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Article by: Lori Kaye Lodes Chocolate is no longer just a temptation for the taste buds. , Bedroom Furniture Sets This color , The Hunt for Vintage Kitchen Sinks has taken its cue from the fashion runway and is appearing in great rooms, , Create Your Own Bliss With Aromatherapy living rooms, , Futons beds and bedrooms across America. Rich colors , Bedroom Furniture Sets like chocolate brown, eggplant, and burnt red are ultra popular in home , 10 Neat Ideas To Consider When Remodeling Your Bathroom dÈcor. And, while dark, they're still great for light , Chandelier ing and breezy summer, , Curtains, Windows, and Feng Shui especially when they're teamed with softer colors , Cottage Style Home Decorating: 10 Secrets to Charming Chairs like aqua blue, , Practical Kitchen Design is Winning Recipe to 2006 Homebuyers silver, baby pink, , Create Your Own Bliss With Aromatherapy camel, white, , Cottage Style Home Decorating: 10 Secrets to Charming Chairs yellow, and pale green. , Light Therapy for SAD: What Lights to Buy "When introduced in these combinations, the popular colors , Flower Arrangements like chocolate can give your favorite living spaces style and warmth without overwhelming a room, , Ashley Furniture Gives Helpful Tips " said Cindy Anderson and Gretchen Loch-Reines, co-owners of Kerkhoff Interiors , Cuckoo Clocks For Decorating The Walls of De Pere. These colors , Cottage Style Home Decorating: 10 Secrets to Charming Chairs are appearing with increased frequency not only on walls, , Hardwood Floors but also in fabrics, artwork, flooring, , Curtains, Windows, and Feng Shui and accents. And you don't have to re-do an entire room , Use Seasonal Accents To Complement Your Home's Good Looks to get in on the summer , Interior Design How to use a Colour Wheel dÈcor trends. "You can keep your basic pieces, such as your sofa and table, and just introduce a few new pieces to rejuvenate your room , Wooden Shutters as Window Coverings also Protect from Hurricanes and give it a fresh, updated look [in time for summer], said Loch-Reines. Seeing red"¦or terra cotta,"¦or burgundy It's not uncommon to gravitate toward neutral colors , 10 Neat Ideas To Consider When Remodeling Your Bathroom like tans and beiges in your dÈcor. But while these earthtones continue to be mainstays in every room's dÈcor this season, , Cuckoo Clocks For Decorating The Walls you can easily jazz up a room , Cottage Style Home Decorating: 10 Secrets to Charming Chairs by adding a splash of trendy colors , 5 Tips for Decorating a Child's Bedroom in the form of pillows, throws, colored glass , Working With an Interior Designer and a Budget vases, candles, rugs, , Room by Room Makeovers: Great Rooms for Great Living artwork, or floral arrangements. "You don't have to change , 10 Neat Ideas To Consider When Remodeling Your Bathroom everything in a room , Choose The Correct Paint Color For Your Decorating Projects Every Time! for a fresh, new look," said Anderson. If your living area is currently a blend of tans or beiges, consider adding some burnt red pillows, a red chair, , The Ultimate Strategy for Decorating a Child's Room! or some eye-popping red sheer curtains for a pop of color. , Room by Room Makeovers: Great Rooms for Great Living Or add a metal , Futons beds plate in a stand, paint , Futons beds one wall , Choosing Custom Linens in silver, or add an iridescent floor , The Ultimate Strategy for Decorating a Child's Room! vase to incorporate metallics into your color , Sports Display Cases palette. "Reds are hot, , Home Decorating Makes A House Your Home hot, , 10 Neat Ideas To Consider When Remodeling Your Bathroom hot, , The Ultimate Strategy for Decorating a Child's Room! " said Loch-Reines. "Rich reds, burgundies, and Bordeaux are among the most popular colors, , Do You Need An Interior Designer? making an appearance in furniture, , Interior Design - Using Wallpapper to Bring New Life to Walls wall , Take The Clothes Off Your Rooms and Let Them Breathe coverings, fabrics, and rugs. , Cottage Style Home Decorating: 10 Secrets to Charming Chairs It's fun and cheerful when paired with yellow and looks great with all woods , Slow-Down in Real Estate Market Not Slowing Furniture Sales and the earth-toned core pieces that many people have in their living areas." Hues of blue , Chandelier Lighting aren't far behind in popularity, making an appearance not only on walls, , Futons beds but also increasingly underfoot. What's underfoot - hardwood and the blues For households , Cuckoo Clocks