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Home decorating colour tips:
Colour scheme: This can actually be secondary to the textures and fabrics, but must be kept in mind for purchases for a home. The colour scheme is what makes a design work together to create that individually artistic look we all strive for in our own homes. Colour schemes come in basic styles: Monochromatic, where all the colours are different shadings of the same basic colour. Using hues and saturation, you can create a one colour room that is really a combination of 10 shades of the same colour!
Colour wheel: One of the best accessories you can have while decorating is a Colour Wheel. Available in most hardware and furniture stores, it can be invaluable in helping you decide which colours fit into the design in your mind, to create the room and home of your dreams. Analogous, neighbouring colours, on the same side of the wheel and related to each other, i.e., yellow, green, yellow-green and colours in between.
Spa expert Steve Capellini has travelled across the world to professional spas learning the best in techniques and treatments. Based on his experiences, he has created simple, time-efficient ways to practice these sensational spa indulgences at home. "You no longer have to escape to a spa to be pampered," says Capellini. "Today, there are ways to bring these essential spa experiences into your home." He offers the following tips on how to set the stage and experience top-notch spa treatments in the comforts of a home: Spa essentials: Spa thermal unit: Use a miniature cooler to store hot towels. Simply immerse the towels in steaming hot water, wring them out, and then store them in the cooler where they'll remain hot for 10 to 15 minutes. You can also microwave wrung-out towels for a minute or less and then place them in the cooler.
Wrapping sheets: Use a sheet to help the process of purifying herbs, creams or oils as well as to protect furniture and other surfaces in your home. The best choices are natural muslin or pure, unbleached cotton sheets. Insulating sheets/blankets: To stay warm while cocooned in rich seaweed or while absorbing pure essential oils, use warming wraps. The best choice for blankets is, of course, wool, but other fabrics will insulate sufficiently as well. Skin brush or Loofah: Exfoliation is a key word in the home spa experience. To exfoliate the skin, a dry skin brush or a loofah is a must. Towels, towels and more towels: Spa treatments can be towel intensive and it may be best to invest in a set just for home spa use. Many of the treatments may require two or three towels and it is important to keep one towel on reserve as your designated "spa towel" to wipe up any mess and clean away excess oil during massage.
Cotton pads and swabs: For application and removal of just about any product, especially around the face, large circular pads are the best.
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The things to keep in mind when choosing to make a new purchase for your home, or someone else's, are the colours, textures, and fabric designs already in existence. This time we will concentrate on the colour scheme, and how to determine the style that meets your vision.
Complementary, choosing warm and cool colours to mix & match, and depending on the colours you can determine whether this is a relaxing room, or active room! Colours can be chosen as direct opposite on the colour wheel, or as points in a triangle to bring accent colours in harmony with a design.
How to home Spa: 
Spa bowls: Have a quart-sized plastic or glass bowl on hand to hold water, body baths, salts, algae and other spa ingredients. 
Robes: A robe and slippers are the suggested dress-attire at most professional day spas. It is also a good idea to have a robe hanging on a nearby hook when you are pampering yourself at home. This is one area to splurge on as nothing feels quite the same as a high-quality bathrobe. 
