One of the simplest and most inexpensive ways to decorate your home is with natural elements. Use natural materials from the outdoors and colors inspired by nature to decorate for any season. If your space could use s breath of fresh air, follow these tips and get this organic look in your home.

• Use unique pitchers or containers to keep flowers in to give any bouquet a fresh look.
• Add three-dimensional antlers or any kind of faux taxidermy to your wall to break up some of your framed pictures on your wall.
• Gather some branches in your backyard to put in a vase to make a centerpiece for your table. You can also use a piece of driftwood for a centerpiece as well.
• Use a large twisted branch to hang on the wall to add some modern dimension to a room.
• Use clear glass lamps and fill them up with pinecones, seashells and sand, moss, or anything else you can find.
• You can also use bowls or trays to fill up with the pinecones or shells.
• Hang artwork with an earthy theme to hang on your neutral colored walls.
• Place a collection of small green houseplants in different sized pots on your wooden table to add some natural character to your dining room.

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If you want to do something good for your body in the Houston area, try a class at Your Body Yoga and Pilates Center. This full-service yoga studio offers hot yoga classes in a room heated to 110 degrees Fahrenheit, aerial yoga classes using yoga hammocks suspended from the ceiling, and traditional Vinyasa flow yoga that is perfect for yogis of all skill levels. If you’re looking for a different type of workout, the Pilates and Barre classes will help you to tone, tighten and lengthen your muscles, as well as increase flexibility throughout the body. There are even ballroom dancing classes with private or semi-private instruction.

In addition to its instructional classes, Your Body offers relaxing massage therapy that aims to reduce stress, relieve pain and even lower high blood pressure. Combine a massage session with a beneficial yoga or Pilates workout and your body will surely thank you.

Your Body Yoga and Pilates Center
3605 Katy Freeway
Houston, TX 77007
(713) 874-0800
www.yourbodycenter.com

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