For Decorating The Walls seeking a soft feel under their feet, FriezÈ carpet , Candle Magic - Tips for Decorating with Candles is a popular choice, particularly in bark, caramel, and other browns, as well as green-blue and azure-blue. "These colors , Sports Display Cases are very warm, and yet very classic-looking," said Barbara Hoffman, Home , The Benefits of Massage Recliner Chairs Interiors of Green , Choosing Custom Linens Bay. The yarns in this carpet , Candle Magic - Tips for Decorating with Candles are tightly twisted to create a curly, textured appearance. A soothing hue, blue , Home Decorating Makes A House Your Home is terrific for a bedroom, family room , Sports Display Cases or personal retreat. But carpeting is increasingly giving away to an array of hardwood floors , Working With an Interior Designer and a Budget that make a casual and welcoming statement in kitchens, , Slow-Down in Real Estate Market Not Slowing Furniture Sales living rooms, , Light Therapy for SAD: What Lights to Buy and more. More and more homes , Sports Display Cases are featuring the rustic, , Carpets: 8 Tips To Extend It's Life weathered, and antique looks only hardwood flooring , Ashley Furniture Gives Helpful Tips can provide. Some wood , Choose The Correct Paint Color For Your Decorating Projects Every Time! manufacturers are even hand beveling and distressing wood plants , Interior Design - Using Wallpapper to Bring New Life to Walls to create an aged appearance, said Hoffman. And the move is on from the traditional oak, cherry, and pine and toward maple, bamboo, , 10 Neat Ideas To Consider When Remodeling Your Bathroom and other exotic woods , How to Choose Wall Covering Materials for Your Home that add a bit of flair to a room. , Interior Decorating With Picture Frames "People are gravitating toward rustic , Cheap Living Room Furniture looks that reflect variations found in nature, , Curtains, Windows, and Feng Shui and mixing things up with a variety of woods , How to Choose Wall Covering Materials for Your Home in a room, , Flower Arrangements " said Hoffman. "Before, people wanted their floors , Cottage Style Home Decorating: 10 Secrets to Charming Chairs to match their dining room , Chandelier Lighting table and their cabinetry perfectly. Now, we're mixing woods , Room by Room Makeovers: Great Rooms for Great Living for a more personal look." "Things that were fringe items 20 years ago are now becoming staples - such as the use of Brazilian cherry and bamboo, , Ashley Furniture Gives Helpful Tips " she added. Both hardwood and porcelain tile, , Ashley Furniture Gives Helpful Tips another popular floor , Do You Need An Interior Designer? choice, lend themselves to creating an easy-breezy summer , Practical Kitchen Design is Winning Recipe to 2006 Homebuyers look. They are an excellent backdrop for light-colored throw rugs, , Slow-Down in Real Estate Market Not Slowing Furniture Sales terra cotta planters, topiaries, and other greenery. People are gravitating toward darker tiles, , Outdoor Indoor Patio Furniture such as caramels and brown tones, and teaming them with darker grout. One of Home , Room by Room Makeovers: Great Rooms for Great Living Interiors' most popular porcelain tiles , Choosing Custom Linens teams beige, gray, and caramel colors, , Wooden Shutters as Window Coverings also Protect from Hurricanes allowing for versatility in the punches of color , Do You Need An Interior Designer? a homeowner wishes to add to the room. , Bar Stools Add Interest To Any Kitchen Decor "The nice thing is that there are more choices in flooring , How to Buy Discount Roman Shades than ever," said Hoffman. "And people are expressing their personalities in their homes, , Choosing Custom Linens dressing their homes , Cheap Living Room Furniture as they would dress themselves." 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"Whenever possible, bring the outdoors , Cottage Style Home Decorating: 10 Secrets to Charming Chairs in - with a small herb garden, , Living Room Furniture - Yes, It's Where We Live planters, and other greenery," said Loch-Reines. Metallic accents, such as a metallic vase or plate on a stand, or clear vases or lamps can introduce and/or reflect light , The Hunt for Vintage Kitchen Sinks in a room. , Interior Decorating With Picture Frames "Clear pieces, especially ones made of glass , Things to Know about Kitchen Cabinet Design such as a bowl, table lamp base, or vase, makes for an easy room , Carpets: 8 Tips To Extend It's Life update for summer, , Home Decorating Makes A House Your