Accents

I'm going back to the summer with these photos, but just wanted to share a very simple decorating tip. In looking at our family room I wondered how I could bring in a little spark . . . a tad more of a color that was not part of the original always autumn color scheme.
So, in the room we have the couches, a coffee table, the fireplace, a corner built in cabinet, a free standing black cabinet and a fireplace. What I did is put something blueish in each of these spots. I changed up the cushions to bring some of that blue in, got a bowl out of storage, (storing things for kids) and basically used a journal, some books, cards and a plaque I got for my birthday. A new potted plant with a hint of blue in the leaves also helped.

This just brought in a bit of the feeling I was looking for, without doing anything big. The idea is that no matter what you have to work with, a few matching items in hiding can be moved about and pull a room together to give it a new look.  Use any color you tend to gravitate toward and you will find you have hung on to some of those things. Last week I changed up our summer blanket into a throw across the duvet on the bed, moved about cushions, wall prints and framed photos from one room to another and the rooms have a new look. Nothing spectacular, just keeping things fresh.

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue . . .

it works.