Fall Home Maintenance and

Décor Trends    

As the season changes to fall, it is a great time to think about maintaining and protecting our home as well as updating and sprucing up our homes wardrobe.  See below for tips on keeping your home worry free this fall. To give your home a little pick-me-up, try a few of these hot trends for Fall 2011:

 

Vintage Chic

· Trunks and suitcases with an  antique vibe used as end

tables or just for decoration

· Rustic baskets offer stylish organization

· Book bundles from another era adorn shelves and mantles

· A subtle touch of English prints

 

 Texture, Texture, Texture

· Tweed pillows in Fall tones

· Grasscloth wallpaper accents

· Soft and inviting plush throw rugs

· Creative window hardware - rods, finials & tie-backs in wood, metal, glass or ceramic

· Nail-head detailing & hammered, tarnished metallic finishes 

 

Flashback to Color

· Think 70's with an updated twist

· Brown and turquoise have been a hot combo for a while; now teal and burnt sienna are arriving on the scene

· Pantone's color of the year for 2011 is "honeysuckle"

· Warm, silvery grey is the neutral choice of the season

·The best way to add a non-committal splash of color is with accessories...ie: pillows, rugs, throw blankets, pottery or a fun   patterned ottoman in one of the seasons new colors or prints.

Cathy Wahlin, 

Residential Real Estate Broker,

CRS (Certified Residential Specialist) 

ABR, ASR, CFS

Windermere Real Estate/Lakeland Hills

 

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