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Romantic Bedroom Decor: Some Tips
With Valentine's Day just around the corner, I'm inspired to think about romantic bedroom decor. Of course, romance is in the eye of the beholder. If you've just fallen in love then anywhere is romantic... The same goes if you are as happily married as Greg and I are. We celebrate our 23rd wedding anniversary this year and we are...
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Bookshelf: Beauty at Home
Our business is all about beauty at home, helping our clients find the antique furniture and home decor accents to create a lovely space that suits their tastes and lifestyles. These recently published books all look at ways to create beauty at home. They are gorgeously illustrated to provide plenty of inspiration! Beauty at Home Style icon Aerin Lauder shares...
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Christmas Table Decorations
I always love making the house festive for the holidays. Dreaming up new ideas for our Christmas table decorations is especially fun, and a great way to get into the holiday mood. I enjoyed browsing these creative Christmas table decorations, and I hope they will inspire your ho-ho-ho-holiday spirit too! The rich burst of red is a seasonal tradition, but...
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Vintage Halloween!
As the spookiest day of the year approaches, Greg and I been looking at some of our vintage Halloween costumes from our childhoods! I've also been checking out free pumpkin carving stencils to share with you and some fun photos of dogs in Halloween costume. I had to go over to my mom’s house to dig these vintage Halloween photos...
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Best of September 2013: Antique Dining Rooms & Elvis Fest
We covered an eclectic mix of subjects in our September blog posts, including spotlights on antique dining room furniture in two clients' homes, a tutorial on how to mend broken ceramics, and a fun celebration of Elvis Presley. I guess that is fitting for the harvest season, as we gather in all the fruits and veggies and enjoy an abundant...
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Red Renaissance Dining Room
We recently mentioned that our client Susan D. in Metamora, IL, bought a set of twelve dining chairs from us for her Renaissance dining room. In that Antique Chair Upholstery Makeover post, we said we sometimes find vintage or antique chairs with a beautiful frame but the upholstery is worn. These chairs provide a great opportunity to our customers to...
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Decorative Stair Ideas
We've been looking at decorative stair ideas that give you the chance to express your creativity in this most humble and functional area of the home. Although our 1920s bungalow renovation is still in progress, I'm getting a lot of inspiration for my own decorative stairs! One of them might work for our upstairs area dedicated to Greg's 'man loft...
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Antique Chair Upholstery Makeover in Illinois
We often find vintage or antique chairs on our buying trips that are perfectly gorgeous, but the upholstered seat is showing its age! The seat caning needs to be fixed or the upholstery needs to be replaced. If the chair frame is beautiful quality and in good shape, then we go ahead and buy the chair anyway. We know someone...
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Best of April 2013: Antique Furniture at Home, Color Accents & More
In our April blog posts, we enjoyed seeing the many beautiful ways our clients use and display antique furniture they've found at EuroLuxHome.com. We also took design inspiration from clever accent colors, the humble bowl, and London hotels. Let's revisit some of our favorite April posts. We loved how Robert and Liz feature antique furniture in their decor throughout their...
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Vintage Color Accents in Neutral Rooms
A room decorated in neutral colors is always so relaxing. Earthy natural tones tend to be warm and welcoming, while gray or white often create a sophisticated atmosphere. But a pop of color from antique or vintage furnishings or accessories can enhance the neutral decor even more. The color accent also provides a focal point for the space. Check out...
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