Unique Glass Home Decor

You might like a contemporary style of decorating if you like to keep current with styles, enjoy things that are modern, of today, right now.
While it’s been thought that modern interiors are cold and minimalist, today’s contemporary interiors are comfortable and welcoming without being cluttered and dark. It’s a style that is equally appropriate for offices and stores, lofts and homes.
A contemporary style home can be a quiet and comfortable retreat. To achieve the look of a contemporary home, it’s important to stick to some basic rules.
Fundamentally, simplicity, subtle sophistication, texture and clean lines help to define contemporary style decorating. Interiors showcase space rather than things. By focusing on color, space, and shape, contemporary interiors are sleek and fresh.
If you need to decorate a living room and add the perfect contemporary touch to your décor, this 20 inch tall stately ceramic vase with holes detail and white glazing is a perfect way to do it.

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Fragrance
Fragrance has the unique ability to transform our mood, elevate our senses and add a special ambiance to any room. Use top-quality fragranced items throughout your home, varying scents from room to room and even “layering” scents in the same room. Experiment and create your own special touch.

Room Surfaces
Wall surfaces are sometimes overlooked as we often focus on tabletops and forget those big blank canvases that beg to be decorated! Use paint color to transform a room, and watch the glow of beautiful candlelight bounce off your walls and create patterns of interest. Warm, darker tones create a feeling of richness especially at night, while lighter earth tones evoke nature and are compatible with most furniture and accessories.

Seasonality
Turn a number of “everyday” home accents into a seasonal display by adding just a few simple elements. Tuck pinecones, ornaments, miniature gifts, dried beans or seashells inside a glass hurricane holder to help tell the story of the season. Choose a candle color and scent that adds to the experience and reflects the season.

Multiples
Even the simplest of home accents can add big drama when displayed in multiples. Try two large hurricanes on a table with a tall vase filled with flowers or branches between them. Better yet, place these on a table in front of a large mirror. Or, try three, four, five or even six of the same small candleholders all in a row on any stable surface. Votive candleholders look especially nice this way. When doing so, we suggest using the same color candles.

Candlelight
Multiple points of candlelight add an instant glow to any room. Floater candles, in particular, add real drama by combining “fire” & water. The reflection of candlelight off the water and bowl is exquisite.

Room Lighting
Simply turn down the lights, add multiple points of candlelight around the room, and you’re on your way to creating a room right out of your favorite magazine.

Color
Color makes one of the biggest impacts when it comes to creating ambiance. A single bold item in purple, red, or even orange adds “punch” in a room. Neutral home accents let you experiment with different colored candles to get just the look you want.

Height Variation
Whether it’s displaying different sized candles or using home accents in varying heights, multiple points of candlelight at different height levels creates a lot of visual interest and ambiance.

Reflections
Mirrors create stunning visual impact, thus adding their own special ambiance. Placing candles on mirrors automatically doubles the impact of candlelight and color. Use one large mirror flat on a table with candles on it, or display smaller mirrors in multiples on a wall or mantel for an even bigger statement.

In addition to colors and styles, you will need to seek furniture and other home decor items to complement your space.  Finding functional furniture that boasts extreme comfort is no longer a significant challenge in today’s retail world.  Designers and consumers alike crave home furnishings items that evoke feelings of peace and create soothing sensations.  Coming home to a well-designed sanctuary is something that we all deserve after a long day or week.
2009 calls for lively colors combined with neutrals and grounded hues.  The combination can create a vibrantly soothing atmosphere inspiring good cheer and positivity.  Some of these colors include fuchsia red, palace blue and vibrant green among a plethora of others.  Utilizing color as a foundation for the ambiance that you hope to project within a specific room is a brilliant way to begin your redesign.
Gorgeous bright accent pillows or throws can accent a warm grey sofa for example.

Brown has lightened up a bit from dark chocolate into more medium tones like cognac and cinnamon bark. It is such a decadent, yummy and versatile color that works well with green, blue, yellow, orange, and even pink.

The consumer’s desire to add warmth and comfort into their decor has driven the return of draperies in home décor. Modern and sophisticated styles are dominating.
Use of velvets and shimmery sheers are the most prominent.

Roman shades are still popular since they are practical and versatile.

Making your home look beautiful is a dream of most people, and you can make that dream come true even if you’ve never decorated before.

Trends forecast for 2009 emphasize chic, sophisticated, elegant décor, focusing on comfort, quality and practicality.
A new direction in style is emerging, as traditional décor meets modern with clean and simple lines. And contemporary furniture and fabrics are becoming warm and cozy.
There are also several cultural movements influencing how we decorate our homes, one of which being the environmental movement.
The consumer is becoming more knowledgeable about how their purchases impact the environment and they want to make a difference.
Leveraging 2009 home décor trends can help to easily transform and elevate the mood and atmosphere within your desired space.  Remaining aware of popular color schemes, newly designed patterns, and updated home décor and accessories can provide you with a simple way to reinvent and redesign any room within your home.

