| Do you want to add to or change the look of your | | | | each holiday with yourcherished shelf. |
| apartment or home? Are youdecorating on a budget? | | | | 5. Shadow boxes: Like wood shelves, shadow boxes |
| Do you have pictures sitting in boxes and want | | | | are an easy andinexpensive way to change the look |
| tocreatively display them? Do you love the | | | | of a wall. They are a hollow and deepwood frame |
| appearance of wood and want toimplement wood | | | | that is cut in various shapes and sizes. Dried flowers in |
| working in your home decor? Have you shopped | | | | pots,greenery, small figurines, picture frames, boxed |
| retailstores but cannot afford retail prices? | | | | letters and much more lookexquisite in shadow boxes. |
| Below are decorating tips that can be used with wood | | | | 6. Wood carvings: Turn of the century wood designs |
| products that will addcharacter and style to your living | | | | were famous for theirbeautiful and detailed wood |
| space. | | | | working. The wood designer spent countlesshours |
| 1. Picture frames: Wood frames can be enhanced by | | | | carving intricate designs in their wood pieces. They |
| placing a ribbon fromboth sides of the top and then | | | | took pride intheir craftsmanship. Today, we can |
| hanging it on a brass knob. You can easilychange the | | | | achieve the desired look of detaileddesigns by |
| ribbon to different colors to match various color | | | | purchasing pieces of elaborate wood. When refinishing |
| schemes. | | | | cabinetsor shelves, you can glue the wood designs on |
| Floating picture frames are a unique way to display | | | | your item and then paint orstain over it. This gives your |
| pictures. They are hungwith ribbon in an uneven | | | | wood a more expensive, fresh new look. |
| format, from an expandable iron rod. | | | | 7. Knobs: Replacing old knobs with stylish new rod iron |
| 2. Block letters: These can be used in decorating for | | | | knobs, will updateyour wood furniture or cabinetry. |
| different holidays orremain stationary year round using | | | | Often adding a rod iron knob onto a plainsurface will |
| colors that match the room's colorscheme. A range of | | | | add character to your wood piece. Adding a iron knob |
| colors and sizes make the lettering more interestingand | | | | to a woodplaque, for example, will quickly turn a simple |
| fun. Custom lock letters are great in decorating kids | | | | object into a sensible toolfor hanging items on. |
| rooms in particular. | | | | 8. Wood Mirrors: Strategically placing mirrors in a |
| Displaying a child's name in wood letters reinforces the | | | | smaller room, cancreate an illusion that the space is |
| child's feelings ofimportance and self worth. | | | | larger than it actually is. It addsdepth and dimension to |
| 3. Wood signs: Vinyl lettering is popular. Quotes, special | | | | the room. |
| phrases or namescan be transferred onto wood | | | | Wood products will always be a decorating basic. |
| crafts . Wood signs can be prominentlydisplayed for | | | | There are innumerable anddiverse wood accents |
| living room decorating, bedroom decorating or | | | | available for the consumer. Redecorating a room, |
| bathroomdecorating. | | | | ordecorating a room for the first time, can be an |
| 4. Shelves: There is no limit to what you can do with a | | | | entertaining and enjoyableexperience when you have |
| wood shelf. Theyare a basic feature in many homes. | | | | some basic ideas to work with. You do not have |
| Shelves are an easy way to alter thelook of a | | | | tospend hundreds of dollars to transform a room into a |
| room--just replacing the items displayed on the shelf | | | | pleasant and relaxingenvironment for your family. Most |
| periodically. | | | | wood accent pieces can be purchased at avery |
| You can creatively and inexpensively decorate for | | | | reasonable cost. |