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Fort Campbell Families-Winter 37 2519 Fort Campbell Blvd. Hopkinsville KY 270-886-8121 w w w . h a y s f u r n i t u r e . c o m 5 Years FREEFinancing HAPPY Holidays With approved credit and minimum purchase. See store for details. Its pretty easy to redecorate your home and you wont have to take off to do it. With a few quick and simple tips you can kick your homes look up a notch or two in a short amount of time. Use these tips to give your home a fresh look that you are proud to show off to visitors. Create a focal point A room should make a statement that draws eyes immediately to a single spot. It could be the bed in a master bedroom or the fireplace in a living room. Whatever the focal point is make sure the room revolves around that piece. Dont have a focal point Create one Choosing a piece of furniture or artwork to stand out will make the room look more put together and styl- ish. A good place for the focal point is the wall where your eyes naturally gaze when you step through the door. Get rid of clutter A cluttered space destroys all efforts to dec- orate. If you find you home littered with papers knick-knacks and outerwear invest in storage. With a few simple tools you can keep your home organized so the real beauty beneath the junk can shine through. Buy coat and shoe racks. Its amazing how fast a home can get un- organized when kids and husbands leave their things lying all over the house. Instead have a place for everything right by the front door. Get a bin for your mail. Keep your paperwork in one specific place and not strewn on the cof- fee table. Cut back on the knick-knacks. And a great way to clean up is to give back. Box up at least half of your stuff and donate it to charity. Buy a few high-quality items With the 500 you spend purchasing three mismatched recliners on sale a sofa-bed from a yard sale and a plethora of end tables that just arent the right height from a flea market you could have purchased a really nice sectional sofa instead. When you have a mismatched jumble of hand-me-down pieces the room wont have a clear focal point nor will it look tasteful. Choose more expensive pieces to add beauty to your home instead of trying to get as many pieces as you can because they are on sale. Empty space is OK. If you cant afford an expensive piece when you find it ask about layaway or save up and get it when you have the money. Revamp your windows Get some great new fixtures and you can find curtains in most colors and styles. If you cant find exactly what you want get creative try shower curtains. It doesnt take long to remove boring curtain rods and replace them with something spectacular. Decorate simply A few decorations to cele- brate the next holiday or spe- cial event can make your home more inviting yet polished. Consider your front door Pur- chase a basic evergreen or vine wreath and then use silk flowers to add seasonal flair. In the winter fix berries to a wreath and for the spring try some daffodils. Most soil flowers have wire in their stems making it easy to add to the wreath and remove. Inside arrange non-seasonal items like candles and vases and add an ap- propriate touches throughout the year are easy to remove. Shop small and local Youll find that your smaller local retailers have more unusual ideas and items for you to use. Plus shopping small is a way to give back by keeping your dollars circulating where you live work and play. Peg Hays began learning about retail in 1961 when her dad moved the family to Hopkinsville to manage what was Hudson Furniture and now Herb Hays Furniture. Since then Peg has loved doing all the things that have to be done to run a successful small business. Simple redecorating tips that work effortlessly PEG HAYS