By\u00a0Mi-Ling StonePoole<\/p>\n
If you live in a town home or a condo and you want to make the most of your d\u00e9cor, concentrate on adding accent pieces that will give your home a grander feel. Accessories are the like the icing on the cake. If you add just the right amount you\u2019ll get beautiful results. Size doesn\u2019t matter, it\u2019s the details that count. You don\u2019t have to spend a fortune buying new accessories, just take an inventory of your home, and use the items you already have in a different and unique way.<\/p>\n
Dawn Struthers has created a warm and cozy environment for her two boys, Tony and Dustin in herEdmondtown home by adding just the right accessories. Dawn has worked as a decorator for the past 15 years.<\/p>\n
\u201c I love taking what a client already has and rearranging it, I\u2019m all about saving money,\u201d Dawn said.<\/p>\n
She suggests using floral arrangements to add interest and warmth to a home. Her expertise as a floral designer is evident in her home. It was filled with stunning fall floral arrangements that added personality and flair to her town home. She works as a floral designer for the Designer\u2019s Market inEdmond.<\/p>\n
\u201cWorking as a floral designer allows me the flexibility I need to raise two teenage sons,\u201d Dawn said.<\/p>\n
Adding accents to a room is Dawn\u2019s forte. When she decorated her town home she also took into consideration her daughter Courtney\u2019s new baby. She devoted a corner of her master bedroom for her granddaughter bailey. She draped mosquito netting around the crib and hung it from the ceiling for to create a cozy space for her granddaughter when she visits.<\/p>\n
In her living room she utilized un-hemmed draperies and hot glued tassels on the fabric for an elegant and inexpensive look.\u00a0 For added interest she added an iron screen to one corner of the living room.\u00a0 To continue the cozy and inviting theme she utilized lots of colorful throw pillows.<\/p>\n
Dawn didn\u2019t stop with the inside she went outside of her entrance and spruced it up as well. \u00a0With the help of a friend she added wonderful landscaping and a bench for relaxation. The entrance looks into her dining room and provides a comfort zone for her entering guests.<\/p>\n
When buying your decorating accents you might want to consider the following:<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re on a budget you can make your floral arrangements from items found in your back yard. \u00a0Items include:<\/p>\n
After you collect all of these items you can create a natural table scape with pumpkins and squash or you can insert them in a floral arrangement<\/p>\n
with fresh flowers.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re scaling down from a large home to a condo or townhome here a few things you should consider before selling all of your furniture:<\/p>\n
It doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019re decorating a condo or a town home, by using just the right accessories, you can design a grander scale home and create your own unique comfort zone.<\/p>\n
Photo\u00a0Credit: Mi-Ling Stone Poole<\/p>\n
Dawn Struthers made a beautiful floral arrangement for the dining table\u00a0 in her home.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By\u00a0Mi-Ling StonePoole If you live in a town home or a condo and you want to make the most of your d\u00e9cor, concentrate on adding …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2490,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[912,913,915,350,528,911,914],"class_list":["post-2483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ask-mi-ling","tag-accessories","tag-floral-designer","tag-hot-glue","tag-scaling-down","tag-tassels","tag-townshouse","tag-un-hemmed-drapes"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mi-ling.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Town-home-018-e1334529256741.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mi-ling.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mi-ling.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mi-ling.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mi-ling.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mi-ling.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2483"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/mi-ling.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2493,"href":"https:\/\/mi-ling.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483\/revisions\/2493"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mi-ling.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mi-ling.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mi-ling.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mi-ling.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}