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Benjarong porcelain jar

This majestic porcelain jar looks expensive, and I guess you could say it is, priced at several hundreds of dollars. Yet, this is actually a total bargain when you consider what you're getting - an original handcrafted one of a kind oriental jar by Thai artist Khun Santiparp, an item so beautiful, it will surely be a centerpiece of any living room decor.

This vase is part of the National Geographic and Novica collection, featuring distinctive artists and artisans from around the universe. This item is made of delicate Thai Benjarong porcelain, which means it has five colors in the design (some Benjarong designs can have up to eight colors). The colors are added by hand, one at a time, creating a magnificent pattern enriched with golden bands. This piece of art is an amazing gift to a dear one, and that dear one can certainly be yourself!

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White Wood Top Kitchen Cart with Drop Leaf

With its bright white base and light colored wooden top, this kitchen cart is just perfect for a casual American Country style kitchen. While it doesn't have an aged look now, it is made of solid hardwood and will age with grace with years of use.

Obviously, this more than just a decorative item. It's a great way to increase your work space in the kitchen, with room to prepare food, and serve it as well. And do not forget those neat storage cabinets and drawer!

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Dyson DC24 All Floors Bagless Upright Vacuum

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Vanilla Cream Bed

When decorating a child's room, one thing to keep in mind is how the decor style and color scheme will look a few years later, as the child grows. Decor items, fabrics, wall and window treatments can be made a change with relative ease and on a budget. Furniture on the other hand, are often more substantial and more expensive, so these are the times where you apply a long-term mindset.

This isn't to say that furniture need to have a “grown-up” feel to them. Take this bed for example, part of the “Vanilla Cream” bedroom set that includes six pieces of furniture, including a 6-drawer dresser, 5-drawer tall chest, nightstand, twin-size bookcase headboard, this 3-drawer twin mates bed, and mirror.

The neutral vanilla cream color and the easy-on-the-eye classic country design make this bed easily compatible with many styles. With the right bedroom decor, it can fit into a fantasy princess room or into a more mature, yet feminine, teenager's bedroom.

Linen, throw pillows, surrounding walls, curtains, will all come into play, as this bedroom set evolves through the years and with some thought, it can even work as a guest bedroom as your girl moves out of the home.

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Zen Meditation Tea Table

Do you need a location to focus on one experience at a time, to truly savor the flavor and texture and temperature of life, and help you to be fully present and in the “now”? Do you simply have great taste in decor, and hold Japanese traditional home design in high esteem ?

Harmony In Design has done it once more!? They've brought us just the right furniture piece to complete our room design, and they've done it the eco friendly way. Their new Tea Table is made from the very same sustainable Mango wood as the Raj meditation chair (shown in the previous post).? The petite size and shape of the traditional tea table allow it to be versatile enough for a variety of functions. When not using it for a tea ritual, it can be used as an end table, or coffee table. The traditional round Zafu cushions store neatly under the table when not in use. This is a great help in saving space and in keeping the cushions clean. The table is available in 2 non-toxic waterbase finishes (Natural and Espresso) and the cushions are available with 2 different washable covers (Cream and Mocha). For descriptions of the pillow materials, see the post under this one.

You can feel good about Mango wood products.? The mango tree stops bearing fruit after 20 years, and is then a good source of? timber. Plantation grown mango trees are a responsible alternative to damaging? rain forests. By eating the delicious and nutritious mango fruit and then building from the warm and beautiful mango wood, we do not waste any part of the tree before replanting.

The masterful craftsmanship of this elegant and understated table is truly harmonious. By choosing a round table, you also protect your shins from getting bruised and allow the room's Chi to circulate gently. You will feel well in a room with such mindfully designed furniture; they help you to reach a state of no mind.

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Cream Distressed Round Twig Bird Wall Mirror

Remember the post about techniques for making your decor items look like antiques, even if they aren't? Well, over here's an example of the “distressed” finishing that makes an item look as if aged by time, when it is really just? painted by some one who knows what they are doing. This mirror has all the charm of an antique, and looks like one.

