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Decorating Ideas for Living Rooms & Bedrooms

February 24, 2009

 How to naturally and intuitively
Design, Decorate & Furnish Your Living Rooms & Bedrooms 

[Editor’s note: If you prefer, you can download the PDF with Pictures of this Post.  This is the script from my video, “Home Decorating Ideas | Personalized Room Design | Free Interior Design.”   You can watch it on YouTube or Go Here. And please, remember to share this video with all your friends ... thanks, Alie.] 

Hi there. I’m Alie James, Home Design Consultant. Today, I want to give you some great home decorating and room design ideas to help you get started on your Dream Home and be able to Design, Decorate and furnish your home – these are the same ideas I recommend to my Clients and they’ll help you with natural and intuitive Do-It-Yourself projects for your Home & Garden. 

Tapping into my experience of Home Design & Home Furnishings, I’ll tell you exactly how to Personalize your Room Design & HomeDecorating Style AND also how to save a lot of money when purchasing things for your Home. My sincere wish is for you to get to live in the Home of your Dreams! Also, at end of this video [article], I’ll tell you how to access a very good Free Interior Design service. 

First, let me ask you a question. Are you as addicted to Home & Garden TV as I am? If so, can you believe just how fantastic a resource we have for Room Design & Decorating Ideas? It gives us thousands of dollars worth of up-to-date DIY Home and Garden tips and ideas, which used to be the exclusive tools of Interior Designers. Of course, there is a flip side to all this information – there’s just so much of it that we sometimes end up getting INFORMATION OVERLOAD. So to help us better use it, I decided to make a video [and publish the transcript, which is this article]. 

I’m going to give you 3 very cool Tips that’ll make it easier and more affordable to Design, Decorate & Furnish your home exactly like you want it – the operative words being: “exactly like you want it”. 

Now going back to HGTV for just a minute more. It’s definitely become our “Go To” TV Channel and Website for Home Decorating ideas & Room Design tips, and the good news is that we know it’s just going to get bigger and better each year. But the one thing HGTV can’t do is “personalize” their Decorating & Design advice. Rather, it has to be GENERIC in order to make it useful for all of us. This means that it can be very confusing, and very hard to personalize and make our own.   

So what’s the SOLUTION? 

The Solution is to put YOU front and center of your HOME and Garden Design puzzle. If we can do that, then everything else will fall into place. Believe it or not, you actually have quite a bit of intuitive Design Sense, and I’m going to tell you how you can access it and use it! Ready?  

OK, here are the 3 Ideas that’ll put YOU dead center in your Home & Garden Design Puzzle. These ideas will cost you less than $25 and I PROMISE, they’ll be worth far more than that – they’ll be ideas you can use for a lifetime.  

Idea #1: Take about $5 and go to Barnes & Noble (or someplace like it.) Plan to stay about an hour. Go to the MAGAZINE rack (no books allowed). Look at all the covers in the Lifestyle & Home & Garden sections. The trick is to Stand back and study all the magazines in front of you. Then pick only the covers that draw you to them.   

If I had to guess, you’ll probably pick 10-15 magazines.  

Now get a cup of coffee or tea, and a treat. Find a cozy spot – preferably a table. The goal is NOT to buy the magazines. It’s to fill your heart & mind & your senses with colors, shapes, and new ideas about Home and Garden. Don’t take notes, don’t buy any magazines. Just take it all in. Get more magazines if you have time. But again, only those that draw you, and don’t buy any – although you might do so later. The reason this is so powerful is because you’re inputting this information to be used at a later date. Very important and be sure to do this as your first step. 

IDEA #2: PROFILE your Dream Home. This will only cost $19. You can get your Profile from a program called Dream Home Profile, which I created so you could “Actualize your Dream Home.” What I mean by “actualize” is that the program is designed to generate ON PAPER a personalized and customized LIST of HOME DESIGN ELEMENTS – and the DESIGN ELEMENTS that end up on your paper are the ones that are most important to YOU, which will help make your Home FEEL Like Home. So you’ve heard the expression “DESIGN SENSE” (it’s all about your senses guiding you) Another thing that’s so fantastic about Dream Home Profile is that NO ONE will ever have the same Profile as you.  

