If you would like to freshen up your home for fall and the coming holidays, you don’t have to spend a lot of money.
Consider buying a pair of pretty sofa pillows or have some new covers made for your existing cushions. That’s what I did last week: I had some pale banana-colored pillow covers made for my living room sofa in a ribbed ottoman fabric. And, I used a pair of 18″ square down pillows I already owned to fill them. I was looking for texture to replace the pattern that had been there previously.
A colorful vase, an interesting coffee table accessory and a piece of new artwork – perhaps a simple drawing you, a friend or a relative did – can also spruce up your space.
If you have lots of brown wood tones in your home you might benefit from a few new vibrant accents in just one or two colors. Consider adding fuscia, pale lavender, orange or turquoise accessories with some white to brighten things, a bit. And fresh flowers or a potted orchid in the same shade as the accessories can reinforce or compliment the new accent pieces.
Rooms with neutral palettes can benefit from having a few accents in more subdued shades such as grayed-down green, gray-green aqua, soft ginger, or even grayed-down Chinese red. Pick one.
I’m going to pick up a canary-colored dendrobium orchid on the way home tonight, before I head to Whole Foods for some salmon for dinner. Hmmm.
On second thought, a salmon-colored orchid would look pretty for autumn, too. Wouldn’t it?
All of the precious things in your home reflect who you are. You can use what you have to create the home you’ve always dreamed of.”
– Lauri Ward, Use What You Have Decorating
