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Oakland, California designer Sheri Sheridan offers her new rules for decorating in a recent issue of Sunset magazine. Some wise words, I think.
Celebrate tchotchkes: Make what you already have display-worthy.
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Indulge in art: "Never be afraid to buy original art if you love it," Sheri says. "Art is always a smart investment."
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Salvage something: This bench came from the side of the road, and was updated with paint and a fabric remnant.
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Shun labels: "I love mixing time periods and styles so they work together," says Sheri. The combination makes the vintage seem current and the contemporary pieces less stark.
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Mix the old with the new: I whole-heartedly subscribe to this one, which I'm sure is no surprise to most of you. To me, there is nothing more boring in the world than a room chock-full of brand-new furniture. Old things give a room a personality and a history that simple cannot be found on a showroom floor. Do you have any decorating rules of your own?
8 comments:
I love the bench. Wish I could find on on the side of the road too!
Great tips.
Although I would be happy to have a room full of brand new furniture. I'm just too cheap to spring for it :)
Love the phone off the hook!! Cool idea but I don't know how useful it would be.. :)
In my opinion, just picking items you love and items that make you happy is the best decorating rule of all!
i can work with those. :)
Love the silver pig in the second picture. I couldn't agree more with these rules!
I agree and I love the pictures too! I need to go back and look for that pig.
LOVE the bench! Can't believe it was a freebie!
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