Style for the New Apartment Owner Part II

Warm Accessorizing Using Color and Style

Whether you live in an old building or new providing warmth through accessories is key. There are many things that you can do in order to provide this warm and welcoming environment. Here are some tips. You may want to visit tag sales and auctions to find great antiques. Also angle your furniture - this helps get rid of that "boxy" apartment feeling. Finally make your ceilings seem higher by placing Chinese porcelain urns or a basket filled with dried hydrangea on top of your tall bookcase or armoire angled in a corner.


These are some valuable accessories that will help bring that warm feel;

• Low-maintenance large plants like philodendron
• A beautiful vase for fresh flowers
• Pottery, porcelain or glass filled with long-lasting, tall green bamboo stalks for drama
• An elegant, Oriental rug in warm tones or a bright abstract will anchor your room
• Area rugs can even be placed over boring beige, wall-to-wall carpet to personalize the space
• A big, rustic floor basket for storing magazines
• Textured, down-filled sofa pillows that don't match the sofa; try needlepoint, woven tapestries or damasks
• Plenty of photos of family and friends framed in varying sizes and placed on tables, shelves and countertops
• A cozy mohair throw strewn over club chair or sofa
• Clean, crisp, colorful sheets.

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