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Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Antique Books - Perfect Touch for Vintage Decor
Using
Antique Books for Décor
Antique books are not just useful tool
for knowledge enhancement but classic accessories to add a hint of vintage to
your home décor within a minimalist construct.
They
are classy, easy to get, available across stores, useful and leave distinct
imprints of your personality wherever you keep them. Are you still wondering
what I am talking about? Well yes, we are discussing Antique Books. Not only
for book lovers but also for those who are keen about adding a classic touch to
their home décor, Antique Books are almost indispensable in the complete scheme
of things.
Stack Them
Differently
Be
it hardback or paperback, ancient or relatively modern, add an artistic touch
while you are stacking these antique books. Whether you stack them horizontally
or vertically, they lend a strong artistic and stylish touch
to your home décor.
Coffee Table
Fillers
Are
you confused about how to decorate your prized coffee table? Just place some
antique books in a careless fashion and see the magic it weaves. Not only does
it provide with ready topics to initiate conversation but creates a distinct
statement.
Using As
Standalone Display
Many
antique books have very interesting cover. Instead of stacking them up one
above the other, you can display the cover of each one as a standalone décor
item
Apart
from these, you could also use these antique books as decorative stands for a
vintage vase or a pedestal for an equally ancient artifact. You can also use
the colors of the antique book covers to coordinate with other art objects. Check out SimplyVintageDecor.com for beautiful books to enhance your decor today!
Friday, March 20, 2015
Creative Front Door Décor
Make
your front door décor unique using some out the box ideas fashioned with
unconventional style and some ordinary decorative.
How many times have you felt that your front
door requires a little more than the same old wreath every year? Festive,
symbolic and beautiful no doubt but the front door décor can get a little more
creative than that. Your front door is almost a statement about your aesthetic
sense and creativity.
It is surprising how even small innovation can
add a brand new spark. Here are some simple yet creative options to make heads
turn.
Use
A Creative Vase
Well, as they say, it nothing conveys it as
beautifully as flowers, and you don’t want to remove them from your front door.
My suggestion is just change the vase. Use some out of the ordinary yet
striking like an old umbrella, a watering can or may be even a rubber boot. You
will be surprised by the impact they create.
Empty
Picture Frame
It is amazing how an empty picture frame can
work wonder. Make a creative front door décor using an old frame which is
embellished with craft paper or artificial flowers, fabric flowers or even
clothes pin.
Wooden
Cut Outs
Sometimes even a dose of quirky titbits can
add light to your front door décor. You could use wooden cut outs of crabs,
dogs, flower pot and embellish them with bright paints, paper and vibrant
patterns.
Chalkboard
Signs
I am sure you have never imagined this one.
Chalkboard paint on the interior of a tray or a plank of wood and embellished
with a welcoming message can also be a unique option to get attention.
Front door décor is all about unleashing your
creativity and using some day to day rejects to make a striking statement.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
How Mirrors Can Accentuate Home Décor
A mirror not just helps you
admire yourself but enables others to admire your sense of style. The trick is
how and where you place them and what you team it up with.
The mirror today is not
just a necessary accessory of your dresser. Apart from helping you admire
yourself, it can add a unique dimension to your home and can give a sense of
space and opulence to even highly constricted areas. The possibilities are
innumerable. All you need is an eye for details and clear understanding of the
texture and material you are working with.
Creating
Additional Space
So when we talk of how
mirrors can accentuate home décor, the first and foremost would be adding
dimension and area to the available space. It creates a visual impression of
additional space and a ceiling to floor can almost double up the available
space.
Central
Point or Focal Point
Most times we invest in
expensive artwork to create a focal point of the room, especially the living
room. It is indeed surprising how mirrors can accentuate home décor in pretty
similar ways. All you need to do is team up the mirror with an interesting and
eye-catching frame and place it in a position that has maximum advantage in
terms of attention.
Bedroom
Decor
In case you are
wondering how mirrors can accentuate home décor when it comes to bedroom, I
think it is one of the easiest means to reflect your personality and bring in
oodles of positive energy within the bedroom.
While the debate
continues on how mirrors can accentuate home décor, I firmly believe that the
mirror is versatile that can liven up any space and add an element of drama in
your home décor.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Make Your Home Sparkle with Vinegar
Make Your Home Sparkle with Vinegar
From cleaning your metal fixtures to
tarnished fitting, and cleaning your chrome furnishings, vinegar can be your
solution to make your home sparkling clean always.
Home décor is not just about pretty fittings,
cute artifacts and interesting furniture. A lot of it is actually also about
keeping them clean and sparkling as new even after years. Are you gradually
succumbing to the challenge that it is to keep your precious furniture and
fittings shine like when they were new? Well not any more. Here are some easy
tips on how you can make your home sparkle with vinegar.
Use
Vinegar To Clean Chrome
Vinegar works wonderfully with Chrome. Mix
two tablespoons of salt with one spoon of white distilled vinegar and use this
paste to clean your Chrome fittings. You will be surprised to find them shining
like new.
Dealing
With Doorknobs
You can make your home sparkle with vinegar
by not just cleaning the easy surface but difficult and twisted little corners
like the brass door knobs that you
treasure. Spray the door knobs with white vinegar and wipe them dry. It both
cleans and disinfects them.
Tarnished
Metals
Has the natural tarnishing of the metal
fixtures in your house been a source of constant bother. Well not any more. You
can wipe them with a solution made of salt and white vinegar and let them shine
like new. It works equally effectively on brass, copper as well as pewter.
Fire
Place Cleaning
You have always aspired to get the magazine
perfect look in your living room but is a greasy fireplace door ruining the
effect for you. Let the vinegar come to your rescue. Mix one part vinegar with
two parts water and clean the glass door in your fireplace with it and, as they
say, make your home sparkle with vinegar.
Apart from these there are many ways you can
make your home sparkle with vinegar. You can use it to clean and disinfect
grills, dishwashers, countertops, floors and even clean sticky scissors. Almost
like one medicine for many maladies.
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