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Décor & Landscape

Once you have your brand new Excel Home, you need the right decor and landscaping to make it complete. Below are links to excellent resources that will give you a good start.

Home and Garden Television HGTV
Arranged in “villages,” the site allows visitors to hone in on decorating, gardening, remodeling, crafts, and entertainment.

Homestore.com presents a section on decorating that includes ideas, tips, an advice column, a place to submit questions to a professional decorator, and articles of interest about interior design.

Decorating References

HomePortfolio.com
Interior decorating tips, designer furnishings and accessories.

House Beautiful on HomeArts
Interactive kitchen design, boards and resources. Where style and design become personal expressions of the way we live.

Traditional Home Magazine
Major design styles and ways to implement them in your home.

Martha Stewart
Latest trends in decorating and do-it-yourself projects around the house.

Home Decorators Collection
Decorating tips for every part of your home: blinds, outdoor, furniture, rugs, etc.

GetDecorating.com
Explore the design gallery with upscale decorating tips.

DoItYourself.com
Do-it-yourself project ideas for around the house.

Dwell.com
Latest home decorating trends.

Architectural Digest
Resource on decorating tips for all spaces in your home.

Landscape References

Clearwater Landscapes
Landscaping resource for the do-it-yourself homeowner, featuring interactive online landscape design.

Pioneer Thinking - Landscaping for Energy Efficiency
Landscaping as a way to reduce energy bills.

LandscapingLink.com
Offers alternatives for every landscaping climate.

Landscaping Story
Do-it-yourself landscaping tips, testimonials, and ideas.

Great Landscaping Ideas
Ideas and suggestions for any landscaping space such as walkways, patios and gardens.

Home Family Network
Garden projects and tips for a healthy garden.

U.S. Department of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Section offers energy efficient landscaping tips

Better Homes & Gardens
Offers home improvement tips as well as a sneak peek into the current issue of Better Homes & Gardens.