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Storage options don’t have to be bulky or in-your-face. Take this beautiful rolled-arm storage bench for example:

Its storage abilities are very discreet. It offers quite a lot of room under that thick foam padding, but if you don’t know it, you won’t even notice.

Your guests will focus on the sheer elegance of the stylish rolled-up arms and the unique vintage look.The delicate-looking cherry finished legs that are made of solid hardwood and provide great support, and the luxurious seating with its beautiful finish in gold damask.

This bench looks inviting and sophisticated and will easily mesh in country themed rooms, as well as more formal room designs.

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Chic can certainly be functional, as this storage bench clearly shows. Admirably fine concept and build here, with a fine lined simple piece of furniture, available in classic black and sheer maple. It is well sized being 13.75″ wide, 12.5″ high and 14″ deep, making it a popular choice that can fit in well, literally, in any room. It works well in the office room, the bedroom, the living room and even in the hallway.

This versatility is important, as it means this one item can be used for years to come in various setups, making it a must for home decor fans that tend to shift things around the house.

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White.

It can be an intimidating color for many. Obviously, it can be a challenge to maintain, in mundane housekeeping terms, and thus is often reserved for surfaces or items that do not get used often. Using white in upholstered furniture is therefore not all that common. Yes, many designers love using white, in big bold splashes, and in some settings, you may be able to do the same.

This sofa here presents us with a great choice. Clean modern design, in bright white, its surface is leather-like for ease of maintenance.  The design itself is modern, using straight lines to create an elegant look in sheer white.

This sofa can mix in nicely in a light color scheme, based on either sand tones or even taupe. Alternatively, it can be contrasted with darker, brighter colors for added drama. Use it stark naked white, or add textures with covers and throw pillows, either in white, creams or different colors.

Its modern not just in style but in function as well. This is an extremely functional item, a convertible sofa with an advanced mechanism that lets you turn this easily into an extra bed. Perfect for an office, or living room, turned into extra guest room.

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Designing your office room is always a challenge, even more so when the office is not is a designated room and has to fit into a living room or a bedroom. While there are many styles that can be applied to the office space, the one that often dominates our vision of a study or an office is the more formal style. Heavy wooden furniture have always been the emblem of a distinguished office, along with huge leather armchairs and shelves stacked with old books.

Well, you may not be able to re-create that fancy Victorian dream office in your home. It requires both space and a hefty budget. What you can do instead, is opt for a more compact office center, encompassing your office needs in one stylish armoire, such as this one by Harwick (available on Amazon):

The elegant simple lines, the dark wood, and the stressed finish with red highlights create a look that simply calls out for you to sit down and write, doesn’t it? The shelves and drawers are adjustable, so this unit is extremely functional, as well as beautiful. Add a comfortable office chair and you have the perfect work area that can be easily fit into any room in the house. It looks beautiful whether in use, or shut down to hide the modern contents.

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This feminine vanity stool can easily fit into a bedroom, that much is clear. But why not think outside the box and use its romantic elegant touch elsewhere. How about next to your phone station, in the hall, or maybe in your home office? Its taupe top is soothing and relaxing on the eye, and can blend in easily with most color scheme, especially those with pink or purple touches.

Of course, you can always combine it with a romantic vanity for a harmonious look. Watch out and carefully match the rest of the room decor, to avoid a mushy look and keep it elegant.

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Why not give your home decor a personal touch by using your own pictures? These can be anything from family photographs, to drawings that your kids made at school. The trick is to bring it all together somehow, and this is where this set can be so useful.

Using the same solid wood black frame on separate pictures unifies them into a unique decorative element in any room. Framed by elegant black, which is said to be the one color that no room can do without, these can really uplift a wall and give it that special touch. Well arranged items, all framed in black can be perfect for a living room or for your study.

This set provides you with three sizes, where you have one large eight by 10 inches frame, along with four five by seven frames, three four by six frames and finally two smaller two and half by three and half frames.

The different sizes provide you with just enough variety to entertain the eye, while the uniform black wood frames bring it all together in style. How to arrange your display? Well, you sure have a lot of options, working with four different sizes here. This kit actually includes suggestions for arranging and displaying, but why not experiment for yourself? Try to balance your arrangement out, yes see if you want to place more focus on certain pictures by breaking the balance with them.

By the way, this set can be great for creating your own personalized gifts. Just buy the whole pack, and use any number of frames to create a special package for a family member. You can never fail when it comes to a picture of a sweet baby so elegantly framed.

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Small indoor fountains have become quite popular in the last couple of decades. The age of Aquarius’ spiritual rise, turned words like meditation, Feng Shui and Zen into household common terms. It did the same to indoor fountains and miniature Zen gardens. These fountains do have a relaxing effect, and can create the right atmosphere for meditation.

Now, this specific fountain is quite interesting, when it comes to its decorative value. Made of four steps that appear to be floating one above the other, it manages to incorporate an Asian feel with a definite retro style of design.

Try this 10 1/2″ high fountain in your living room, or office, as its sleek granite-like dark surface will fit well into a more formal feel. Alternatively, work it into an area dedicated to meditation, covered with soft silks, Indian or Oriental prints, candles and incest, for a more relaxed atmosphere, that can even be incorporated into your bedroom.

Its various uses and overall sleek look and feel, make this a wonderful gift for anyone. They are bound to find it not only useful and relaxing, but also easy to incorporate into any room decor.

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We’re fortunate to be living in an age where quality prints of great art are available at such a great price. Take this Kandinsky, for example. This large print (20″x24″) can easily become a focal point and set the color theme in any living room, dining room or office room.

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