The vintage design is pretty, resembling twigs with birds perched on them. The organic lines bring taste and understated elegance to your room's decor, and the colors easily blend with your theme.

This would be an extremely good mirror to use as a Feng Shui cure, as it combines more than one of the 5 elements.

The mirror is 22 inches in diameter, making it practical for grooming, and not only for Feng Shui. But if you do use it for Feng Shui, remember that mirrors represent virtual windows when placed on an indoor wall that blocks Chi (vital energy); so use the mirror like a portal, where there is blockage or stagnation of energy flow.

The bare twigs could represent potential for growth in a dormant period, so this might be well placed where you archive projects you plan to do next year, rather than where you are trying to bring some thing to fruition right now.

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NATURAL renewable Bamboo BATH MAT

over here's my favorite bath mat. It won't slip due to it has 12 rubber feet for a safe grip on the floor. It's rounded to keep you from banging into sharp corners. The shape is pretty and enables such harmonious decor designs.? The slots allow for drainage and evaporation, which will keep your feet out of the puddles, and then keep your floor from harboring germs and fungi like a regular bathmat would.

It's made from strong durable bamboo wood, which is resistant to water, splitting, and mold. Bamboo is a renewable resource. It is quick growing and farmed, so you can feel good about supporting sustainable wood production. It is also gorgeous, and makes your bathroom feel like a finish spa or a Japanese traditional bath home. This will look great with the other accessories shown in previous posts and with those under.

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To complete that Finnish Spa look, add the Mayfair 9401NI Natural Reflections Toilet Seat with Nickle Hinges, made of Dark Bamboo and available in lighter shades.

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and the natural bamboo bathroom decor toilet brush and holder by Umbra

This comes with a removable plastic cup insert for easy cleaning.

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Bamboo Roll Up Window Blinds Shades

Excellent! Not only do you get the beauty of bamboo blinds, with their warm tasteful color and texture, and their understated elegance; you also get the beauty of a traditional Chinese brush and ink painting of bamboo on the shade, which turns your closed window into a portal to a lovely forest or garden. Perfect combination!

From the point of view of a Feng shui consultant, this is an impeccable choice. The bamboo material and image will enhance your positive “Chi” (vital energy) and cure “Sha Chi” (negative energy), as bamboo is very auspicious and told have magic properties that aide in healing.

Even if you simply like the way it looks, you'll enjoy the peaceful serene feeling you get with this image.

The first thing your guests will notice is your good taste and your sophistication. Not only are these beautiful, they also help the environment. Bamboo is a quickly renewable resource, not requiring pesticides.

This blind would look lovely in a room with bamboo or rattan furniture, and bamboo wood floors.

The blind is even available in a variety of sizes: 2 ft, 3 ft, 4 ft, 5 ft, or 6 ft wide.

This makes a great home warming gift!

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Sustainable Bamboo Towel

Bamboo is an eco-friendly resource, and its fiber makes supremely soft and breathable fabrics. This bath towel shows its superiority. A 70/30 blend of bamboo and cotton, in a plush 800-grams-per-square-meter weave, gives the towel a luxurious feel against the skin. Moisture absorption greater than cotton and a softness comparable to silk and cashmere make this fabric ideal for towels and linens. Bamboo's breathable, naturally antibacterial fibers,? help keep your bathroom from getting musty. Moisture soaks in and then evaporates quickly, thereby preventing the formation of germ nurseries.

The bamboo cotton towel looks great, comes in many collors, and has a supple draping quality. The light lustrous sheenand pretty piqué woven border at either end are attractive.? Expertly made in Turkey, check out Pinzon's bamboo cotton washcloths, hand towels, bath sheets, and bathrobes to turn your whole bathroom into a Turkish Spa. Clean them in the washer and dryer for no-fuss maintainance. The bath towel measures approximately 30 by 56 inches, and weighs 30.5 ounces. Click for more details and price

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Joyce Chen Bamboo Serving Tray


This serving tray is the perfect way to create a good impression on your guests. The handsome finished bamboo is classy, elegant, and understated.

