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An Accessory for All Seasons

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

Seat cushions are the chair's best accessoryure, those chairs out in front of the house don’t look so inviting this time of year when they are covered with a blanket of snow.  After all, who wants to sit outside and relax when you have to dress in layers and cover yourself from head to toe in order to stay warm?  There are plenty of options to consider for your outdoor furniture, so take a minute to consider them before you stash the log furniture away until next spring.

First of all, those chairs are a great backdrop for a multitude of decorating uses.  Set a festive wreath or holiday-appropriate sign against the back of the chair.  Tuck a cute snowman onto the seat for a few laughs from passersby.  If you’re dreaming of beach weather about the same time that Christmas comes along, dress a Santa in shades and swimming trunks and then set him in the chair with an umbrella drink.  He may look cold when he’s so scantily clad, but you’ll get a warm fuzzy feeling whenever you are greeted by him.

Cushions and pillows can be a great way to accessorize for the seasons.  You may have cushions that you put on the chairs to create a softer seat during the warmer months, but they can be part of your winter holiday decorating scheme as well.  The hunter green Rustic Natural Cedar Adirondack Junior Seat Back Cushion in the picture creates quite a beckoning resting spot for summer entertaining.  For the Christmas season, pair it with some festive pillows and Santa may just consider having a seat in your outdoor chair to eat his cookies.  Trade the pillows out for various holidays, or keep the same pillow forms and use different slipcovers for each winter celebration.  Cushions…they aren’t just for warm weather anymore.

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Just Hangin’ Out

Friday, July 22nd, 2011

Wooden coat racks are a good ideaHave you ever found that you move into a house and run out of storage space before even half of your boxes are unpacked?  Perhaps you have been living in your home for a good long while and you keep finding new places to stash things, maybe even purchasing shelf and cabinet units to hide away your treasures.

It seems that a person can never have enough storage space.  For many of us, when we first start out living on our own, we live in a small space like an apartment or rented room.  Our storage limits are very small and they seem quite sufficient at the time.  But with subsequent moves, we seem to find that we accumulate more and more “stuff”, things that we just can’t part with.  We have to have places to stash away our possessions.

Wall space is an often under-utilized storage area.  Some of the treasures we have hidden away can double nicely as wall décor, hanging out for visitors and family to see and admire.  Give that cherished chotchke a handsome place from which to suspend.  The Rustic Natural Cedar Wall Peg Rack comes in two different sizes and is attractive enough to hang in any part of your home.  You may wish to hang only home décor objects from its rustic wooden pegs, or you may opt to situate this rack so that it can function as an actual place to hang coats or apparel.  The wooden pegs are tenoned into the half log base, so this piece can hold quite a bit of weight without sagging or giving way.

Furniture with multiple uses is a great asset to a home.  A rustic log wall peg rack can function as a base for hanging decorative items or as a sturdy home for coats and apparel.  Whatever its purpose, the items hangin’ out on it will look much more attractive on the rustic decor.

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