TIPS & TRICKS
Designer’s Corner: Setting the Table
May 1, 2017
Create your own beautiful table setting! Our designed table displays all of the basic elements that you need to create an amazing look. Blue, rustic dinner plates, matching bowls and patterned dessert plates are nested together to add height and volume. When shopping, choose one item that you love and build on it; finding items that complement each other. Create a table that pops by mixing patterns; use colorful napkins, woven, nubby or patterned placemats in lighter and darker variations of your color.
We built our look starting with round placemats in a vintage bird pattern, then added colorful dishes, glasses and accessories. A vase with willowy stems in a mossy green basket with rolled colorful napkins adds height and makes a trendy statement. Be creative and unconventional with silverware; lay the knife by the plate and cross the spoon over the fork in any format. All of these items can be found at local discount home stores at affordable prices. Get creative!
Hitting a Wall: Decorative solutions for rooms – Part 2
by Post by FOA Team Feb 22, 2020As detailed in the previous installment, if you’re likely to choose wallpaper that features some sort of pattern or design – as opposed to a solid color – you should select one that relates to the existing décor in a complimentary fashion. It’s important to get a match as close as possible to the prevailing...
Victorian Era Furniture
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Let Inspiration Strike!
by Post by FOA Team Oct 22, 2019Choosing a Room Theme A room can serve many functions and it would seem appropriate to decorate one in a theme that matches its purpose. But it’s your intuition that will ultimately determine the decor. You just need to translate what a setting says to you. But you can’t indulge your intuition until you’ve initially