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How was your weekend? Over the weekend my family celebrated St. Patrick's Day with typical Irish fare - corned beef and cabbage (along with some turnips, carrots and potatoes thrown in). We also each wore our own favorite shade of green and ended the evening watching an Irish movie - this year's choice was Waking Ned Devine. Overall the day was a fun family tradition that makes having a home, no matter what the decor, a wonderful blessing.

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FEATURE ARTICLE

Being St. Patrick's Day weekend, I was inspired to write about the color green for my latest feature article at the Budget Decor site. You can find it here ~

Decorating with Green
Green is one of my preferred colors to use in decorating. It is refreshing and seems to go with almost any color, style or season.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art56318.asp

You can read more articles filled with decorating ideas and inspiration located at budgetdecor.bellaonline.com.

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BUDGET DECOR FORUM

Do you have a favorite shade of green? I'd love for you to stop by the Budget Decor forum and share! It's free to join and is located here -

http://forums.bellaonline.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=132

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Decorating Quote of the Week

"A room should function, but be amusing and lively to the eye at the same time." ~ from Welcome Home by Kaffee Fassatt

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Decorating Tip/Idea

To create a cheerful look and feel to your rooms, bring in colors and textures from the outdoors. Sunshiny yellows, sky blues, grass greens or objects like seashells, rocks and tree branches can make a room feel fresh and vibrant.

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Happy Decorating!

Donna Coogan
Budget Decor Editor
http://budgetdecor.bellaonline.com

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