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“With social media it’s easy to find inspiration for an existing piece of furniture.” Pop Inexpensive additions like centerpieces and throw pillows can do wonders for a drab room. Melissa Edelman, owner and president of the Antiquaire, Inc., suggested flowers to add spark to a monotone palette. Cherry blossoms, lilacs and forsythia flowers make great centerpieces, she said. Another way to coordinate color is to invest in some throw pillows. “Bring in shimmery indigo throw pillows to a gray couch and all of a sudden you’ve brought a new feeling to a room,” Edelman offered. Rubenstein agreed that those heavy, wintery earth-tone pillows and throws need to be swapped out, and suggested splashes of bright, powerful, almost primary colors as additions. He shared that brighter accents may go well in rooms painted subtle gray and white. Edelman shared another trend in modern, larger scale geometric
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prints, which she is seeing beautifully showcased not only in pillows, but also in wallpaper or area rugs. No matter how you scatter them, these types of accessories spruce up your sectional sofa or bedroom without having to slipcover, reupholster or paint anything. Repurpose ’Tis the season of out with the old and in with the new. While spring cleaning, you may find some treasures, or be able to see better what you are lacking. “With social media it’s easy to find inspiration for an existing piece of furniture,” Avila said. She is seeing many servers and buffets finding new lives as media cabinets and entry tables. Edelman agrees, adding that even that old chest of drawers could become a beautiful bathroom vanity. Something as easy as moving pieces from one room to the next can create contrast and interest in a new space.
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Photo courtesy of Paint JAR Inc.
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