Bamboo is the fastest growing renewable resource. When you buy bamboo products you help save our environment. Your guests will notice that you are educated enough to make responsible choices when you shop. The timeless beauty of bamboo shows that you have, both, excellent aesthetic taste and values they can respect. You'll be proud to recommend Joyce Chen bamboo products.

Bamboo is also extremely tough, and can stand many years of wear and tear. Finished bamboo is also much better than other woods are for items that are likely to get wet, as bamboo originates in an extremely wet environment and evolved to resist rot. This tray is strong enough to support your heavy mugs and bowl's full of soup, and yet, it only weighs 4 pounds to ship this beauty.

The easy grip handles and raised edges prevent your culinary creations from ending up on the floor.The tray has dimensions of: 14-inch by 21-inch by 3/4-inch and comes in a black gift box.

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While you're at it, check out the Iron Chef 12 inch burnished bamboo steamer for healthful meal preparation and the gorgeous selection of bamboo cutting boards and cooking utensils on Amazon's Green Cook's Tools.


Interior Design Through Pillows

Everyone loves pillows, whether they are arranged in a row on a couch, or heaped on the floor in a pile, whether they are used one at a time, or layered and grouped, pillows are great decorations. Pillows can be stamped with fabric paint, quilted, appliqu?d, sewn with ruffles, printed with photographs, or beaded to make them really stand out.

Pillows come in all shapes and sizes. When combined, they are an art instillation in and of themselves. The benefit of this sort of art is that it is so comfortable for everyday use.? A heap of pillows is fun to jump into, sprawl out on, build forts with, offer to guests to make them more comfortable, support aching backs with, rest your head on, elevate your feet with, and of course, have a pillow fight with.

Many modern day artists work in fabric to create unique signature pillows. These do not have to be extremely expensive, as they are often designed by the artist and then mass produced to lower costs. Some artists work with a certain style or theme that runs through their cushioned creations, so you can combine pillows that have different designs while retaining the very same look and feel.

Pillows can have tassels, fringes, fur, laces, or buttons. The possibilities are virtually endless. That means you can use different elements to create a unified look without giving up on variety. attempt a collection of pillows that share the very same shape and fabric but come in a multitude of colors; or why not a mix of different pillows in pure white, showing off different textures and trimmings?

do not think just beds and couches either. Pillows come in all sizes. Some are large enough to be used as chairs or beds, while some are tiny and have pockets for teeth that the tooth faerie will come for. Play around and adds elements of luxury and comfort in various rooms.

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Using Black Frames in a Room

Why not give your interior decor a personal touch by using your own pictures? These can be anything from family photographs, to drawings that your kids made at school. The trick is to bring it all together somehow, and this is where this set can be so useful.

Using the very same solid wood black frame on separate pictures unifies them into a unique decorative element in any room. Framed by elegant black, which is told be the one color that no room can do without, these can really uplift a wall and give it that special touch. Well arranged items, all framed in black can be perfect for a living room or for your study.

This set provides you with three sizes, where you have one large eight by 10 inches frame, along with four five by seven frames, three four by six frames and finally two smaller two and half by three and half frames.

The different sizes provide you with just enough variety to entertain the eye, while the uniform black wood frames bring it all together in style. How to arrange your display? Well, you sure have a lot of options, working with four different sizes over here. This kit actually includes suggestions for arranging and displaying, but why not experiment for yourself? attempt to balance your arrangement out, yes see if you want to locate more focus on certain pictures by breaking the balance with them.

By the way, this set can be great for creating your own personalized gifts. Just buy the whole pack, and use any number of frames to create a special package for a family member. You can never fail when it comes to a picture of a sweet baby so elegantly framed.

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White Convertible Sofa

White.

It can be an intimidating color for many. Obviously, it can be a challenge to maintain, in mundane housekeeping terms, and thus is often reserved for surfaces or items that do not get used often. Using white in upholstered furniture is therefore not all that common. Yes, many designers love using white, in big bold splashes, and in some settings, you may be able to do the very same.

