Is your home decor style feeling too traditional? Would you like to make your home a little more modern using your existing furniture and décor? Do you want to change the design scheme of your current space; a traditional contemporary look can add the color and furniture pieces you need. The eclectic use of more traditional décor with contemporary or modern styles has been one of the biggest decorating trends in recent years. Actually mixing the two styles can be very creative by using simplicity, cleanliness and appearance of organized modern design combined with the sophistication of the traditional detail. Many of us live in a traditional home and are willing to add modern pieces to make it more modern and fresh.  (more…)

Spring can be a welcome time of year after a long, cold winter. Many of us feel bored afterlooking at the same old traditional way of decorating our rooms so spring is the right time to look for a change. It is all about color, fresh design and rebirth. Welcome spring into your home and bring out the hues that signify the new season green, yellow, pink, purple and blue using freshly cut flowers, potted plants, found objects and furniture recovered in lightweight fabrics.  It is the right time and a wonderful chance to refresh your home

If spring is your favorite season, you may want your home to reflect the refreshing colors that are associated with this time of year. From painting to bringing in fresh light, there are many simple things you can do to bring spring into your home. Choose pastels and floral prints to reflect nature in your home. Throws, pillows, vases and window treatments reflecting these spring themes can be incorporated into your home with little effort or expense. Keep a similar theme throughout your accent pieces and they will work together to make your room seem unified and comfortable. Freshen up an entire room with a new coat of paint. Colors that are light and airy are often suggestive of spring.

Spring hosts a number of flowers for the purpose of decorating.  You can complement your spring decor with a centerpiece of fresh flowers for the dining room or coffee table. Blooms like tulips or daisies are ideal and can either contrast or complement the other decor colors in the room In addition to the floral selections above, don’t forget to include such springtime blooms as sweet peas, lilies, amaryllis, anemones, birds of paradise and cherry blossoms too. Let the sunlight in and enjoy the spring season indoors and out.

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The American Traditional kitchen is the most popular style in the USA today. A cozy, modern kitchen decorated in traditional design will never look outdated with its warm and welcoming design. It’s a blend between casual, classic, and ornate making it elegant and highly structured. A traditional kitchen design often features detailed molding, rich wood cabinetry, and period styling.

By keeping your color palate basic using warm whites, creams, taupe, pale grays and soft greens you will bring warmth into the room. For wall colors, think of an understated color that brightens the room, perhaps a crème or light white, or even a light blue which make the room seem inviting and clean Look for rich-textured floral,  or a mix of solids  and stripes when it comes to window coverings to bring color into the room. Warm colors and simple patterns work best for this décor.

Traditional Cabinetry has a high detailing element. Door and drawer fronts are paneled and the door and drawer hardware large and ornate. Making the cabinetry look like furniture by the use of decorative feet in the toe kick area and a large crown around the top of the cabinets will help add detail to the cabinetry.  Traditional kitchen islands are often designed to resemble antique furniture to convey a sense of history in the room. It can be a different color or type of wood, its countertop may be a different color and material, such as marble or granite.

Accessories in a traditional kitchen should be kept to a minimum and may include recipe books, antique pieces like a lidded soup tureen, or a decorative bowl of fruit. All small appliances, like can opener and mixer, are out of sight.

Traditional kitchen décor rarely goes out of fashion it will never look outdated with its warm and welcoming design. So no matter what your preference is for traditional décor just keep in mind that attention to detail  is what sets it apart from other decorating styles.

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Are you a traditional person?  How about considering a traditional theme for decorating your home for the holidays? It will make your guests and or family members you haven’t seen since last holiday season feel comfortable and right at home.

Many people chose a traditional path when decorating for the holidays. With the traditional colors of Christmas being red and green, red is the first shade that comes to mind when thinking of the holidays. Red is base for so many different color schemes such as red and blue, red and pink, or green, red and silver or gold, and red, green and gold.  Along with red and green, however, there are other basic colors used in holiday decorating such as white. Without the clean shade of pure white red and green lose some of holiday spirit. Consider the basic colors of Christmas as red, green, white, silver and gold when decorating for the holiday. Coordinate candles, gift wrap, lights, vases and other decorations in keeping with your Traditional style colors.

Decorating for the holidays is supposed to be fun, joyful and a positive so don’t let the stress get to you, enjoy the holidays the way it was meant to be. Happy Holidays from theclocksshop.com.

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Thanksgiving is an important time of year that many of us celebrate. It is all about giving thanks for your blessings and is traditionally tied in with the fall harvest. Autumn foliage gives a lot of inspiration for Holiday Decor and is a natural starting place for ideas. Utilizing fall colors will transform your home into a Thanksgiving decorated living area. The goal is to make the home look homey and bring it to life.

Decorating for this holiday does not have to be elaborate to have an impact. It is one of the easiest holidays to decorate around by just using traditional fall colors.  Fall colors include burnt orange, mustard yellow, olive green and rust red. Browns and other earthy and harvest hued colors all have their place in fall’s color palette. . Think of the beautiful falling leaves, orange pumpkins, vibrant cornucopias and colorful apples. Creative table designs, Thanksgiving centerpieces and homemade wreaths are a great way to bring the outdoor beauty inside.

A few ideas’s for the holiday décor are:  creating a wreath woven out of grapevines or thin oak branches and decorated with wooden beads, sunflowers, Feathers, leaves, small pumpkins and other items from the fall season. There are also great fall scents –several bulbs and bloomers are available during the fall months combined these with a wide variety of candles to create the perfect scent for your Thanksgiving décor. Examples include rosemary, cinnamon, pine needles, apples and rose. Another is to decorate with baskets. Baskets come in so many different sizes it is easy to place them in just the right location to accent the décor you are creating. Baskets such as fruit baskets, flower baskets and flower baskets are good things to start with.

However you decide to decorate our home for Thanksgiving remember the meaning of the season and let the meaning of thanksgiving reflect in the way we decorate our home. Allowing our Thanksgiving décor to reflect our gratitude will bring a reflection of the season into our homes and allow the spirit of thanksgiving to be present throughout the month. Thanksgiving décor should not only reflect the colors of the harvest season and the things we are most grateful for, but it should ultimately reflect the Thanksgiving in our hearts.