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This is a guest post from Pete. Pete Wise is a content developer and white-hat SEO Jedi. This article was written for Discount Decorating Online who sell deeply discounted wallpaper and wallpaper borders. Follow Pete on twitter:  @MySEOHeadache

Hi, my name is Pete, and I consider myself a bit of a handyman. I feel that projects come together intuitively for me and I can figure out a solution to any project problem.

According to my girlfriend, “being a handyman” means hanging things crooked the first few times, struggling when I don’t have to, and multiple unnecessary holes in the wall. She tries to talk some sense into me every single time, but somehow I manage to forget it all.

Here they are, and since she used to work construction for 4 years, these are tips all DIY-ers, myself included, need to stop ignoring.

Whether you run an internet business, need space to grade papers, or just take your work home with you most nights, you need a place to get your work done. For this reason, many new homes are being constructed with small rooms meant to be used as office space. But for those who already own homes and don’t want to sacrifice a spare bedroom, or don’t have bedrooms to spare, home office space is often wherever there is available table space.

Using the kitchen table as an office has its drawbacks, and if you’d like to reclaim your breakfast space, consider moving your home office to the closest. No, really! You don’t have to waste a whole bedroom and you get to have dinner at the table again without worrying about spills on your laptop.

Weather you’re a freshman in architecture, or a full grown architect, you should read these quotes because inspiration is something we, human beings just can’t get enough, but on the other hand it is food for the brain. (and quoting dead people makes you look smart and… credible)

Here are 101 famous quotes and quotations in no particular order from some of our “idols”:

#1. A harmonious design requires that nothing be added or taken away.
Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

#2. God is in the details
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

#3. Less is more.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

#4. The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen.
Frank Lloyd Wright

#5. Form follows function – that has been misunderstood. Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union.
Frank Lloyd Wright

This is a guest post and it’s more like of an inspirational type one… so please read enjoy and comment if you please

Scratch any architect, and you will find an artist. The “designer look” in a modern building, thanks to CAD and a new generation of truly inspired architects, extends to the foundations. Even the idea of flooring has now been incorporated into CAD and commercial software in dramatic and beautiful ways. This truly is the beginning of a new era, and most importantly, it’s a lot of fun.

The relationship between architecture and lifestyle is ancient. The earliest and simplest of buildings were based on hunter/gatherer and agrarian lifestyles. The most modern buildings are designed on a combination of aesthetics and functionality. The “designer look” actually is and always has been a hybrid.