Does your apartment lack a personal touch? Perhaps what you need are the kinds of decorative accents that can make your place truly feel like home. We’ve got some ideas on how to transform your bland or blank interior into something that reflects your very own style.
Say it with a pillow
When you think “decorative accent pillow” you might imagine a brocaded horror with tassels and lace. Not a turn-on perhaps. But how about something a little more up-to-date, like a Bob Dylan version, or one of these trendy throw pillows? (You can even design your own.) With an endless variety of patterns, designs and fabrics to choose from, the decorative accent pillow has come of age, and can be an integral piece of your apartment style plan.
Candles
Candles are one decorative item that add light, style, ambience and even fragrance to your apartment. You can find them in inventive shapes, sizes, and smells. Candle holders come in an endless variety of designs and materials. Reasonably priced, candles are a great accessory to add to your apartment style arsenal.
Got tchotchkes?
You don’t have to pay an arm and a leg for cool home decor accents. IKEA, Pier 1 Imports, and Cost Plus World Market are all retailers offering interesting table-top items in a world of styles. Online, try cool vases from Hipster Home, or all kinds of boxes, books and ephemera from CB2. Check out Urban Outfitters for wacky novelties, toys from yesterday and today, and decor knick-knacks. Target features many stylish decor items to choose from, as well.
Climb the walls
Even with minimal accessories, you can dramatically impact your apartment’s style with what you put on the wall. Frame old family photos in rustic frames, or look for favorite movie posters to put up. You might frame colorful pages from a picture book for a novel display. You can hang original art, paint-by-numbers pictures or antique license plates. Whatever your fancy, create an interesting wall display with it!
If your apartment is missing decorative accents — lucky you! Now you get to begin the hunt to collect cool-looking items that will give your apartment the style and personality it craves.
