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Friday, November 2nd, 2018
These Humphrey Bogart pieces will look great in your reading nook this autumn and winter.
Is the winter season eager to unfold where you live? With the shorter daytime, this is the perfect moment to begin some serious planning for those nesting months. Yes, it’s time to light the hearth and just bond with your family indoors. With lots of cuddling and bonding moments ahead, it’s time to plan for activities that are meant to kill boredom.
Blockbuster Movies Galore
Now is the time to catch up in watching those blockbuster movies that you missed the previous summer. Now that you’re done sunbathing and gardening, there’s much time to spend snuggling and eating popcorn while enjoying all those exciting movies that you failed to watch.
Declutter then Redecorate
Once you’re caught up on your movies, it’s time to get serious and do some cleaning as well. Since you’re indoors anyway, you might as well take the time to check out the messy closets and all the nooks and crannies in your home.
Before you even commission a licensed electrician to check on your wiring systems if they’re ready for winter and before you even ask a plumber to look at your home’s plumbing system or before you check the roof, you should do the easy tasks first.
After decluttering, you can also move things around just to refresh the look in your home. Try hanging framed photos in different spots. You can also rearrange furniture or look for new design ideas on the Internet.
Get to Know Jane, Mary and William
Austen, Shelly and Shakespeare that is. Reading is one of the most wonderful things that you can do during winter. So just like your movie marathon, this is also the perfect time to catch up on your favorite novels and bestsellers.
And please don’t just read. This time, relish the moments by snuggling in your cozy and warm home. A mug of hot chocolate is also a must.
Plan the Garden
Winter is the best time to begin planning the upcoming year’s garden. Whether you’re going to plant a vegetable garden or a flowerbed this time, this cold season will help you dream about the colorful produce and flowers. Before you know it, spring will be on again and then getting those seedlings going would be late by then.
Plan Your Spring Getaway
Wintertime is also the best time to pick a destination for your spring vacay. You can book the flights as early as now so that you would be given the best fares. Spend the cold evenings researching travel sites and what destinations would best fit your schedule in spring.
Rest
Now when was the last time that you enjoyed a daytime nap? The human body needs to revitalize at night by having 8 or more hours of sleep (preferably). Those who get less than these end up with all sorts of unwanted health conditions.
It’s cold outside so just go ahead and take that midday nap in the coziest place in your home.
Enroll in a Class
Take advantage of your free time by learning something new. Even just a few hours of online tutorial or class can help you gain skills or enhance your existing know-how.
There are various online language classes to choose from and some arts and crafts DIY courses, too. Choose which one you would enroll in to while away the time this winter.
Camp In
If you have a fireplace in the living room, then it’s time to set up a campfire. Complete the activity with comfortable pillows, games, good storybooks, and snacks. This is also an amazing activity should the power go out.
Just relax in your pajamas and cozy up with those thick blankets.
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Friday, September 7th, 2018
Figure 1. Traditional fall decor in minimalist form. Featured is the Winners Only Dining Room 78 Inches Table With 18 Inches Butterfly Leaf DSB14278A.
It’s Fall once again so warm colors are out to take on the center stage for this season.
There are many luscious ways to decorate your home in a festive and chic way. Simple gourds, traditional pumpkins, unique foliage, and pinecones are the most popular things used which – if you don’t want anything to do with – can also be used as a source of inspiration.
Mix different elements and display them prominently on the mantel or have them adorn the steps of your interesting staircase. Creating a fall wreath is a family project that you can work on one of these weekends. You can also line up miniature pumpkins or have a huge one displayed prominently on your porch.
If you’re feeling a bit of artistic flair surging through you, then why not make a fall pumpkin tableau right by your foyer? Bringing the fall vibe into the dining room is as easy as creating a fall-inspired centerpiece. Just create the perfect mix of white, green tones, and orange hues and you have the enviable modern cornucopia.
Decorate Your Mantel This Fall
It’s not just enough to update the furniture or the wall paint this fall. If you want to complete the look, you should also consider the decorative elements that will adorn architectural features in your home. The fireplace mantel, for instance, is a spot that should reflect the current season. Below is the Uttermost Accessories Chouteau Clock that’s antiqued and has a dusty gray finish. Its burnished edges are so correct for the moment just as it is also accurate in timekeeping.
It will surely be a wonderful timepiece to feature on the mantel. Apart from clocks, you can also layer framed arts or photographs. A painting or a large mirror would also make a huge difference in terms of decorative value.
Use Fireside Colors
You may combine different mantel displays. You can repurpose window, garden gates, and shutters. Simple stuff like fallen leaves can become the accent that will complete the look in your living room, dining room or bedroom.
You could also set up a farm fresh appeal by adding crates of small pumpkins in front of the fireplace. Glowing, lit candles can also replace the usual burning logs.
