. . . And the list continues:
Nail head
trim is an upscale touch to the outline of furniture pieces and accents
alike. Available in a variety of
metallic finishes, nail head trim can take a piece from plain Jane to Jack of
all trades.
Owls and
other birds continue to be prominent in wall art and accent pillows, often in
silhouette form.
Photos are a
way for you to turn your experiences into your art. Having photos printed as 5x7s, 8x10s, or even
larger for framing, or changing the style by going with black and white or
another photo finish, can turn something seemingly ordinary into something
pretty extraordinary for your walls or frame-ready surfaces.
Quotes
make great wall decals that can be bought in-store or customized with an online
company. And they make fitting prints
for framing, like applicable quote themes added to an entryway, laundry room,
or dining area.
Rocks are a
classic filler for vases, bowls, and trays.
Black river rocks and multicolored pebbles can each be a great base for
what you intend to build upon them with, whether flower stems, branches, soap
bars, or buffet serveware.
Silhouettes
of people, animals, skylines, and household items are seen printed on pillows
and in framed wall art. They are also
easy DIY projects to make, print, and frame yourself.
Trays do
double duty by doing something and looking good while doing it. Wrangle the remote controls on the coffee
table, have the most used office supplies at hand, or group your morning coffee
must-haves on a pretty, functional tray.
Utensils get
to move beyond the kitchen drawer when they’re oversized and hanging on the
kitchen wall, being clustered together in a silhouette art piece, or painted
and mounted in a glass-free frame.
Vases can be
made out of many things, like milk bottles, olive oil bottles, and Mason
jars. Pulling a few varieties together
and spray painting them makes them a cohesive collection ready to run down the
center of a tablescape.
Wallpaper
doesn’t have to remind you of the past when it’s used boldly on one accent wall
or as the background for a bookcase or cubby system. Wallpaper can also get horizontal when it
lines drawers in a dresser or open shelves.
EXpressions (and we’re going to have to stretch for X) are very
popular now in framed wall art. Sayings
and wording and lettering can be found in countless styles and varieties all
ready to group together on a wall and really make a statement.
Yarn and
knitting are cropping up wrapping around pillar candles and hooks while also
cozying up the couch with cable knit throw pillows.
Zebra print
can be made more grown up when it is used on a large scale item like an area
rug in muted shades like gray and blue-gray.
And it can simply be a bold statement as the original.
And those are our decorative
accessories, from A all the way to Z!
DesignInMind column; appeared in the Valley Morning Star November 2nd.
