INPUT ARTICLE: Article: When sounds bounce off of hard surfaces, they can create echoes, so your hardwood floors may be increasing the echoes in your room. Covering part of the floor with an area rug can often help to reduce echoes, since rugs absorb sound better than wood. Rugs can also add a nice decorative touch to your room. For instance, choose a colorful or patterned rug if your room is mainly dark and neutral. Purchase squares of acoustic foam online or in your local home supply store, and then fix them to your walls or ceiling with adhesive spray. This is a particularly good idea if you're using your room to record sound. Look for neutral colors like black and gray if you want them to be discreet. Choose more vibrant colors like red or pink if you want them to add touches of brightness to the room. Heavy curtains have great sound-dampening qualities. Install them over your walls in addition to your windows to use them to muffle echoes throughout your room. When shopping for curtains, ask a retail associate which ones have the best sound-muffling qualities. Choose colors or patterns that will go with the rest of the room. When hanging curtains, you'll need to fix brackets to your wall that can hold curtain rods. You will need a drill, screws, brackets, and a rod. Alternatively, you can hire a professional to hang them. When purchasing your curtains, ask if the store offers installation packages. These can absorb sound while also livening up the room. Find pieces of art you like online or in a store. Large canvases and thick tapestries will absorb a fair amount of sound. To hang your painting, choose where you want to place it, anchor a sturdy nail into your wall, and then lay the hanging wire over the nail. There are a number of different ways to hang a tapestry. Commonly, you will use a rod, similar to the way you would hang curtains. If you're storing a lot of books in a different room, try moving them to the room that has trouble with echoes. The books give the room more material to absorb sounds and can help reduce echoes. Bookshelves that have back panels will be more effective than bookshelves that are open on the side that faces the wall. Upholstered couches, armchairs, and loveseats usually absorb sound better than furniture with leather or wood exteriors. Pick out a new upholstered couch or chair from a furniture store, have it delivered to your home, and place it in the room with the echo problem. Try rearranging your new furniture a few times to find the most effective arrangement for reducing echoes.

SUMMARY: Add an area rug if you have hardwood floors. Apply acoustic foam to your walls and ceilings for a quick fix. Hang curtains over your walls for an option that's easy to remove. Hang tapestries or paintings on your walls. Move full bookshelves into the room if you have them. Get big furniture made with soft fabric.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: You can find headband sliders at craft and fabric stores. These decorative pieces have metal or plastic backs which slide onto the elastic strap. Thread the strap up through the first hole in the slider, over the center piece, and back down through the second hole, then slide it onto the elastic strap. Once you secure the ends, you can put the headband on and slide the decoration into the proper place. Add a little glitz and glitter with pins and broaches. Once you have completed the headband, decide where you want the decoration and stick the pin through the headband and secure it in place. Be sure to line up the pin so that it is not lopsided on the headband. Choose a fabric flower which is larger than the width of your headband. Cut a felt circle slightly larger than the width of your headband and smaller than the size of the flower. Cover one side of the felt with hot glue and do the same with the bottom of the flower. Place the felt piece on the underside of the headband and the flower on top of that part of the headband. Press and hold the two pieces together. It is a good idea to place this flower over the seam to cover it and give your headband a nice, clean look. Allow 30 minutes for the glue to dry. Cut another small piece of elastic. The length should equal to 3 times the width of the headband. Line it up along the top of the seam and wrap one end around the bottom of the headband. Hot glue this end in place, then wrap the other end of the small piece of elastic around the headband and glue it to the first end of the small piece of elastic to finish off the loop. Now you have a hairband which can hold any decoration you have on a clip by sliding it through the loop and clipping it in place. You can also glue flowers or other decorations to a clip if they are not already fixed to one.
Summary: Slide a decoration onto the headband before securing the ends. Pin decorative broaches or pins to the headband. Glue a decorative flower into the headband. Add a loop that allows you to change out multiple decorations.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: To comb your hair straight, you will need to use a medium or fine-toothed comb, depending on the thickness of your hair. This method is good if you will have some time to keep combing your hair until it dries. Keep in mind that this method will only work on straight or wavy hair. For example, if you are going to be riding in a car or bus for a while, then you might want to try combing your hair straight. You can also use a brush if you prefer, but it might result in wavier hair.

SUMMARY:
Get a medium or fine-toothed comb.