A Lot of Fresh and Dried Stuff
Fall is the perfect season to evoke the time for harvest. Use vivid foliage for everyone’s enjoyment. Have them placed in a decorative jar and use them as a table centerpiece. You can also have a table runner that’s in any neutral color and then you can just sprinkle the right amount of pinecones and dried leaves to make it more exciting.
The best plants for fall include the Sumac, Oakleaf Hydrangea, Pansies, Beautyberry, Russian Sage, Blue Star Amsonia, and the Goldenrod. You can also have your container garden refilled with Coral Bells. If you have more time to carve a pumpkin pot, then plant your Coral Bells inside that flaming orange carved pumpkin.
Verbena is also an amazing bloomer and so it will look great when it flowers this season. Its colors range from dark blue to the most amazing shades of red. Other plants that you can also use include the Oxalis, decorative cabbages, Sedum, White Clover, Calibrachoa, and Creeping Jenny.
Harvest Display
Since this is the season to harvest, you can also create a bountiful display right in your porch. Welcome your guests to an old ladder surrounded with baskets of marigolds, candle lanterns, some dried plants, corn stalks, and a variety of pumpkins.
You can also make this ensemble more elegant when you decide to bring it indoors and make a special design with the pillar candles right on pedestals close to a vase of silk flowers and a pumpkin assortment.
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Monday, November 7th, 2016
Black is the color of midnight and so this CYNTHIA ROWLEY for HOOKER FURNITURE twin peak six-drawer chest on chest is perfect for Halloween.
Halloween is right around the corner – it’s that time for little ghouls and goblins to roam the streets and spook everyone. They can ask for candies, too. Get ready to hear scary stories and watch horror movies with your friends. Expect to see Jack o’ Lanterns, too. This year, you can also make a scary addition in your neighborhood by putting a creepy clown on your porch.
These are all modern takes on All Hallow’s Eve, a pre-Christian festival tracing all the way back to 2,000 years. The Celts held this at around November 1 and called it Samhain (pronounced sah-win), meaning, summer’s end.
The exact nature of this festival isn’t fully comprehended but one thing is certain – it is an annual gathering right at the end of the harvest. This is also that moment when resources are gathered to prep for the winter months. This is also a festival celebrated to commune with the dead.
Halloween reminds everyone about the concept of uncertainty and death. People are unafraid to dress up as the dead and they even set up fake grave markers on their front lawns. These are activities that are only tolerated during this holiday.
There might not be a direct connection between Samhain and present-day Halloween but what matters is that this has become a celebration of sorts.
So, it’s time to forget about fear or death and focus on how you can decorate your home into a haunted house just for this season.
Glittering Pumpkins
Who says pumpkins always have to be plain orange? Add a bit of drama and character to your good ol’ pumpkin by applying a metallic finish. Imagine having brass, silver or golden pumpkins. After making them shine, you can then sit them on your porch or right down the runner.
Black Cats
These will always be a part of Halloween décor. It’s time to welcome trick-or-treaters with a litter of black cats on your lawn. These can be carved out of pumpkins – solicit the help of older children for this fun project.
Shadows
You can create a shadowy area by using adhesive vinyl sheets in black. Use your garage door to recreate a shadowy Halloween section. You could have a group of vampires huddling or a creepy graveyard. What’s nice about this is that it can be easily removed after Halloween.
Ghosts Galore
You can also create some floating ghosts using chicken wire, cheese cloth and some liquid fabric starch. Make your ghost glow by putting a battery-operated fluorescent light in your formed figures. Elicit oohs and ahs with these spooky, glowing forms.
Candy Corn Décor
Halloween is all about trick-or-treats and candies. So go ahead and create a colorful candy corn décor that you could hang by the porch. Go a step further by creating a piñata that everyone could enjoy. Read about candy corn piñata-making here – http://www.brit.co/candy-corn-pinata/
The Accessories Uttermost Kadam Ceramic Vases S.2 19825 come in the beautiful, rustic colors of the fall season.
The Pumpkin Wreath
Now who says wreaths are just for Christmas? Instead of the joyful colors during this holiday season, you can create a pumpkin wreath instead. Find the smallest pumpkins or putka pods. Place this mini wreath on your front door and you’re ready to welcome the kid trick-or-treaters.
Stenciled Horror
Decorate your home’s Halloween interior by stenciling some pumpkin, spider webs, witches and goblins right on your walls. Search for stencil templates or buy ready-made wall stencils for your home.
Headless Horseman
Would you like to have the scariest door greeter this Halloween? Set up a smaller-than-life-size figure of a headless horseman right by your doorstep. There are links to step-by-step instructions online. Find the one that’s easiest for you or you can just have a headless mannequin all dressed up for a scarier door greeter.