This sofa over here presents us with a great choice. Clean modern design, in bright white, its surface is leather-like for ease of maintenance.? The design itself is modern, using straight lines to create an elegant look in sheer white.

This sofa can mix in nicely in a light color scheme, based on either sand tones or even taupe. Alternatively, it can be contrasted with darker, brighter colors for added drama. Use it stark naked white, or add textures with covers and throw pillows, either in white, creams or different colors.

Its modern not just in style but in function as well. This is an extremely functional item, a convertible sofa with an advanced mechanism that lets you turn this easily into an extra bed. Perfect for an office, or living room, turned into extra guest room.

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The Nursery Centerpiece: Crib with Drawer in Cherry

When it comes to nursery decor, function is just as crucial as style. In fact, it's probably more crucial. The baby's crib - the central piece of furniture and a potential focal point for the entire room, should be both beautiful, with a warm secure feeling, and live up to your expectations as a long term investment.

This beautiful crib in cherry wood can be a perfect solution. It has a classic look that is both contemporary and one to last through generations. It's not only strong and safe, it's also extremely practical, as it can be converted into a toddler's bed and later into a proper child's bed.

There is even a drawer at the bottom of this crib, for added storage room - some thing you can never have enough of in a nursery. This is definitely the sort of furniture you want in the nursery - it conveys comfort and stability and has the potential to go through the family from generation to generation.

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Magnetic Blinds

This is a helpful innovation. Say you have a steel door with a window in it, like many folks do. You want a tamper-proof door that will protect you from burglary. You also want to be able to see who's on the other side of it, without allowing them to spy on you inside. How will you attach blinds to the window frame? It's not as if you can just whack a nail through steel. Your screw driver won't get you as well far either. Do you break down and beg the neighbor with all the power tools for help? That won't be necessary, due to you have a better option.

These blinds attach the the frame using powerful magnets. Forget about buying a special bit for your drill. This just snaps together instantly. No costly instilation fees, or the need to owe anyone a favor, you did it yourself in 3 seconds.

The blinds are durable aluminum, and come in a half or full size, to suit your window. The half blind measures 25 inches by 40 inches. The Full blind measures 25 inches by 68 inches.

Now you can peek out when you want to, and block prying eyes when you want privacy.

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Bissell Pet Hair Eraser HEPA Dual Cyclonic Bagless Upright Vacuum

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Lamp Bouquet with Five lights

This is a sweet way to make your lighting feel more organic. The 67 inch tall lamp has five colored heads arranged like a bouquet of flowers, or a tree. The whimsical arrangement makes a good focal piece for a rooms decor, and blends well with other garden themed decor. You could even go for a retro themed look with this lamp, while not succumbing to cheesy stereotypes.

Having light thrown in multiple directions can be very useful, as well as beautiful. This would make sense if more than on person in the room needed additional lighting to work by. It is also a pretty piece of art in its own right.Can you see this in your living room, where you entertain guests?

The lamp uses 40 W bulbs.

Can you imagine this lamp at the end of a hallway? attempt to picture it in your dining room, solving the need for a soft lighting scheme with its colorful array. Does your bathroom need some thing special to make it feel more soothing?? How about the kid's room? Could they use the light for reading while they sit on separate bean bags, or at separate desks?

In which ever way you chose to use it, this lamp will improve the look of the room.

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Recycled Cotton Decorative Pillow

Fresh, clean, soft T-shirt fabric cuttings woven together,? make this 100% recycled cotton pillow a delight to recline on. The Park. B. Smith Anga pillow has a shell zipper opening and comes with the internal pillow. The pillow is filled with natural Duck feathers. The shel can be spot cleaned.

Recycled materials reduce waste and consumption, thereby contributing to a sustainable environment and a better universe. Check out the many other Eco Recycled linens like Eco-ordinates Recycled linens that include bedding and much more. You can make your home a comfortable and beautiful palace you'll be proud to display of to visitors, and do it using materials you'll be proud to tell them about. Saving our environment starts with responsible shopping, and educating those around you. You can set a trend among your friends.
Once they lay their face on this soft cozy fabric, they'll be hooked on recycling.