Another thing, it’s not like all the other “find your Home Decorating style” surveys you’ve seen before, and it’s not giving you generic Home Decorating Ideas either; instead, you’re getting a list of Design Elements for your Home & Garden that are totally unique to YOU. And on top of that, the reason I promised you that you’ll finally be able to save money is because you’ll know exactly what is (and what isn’t) a priority purchase for your HOME – and you’ll also have the knowledge that will prevent you from making unnecessary purchases.  

(Just so you know - Dream Home Profile is found on under the HOME DESIGN tab). 

IDEA # 3: OK, this is HOT, insider information. I’m going to tell you about a how to use a free Interior Design service that will help you Decorate & Furnish your Home. Be sure to do this after you’ve done your Dream Home Profile because that will give you the control you need to prioritize and stay in your budget.
 
OK, here’s the Secret. Furniture Stores are hurting in a big way and have been for quite some time. To counteract this, many stores are now offering FREE Interior Design Service. Now here’s rest of the Secret … they say it’s with purchase but usually it’s not. Just be sure you’re not paying a fee up front. Also, know that some stores may offer more than others, but ask for it – whether you’re shopping at Ashley Furniture, Bassett, Thomasville or Robb & Stuckey (to name a few). Even if they don’t promote it, they’ll probably have someone in the store who can do it for you.
 
Now you might be concerned about the quality of Interior Design Service from a Furniture Store, but it’s my personal experience that Sales Associates (or Design Consultants) are now being hired with an Interior Design background, or at the very least, being trained in basic Room Design. They’re also given access to quality Room Design tools. So be sure to take advantage of this new development.   I know you’ll really get fantastic ideas and plans when you’re ready to decorate & furnish your home.  
 
Time to wrap it up. Please be sure to explore all the Links under the Home Design Tab on my website, [there’s quite a bit of free information there.] That’s also where you can buy your Dream Home Profile.  

I hope you enjoyed this information. My wish is that you’ll be living very soon in your own Dream Home … Alie  

Remember, you can download the PDF with Pictures of this Post.  

 

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Mahalo, Monica

January 23, 2009

There is nothing more traumatic than listening to your Spirit tell you to release your grip on something you want to hold on to with all your might.  You’re just so afraid that you’ll lose it if you let go.  What I wrote about in I’ll Keep Travelin’ was probably what helped me begin to relax my grip; today I was inspired to release it a bit more.  

Have I built it up enough?  Well it’s no suprise that I’ve been dealing with a lot of changes in my life because I’ve written about it over the last few months.  In the Real World, I’ve been very reclusive as I’ve worked through alot of it.  Because of this, I’ve been putting off a visit with an old friend who recently came back to town - until today.  OMG!!!  Monica & I were so happy to be reunited.  We both needed this reunion.

I decided to write this post as a tribute to Monica because she is celebrating the near completion of this website as much as I am.  And even more important, I wanted to tell everyone that Dream Home Profile™ had it’s beginnings with Monica and tissue paper in the back of a bus.  (Strange, memorable beginnings usually make great impacts!) 

Mahalo, Monica, for welcoming me back into your life today.  And you know what, Izzy’s "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" is just the beginning …   

 

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Home Interior Design and Decorating Ideas

January 17, 2009

How to naturally and intuitively
Design, Decorate & Furnish Your Home  

[Editor’s note: If you prefer, you can download the PDF with Pictures of this Post.  This is the script from my video, “Home Decorating Ideas | Personalized Room Design | Free Interior Design.”   You can watch it on YouTube or Go Here. And please, remember to share this video with all your friends ... thanks, Alie.] 

Hi there. I’m Alie James, Home Design Consultant. Today, I want to give you some great home decorating and room design ideas to help you get started on your Dream Home and be able to Design, Decorate and furnish your home – these are the same ideas I recommend to my Clients and they’ll help you with natural and intuitive Do-It-Yourself projects for your Home & Garden. 

Tapping into my experience of Home Design & Home Furnishings, I’ll tell you exactly how to Personalize your Room Design & HomeDecorating Style AND also how to save a lot of money when purchasing things for your Home. My sincere wish is for you to get to live in the Home of your Dreams! Also, at end of this video [article], I’ll tell you how to access a very good Free Interior Design service. 

