Make your accessories count

<div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">f you're hesitant about the latest colour trends when it comes to large pieces of furniture or walls, go wild by purchasing several new accessories.  It goes without saying that you have to find a new home for the ones you are replacing.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">My trusted friends when I want to turn things up a notch are pillows and painted furniture because you can  change your look and keep the same objects (of course it helps if you know how to sew). Moving artwork from room to room is a close second in low cost updates in your home.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobCzaHxfjOU9SmYBQXjmuTZCo-3a35lSp84T-R38zI7qMmBQdY0Svsz0rnfNX8hktA_pUtlRNCn-c-91J54H5EkRwMKdhzufS-gEppucDYDloVPOE_1c08485ZKsfklTD2VkYqLpv3Jh7/s1600/imagesasnm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobCzaHxfjOU9SmYBQXjmuTZCo-3a35lSp84T-R38zI7qMmBQdY0Svsz0rnfNX8hktA_pUtlRNCn-c-91J54H5EkRwMKdhzufS-gEppucDYDloVPOE_1c08485ZKsfklTD2VkYqLpv3Jh7/s400/imagesasnm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://www.stylehive.com/tag/toss_pillows">source</a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Consider using brightly coloured accents with neutral walls. Some of my favourite Benjamin Moore go - to colours for walls are: </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspvCTsup-2hEhR_-oqTLFOUYp-N4-zV3g4QU4e4j_mP0MV4wNkVKunJoG-ci5GbpZfSc6VNI65RKQwVwWPekLzmlQtyDB6oPXJqrX4iXwxvcaRwbM3vKIGmSyRGjFsaNT0FCmxgyiHhhv/s1600/elephant+tusk+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspvCTsup-2hEhR_-oqTLFOUYp-N4-zV3g4QU4e4j_mP0MV4wNkVKunJoG-ci5GbpZfSc6VNI65RKQwVwWPekLzmlQtyDB6oPXJqrX4iXwxvcaRwbM3vKIGmSyRGjFsaNT0FCmxgyiHhhv/s1600/elephant+tusk+.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"> Elephant Tusk  OC 8</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjCK8V7Sopoep-1V-LKs1PsUET6fqpMEwPra127WEdOARgKzfRpROUq3YNeRkUVHIluGR9yya1eFGDB0e_UNGtimL9o9W8sj6zT1eu7RmbmWgXpv_5lfDLOg0Y0CtwQgdxCyaoGAT-NJx/s1600/natural+linen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjCK8V7Sopoep-1V-LKs1PsUET6fqpMEwPra127WEdOARgKzfRpROUq3YNeRkUVHIluGR9yya1eFGDB0e_UNGtimL9o9W8sj6zT1eu7RmbmWgXpv_5lfDLOg0Y0CtwQgdxCyaoGAT-NJx/s1600/natural+linen.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Natural Linen CC 90</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNGssvhVDPytLS6YlPh01Q_aU8_XAYTj9-dcveN7G0_9RXC3eLQGcWBTrbodnm7b-UlKtK93RdLC1gfmyTfpiV2hPjg7-4u3Lh9NbMpE7yoNM1_ifDPQfNGzO99pw4elXPpyU1AI0M5RZ/s1600/inukusck+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKCGQOZr8YQAhlKH6E2JnH6ZGgo6pWcKBh-O8gyLPRBeCuQ4gB-dlo43OcbBdhugzF8HL2bSBfQNxzNeEmlK0fclVTI-qatQEm_vd4RSP3p7IrOnGo_hsKj2xLrumquQeREEJsMpIyog9/s1600/inukusck+.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKCGQOZr8YQAhlKH6E2JnH6ZGgo6pWcKBh-O8gyLPRBeCuQ4gB-dlo43OcbBdhugzF8HL2bSBfQNxzNeEmlK0fclVTI-qatQEm_vd4RSP3p7IrOnGo_hsKj2xLrumquQeREEJsMpIyog9/s1600/inukusck+.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"> Stone Hearth CC 490</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9SZ8R5hFiHrwI8DQ4sdCedyUSqscc4odTsyAbX1bfAStepG6tZkWHkRIEBXLa351wRPn90v9IigPGdi8e6EhE19aNHeP4CZj7DC9Q_E0g8Iy3VgJ2_ejfeQPO9-v57ZWo8c2spuKat7cY/s1600/smokey+taupe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPRi9Cex_gn_g4GuSd3ilmGFnaT-h9bqbQa31cKlVRW3GK8VJt80qKEU3xSKOjPWsx8FBelyavLGNctchLXfSwTD8dKD_rdfMlfKswBVfd805M0OpPKfodBWIjEU2cNdzlY5Q1irfow05F/s1600/revere+pewter+dec.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPRi9Cex_gn_g4GuSd3ilmGFnaT-h9bqbQa31cKlVRW3GK8VJt80qKEU3xSKOjPWsx8FBelyavLGNctchLXfSwTD8dKD_rdfMlfKswBVfd805M0OpPKfodBWIjEU2cNdzlY5Q1irfow05F/s1600/revere+pewter+dec.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Revere Pewter HC 172</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Now that we have ideas for a neutral backdrop, the sky's the limit for accents. Choose from reds, fuchsias, purples, sapphire blue, yellow greens ,  turquoise, corals or soft oranges. Oranges are particularly prevalent in design forecasts for 2011.  Choose vases, pillows, baskets, candles, throws, bowls,  lamps, mats/rugs, draperies or anything else that you can think of . </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/79759/Dining-Room-traditional-dining-room-portland"><img alt="Dining Room traditional dining room" border="0" height="750" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/79759_0_8-4232-traditional-dining-room.