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Modern and classical can be friends, too

I’d tell you that the style of my home décor is eclectic, but eclectic has become so trite. Everybody’s eclectic these days! I think shabby-chic describes it best because some of our things are shabby… and some of them are chic. We weren’t going for a certain “look.” What resulted is an intriguing amalgam of interesting pieces that just so happen to cohabitate under one roof.

Photo Credit: The Pug Father

Many people feel restricted by their style choices and are a little afraid to break away from their contemporary neo-modern or arts-and-crafts styles, and then feel like they’re missing out when they see furniture and décor that they like. It doesn’t have to be that way! Pieces from the 18th century can mingle nicely with furniture from our millennium. Items from the Far East can feel at home with furnishings from France. It’s all about how you pull them together, which can be done tastefully in several ways:

• Creating a unified look through the use of color can be simple and inexpensive. All you need are one or two colors that you can thread together throughout the room, and they don’t need to be big & bold. Pull a pleasing color from your drapes and use similar-shaded accent pieces to dress up other items in the room. Seat cushions, throw blankets, accent pillows, lamp shades, area rugs and tablecloths are all tools for incorporating that color into different areas of the room. (more…)
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