VACUUMS AND FLOOR CARE 

As mom would say, ” A home is not a home without clean floors and carpets”. We agree. Whether you have a large home, apartment, condo or high rise, there will be a time when you need to break out the vaccum cleaner to aid in the pickup.

So many new floor products have come on the market to make our cleaning tasks easier. From Stick vacs in the kitchen to hand vacs at your desk or larger upright vacs for the whole house make sure you find one that will provide you with the right tool for the right job. We like the Bissell

Dirt Devil manufacturers powerful, yet affordable, upright vacuums, hand vacs, stick vacs, canisters, and carpet shampooers. These clever products help you clean thoroughly, with efficiency – so you can get back to enjoying the comforts of home. Quality. Convenience. And a dash of style. That’s how Dirt Devil helps you Fight Dirty!

HOME ACCENTS

Creating your new home interior can be a challenge especially when you are bringing together his ideas and her furniture or vice versa. After you have narrowed down your selections of furniture for the room, wall coloring, and a theme you can begin to put it all together.

While developing a theme for inspiration can make things easier to decorate a room, there is a flip side of going too far - over accessorizing can overwhelm the room. Keep the tone of the room simple and choose home accents that will have a piece of your theme in it but don’t do too much of one thing. For example, a garden or floral theme, you could go crazy with florals on wallpaper, accent pillows, carpets, pictures etc. There are so many floral design ideas out there that you just have to know when to stop! However, by taking a few of the florals you can use them sparingly in the room like an area rug, or throw pillows and floral arrangements. Keep solid colors in the wall coloring, the furniture and soften the rest of the room with antiqued metal based lamps with off white lamp shades. The room can be elegant, subtle and a match for both him and her.

If you are stumped on how to decorate your new home, check out home decorating or home design books, watch HGTV for ideas or hire an interior decorator to help see your vision more clearly.

YOUR NEW HOME AND GARDEN 

Getting married is not just the combining of two lives, its the combining of two homes. It’s taking his and her things and combining them together to create ‘their’ stuff. Some times couples have too much stuff and end up needing to pick and choose what gets brought into the household. However, the majority of couples find themselves in need of furniture, cookware, home appliances, home accents, bedding, and don’t forget- a vacuum.

We at ABridetoBee.com know that these decisions can be hectic and difficult, we offer you the following information listed in this section in hopes it will aid you in finding all your home and garden needs.

When buying new furniture as a couple, there’s a lot you need to think about, especially when you are joining two different styles.  Sit down and talk about your needs, maybe he wants leather and she wants an old world feel. This can be achieved with the right pieces and accessorizing. Look at your pieces you have now, can they be reused in your new rooms, maybe you can add a nice slipcover over a sofa until you can afford a $3000 sofa. Any items you can part with, we suggest you have a garage sale or post it on Craig’s List in your local area.

Measure the spaces you’re wanting to put your new furniture as well as the doorways you’ll be bringing it in through. You don’t want to buy a piece and realize you have no way to get it into your house or room.

When shopping for furniture in a store you need to be sure you ask for fabric swatches to take home. You also need to be able to ignore a ’sale’ sign. Even though that bright pink leather couch is marked 75% off, it might not be the ideal piece for your home. Also, don’t be needy when in a store. Yes, the sales-people are there to help… but they’re not your personal assistants. You don’t need to shop with individual attention, you’ll find more stuff that you like when you shop on your own.

Although most people are turned off by shopping for furniture online, it really can be the best choice. I mean, think about it, in a store you’re limited to the furniture being displayed. Online you can search and search and search until you find exactly what you’re looking for.

For the best furniture online, we highly suggest the following sites: Macys.com, OverStock.com, and BombayCompany.com. If you see something you like and you want to touch and feel it, see if one of these company’s is at your local mall to view the piece.

Entertaining family and friends can be a fun way to gather the gang and enjoy great food, conversation and most of all have fun.

Entertaining guests at home can be simple if you center it around a theme, for example a pool party. You can come up with a menu, or have everyone bring a side dish while you provide the main entree. We recommend Appetizerstogo.com for delicious party food shipped right to your door. Send out fun and amusing invitations to set the tone of the party, choose music that everyone will enjoy or hire a dj. Offer games for kids and parents to play like water balloon fights, squirt guns, horseshoes, or even a game of backyard twister.

Remember to introduce your friends to each other if you are inviting a combination of people. Especially if you have friends from the neighborhood, co-workers and family members. You just want to make everyone feel comfortable at your event. For large crowds you want to provide name tags to help guests remember who they just met.

Make sure check the weather before the event and have a plan B if it’s outside and it’s going to rain. And last but not least, make sure you check how late you can have music in your backyard, so you won’t bother the neighbors.

KITCHEN AND COOKWARE        

Deciding on kitchen and cookware can be a tricky task. We’re sure that over the years each you and your fiancee have accumulated a divers collection of pots and pans, dishes, appliances, and silverware. However, now that you’re combining all, the question remains- what stays and what goes? If you’re starting out from scratch, the smart idea is to go for sets. Sets of knives, pots and pans, glasses and so on.

We here at ABridetoBee.com have found that you can find the best deals over the internet. We’ve searched and search and have found the following sites to be some of the best.

BEDDING 

Choosing bedding can either be very simple, or very difficult. That all depends on you and your partner’s personal styles. When choosing bedding you have to take into consideration each other’s views and your budget. Linens can be very costly based on high cotton thread count; most sheets are in the 200 range, while expensive sheets can go from 250 to more than 300. The higher the thread count, the softer and more durable they are and of course the more expensive. In addition, you and your partner may have different tastes on design and style. Choose neutral colors that can work for his and her, bedding can then be accented with decorative pillows, wall coloring and rugs.

The best place to start looking for bedding is online or in magazines. Look at the types of bedding available from mattress pads, sheets, feather beds, duvets and down comforters. These are popular items to complete the look and comfort of your bedroom.

Local department stores are also a great thought, but then again- most couples who work full time end up needing to “get it done” in one day. The lucky ones walk right in and a glowing light shines down on the perfect bedding set and they’re done. However, for most of us, its not that simple. We know that in the real world there is possibility of an argument erupting over pillow shams, which is why we think its best to start on the net!

Here at ABridetoBee.com we suggest the following sites for the best, most reasonable, bedding online! Macys.com, OverStock.com, and BombayCompany.com. With your resources at your fingertips, you’ll be sure to find something you and your new mate will love!