Black Poison Bottles
Forget about cookie jars and horror terrariums. Old wine bottles shouldn’t be tossed, keep ‘em so that you can paint them matte black this season. Paste a handwritten label on each then display them on your wine rack.
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Tuesday, October 25th, 2016
Flexsteel Living Room Fabric Swivel Glider 002C-13 is rich in autumnal colors.
It’s October and the temperature is getting ever cooler. If you’ve gone out and checked shops lately, then you definitely would notice the increasing number of Halloween and fall décor being sold. But is this the time to decorate for Halloween?
Red, blue, orange, golds and yellows are splashed in many gorgeous spaces this season. These are inspirational colors that are difficult to miss. Fall redesigning or redecorating does not necessarily mean that you have to do gargantuan changes. It does not equate to repainting and such.
It simply means that as the outdoors turn golden yellow or orange, you also make sure that some of the decorative pieces in your home are aligned to the warmer colors of the season. The change that you create may just be a small pop but it’s something that’s worth looking at.
You can also create a twist on your accents by putting an accent wall or flooring. More importantly, your cabinetry must also reflect the mood of the season. See what you have for your storage needs. Just add a splash of autumnal colors to your furniture. You could go Bohemian this season or you could simply hang artworks that also show the subdued colors of the season.
Don’t be limited to oranges, yellows and gold, though. Black and white is a classic combo that you shouldn’t snob and so is cobalt blue and white.
Mother Nature is your ally this Halloween. Go outdoors and harvest those pumpkins with pride! Use them to decorate your outdoor space as well as your living room, kitchen and dining areas. Don’t forget the traditional décor like cutouts and creations like skulls, black cats, witches, broomsticks, cauldrons, graveyards, ghouls, ghosts, goblins, and everything else in between.
Why not try online shopping when you’ve finally decided to shop for decorative pieces for your Halloween home?
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Fall Online Shopping
Almost everything is available online these days. And who wouldn’t be enticed with online shopping? It offers convenience, variety, better prices, better comparisons, and zero crowds. Even furniture shopping has now become a thing.
Say hello to freedom from commute. Just order the furniture that you choose while you are lounging in the pool area in your home. Let mobile buying become your favorite activity. Seek the best styles from our catalogs and see which ones tickle your fancy.
Furniture may be bigger, size wise, but its availability online plus the fact that you even get to have discounts for shopping for them online is definitely a great deal.
At McCreery’s Home Furnishings, you find a wide variety of furniture pieces. On sale this fall were selected furniture pieces that you could buy for your beautiful home. Our online shop had ample products and styles for your dining room, living room, and bedroom needs.
Find out which pieces are being sold at a discounted rate in the next seasons.
So what other advantages does online furniture shopping offer?
You get the latest and best options, to begin with. There is a wide range of prices that you won’t be able to enjoy when visiting brick and mortar shops.
Place your order from our catalog and you would soon have quality furniture delivered to your home. There is a variety of styles – even designers – to choose from. You would surely get the best offers for the trendiest, most chic and most fashionable pieces.
As for customer service, we also offer the best services from answering your furniture inquiries. We also have the correct solutions to your furniture needs. Our online site offers quality furniture brands that are unmatched by many.
When you’re done with your online shopping, don’t forget to prop up that cauldron full of candies so that your trick-or-treaters would be delighted.
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Tuesday, October 18th, 2016
FFDM’s Sunset Canyon Collection shows the beautiful color of the fall season in this wood ensemble.
Fall is definitely here. This only means that it’s time to look into pumpkin décor, spice lattes and wonderfully warm meals. So bring out the crockpot and your designing skills (okay maybe not in that order) because it’s time to transition the look of your home.
Your home is the perfect spot to decorate using fall elements. Decorating for this season means you have to embrace warm, beautiful colors, coziness and all that these bring, without forgetting to have fun in the process.
Here are some ways that you can start fall design –
Say Goodbye to Summer Bedding
One of the quickest ways to say hello to fall is to say goodbye to the previous season. Find something warmer for your bed; look for warmer colors and warmer elements. Think of comforters, duvets, colorful pillows and blankets.
Add some rugs, romantic lighting and homey décor.
Don’t worry about making your room too dark. Use window treatments to offset the artwork, furniture and lamps that you bring in. This is also that perfect moment to paint your bedroom with a more subdued coat of paint. You will be spending more time indoors so consider painting your home with the colors that you are most comfortable with.
Beautify the Windows
It’s time to spruce up your windows especially if you want to achieve fall vibes. Use curtain walls, embellishments and drapes. Sheer can be used as an overlay. Hanging curtains crosswise can also add a different level of visual interest.
The market is filled with curtains and other window embellishments. See which ones would suit your fall design. Be mindful of the materials, color and their functions. Find warm hues like ones that mimic nature. Look for fabrics that will make the room feel homier.