Home " Loch-Reines added. And there's nothing that says summer , Wooden Shutters as Window Coverings also Protect from Hurricanes quite like a plant , Choose The Correct Paint Color For Your Decorating Projects Every Time! or a flower , Take The Clothes Off Your Rooms and Let Them Breathe arrangement. Becky Seidl, owner/designer at Petals and Stems of Green , Wooden Shutters as Window Coverings also Protect from Hurricanes Bay says that tall, slender glass , Advice on Building a Bunk Bed vases featuring a few flowers , Outdoor Indoor Patio Furniture continues to be a very popular accessory for summer. , The Ultimate Strategy for Decorating a Child's Room! Customers are also ordering custom-made silk arrangement and silk wreathes featuring lighter and brighter colors, , Flower Arrangements such as apple green, , Outdoor Indoor Patio Furniture terra cotta, and pinks , Candle Magic - Tips for Decorating with Candles of all shades, to add a bright spot to their dÈcor. "These types of arrangements work with most everyone's dÈcor and give a room , by Room Makeovers: Great Rooms for Great Living a bright, sunny look," said Seidl. Swapping out a piece of artwork over the fireplace, wreath on the front door, , Curtains, Windows, and Feng Shui or silk flower , Take The Clothes Off Your Rooms and Let Them Breathe arrangement on the sofa table with one featuring more lively and brighter colors , 10 Neat Ideas To Consider When Remodeling Your Bathroom is a great way to "summerize" a room. , Take The Clothes Off Your s and Let Them Breathe "Introducing just a few new pieces can transform a semi-chromatic room, , Wooden Shutters as Window Coverings also Protect from Hurricanes " said Anderson. "Think about what you want to be each room's focal points - such as above the fireplace - and concentrate your efforts there." Furniture facts Not everyone can afford to purchase an entire new room , Finding Cheap Hardwood Floors of furniture , Cuckoo Clocks For Decorating The Walls to transform a room's look. That's why many interior , Advice on Building a Bunk Bed decorators recommend adding one piece of furniture , Interior Design - Using Wallpapper to Bring New Life to Walls of interest, such as a red chair , The Ultimate Strategy for Decorating a Child's Room! for a pop of color, , Futons beds or using slipcovers or accent pieces to make the biggest impact in a room , Choose The Correct Paint Color For Your Decorating Projects Every Time! for a nominal investment. Today's trend in furniture , Working With an Interior Designer and a Budget is toward urban contemporary, as illustrated by the popularity of faux alligator and leather on lampshades, Bombay chests, and multifunctional coffee tables. Wenz Furniture , Take The Clothes Off Your Rooms and Let Them Breathe features a coffee table that has leather areas that can be pulled apart from the table to serve as flexible seating - a trend in coffee table design , Wooden Shutters as Window Coverings also Protect from Hurricanes that's being seen nationwide. "Both this type of coffee table design , Outdoor Indoor Patio Furniture and ottomans are growing , How to Buy Discount Roman Shades in popularity because they're so versatile," said Jean Wenz, Wenz Furniture , Choosing Paint Colours for a Neutral Colour Scheme of Green , Things to Know about Kitchen Cabinet Design Bay. In many cases, these coffee tables are complemented by micro fiber sofas and chairs, , Cottage Style Home Decorating: 10 Secrets to Charming s often in the trendy jewel tones of the moment. "Not only are these beautiful , 5 Tips for Decorating a Child's Bedroom pieces, but the fabric is soft to the touch and extremely family friendly," added Wenz. The latest in customizable entertainment centers are also very family-friendly, accommodating the plasma/flat-screen TVs that are taking up residence in more and more great rooms , Enjoy The Convenience of Scented Jar Candles Inexpensive And Useful and family rooms. , 10 Neat Ideas To Consider When Remodeling Your Bath "Unlike armoires, customizable entertainment centers feature , How to Buy Discount Roman Shades a number of pieces that can be expanded as a home , How to Choose Wall Covering Materials for Your entertainment system grows , Home Decorating Makes A House Your Home or changes, , Wooden Shutters as Window Coverings also Protect from Hurricanes " she added.Lori Kaye Lodes is a marketing communicator with more than 14 years of experience, primarily in the health, insurance, and banking industries. |
  
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