First, let me ask you a question. Are you as addicted to Home & Garden TV as I am? If so, can you believe just how fantastic a resource we have for Room Design & Decorating Ideas? It gives us thousands of dollars worth of up-to-date DIY Home and Garden tips and ideas, which used to be the exclusive tools of Interior Designers. Of course, there is a flip side to all this information – there’s just so much of it that we sometimes end up getting INFORMATION OVERLOAD. So to help us better use it, I decided to make a video [and publish the transcript, which is this article]. 

I’m going to give you 3 very cool Tips that’ll make it easier and more affordable to Design, Decorate & Furnish your home exactly like you want it – the operative words being: “exactly like you want it”. 

Now going back to HGTV for just a minute more. It’s definitely become our “Go To” TV Channel and Website for Home Decorating ideas & Room Design tips, and the good news is that we know it’s just going to get bigger and better each year. But the one thing HGTV can’t do is “personalize” their Decorating & Design advice. Rather, it has to be GENERIC in order to make it useful for all of us. This means that it can be very confusing, and very hard to personalize and make our own.   

So what’s the SOLUTION? 

The Solution is to put YOU front and center of your HOME and Garden Design puzzle. If we can do that, then everything else will fall into place. Believe it or not, you actually have quite a bit of intuitive Design Sense, and I’m going to tell you how you can access it and use it! Ready?  

OK, here are the 3 Ideas that’ll put YOU dead center in your Home & Garden Design Puzzle. These ideas will cost you less than $25 and I PROMISE, they’ll be worth far more than that – they’ll be ideas you can use for a lifetime.  

Idea #1: Take about $5 and go to Barnes & Noble (or someplace like it.) Plan to stay about an hour. Go to the MAGAZINE rack (no books allowed). Look at all the covers in the Lifestyle & Home & Garden sections. The trick is to Stand back and study all the magazines in front of you. Then pick only the covers that draw you to them.   

If I had to guess, you’ll probably pick 10-15 magazines.  

Now get a cup of coffee or tea, and a treat. Find a cozy spot – preferably a table. The goal is NOT to buy the magazines. It’s to fill your heart & mind & your senses with colors, shapes, and new ideas about Home and Garden. Don’t take notes, don’t buy any magazines. Just take it all in. Get more magazines if you have time. But again, only those that draw you, and don’t buy any – although you might do so later. The reason this is so powerful is because you’re inputting this information to be used at a later date. Very important and be sure to do this as your first step. 

IDEA #2: PROFILE your Dream Home. This will only cost $19. You can get your Profile from a program called Dream Home Profile, which I created so you could “Actualize your Dream Home.” What I mean by “actualize” is that the program is designed to generate ON PAPER a personalized and customized LIST of HOME DESIGN ELEMENTS – and the DESIGN ELEMENTS that end up on your paper are the ones that are most important to YOU, which will help make your Home FEEL Like Home. So you’ve heard the expression “DESIGN SENSE” (it’s all about your senses guiding you) Another thing that’s so fantastic about Dream Home Profile is that NO ONE will ever have the same Profile as you.  

Another thing, it’s not like all the other “find your Home Decorating style” surveys you’ve seen before, and it’s not giving you generic Home Decorating Ideas either; instead, you’re getting a list of Design Elements for your Home & Garden that are totally unique to YOU. And on top of that, the reason I promised you that you’ll finally be able to save money is because you’ll know exactly what is (and what isn’t) a priority purchase for your HOME – and you’ll also have the knowledge that will prevent you from making unnecessary purchases.  

(Just so you know - Dream Home Profile is found on under the HOME DESIGN tab). 

IDEA # 3: OK, this is HOT, insider information. I’m going to tell you about a how to use a free Interior Design service that will help you Decorate & Furnish your Home. Be sure to do this after you’ve done your Dream Home Profile because that will give you the control you need to prioritize and stay in your budget.
 
OK, here’s the Secret. Furniture Stores are hurting in a big way and have been for quite some time. To counteract this, many stores are now offering FREE Interior Design Service. Now here’s rest of the Secret … they say it’s with purchase but usually it’s not. Just be sure you’re not paying a fee up front. Also, know that some stores may offer more than others, but ask for it – whether you’re shopping at Ashley Furniture, Bassett, Thomasville or Robb & Stuckey (to name a few). Even if they don’t promote it, they’ll probably have someone in the store who can do it for you.
 