Add Candles and Warm Lighting
This is the perfect season to use a lot of candles. These can become decorative elements that have the capacity to make any space look cozier. If you are a DIY enthusiast, then this is the chance to get your family together and create your own string lights and candles.
Candles are also effective mood lights. These can effortlessly improve the ambience in your home. They can also smell nice – which is like hitting two birds with one stone.
The Uttermost Dining Room Mara Fireplace Screen Candleholder 20179 is the perfect element that would cap your focal point for the living room this spring.
Extra Blankets, Pillows and Throws
Since this is the perfect time to get cozy, it’s time to check out some local shops for pillows, throws and blankets. These are your best decorative elements for this season apart from the pumpkins, wreaths, dried fruits, and other festive crafts.
Sweet-Smelling All Around
What could be more wonderful than to come home in a place that’s sweet-smelling with breads, spices and crockpot meals. Add to the holiday euphoria by putting some essential oils inside the living room, bedroom, bathroom, and just about every room in your home. Lavender is one great option to begin with. It is not just a sweet-smelling scent, it is also antiseptic and has antibacterial properties.
Yes to Area Rugs
An area rug is also an essential décor that can be added to up the level of coziness this season. It does not have to be costly or fancy. Just invest in a few rugs that can add color and comfort where they’re needed.
An area rug can also effectively warm your feet during those extra cold mornings.
Alter the Landscape
This is also the season to cozy up your backyard and patio. It’s time to swap the bright lights and water elements with festive décor and candles. Add some lovely scents, potted plants, beautiful flowers, and shrubberies.
Clay artwork as well as bright pillows may also be used to improve the outdoors during fall.
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Monday, September 26th, 2016
The rustic colors brown and orange are beautifully featured on these Accessories Uttermost Kadam Ceramic Vases S2 19825.
Fall has finally arrived. This is that season when families gather and homes are filled with the aroma of home cooked meals. This is also that time when wood smoke, the tang of fresh apples, and the cool air all come together to bring that wonderful, unexplainable feeling; this season is a reassurance that Christmas is just around the corner.
Fall spells a lot of activities that you could attend with your family. You can go barn dancing, mountain biking with your friends (while enjoying the red, yellow and orange leaves all around), scenic drives through the woods, etc.
The greatest part of this season is the chance for the entire family to decorate the home. Even subtle decorative pieces can make a dull home look suddenly stunning. The right elements could also bring in a sophisticated ambience so make sure that you take advantage of the rich resources that you can find outside – the produce from the farmers’ market, flower shops, even your own backyard.
A Burst of Colors
Fall is all about colors and flowers so bring in those chrysanthemums, marigolds and dahlias. Whether you arrange these beautiful flowers outdoors or in vases indoors, your efforts will surely be rewarded. These flowers don’t just bring elegance into your home but texture as well.
Any arrangement made possible by Mother Nature is the perfect element that you can bring in. Nature, during this season, offers colorful pumpkins and gourds. The former aren’t just great for pie but also as the perfect Jack o’ Lanterns for Halloween. It’s impossible not to love the delicious orange hue these plump pumpkins.
Mix and Match
It’s the time to mix and match different types and sizes, even various colors of wheat stalks and flowers. This is the ideal décor during the entire season. Bring it a step farther by adding pine cones, trees, acorns, citrus fruits and some sprigs. Wreaths should be placed on walls (yes, they can stay there till Christmas) to add visual texture and warmth.
Other things that you can match are colors in various textures. Warm and cozy colors are in such as burnt orange, rust, browns, mustard, plums and grays. Try combining some of these colors to achieve a warm glow that is unique to this season.
Wool and wood are the right materials to harmonize especially during the coldest fall nights. The solid, smooth texture of wool’s fibers plus the sturdiness of wood create just the right combination. Go ahead and update your furnishings by matching wool cushions to your wooden furniture. Use this fusion if you want to be stylish yet safe this season.
Another way to add visual interest in your home is to use accents in interesting motifs. Examples are leaves, woodland creatures and trees. Geometric patterns are at home in this setting, too, and so is tartan.
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Lanterns Aglow
Lanterns can offer an enchanting glow during the coldest evenings. They can cast beautiful and inviting light by the porch or right inside your home. Remember that the daylight hours are a lot shorter so you have more time to enjoy the glow of your chosen lanterns.
Adding metals is also another way to add some glow this season. Let copper dominate as this is a must-have metal during fall and winter. Add its reflecting qualities in your home for an instant appeal and visual expansion.
Fall season is definitely upon us all. The leaves are out to change and the days are bound to be shorter. Prepare for chillier mornings while the crisp summer sun slowly fades. You may miss the summer daytime but this season brings with it a different festive mood that’s difficult to ignore so you might as well enjoy it!
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