Interior Decorating Ideas: Painting & Accessorizing Your Space

Painting can be a big commitment especially when you haven’t decided on accents or accent colours. The safest way to achieve a great look is to remain neutral with your paint choice. Using accessories and custom drapery for a pop of colour will allow you to be creative with how you decorate your space.

duralee contract fabricCustom Drapery is one of the best ways to keep up with home trends and change the look and feel of a room without changing everything. Build from the feel of your drapery by showing off the colour throughout your décor accessories. Accessories can be changed easily as time and trends move forward.

Bold colours on smaller accessories are a great way to slowly introduce a colour that you aren’t so sure about. Decorative pillows, rugs and throws are also great ways to update your space. Rugs in particular can pack a huge punch visually if you decide to add a lot of interest there.

Place a large piece of artwork on your wall that will tie an entire room together while becoming the focal point at the same time. Or opt for wallpaper on a large feature wall with some bold colours.

Stretch out a nice throw blanket to cover a large part of your couch or accent chair and then fold that same throw neatly and place it on the side for another look. The options are endless! The new Thom Filica throws available at Blind Advantage launched by Eastern Accents are beautiful and cozy.

Eastern Accents have endless options of decorative pillows as well. With attention to detail and top knotch quality, you will be sure to find a few decorative pillows that you will fall in love with.

 

From reading different magazines it has been the prediction that these are a few hot trends for 2014:

  • Floating Shelves: Are all the hype for 2014 as they are a great way to open up your space – especially in condominiums.
  • Cobalt Blue. The 2014 Trendy colour: Cobalt Blue will be a great choice – especially for those new accents! All shades of blue for that matter.
  • Emerald Green: A popular colour for many years now and predicted as a hot trendy colour from 2013 will continue to be popular.
  • A more relaxed and modest décor style for home furnishing (ie: Linen and Rustic Wood finishes) have been popular and is here to stay! Yay!

Remember: Small changes can have a big impact as they say: “It’s all in the details”. If you want a fresh and new look but aren’t ready to do a complete renovation, adding interest with bold colours is a great way to achieve a new affect with much less work involved.

Never look at decorating your space as a chore, do it with love and you will achieve a better result. The process is an adventure, enjoy it and everything will fall into place. If you’re interested in a quote for custom drapery, blinds, or upholstery, contact us now! For more interior decorating ideas, browse our blog!

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New Barclay Butera Custom Bedding Collections for Eastern Accents

Barclay Butera; one of Blind Advantage’s favourite lifestyle designer has launched his new collections in the Eastern Accents custom bedding line and we are proud to announce this on our website! Everyone deserves a good nights sleep in style. Visit our showroom in Burlington or contact us to purchase a set!

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Eastern Accents: Central Park by Barclay Butera

Have a taste of New York’s fabulous Upper East Side with the Central Park Collection by world renowned designer Barclay Butera. This collection features modern and classic styles that everyone can appreciate. The tranquil blue tones relax any room and will make for a good nights rest.. in style!

 

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Eastern Accents: Marseille by Barclay Butera

This custom bedding collection speaks true of Barclay’s philosophy of layering diverse styles to create something truly magnificent when decorating your space. The high country meets the eclectic in this beautiful collection. Be fierce and bold.. purchase the new Marseille Collection today and create that impact you’ve been looking for.

 

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Eastern Accents: Palm Beach by Barclay Butera

Travel to a tropical destination with the new Palm Beach bedding collection by Eastern Accents. Imagine sitting on a beach sipping a mojito underneath the suns warm rays.. now slip underneath those covers for your afternoon siesta but make sure to shake off the sand first! Enjoy the adventure of this custom bedding collection and all of the wonderful fabrics.

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Thread Count, Egyptian Cotton & Eastern Accents Tessa Collection

Hi friends!

I thought I should blog about something that we at Blind Advantage find extremely informative. Also, I’d like to say that I, myself, as a consumer feel that this is something you would want to know. Learning about thread count and Egyptian Cotton qualities have helped me make more informed choices. We advise our customers to forget about the ‘almighty thread count’ and focus more on the quality of the fabric. Never rely on a high thread count to determine the quality of your sheet set. Just because you are informed on how many threads are woven into a square inch of fabric – that does not indicate the quality at all! Thread count alone is not enough information to determine the quality.

So what factors are involved in determining the quality of a sheet set? Well, for starters the type of the fabric, secondly the country where the fabric originates from and thirdly the reputation of the manufacturer. There are definitely more things to consider but those would be our top 3. When purchasing Egyptian Cotton make sure that the label says 100% Egyptian Cotton or you can be mislead. The Standards allow for Egyptian Cotton to be advertised in a way that as long as a minimum of 10% Egyptian Cotton is in the product then it can be considered Egyptian Cotton! This was a shock to us as well, until we became an Authorized Eastern Accents Dealer. Our lovely sales representative brought these topics to our attention.. which was one of many the deciding factors in welcoming Eastern Accents into our showroom.

Which brings me to our next topic!…

Eastern Accents: de’ Medici – Tessa Collection Sheet Set.

 

tessa-sheetset4We chose to blog about the Tessa Collection because we feel that this is a Luxurious and Affordable Collection that exceeds peoples expectations. Other than the amazing price point we also feel that the value is second to none. The linen used in this sheet set is Woven in Italy using 100% of the finest Egyptian Cotton.  Inspiration came from grand hotel bedding as well as the sophistication of European Design. With over 16 three row satin-stitched decorative threads colours to chose from, you are sure to find at least one that will complement your decor.

This sheet set includes, 1 flat sheet, 1 fitted sheet and 2 pillow cases. Coordinating products available:  Duvet Cover, Bedskirt, Tailored Shams, Tailored Grand Shams.

So now that you know a little more about thread count and Egyptian cotton, go ahead and rest your pretty little head. Get great nights sleep in an Eastern Accents Tessa Sheet set. Stop into our showroom today, you won’t be disappointed!tessa-sheetset1

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