| Do you want to add to or change the look of your | | | | homes. Shelves are an easy way to alter the look of |
| apartment or home? Are you decorating on a | | | | a room--just replacing the items displayed on the |
| budget? Do you have pictures sitting in boxes and | | | | shelf periodically. You can creatively and inexpensively |
| want to creatively display them? Do you love the | | | | decorate for each holiday with your cherished shelf. |
| appearance of wood and want to implement wood | | | | 5. Shadow boxes: Like wood shelves, shadow boxes |
| working in your home decor? Have you shopped | | | | are an easy andinexpensive way to change the look |
| retail stores but cannot afford retail prices? | | | | of a wall. They are a hollow and deep wood frame |
| Below are decorating tips that can be used with | | | | that is cut in various shapes and sizes. Dried flowers |
| wood products that will add character and style to | | | | in pots, greenery, small figurines, picture frames, |
| your living space. | | | | boxed letters and much more look exquisite in |
| 1. Picture frames: Wood frames can be enhanced by | | | | shadow boxes. |
| placing a ribbon from both sides of the top and then | | | | 6. Wood carvings: Turn of the century wood designs |
| hanging it on a brass knob. You can easily change the | | | | were famous for their beautiful and detailed wood |
| ribbon to different colors to match various color | | | | working. The wood designer spent countless hours |
| schemes. Floating picture frames are a unique way to | | | | carving intricate designs in their wood pieces. They |
| display pictures. They are hung with ribbon in an | | | | took pride in their craftsmanship. Today, we can |
| uneven format, from an expandable iron rod. | | | | achieve the desired look of detailed designs by |
| 2. Block letters: These can be used in decorating for | | | | purchasing pieces of elaborate wood. When refinishing |
| different holidays or remain stationary year round | | | | cabinets or shelves, you can glue the wood designs |
| using colors that match the room's color scheme. A | | | | on your item and then paint or stain over it. This |
| range of colors and sizes make thelettering more | | | | gives your wood a more expensive, fresh new look. |
| interesting and fun. Custom lock letters are great in | | | | 7. Knobs: Replacing old knobs with stylish new rod |
| decorating kids rooms in particular. Displaying a child's | | | | iron knobs, will update your wood furniture or |
| name in wood letters reinforces the child's feelings of | | | | cabinetry. Often adding a rod iron knob onto a plain |
| importance and self worth. | | | | surface will add character to your wood piece. Adding |
| 3. Wood signs: Vinyl lettering is popular. Quotes, | | | | a iron knob to a wood plaque, for example, will |
| special phrases or names can be transferred onto | | | | quickly turn a simple object into a sensible tool for |
| wood crafts . Wood signs can be prominently | | | | hanging items on. |
| displayed for living room decorating, bedroom | | | | 8. Wood Mirrors: Strategically placing mirrors in a |
| decorating or bathroom decorating. | | | | smaller room, can create an illusion that the space is |
| 4. Shelves: There is no limit to what you can do with | | | | larger than it actually is. It adds depth and dimension |
| a wood shelf. They are a basic feature in many | | | | to the room. |