The neutral color of this pillow makes it easy to combine with any decor you already have, and perfect for designing a room full of bamboo, rattan, and other sustainable wood furniture and accessories.

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Skeleton Mantel Clock

over here is a decor item that is perfect for a study, library, workshop, or office. This is the perfect clock for some one who likes to know how things work. The visibility of the gears is an elegant tribute to fine engineering and craftsmanship. The Rosewood stained wood paired with the black columns make a sophisticated design statement. The hour and minute hands are done in serpentine form, and the second hand sweeps around to provide accurate time keeping. The bell sounds on the hour, and the Silvertone Roman numeral chapter ring adds just the right touch to this 10 inch high sculpture. With a clock this well made, of course there is quartz movement. The clock takes one battery (not included).

If you have a family member or friend who is a budding scientist or engineer, this makes a perfect gift. It is also very helpful in teaching dyslexic kids to learn to read analog clocks. If they are able to see the inner workings of the clock in three dimensions, it is much easier for them to grasp the concepts, and make visual sense of the clock's face, and hand movements.

According to Feng Shui, the black columns make this a good decor item for an entrance way, the visible gears and clear encasement make it right for the knowledge zone of your home or office, and the rose wood makes it a good choice for the family zone.

This is a good housewarming gift, graduation or congratulatory gift, coming of age gift, and birthday present.

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Mac Motion Microfiber Recliner and Ottoman

This recliner is quite a unique piece. It manages to deliver both a sense of utter comfort and pleasure, as well as a stylish decorative statement, all in enrolled in one. Amazing, really, how the way the base of this item affects an immidiate contemporary statement with its round wooden curves - full circles for the base and semi-circles for the arms.

The modern touch is wonderfully matched with a classic seat, soft and padded with a suede-like micro-woven polyester and cotton blend that has a great feel and texture, while retaining spill resistance.

This design isn't just beautiful, it is also ergonomic and easy to operate - the perfect seating for leisure time in your living room, or a great addition to your study, teamed up with the right reading light.

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Tea Dyed Star Dance Handmade Cotton Quilt King

This muted and elegantly quilted piece is the Tea Dyed Star Dance Handmade Cotton Quilt. Red and green star patterns are inlaid delicately in a rich pattern onto a light gold background, offering a subtle yet outstanding planet earth toned quilt fully able to warm the heart as well as the toes of the lucky owners. An understated elegance surprises the senses with the teeming variety of stitchings and star inlays, laid in a pronounced complexity. 100% cotton batting inside the quilted sections mean a toasty feel as well as the toasty colors.

This hand quilted spread is 110″ by 97″ – a big and very accommodating size with splendid and consistent detail. A perfect home-warming or wedding present, to say nothing of the possibilities for Christmas, a quilt always looks like such a marvelously timely and permanent gift. This would grace any home with style and a sense of warmth that makes a heart proud and happy.

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Angel In Your Corner

over here's an easy way to add grandeur to your home, rococo style - add this resin angel to the corners of a doorway, or two. Its neutral color really shows off the fine details of the carving and bring a peaceful serene motif right to your doorstep.

You can build it up into a theme, by adding several of these angels, placed on various frames, mirrors and doorways. A religious and romantic feel, all in one.

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Horses country home decor

Beautiful young horses lovingly enjoying each other's company in the soft pastel spring sunshine –the image is so optimistic it makes you want to go out for a walk and be thankful for the universe's beauty. This cutting board is as well pretty to put away when you're done using it. You'll want to display it on your kitchen counter or with your china in the dining room. You'll have more motivation to chop organic vegetables for healthy meals when you're inspired by the image of these healthy strong young herbivores.

