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The new parent has become more astute in their shopping habits and expert at finding the same baby products available at huge discounts for one reason or another. Your baby’s crib is, perhaps one of the more expensive items that you will buy for the nursery and the opportunity to pick up a bargain discount crib has never been greater.

Harking back to traditional American furniture styles seems to sit well with this Virginia based company. Unlike many baby furniture manufacturers, the company still makes its cribs in the United States using only the finest hardwoods and craftsmanship.

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Parents looking for discount cribs should bear in mind a few key points, to make sure they end up with a bargain that is a quality crib with a full safety standard and up to date feature set. Harking back to traditional American furniture styles seems to sit well with this Virginia based company. Unlike many baby furniture manufacturers, the company still makes its cribs in the United States using only the finest hardwoods and craftsmanship.

The convertible cribs usually features static sides with no moving parts. At first the convertible crib is probably more costly than a drop side crib, but because it can be converted to a toddler, daybed, twin or full size bed in the long run you will be saving money as you will not have to buy a new bed and can still use the other pieces of furniture.

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Things are getting critical: the women in your life are threatening to redecorate your bachelor pad. Now’s the time to take charge before you find yourself ambushed with an explosion of “girly” decor.

Start with a new coat of paint. Painted walls are the first things you notice in a room, so a change of color or adding some new texture livens up a living space quickly. Unfortunately, painting is also laborious and time-consuming if you can’t afford a professional painter. Why not invite your girlfriend or other females who’ve been threatening to update your decor to help with the painting? In other words, put up or shut up, ladies.

If you want to make your home look much bigger than it actually is, use a light color. For a dramatic look, paint one wall a contrasting dark and leave the rest light. There are other options besides the usual white. Examples are cream, beige, tan, light gray, mocha, gray-blue, and sage green.

For an embellished wall, you can do sponge painting or create a denim or linen effect. There are pro painters who can do the job in a day or two at the most.

Now that your walls are beautified, show them off with some new lighting. No, we’re not talking the expensive refit needed for recessed or track lighting. Instead, think about the way lighting affects your favorite TV show or a movie. Then get some new table lamps, floor lamps and ceiling fixtures that can reproduce what your mind’s eye envisions. Look for lamps in minimalist designs so they don’t distract from your manly decor. You should be able to find lamps with wood, leather or ceramic bases to suit your mood.

Finally, what about the furniture? After all, isn’t it time you got rid of that cable-spool table you’ve been using since college?

If the budget won’t allow you to buy new furniture, try rearranging what you have. Chances are, you didn’t think much about placement when you moved in your couch, dining table, dresser and bed. You can get your hefty buddies to help you move things around, or you can take the geek approach: measure the dimensions of your furniture, then input the data into any one of many home decorating computer programs available today. Then you can move little icons of your furniture around in a virtual room until you find an arrangement you really like.

However, as a man on his way up in life, it might be time to invest in some furniture upgrades. Consider sprucing up the living room with a giant ottoman that can also serve as a coffee table (and haul that cable spool to the dump!). Even if you have wall-to-wall carpeting, you can top it with an area rug in a complementary style for a focal point. Install a wall unit to display some of your collectibles, or hang vintage posters. Use throw pillows to add splashes of color to the neutrals in the room.

After your redecorating endeavor, let’s see how you make an impression on women. Good luck dude!