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><small> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/professionals/9609/Garrison-Hullinger-Interior-Design-Inc" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc.</a></small><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><small><span style="font-size: small;">Red works beautifully in this vignette .  I particularly like the geometric step pattern in the front pillow that is backed by a solid colour. This arrangement makes the pattern even more obvious.  Your eye naturally moves to the large red vase and then tracks to the subtle hints of red in the art work. Always think in threes of varying proportions  when you are setting up a vignette of this type. The same is true  when you create a  composition in visual art.  I jokingly call this approach The Three Bears -Papa Bear, Mama Bear and Baby Bear to indicate the need for varying proportions of the same colour.  </span></small></div></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/75738/Hurtado--s-girls-contemporary-kids-other-metros"><img alt="Hurtado´s girls contemporary kids" border="0" height="333" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/75738_0_8-9364-contemporary-kids.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><small> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/professionals/9716/Silvia-Garcia-Interiores" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Silvia Garcia Interiores</a></small><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Solids, stripes and florals backed by a padded headboard in red  What a lovely burst of colour energy for a room.  I'm assuming the art work over the bed is fabric stretched over a frame.  It's time to get out the sewing machine and staple gun.  </span></div></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/82927/Teal-Blue-Home-Office-Design-contemporary-home-office-new-york"><img alt="Teal Blue Home Office Design contemporary home office" border="0" height="752" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/82927_0_8-2249-contemporary-home-office.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><small> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/professionals/11117/Marie-Burgos-Design" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Marie Burgos Design</a></small><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><small><span style="font-size: small;">The beautiful blue in the rug, pillows and bowl are allocated in varying amounts of blue which add interest and move your eye around.  </span></small></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKrqbdfrVHyZNxbpuNPsuq2iUibDRp4x-1PNv5xPsd0MeMHn2GCyyCZFOlaJcrTHS7kYg7g5KSxwno30SLzQwLi-Y5gLowcqMIK5dRbcsnJKpJi0TEGQc8sWg5XI_D-e1RDIPz9Vk4iqRR/s1600/101635180_p.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKrqbdfrVHyZNxbpuNPsuq2iUibDRp4x-1PNv5xPsd0MeMHn2GCyyCZFOlaJcrTHS7kYg7g5KSxwno30SLzQwLi-Y5gLowcqMIK5dRbcsnJKpJi0TEGQc8sWg5XI_D-e1RDIPz9Vk4iqRR/s640/101635180_p.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><small> <a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/food_entertaining/entertaining/new-year-dinner-recipes_ss1.html">Traditional Home</a></small><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><small><span style="font-size: small;">Blue and orange are a hot, hot  combination this year. It keeps coming up in every magazine I look at.  Layering is the name of the game in this room.  You could achieve the look of layered colour and pattern on the mirror by adding a backing of MDF to the mirror which you would paint.  Another suggestion is to paint  an orange rectangle on the wall and then mounting the mirror on top of it.</span></small></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><small><span style="font-size: small;"> I love using two colours of side panels because it allows you  to easily change the accent colour down the road.  There are many good quality ready made panels that are not too expensive.  For those of you who don't  require  full length draperies (96 inches), you will have fabric left over when you hem to the required length.  