1. Home
accessories or decorative accessories are the best and most
joyful way to add personality and your own signature to any
space or any home. It works for offices too.
2. These
accessories should speak volumes about who you are, where
you have come from and where you are going.
3. Decorative
accessories may include fine are and sculpture, special
photos or items handed down from generation to generation.
You can also pick them up in shops, boutiques, on your
travels or at your local flea market or auction house.
4. Good spots
for displaying these articles and artifacts are mantles,
side tables, bookshelves, (stunning when mixed with your
favorite hard cover volumes), coffee tables and niches.
5. If you’ve
styled your space in a sleek and modern style, adding a bust
or sculpture that looks like it came from an archeological
dig in ancient Rome adds fascination.
6. Likewise,
adding modern elements to what has been named a “period”
room, which is a space decorated in a more traditional and
antique manner is enhanced by a few sleek and modern
touches. Try gleaming picture frames in black leather or
chrome or a high style modern sculpture on the bookcase or a
side table.
7. Decorative
accessories can be useful as well as attractive. Lamps,
mirrors, books, candlesticks and coasters are all considered
decorative accessories and yet they play a functional role
in the room.
8. Pictures,
paintings and artwork can be collected and used throughout a
room. Don’t believe for a moment that all pictures must be
hung on a wall. Some, especially smaller ones look amazing
when propped up on a bookcase, a mantle, or as a backdrop
behind a grouping of lamps, books and porcelain on a console
table in a challenging space like a hallway.
9. Some of the
best accessories will cost you nothing at all. They may
include nature’s remnants. Like shells found at a beach,
river worn stones, interesting pieces of driftwood or older
single porcelain or glassware inherited from a relative.
10. Little
bits and pieces of fabric and even old fur can be recycled
into the most interesting pillows and cushions for sofas,
chairs, chaises and even window seating. Mix and match the
various textures, colors and prints for an exciting
presentation in any one of your favorite spots.
