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Unique Accents
by Kathleen M. Peters, www.KatieDidDesign.com
How do you get a unique look in your home? With unique accents! Accents don't have to be limited to figurines and pictures. There are tons of items that can really help pull your home together when used right. Here are some ideas:
- - Use dishes that coordinate with your bedroom or living room decor. A place setting - especially one that has different coordinating patterns for the different items - gives a great look. Hang the dinner and salad plate on the wall, fill the bowl with potpourri and display it with the teacup and saucer on a shelf under the plates. I'm doing this with a Jessica McClintock rosebud pattern that goes with my daughter's rosebud sheets.
- - A shawl in the same colors or similar pattern gives a great
touch draped over a bedpost or chair-back, or used as a runner
over a wooden side table.
- - Find one of those beautiful hard-cover spiral bound blank
notebooks that coordinates with your room. Use it for a phone
message book in the living room or kitchen, or a "To Do"
notebook in the bedroom.
- - Always keep an eye out for beautiful pillows that will go
with your decor.
- - Celestial Seasonings tea boxes (or other brands) are decorative
little boxes that are charming displayed on a shelf with a doily
hanging out.
- - A bag of potpourri tied with a fancy bow in coordinating colors
looks great resting in a basket or decorative box.
- - Those photo boxes that you can get at Wal-Mart and K-Mart
come in all sorts of great patterns, and are just as great for
displaying as they are for storing odds and ends.
Just keep your eyes open at all times for absolutely
ANYTHING that reflects the look of your room... don't limit
yourself with ideas of the 'right' or 'wrong' ways to display
and use things. You'll be surprised what you find!
Have fun!
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This article Copyright 1999-2004 - Kathleen Peters, KatieDid Design. Reproduced with permission.
Kathleen Peters - 'Katie' - is a custom window treatment and bedding designer, and owner of KatieDid Design, her online shop. She is also the editor-in-chief of Decor, Decorating, and Design, a free bi-monthly ezine filled with articles, tips, and guidelines to help with your home decorating.
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