This material in turn can be used  to make accent pillows. </span></small></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUJM93Rg9hG_Ysvt1GzQ2dy6EqKv1NsH7Crmg2zbrTVf1yEdpthImI7Wu9HZukVtFa4ayw4gtP-9xXTlqpa-qu6jWE8m-XE_3yr753-w4433NdPnc8jSPHtExLH7n07QOIUBixrDp-2Xv/s1600/img_vivelacouleur_ss1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUJM93Rg9hG_Ysvt1GzQ2dy6EqKv1NsH7Crmg2zbrTVf1yEdpthImI7Wu9HZukVtFa4ayw4gtP-9xXTlqpa-qu6jWE8m-XE_3yr753-w4433NdPnc8jSPHtExLH7n07QOIUBixrDp-2Xv/s640/img_vivelacouleur_ss1.jpg" width="508" /></a><small> </small></div><div style="text-align: center;"><small><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/marketplace/vivelacouleur_ss1.html">Traditional Home</a></small><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><small><span style="font-size: small;"> Massed together over a table these colourful graphic designs  provide quite a focal point.</span> </small></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jsphWOtzqiKgOTyH9Hg7-IQJlwG0FfaxWE7YqhgYwAtI6e7s6kf3aBOmV-XF2_mm_TVRKzjSXTrEBGVgKe3C1CaZ9YW4D_WQ2ZvHm16kHu3_rONWxZPOLVzEPFkH10yuwPmrnQMNKchU/s1600/img_vivelacouleur_ss9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jsphWOtzqiKgOTyH9Hg7-IQJlwG0FfaxWE7YqhgYwAtI6e7s6kf3aBOmV-XF2_mm_TVRKzjSXTrEBGVgKe3C1CaZ9YW4D_WQ2ZvHm16kHu3_rONWxZPOLVzEPFkH10yuwPmrnQMNKchU/s400/img_vivelacouleur_ss9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><small><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/marketplace/vivelacouleur_ss9.html">Traditional Home </a></small><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><small> <span style="font-size: small;">Finding lamps that have vibrant colours is usually a chore where I live.  Sometimes buying a colourful lamp can be limiting but  you can  make it work for you.  My favourite trick is to move a lamp from one room to another as your colour scheme changes. Photos of my rooms over the last ten years suggest a  bad case of" have lamp will travel". I'm showing my age with that reference!</span></small></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/83439/Study-contemporary-home-office-houston"><img alt="Study contemporary home office" border="0" height="730" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/83439_0_8-9146-contemporary-home-office.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><small> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/professionals/11169/Cristi-Holcombe" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Cristi Holcombe</a></small></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> The rug makes this room, but I'm sure it isn't an inexpensive item! When accessorizing your can go overboard with too many small hits of the same colour that reminds me of a scattering of snow. Remember to variety in proportions.  </span><br /><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/83439/Study-contemporary-home-office-houston"><br /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbJURrVUAQiqj1iHyAJXniU8VpOjZVfOc0VxLcqJMyyRUaN8oafrMJLwASNIyllUsD8zsFfeHjt3C29NhrbY15X4YsSkH_nqTIhyphenhyphenteJv_qC-mBOHT4s8HnGs4PCDe66Ql9WVmogP0BkIlC/s1600/6-bozhardt-fireplace-0608-xlg-98291490.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/51876/Decor-by-Jennifer-Inc-contemporary-family-room-toronto"><img alt="Decor by Jennifer Inc contemporary family room" border="0" height="666" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/51876_0_8-8427-contemporary-family-room.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><small><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary/family-room" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;"></a> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/professionals/6027/Jennifer-Brouwer" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Jennifer Brouwer</a></small><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><small><span style="font-size: small;">I can't get enough of this room.  Yellow, vibrant and beautiful, is a wonderful accent in this predominantly white and gray room. I like the way it is used sparingly but it does the trick.   </span></small></div></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/69071/findings---"><img alt="findings " border="0" height="564" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/69071_0_8-0156--.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><small><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">   spaces design</a></small></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><small><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Do you have favourite ways to accessorize?  </span></small></div></div>

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