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Archive for the ‘Decor Accessories’ Category

Walls, walls, and walls! It looks like that we live in a world of walls in our work place and at our homes. But how many times have we thought about using and decorating them to create a perfect aesthetic mix for our environment, to find a better place for our valuables, and to make them accessible? Have you even thought about buying wall mounted shelving for yourself? If not, now is the time.

Wall mounted shelving is a piece of furniture which facilitates display, storage, and organization of heterogeneous items. It delivers functionality and beauty in one package. You can display books, family pictures, plates, shields, trophies, coffee mugs, paintings, arts and crafts, and toothbrushes etc. There are even sliding shelves and swivels for your TV, expensive plasma screens, surround sound systems, CD/DVD changers, cable box, and computer monitors (including LCDs).

Wall-mounted shelving is either a fixed, floating, or rolling shelf. A floating shelf uses a wall anchor to fix the shelf by screws or brackets without using traditional support. They feature simple Do-it-Yourself (DIY) assembly, easy accessibility, and support for items. Generally they are used in kitchen and bathroom to give you the much-needed counter for your brushes, shaving kits, combs, and spices. Rolling shelf is wall mounted shelving unit featuring adjustable shelf for taller items. The shelf rolls back to original state after any change in storage.

Wall mounted shelving is available in a variety of metals, silhouette, colors, and formation. Generally it is a decorative wooden shelf. However it can also be made from metal, wire, and aluminum. You can choose your favorite material and finish to blend with your decor. Take a combination of oak, maple, and mahogany with a polish, veneer, or leather finish and you have a slick shelf.

You can use wall mounted shelving in your living room, bedroom, bathroom, kid’s room, TV lounge, library, garage, basement, shed, or any other room in your house. Every corner of your house will benefit from it.

Glass shelves are in vogue these days due to their neat and trendy look. They can be used in bathrooms and kitchens for providing extra storage for towels and brushes for the guests. Use Corner shelving for family pictures, and baby toys. Wooden shelves are used in a host of ways other than the obvious use as a book shelf.

Wall mounted shelving is a recent phenomenon. While they have been traditionally used for storing books and art works, the development of electronics industry, ceramics, and modern art has paved the way for more versatile use of this invaluable storage solution. Create a slick and trendy interior.

Popularity: 36% [?]

Use mirrors to open up a space and make it look larger and make sure that the mirror is reflecting something appealling to look at , an attractive chandelier in the living room, an attractive landscape, which will bring the vibrant energy of a garden…

Mirrors have many curative uses. Mirrors should never distort or cut into the image of a person…

Mirrors are useful in small spaces where they apparently double the size of the area. Large mirrors will make a room feel much larger.

Increase the light

They are also useful in dark spaces where you want to reflect as much of the available light back into the the room as possible. This applies to basement apartments or a room that only receives northern light.You may be able to strategically place a mirror so that natural light from a window is reflected back into a dark area of the room or a stagnant corner.

Popularity: 12% [?]

There are many resources available that offer decorative rugs. I’m going to share a few insider observations about what you can expect to find in your search for an excellent quality decorative rug, whether you decide on a pre-made version or choose to go the custom route.

Searching online for a decorative rug can be an overwhelming experience. You’ll find that the majority of options are imported Persian or Oriental rugs with a few modern and contemporary designs thrown into the mix. One tip is to try narrowing your search down to a theme. You’ll see better results looking for ‘animal print rugs’ than doing a broad search for ‘area rugs’.

Another suggestion is to browse design catalogs from the leading U.S. based rug making facilities like Mastercraft Carpet Makers, Fabrica, and Masland. You’ll notice these custom rug facilities have much more flexibility in producing decorative rugs according to theme, style, color and size.

The advantages in buying a custom decorative rug are as follows:

1. Faster turnaround times at 2-4 weeks, opposed to 12-16 weeks for overseas orders.

2. The unique hand-carving and sculptured look that can POP just about any design.

3. Materials can be selected in top quality nylons, and wools.

4. Flexibility in design; different cost levels in design can be achieved to meet budget specs.

You can always bring in an Interior Designer or Decorator to consult on your rug project if you’ve got the jitters. Choose wisely if you decide to hire a consultant. Some designers are familiar with custom rug fabrication and have the experience and confidence to guide you through the steps, while others know about as much as you do. Again, you’ll have to do a little research.

Custom decorative rugs can be a stunning addition to your interior as well as the perfect solution when you need a unique size, color combination or themed rug. Designs can be adjusted to your budget and turnaround times can be quick.

Popularity: 5% [?]

Vases are like rooms within themselves; they are what houses the flower or object. If you think of vase in this way, it frees up the mind to come up with new, creative ways of furnishing it. It is not necessary to fill vessels and vases with fresh flowers and greenery. You can fill a vase with white sand and coral or with nothing more than a coil of natural rope, it not only looks fabulous, but is ideal in less-used areas of the home, such as a guest suite or in a vacation home where it would be impractical to maintain fresh flowers.

Vases of colored glass are beautiful in their own right and need nothing in them. Glass of different hues is the perfect way of introducing small amounts of color into an otherwise neutral room, they give an interesting contrast.

When you find vases you love for their own sake, rarely fill them with flowers but leave them empty. Wonderful hand blown glass vessels, for example, have such a beautiful organic shape in their own right they need nothing else added. You have to make a simple choice as to where you want the eye to fall: on the flowers or on the vase. Vessels come in many different textures, making them perfect for introducing textural contrast.

The rule of thumb you can use when choosing flowers for your interiors is either to buy a lot or a little, and this naturally influences the choice of a vase. You need something large for dramatic flowers with star quality and long stems, but you also need containers on a much more modest scale. If you find a good shape-such as a clear box, globe bowl, test-tube vase or tall cylinder-then buy them in quantity. One rose bud in a test-tube will go unnoticed, but a row of ten becomes a striking installation piece.

Popularity: 9% [?]

The centerpiece is one of the detail that add personality to your table. Centerpiece can have a theme like Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Easter or Wedding. They can be personal, sentimental, dramatic, humorous, or what you want them to be. Let your creativity be your guide. Get some ideas on centerpieces in interior design magazines or just on internet you will find a huge selection of great ideas.

The items needed can be candles, vases, flowers, gemstones, fruits. Centerpieces can be realized within a budget and have a dramatic effect.

Place a vase with flowers on a mirror with votive candles and gemstones and enjoy twice as much flickering light from the reflection. The result is amazing and doesn’t cost too much.

Create floral centerpiece that coordinate with your theme ceremony and color. Don’t make floral centerpiece too large that your guest cannot see each other.

A single clear vase with a single flower and greenery can look elegant.

Create your own inexpensive vase by wrapping them with colored tissue or fabric that will coordinate with your ceremony color.

Elegant feathers in color of you theme make an elegant centerpiece.

Place floating candles in a glass bowl half filled with water and add some fresh flower petals around the candles for a romantic touch. You can also add a few drops of food coloring of a matching color of your theme ceremony to tint the water.

Add Christmas balls in a clear vase of flowers to add the holiday touch on your table surrounded with votive candles

Be creative and add character to your party within a budget and impress your guests with fantastic effect.

Popularity: 33% [?]