| The Icing on the Cake
With the right finishing touches, a good room design can be brought
to mouthwatering perfection. Interior design is a lot like baking
a cake—what would it be without the icing?
Design instructor Karla Nielson reminds us that while covering a
window, putting up sheet rock and painting it plain white or installing
a wood floor is, unto itself, a good, solid solution, none of these
design ideas are as wonderful as they can be without the right finishing
touches: the perfect valance, great wall coverings with just the
right texture or paint color, or an exotic Oriental rug
The Inside Scoop on Pillows
Pillows are booming, writes Cheryl Strickland. More people have
more pillows in their homes than ever before. Decorators love pillows.
With a nice throw pillow you can draw in colors from the other side
of the room, make a drab sofa eye-catching, continue schemes and
patterns throughout an entire house and keep workrooms busy. But
when it comes to pillows, it’s what’s inside that really
counts.
Decorating Details Make Homes Homey
From found objects to pricey antiques, clients often fall in love
with accessories, says Dawn Kearney. Many homeowners understand it's
the finishing touches that make a house homey. Interior designers
scour the world in search of those special decorative flourishes.
They're limitless and can range from inexpensive lace pillow edging
to a very expensive Philadelphia tripod tea table with hairy paw
feet built in 1770.
Hand-in-Hand
Let’s not forget decorative hardware, says Mari Lyn Bushnell.
In home décor, trends have begun to mirror apparel fashion
to the point where the lines between home and fashion have crossed:
it's not about how we look or how our homes are decorated, but how
we live. And because living style is a very personal choice, consumers
are empowered to select home décor products that fit their
unique styles.
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