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6 Ways To Decorate Your New Home On A Budget

Romantic Irish Homes is the title of a Collection of Photographs by Simon Brown

Part of the joy of owning a home is making it uniquely yours which includes filing it with old family treasures, adding that special touch of style and decorating it with your personal unique taste.

However with the economy we’re in, everyone is out to save a buck even when it comes to home decor. But when we’re faced with financial adversity we usually rise to the top and our creative muscles get flexed. There are a number of things you can do to decorate on a budget and still add style, finesse and even (Read More.....)

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30 Accessories To Dress Up A Red Or Pink Room

Pink & Red Living Room -Miles Redd Architectural Digest

Almost every magazine has covered Miles Redd's Home and even though it has been several years, his color choices remain to inspire thousands of people. Lets face it, it takes a lot of guts to choose candy pink in the living room, but Redd shows us it can be done to a state of brilliance.

View Miles Redd Portfolio Online

How To Decorate Using Red and Pink

- Pink rooms are best when they are paired with red. Red is the primary color of pink and the two shades go hand in hand. Consider adding the color red in bright splashes seen in abstract art. (Read More.....)

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Hollywood Regency Decorating

Hutton Wilkinson's new house is featured in the March issue of Harper's Bazaar.  The house is decorated in vibrant hues of jewel tones with an eclectic mix of patterns. French furniture is painted and ornate architectural elements add depth to the exotic interior.

Hutton Wilkinson is a designer of interiors, and and one-of-a-kind jewelry sold at Bergdorf's, Saks and Istdibs. He is also the creative director and  president of Tony Duquette, Inc., president of The Anthony and Elizabeth Duquette Foundation for the Living Arts as well as The Elsie de Wolfe Foundation.  Author of Tony Duquette, co-written with Wendy (Read More.....)

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Hollywood Regency Decorating

Movie Reel Metal Glass Table

Must Haves With Hollywood Regency Decorating:

1. Lacquer Furniture

Hollywood Regency focuses on glamour, shine and glitz. Lacquer everything from furniture frames to accesssories. Hollywood Regency style used a lot of glossy colors on furniture.

Buy super glossy spray paint and do it yourself.  Paint your dining chairs, (Read More.....)

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The Best 9 Tips For Hollywood Regency Decorating

Tommy Smythe- HGTV star, Sarah's House co-host and Toronto has made over his historic home into a residence with glitz and glamour.  Hollywood Regency has been known to combine the high end elements such as polished marble, glossed walls, classic panelled cabinets, crown moulding and tufted furniture gussied up with  accents of brass silver and gold.  Geometrical patterns are very popular in this style, and commonly implemented with stone floors, patterned rugs, painted or stone walls, tile and art work.

Borrow a Few Ideas From Smythe:

1 -In the few pictures of his home, you can see the house is not cluttered, which is a key to any design.  You (Read More.....)

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Nailhead Trim Chests

Nailhead trim can be yet another way of adding interest and prestige to a plain chest.  Habitually Chic featured a picture of a brightly painted chest with brass nailhead tacks decorative tacks which formed a very whimsical pattern.  This technique looks terrific on brightly painted chests, and wood chests alike.  Consider adding a pattern with nail head tacks to a plain chest which would otherwise be plain and ordinary.

Eames Lounge Chairs

Habitually Chic featured a stunning apartment of Wolfgang Benkhen in Hamburg, Germany. The apartment was decked out in white and natural woods and was decorated in modern vintage furniture with a minimal approach. Amongst all the pictures the herringbone floors really stood out to be a captivating feature all on their own. A Eames lounge styled chair seems to be one chair that gains momentum as the years go by.

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Period Style Decorating

Traditional Home features this dramatic Chicago apartment with a vintage Hollywood Regency white enameled sconce which pops against  Farrow & Ball's "Hague Blue." walls. The Tulip" chair originally from Baker gives this hallway a very special and unique look.

Designer Melanie Elston offers tips on decorating with color and pattern:

. Offset large patterns with solids or patterns designed on a smaller scale to create a balanced room

. To use color successfully, continuity of tone and intensity from room to room is essential. When using bold colors, be bold everywhere.

. Create transition spaces when using a lot of pattern and color. A great runner and a focal point at a hall's end (Read More.....)

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