Details in decor can make or break a design especially when you have a more minimal look (not a lot of stuff around). You need something interesting to draw the eye and provide a momentary resting place. It might be a texture, a beautifully shaped stool, or an embellishment. A space without details is immensely boring and who wants a boring home? Here are simple ways to add some pizazz to your space. Each space will have a different starting point. 1. Use art to create a vignetteEye catching art anchors design source Choose eye catching...
Leaning art: 4 Guidelines to make it work
Art warms a home, makes it interesting, provides topics for conversation and contemplation , adds colour, the list goes on indefinitely. There are various ways to display art; some are more successful than others. One option is leaning art against a wall rather than hanging it, but this display option isn't always successful for a variety of reasons. If you want to try leaning art, consider the following factors. 1. Scale - Choose artwork large enough to read from standing or sitting positionMark Dodge Design The size of a piece of art in comparison...
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Antlers: Trend or timeless?
Looking at a variety of recent design sources supports the view that antlers are a huge style statement. While always part of rustic country design, antlers and antler motifs seem to have crossed all design boundaries to the point where you see them everywhere. Spectacular lighting from Yellow Goat Custom LightingRight now I have reached the saturation point, and whenever I see antlers my reaction is usually utter boredom. Hopefully I will recover because I love their sculptural form and representation of the passage of time and natural cycles. ...
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accessories,
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Feeling red
I'm a firm believer that colour provides us with certain benefits at certain times and I take note when I find myself attracted to a certain colour. My past loves have been black, green and purple. All of a sudden I am hugely attracted tored and I want it around me in my home. This is a first for me.Red accessoriesI catch myself looking at red things on Pinterest and Olioboard. I want to hang up one of my red paintings. Evoked, 2013, Margaret Ryall, encaustic “Painters use red like spice.” — Derek Jarman..... If so this is one hot painting. Why...
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accessories,
colour schemes,
red
Blogger App
Yes, there is an App for Blogger and here I am trying it out. In the past I've wanted to compose posts on my I Pad when I was travelling and couldn't. Last week I saw an ad and decided to give it a try. This is an in process review. So far so good. The interface is simple , but so are the text options. Can't do much that is fancy with just Bold and Italics and underline. Also clumsy when you have to select and apply these options. Not to mention how I hate one finger pecking to compose!Let's try adding a photo from my camera roll. You have...
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Design Love: Kubus
One of my favourite Scandinavian designers is Danish architect Mogens Lassen (1901-1987). I am now the proud owner of one of his designs - Kubus 4. Thank you family; I've had a love affair with this candleholder for years. Kubus 4 candleholder in my living room I've begun to think up all the things I can do with this beauty, as well as sizing up the various spots that are crying out for its presence. Its colour and bold form is not easily ignored. I love the large space in the cube beneath the candles because it allows you to add additional objects to create...
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accessories,
Design Love,
Scandinavian design,
vignettes
A difficult good-bye
I've wrapped up the Christmas season in different ways, but 2013 will stand out as a doozie in my memories. In Newfoundland the season is "officially" over on January 6- Old Christmas Day - when most people begin to think about taking down decorations. Family room looking festive at night with magnolia and wreaths The season was chugging along quite nicely until January 2nd. when everything fell apart because of extremely low temps, a snowstorm, and then massive power outages prefaced and preceded by rotating outages to conserve. Needless to say that is a recipe...
Current trends in window treatments
So what are the current trends in window treatments? The key words are simplicity and minimalism with an emphasis on crisp, clean lines. Gone are the days of heavy draped effects using jabots and swags; tab curtains or gathered valances. If you are wondering if any type of valances are still in style this post will answer the question. Not a lot has changed since I wrote this post in early 2012. Because it is so popular with my readers I thought I would add updates that reflect 2014 choices. You might also like to check out Choosing Drapery Hardware. LayeringWhile...
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blinds,
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