Posts Tagged ‘home decor’

Pillows are the added value to our home decor. Bright pops of color, over sized and comfy or a way to help define out style in a room. I have been know to fall in love with a pillow and travel six hours on a plane to get it home safe and sound to place on one of my couches. With the multitude of online sites, I spend a little “me time” perusing various designs and calculating my next purchase based on how long have the other pillows been on my couch and how long will they last after my dogs take their hundredth nap on them.

My latest pillow finds are dramatically different from one another. One is quirky while the other is dramatic. I don’t see them becoming couch buddies, but I do see one as a gift for a friend and the other pure whimsy to create like characters of my family.

While the Kleins’ Studio would have a hard time fitting the Duggar family on a pillow the rest of us can have fun immortalizing our whole brood on a pillow by logging onto www.Kstudiohome.com. Select from a cast of characters that best resemble your husband, your kids, even your pets plus choose fabric and stitch color. All the pillows are hand embroidered and they use 100% organically grown hemp and cotton. Prices start at $134.

For the modern girl with a white leather couch, these pillows add the right pop. Lisa Pearl’s mission is world domination through edgy couture home accessories. She says she is seduced by the female face which is the main focus in her pillows. She prints her original photography onto the pillows and designs with the intent to be anti-trendy. She is flattered that her work is owned by a pop princess, a hotel princess and a bona-fide royal princess. Her pillows start at $220. Go to www.lisapearl.net

We decorate our living rooms, our dining rooms, customize our kitchens and make our beds when guests come over, but the last place we give detail to seems to be the bedside table. Instead the bedside table seems to be the place to plop an alarm clock.

Without creating clutter, use your bedside as place to show off a memento, a favorite photo and have a pleasant scent nearby to lull you into a restful sleep. I’m not one for tchotckes, instead I choose specific items to set on a bedside table that play off the color, decor and mood of the room.

My seashells are from various vacations, but you can buy online at SeaShellCity

Currants and Acai reed diffuser from The Fragrance Collection by Glade, FragranceCollection. It’s a soft subtle scent that each time I get into bed, I just think aaahhhh….
Moroccan tea glasses, $35.99 at Amazon
Parisian wallpaper coasters were a gift, but were available at Athropologie where there are plenty of other stylish options.
Small silver textured frame was found in the home decor aisle at TJ Maxx. It’s one of the best places to find frames at affordable prices.

The mirror frame in the photo is from a design shop on La Brea in Los Angeles, but you can find a similar style at Target.
Found a just as lovely blue vase at Bellacor.
Lotus Bamboo scented candle from The Fragrance Collection by Glade adds the right pop of color and has a delightful touch of citrus. Find out more at, FragranceCollection