decorating tips

I am pretty excited about all of the progress that we have made this year with our home remodeling projects. First, we replaced our old refrigerator with a large built-in model. Then, we purchased all of the material needed to update our backsplash and some of the materials needed to remodel our basement. Over the past week, we have been replacing the old oak floors in our kitchen and dining room as well as the laminate floor in our family room. These are all huge projects, and I am excited to see how everything looks when we are done. However, I remain nervous about decorating more generally. Thus, U could really use some good decorating tips.
In addition to our home remodeling project, I continue to finance the construction of a new home for my father in the Philippines. I suspect that when it is all done, we will make it into one of our back-up holiday homes. Thus, I will need to make sure that the home is comfortable by western standards. If all else fails, or if my father chose to live elsewhere, perhaps we can find someone who counsels people regarding how to make money from your second home. That way, the house can work for or us when it is otherwise not occupied.