

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The focal point of your bedroom is most likely your bed, so it needs to look its best. 

You can have the most beautiful bedding, but your bed won't have a designer look if it is not put together the right way. 

Here are some basic steps for how to make a bed properly.

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Most of the people I meet want their homes to look like a design magazine, but they don't know where to start when it comes to home styling. 

Even if they have lots of pretty things, they don't know how to put them together correctly to get a designer look. 

I am going to let you in on one of my designer secrets for home styling. 

This technique uses tall, medium, and short items to create a designer look. 

This method is especially relevant when decorating a dresser, night stand, coffee table, sideboard, fireplace, or entry table. 

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