Now you might be concerned about the quality of Interior Design Service from a Furniture Store, but it’s my personal experience that Sales Associates (or Design Consultants) are now being hired with an Interior Design background, or at the very least, being trained in basic Room Design. They’re also given access to quality Room Design tools. So be sure to take advantage of this new development.   I know you’ll really get fantastic ideas and plans when you’re ready to decorate & furnish your home.  
 
Time to wrap it up. Please be sure to explore all the Links under the Home Design Tab on my website, [there’s quite a bit of free information there.] That’s also where you can buy your Dream Home Profile.  

I hope you enjoyed this information. My wish is that you’ll be living very soon in your own Dream Home … Alie  

Remember, you can download the PDF with Pictures of this Post.  

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Hope …

August 16, 2008

I woke up from a dream just 30 minutes ago - I quickly got my coffee so that I could write it all down.  I know this dream is a result of two MAJOR things I’ve experienced this week.  Let me tell you about these things and then I’ll explain the dream.

 ♥

1st thing:  After 4 years of writing my books and planning my website, I’m faced with the exciting (and looming) reality of finishing the project … which means - it’s now time to expose my "babies" to the real world … which means either I’ll make it as an author or I won’t … and ultimatley my success or failure will determine whether I’ve created a legitimate 2nd income, or simply established a hobby for myself.   So in preparation for this, I’ve been studying marketing ideas, and realizing how much I don’t know and how much money it takes to ‘do it right", according to the experts. 

 ♥

But there is something I must do, and it doesn’t cost a ¢¢¢ (just lots of sense) … it’s to concisely and confidently be able to explain EXACTLY who I am, what I do, and what makes me different.  In other words, what could possibly set Alie James and her books apart from all her competion in the Healthy & Beauty and Home Furnishings Industry?

So, that’s Reality Check #1. 

 ♥

The 2nd thing was Reality Check #2, and it was much more serious than the first … 

As you know, I work in the Home Furnishings Industry (in a Furniture Store).  I’ve made a living from this Industry and it’s been a very rewarding experience.  All of us in this industry have been experiencing very difficult times, as we are so closely tied to the economy - especially to consumer confidence, housing, the presidential election and GAS prices  - those things always affect it positively or negatively. 

 ♥

So ……………  we were visited this week from our reginal manager (Dan), whose mission was to bring us a Reality Check - a "state of the union" kind of speech.  And his message — the union just "ain’t so great".  But Dan also delivered a little bit more than the required "Reality Check".  He delivered "Hope" (at least I received hope from his message).  

 ♥

After his meeting, I realized that I didn’t feel too bad because I was hopeful that everything would turn out alright - I had "caught" his optimism.  But later, after I was speaking with some others, I found out that there were two very opposite points of view, and that perhaps I was being naive by adopting such hope.  

Ok - pretty emotionally draining week, don’t you think?  Well, here’s my dream:

The dream was about meeting a very old friend who was asking me to explain to her exactly what I was trying to accomplish with my books.  I was fumbling along, saying this and saying that, and she kept saying "no … they don’t need this", "no, … they don’t need that".  Finally, just a few seconds before I woke up, I said …

"I guess my books are about Hope" … 

 ♥

And then she reminded me that not everyone needed a message of Hope, only women who were very much like me (Diane).   When I woke up, I realized that there is so much energy and power in Hope.  Personally, it’s been "Hope" that gives me the enthusiasm, the optimism, the drive to get up every morning and give my best - to my friends, my family and my customers.  And now, more than ever, with such BAD NEWS, it’ll be hope that gets me going and through these challenging times. 

So, here are some of the things that I HOPE for:  I hope to maintain (and make even better) what I still have - my health, my youthful appearance, and thank goodness, my sexuality.   Also, I want to make the home I have my Dream Home.  And of course, I hope that I’ll continue working in the Home Furnishings Industry for a while longer.  

Here’s the bottom line - the Marketing Message from Alie James is … Hope … 
Hope that life can truly be Simple, Beautiful and Complete!

