Using Unique Accessories in your Home
Shabby Chic Style
Fresh and Frugal Cottage Ideas
Accessories
that contribute to the Shabby Chic style of decorating, by far, are the most unique and personal elements of your room. I have previously guided you purposely toward conservative use of other room components to save space in your room for this most important topic.
I highly recommend the book "Junk Beautiful" for everything you need to know to elaborate on the Shabby Chic style of decorating. These two gals have been writing "junk" books for years and the books keep getting better and better. I too am a shabby chic design editor and I own every single one of them and refer to them on a regular basis.
The
accessories
that you choose to display in your room define your unique and personal style. As you browse through my preferred merchant websites, pay attention to what speaks to you. There is a chance that you won't see a thing that you like. That's okay. My preferred sites are simply merchants that I have personally dealt with and have proven to deliver quality products and exceptional customer service.
What kind of
light fixtures
spark an interest for you? How does using
antique appliances like an antique stove as an accent table
make you feel? What do you think of
frames hung as art
on a wall with nothing inside them? I have a collection of old
mirrors
hung together in the hallway. A collection of old doll chairs grouped and displayed on top of my entertainment center. A
child's worn wooden chair
hangs on a wall in the living room. decorating style. I also have a
beautiful chenille applique bedspread that is a reproduction
from days past. These are just a few examples of the endless options consistent with the shabby chic style of decorating.
Display what you love! Display the things that you treasure! Display your family heirlooms!
What is in those boxes of your grandmother's in the attic? Imagine the new and innovative things you could do with them. You may soon see the items you once considered out-dated in a totally different light than you did before!
Explore and let your personality out of that box!
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