Grey is the newest tone of neutral, ranging from cool silver to warm charcoal gray. It will be used often as the base color in the room and accented with fashion forward colors like acid green, yellow, fuchsia and plum.
Metallic tones of silver, gold, copper and rust are the most dominate after grey. They will become increasingly popular in the next few years.
Bright colors can be seen in lots of funky accessories, such as hand blown glass vases, glass platters and any type of decor objects, so it can be easy to add a splash of color into your neutral décor.
Mauves and purples are still strong colors and blend perfectly with the new greys and silvers seen in fabrics and accessories.
Give yourself the bright and cheery space that you need, or an area with neutral colors that can help you to focus or meditate.  Whatever your designing and decorating pleasure is, know that you have the power to make it happen.

Spring finally arrived; one of its greatest gifts to us is COLOR. Spring is the perfect time to bring a color into your home that you’ve never used there before: A teacup the tender golden yellow of an egg yolk, curtains the eye-opening chartreuse of new leaves, a hyacinth-mauve toss-pillow, a scatter rug the intense blue of a bluebirds wings. Every time your eyes rest on one of these fresh, bright, hopeful new colors, your whole self will feel refreshed.
And finally, what better way to bring color into your home than with fresh flowers. Stuck them in a couple of simple glass vases. It is a quick way to bring in some color. Artificial flowers can help you do the same thing and, obviously, last longer. These are a few ideas of how to add some color into your home.

When summer finally arrives, we spare no time moving our lives outdoors — firing up the barbecue, dining al fresco, landscaping the yard, picking fresh herbs and relaxing in the wonderful sun and warm air.

However, with so much focus on the great outdoors, it’s easy to dismiss simple seasonal ideas that can freshen up the indoors.

As you stretch out your arms and embrace the warmer weather, the colors of summer make themselves obvious. Colorful blooms of bright greens, yellows and purples cheer the soul.
Taking your cue from nature doesn’t necessarily mean using only neutral or subdued tones. Give your room a colorful facelift with a fresh coat of paint. Get inspired by the proud peacock and add bright, rich jewel tones. Dress up a basic wall with a piece of art in shimmering blues and greens and highlight a special piece of furniture or high ceilings with a tall vase filled with teal, royal blue and celadon fronds.
Lighten up any room by exchanging heavy fabrics for breezier ones. In the living room, take down drapes or replace them with an open weave such as chiffon or organza. Replace throw pillows and sofa slipcovers in the den with  bright solid or floral ones. Use white crisp percale or linen sheets in the bedroom and opt for natural woven placemats instead of a tablecloth in the dining room.

Mother’s Day is about letting your mother know how much you appreciate her. Choosing a Mother’s Day gift can sometimes be difficult, especially when your mother tells you that there isn’t anything she needs. Every parent loves photographs of their children and grandchildren, and it isn’t possible to have too many pictures. That’s why picture frames are such a popular choice for this wonderful day to celebrate motherhood.

We have a great selection of candles and candleholder gifts. Browse our selection to find the candle or candle holder that is just right for your mom this Mother’s Day. You can choose from the acrylic votive candle holders, the ceramic flower candle holders and the uniquely carved mango wood candle holders to name just a few. Some of the acrylic candle holders have sparkle highlights, which makes them perfect for that romantic interlude or to enhance that Christmas feel. The effect of the candlelight’s reflection thru the coloring is absolutely gorgeous.  We are sure you will find the right candles or candle holders for your mom.

Adding area rugs is a great way to personalize a room, whether at home or in the office. Not only do they add shade and creative design to a room, they also enhance a room’s mood and character.  Area rugs, for many, are considered a necessity in decorating a nice inviting home. On the other hand, for a few, an area rug is not just a mere decoration to place in your home and wait for other people to compliment. It is also a reflection of how they carry themselves and how well they choose in life. It may stand as a sound absorber, a floor bandage, or a wall décor. But whatever it is, in conclusion, area rugs are useful and therefore practical. For sheepskin area rugs, please visit homedecorbylulu.com.

Spring brings you and those you care about a chance to see the rebirth of the Sun and watch how Mother Nature brings love and life for everyone to enjoy.

Add some floral beauty to your table or outdoor setting with these handmade white ceramic daffodil tea light candleholders. Perfect for holding tea lights, they are versatile enough to keep out all year long. Light up any room in your house in style. Perfect for a housewarming gift.
Please visit homedecorbylulu.com for more floral tea light candleholders, such as rose and lotus tea light candleholders.

This item is available in white or black.