 ♥

In regards to Dream Homes … The Dream Home Profile™ has made it possible for everyone to have a Dream Home - because a Dream Home isn’t dependent on the amount of money or things you have - rather it’s about knowing exactly what you need to make "the place you live" (your home) "feel just like home". 

In regards to Health & Beauty, the market’s a little more defined - probably Alie James relates best to women between 39 - 69 years old.  "My hope" is to give hope to women who need it - who want to look and feel as young and beautiful as long as possible.  We women are transitioning between our "second season" and "third season"  (i.e., we’re starting to end "Summer" and begin "Fall"). 

So, to all my friends … use your Wings … 
And let’s hope for the Best Years of our Lives … Alie

 

 

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River … Dance

August 6, 2008

The River, and its Dance …  a Tribute to Karen & Richard

August 2, 2008 … Karen & Richard’s wedding day, and a day that ended up becoming one of My Favorite Days!  After you read "Secrets …" and "The Ugly Duck Makeover", you’ll become quite familiar with the expression, "Favorite Days" - they’re life’s little treats that stay with you a lifetime.  The beauty of the scenery, the people, the music, the ceremony - "merged" together to create a majestic moment that I’ll never forget. 

Christina & I certainly didn’t know what to expect - we just followed the directions to their Cabin in the Mountains.  We parked, and as we were walking up the road there was their cabin with our American flag blowing in the wind (along with the Union Jack, too since Richard is English.)  Then we looked down the hill … omg …I had no idea we’d be next to a river … it was breath taking!

As they say … a picture is worth a THOUSAND words, so I thought I’d share a bit of this special day with you through these pictures rather than my words. 

Rock Me Mama.wma 

 

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The Trees will “Getcha”!

June 7, 2008

This is a morning that many only dream of.  I’m on the porch of my “dream home”.  Behind me are the woods that are filled with birds and they’re singing … wait out of the corner of my eyes are 4 white legs, and for the first time ever here is a deer that’s just ambling down the side of my yard.  I’m not kidding he/she just stopped and stared at me and my cat for 2-3 minutes.  I’ve seen their tracks but not in person - WOW!

I needed this morning moment to remember why I go to work.  There are trees in these woods that back up to a state park and probably are hundreds of years old. 

Trees are silent teachers and they SAY that I’m very small, and they help me see that work problems, and life problems are very small compared to this VAST universe.

I work at a job and in an industry that is in MAJOR transition - Home Furnishings.  Much of my work in Dream Home ReSolution© is not only to help women all over the world create the home of their dreams, but to offer a way to ReInvent and ReVive the dying-as-we-know-it Furniture Industry.

Problem for me is how to get someone’s attention so that I can do this one ‘little” task.  Since it’s a who you know world, I’m at a disadvantage.  I just don’t know who I need to know.

So here’s my list - the “Who I want to know” people “Who need to know me”:

Warren Buffett - he’s doing very well in furniture (an old man who has young heart and mind - he appears he has taken a fresh approach to furniture buying & selling approach )

Bill Gates or someone who can bring him the vision - Microsoft has Surface technology needs to give this to homeowners

Here are the “Celebrities” I want to meet to for help in “The not-so-famous Celebrity Makeover”. 

Naomi, Wynona & Ashley - I love them all and I respect them because of what they want for women.

Gene Simmons - He’s a major entrepreneur and he loves women and would love it if all women were all happy, healthy, sexy & beautiful.

John Rich - he is a Visionaire Extraordinaire - in fact he produced Jewel’s latest release.

Oprah - well she is the vehicle that will bring life-changing makeovers to women all over the world

Thinking about John Rich - wow - he gets it.  “It” being the operative word and being the whole point of this website… Anyway, I just found out that he produced Jewels latest release, which has a song that that I’ve chosen as the theme song for this website - not so much for the story about leaving or not loving another person, but for the message from the chorus.

“I’m gonna love myself
More than anyone else
Believe in me
Even if someone can’t see
The stronger woman in me

I’m gonna be my own best friend
Stick with me till the end
Won’t lose myself again
never, no
Cause theres a stronger woman
a stronger woman in me”                           

If there’s just one single message that I am trying to convey through my writings and speaking endeavors- it’s about finding and having “IT” that makes it possible to be a stronger woman who loves herself and counts on herself rather than depending on others for their happiness. 

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