Are you designing a white or cream color decor theme? The trick is to layer the room with texture, and then keep the lighting soft, both of which will prevent the color from seeming flat and lifeless. Here’s a great start. These curtains are the perfect touch. They will add romance, subtle opulence, [...]]]>

Are you designing a white or cream color decor theme? The trick is to layer the room with texture, and then keep the lighting soft, both of which will prevent the color from seeming flat and lifeless. Here’s a great start. These curtains are the perfect touch. They will add romance, subtle opulence, and and an antique look like no other. You’ll feel like a noble.

Ivy lace and vine scrolls are hand printed by artisans with wooden blocks, creating a cream on ivory background, two toned, textured look. Made of lovely voile cotton gossamer, the sheer fabric is translucent, and creates an ethereal yet warm light to bathe the room. It also allows you privacy, as it is not transparent.

The curtain measures 84 inches by 46 inches and has a tab top hanging array. It comes with a matching tie back, in case you want to gather it to the side in a sweeping draped fashion.

Continue the theme by adding throw pillows with textured white and cream colored fabrics. Green plants make a good color accent in such a room, because the leaf pattern on the curtain print will be echoed in the form of such plants as the Wandering Jew, which incidentally loves the diffused light, provided by the curtain.

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Remember the charm of gingham? This blue and white plaid design is the perfect way to make a room feel wholesome and homey. It conjures up memories of picnics, mom’s apple pie, and a simpler time of innocence. This is the perfect accent for country decor themes.

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Remember the charm of gingham? This blue and white plaid design is the perfect way to make a room feel wholesome and homey. It conjures up memories of picnics, mom’s apple pie, and a simpler time of innocence. This is the perfect accent for country decor themes.

Olive kids brings you this in 100% cotton, 180 count thread, like the good old days. It’s machine washable for easy care, and the valance measures 44 by 16 inches. You can pair it with the curtains or use it separately.

Originally intended to match the rest of a set for a child’s room featuring trains, planes, trucks and tractors, Olive kids offers many accessories to design a transport theme room, that uses this blue and white gingham for a border design. You could easily coordinate the whole room with their set, or use the glue and white gingham separately as a part of your own home decor concept.

Imagine an old-fashioned porcelain washbasin and stand in a bathroom or dressing room flanked by white eyelet curtains and this gingham valance. In the kitchen, these curtains will look right at home alongside old fashioned wooden cooking utensils and decorated tins.

Where ever you decide to use these curtains and/ or valance, you’ll create a little piece of a Norman Rockwell fantasy of yesteryear.

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Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all? The Tuscan mirror is of course the fairest mirror on any wall. With a nod to the traditional artisans of Tuscany, this set will make any room look luxurious, opulent, and classy. Add candles and set a romantic mood, or place [...]]]>

Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all? The Tuscan mirror is of course the fairest mirror on any wall. With a nod to the traditional artisans of Tuscany, this set will make any room look luxurious, opulent, and classy. Add candles and set a romantic mood, or place something special on the shelf, and see it’s image doubled in the mirror.

In Feng Shui, this doubling of an image doubles the Chi (vital energy) that that image brings. So, if you put a symbol of growth, prosperity, and love here, you’ll double that Chi in your home. The candles will further raise the Chi there, and are especially auspicious in your fame and reputation zone.

This Tuscan style mirror is just the thing to bring a bit of old world charm to your room decor. The scroll work looks like a carved heirloom, and is echoed in the detailing on the matching candle holders (sconces) and half- moon shaped shelf. This quartet really ties the decor theme together cohesively, and makes a wonderful focal point. The warm hues look like wood and are easy to blend with your room’s color pallet.

Made of poly-resin and glass: the mirror measures 18 inches by 28 inches and 3/4, and is 1 inch thick; the shelf measures 18 inches by 4 and 1/2 inches by 3 and 1/2 inches; each candle holder measures 9 inches by 3 inches by 12 inches.

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This fairly large vase, 10 inches high, [...]]]> Old country roses is a well known decor theme. Introduced in 1962, hundreds of millions of items in this unique sample design have been sold all over the world. Here’s another addition to the collection, this time a gorgeous Royal Albert vase, perfect for the Holidays.

This fairly large vase, 10 inches high, is made of bone china with a regal 22-carat gold trim. It may look very expensive, but this timeless collector’s piece is actually priced at under $50 at Amazon at the time of writing these lines. As an addition to an exiting set, or as a beautiful vase in its own right, this delicate vessel makes an awesome gift for a dear friend, or even for yourself!

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With its fine detail in both the painting and the pewter lid, [...]]]> What a wonderful gift for any beer lover, particularly those of German descent. This original German beer stein is an exclusive item, one in a limited series of hand-painted traditional beer steins by Zoeller and Born, so definitely a collector’s item.

With its fine detail in both the painting and the pewter lid, it depicts an image of a German countryside Oktoberfest, with a picturesque village shown in the background. With Zoeller & Born’s decades of experience in hand-crafting these traditional steins, this decorative item is one that will last for generations and increase in value. Perfect for any beer themed collection on display in your living room, check this page for more details.