This tempered glass cutting board is easy to keep clean,? is dishwasher safe, and has dimensions of 11.5 inches x 15 inches. The cutting board has protective clear rubber feet so that it doesn't slide off your counter. Made in the USA, the Artworks cutting board comes with an unconditional replacement or refund guarantee.

Country decor starts with images of the country, and this one is iconic. A perfect gift idea for anyone born in the year of the horse in the Chinese zodiac. According to the principles of Feng Shui, the three horses over here represent family harmony, and will encourage good family (or room mate) relationships, if displayed where you can see it from the table where you eat.

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Belleek Porcelain: Cat of Ireland

Decorative items in your home can often have a theme. It doesn't have to be a collection either. only one or two items can reflect who you are and what you like in life. It serves as a constant reminder to you and to your guests.

This beautiful 4-inch-tall figurine is a great way to express a love for felines, along with an Irish connection. It's a graceful white cat with what looks nearly like a whimsical smile . Made in Ireland from fine Parian China, it is decorated with two hand-painted green shamrocks.

It's an original Belleek work of art - part of a long line of unique collector's items that started back in the Nineteenth century. Collectors of china are well familiar with the term “Belleek” and for a good reason as well: this is a pottery that's traditionally committed to high-quality porcelain items, all hand-crafted and made for perfection.

A perfect gift for any cat-loving friend, for St. Patrick's or just to say you care. And a wonderful addition to your interior decor that makes an elegant statement about your and your interests.

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Guitar Rug

Yeee Hawww!? This actually really cool Guitar Rug creates a somewhat educational and then a truly magical effect, relieved as it is with such a deep black background and displaying such a wonderful set of guitar history in those colorful instruments arrayed so artistically in lines. One can see elements of McCartny and Lennon or the wild rockers of the earlier eras arrayed there as well as intuit the Joni Mitchell and more mellow folk singer instruments. Cute, attractive and deeply colored, this is quite a cute and suitable rug.

100% Olefin, Pile Origin, it measures 3′7″ by 5′3″. This baby is 100% polypropylene, easy to clean and nice to look at. Durable and simple, it could add some fun no matter where it gets put.

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Kanoe Organic Baby Hammock

There is only one certified organic baby hammock you can buy, the Kanoe baby hammock . Its superior materials, versatility, and contemporary design set it apart.? From birth to about two years of age, the unique canoe shape safely cradles and comforts your baby.? The hammock bounces and sways, mimicking the sensation of being held and rocked by a parent. A specialized weight-calibrated hanging assembly enables this motion.? When bounced and rocked by hand, the Kanoe is especially effective at soothing and calming restless babies. The Kanoes are constructed from the finest quality certified organic cotton canvas,? and dyed with low impact, non toxic dyes. KANOE LLC is committed to providing the safest product to nurture your child. To accommodate different ceiling heights, all the Kanoe's straps are adjustable. The adjustable straps also allow you to set the hammock at a tilt for babies with colic or reflux.

These straps attach to the bottom ring of the specialized spring assembly, which then attaches to an eye lag. The eye lag can be screwed into any solid structure, such as a beam, ceiling joist, or tree limb, allowing for a wide range of motion. The Kanoe hammock can be moved to anywhere around the home; just unhook the hammock from one eye lag, and then hook it to another. The more eye lags you install, the more places you can hang the hammock. The Kanoe is easy and quick to transport. It rolls up into a beautiful bag made of the very same organic cotton canvas fabric. The Kanoe comes with 2 eye lags?for ceiling mount, a carrying bag, the instructions, and its strap/spreader bar?assembly, custom spring calibrated for infants up to 35 pounds.

This is an ideal gift for a baby shower!

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Shown above in Nutmeg / Burgundy,

the Kanoe Hammock also comes in planet earth/Sky...

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...and in Natural/Khaki

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Leather Mid-Back Chair, Black

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KidKraft Derby Rocking Horse

Remember the charm of a real wooden rocking horse? You'll want to pass this one on as a family heirloom. The KidKraft Derby rocking Horse features sturdy, solid wood construction, and a full, thick wool mane and tail. The Derby rocking Horse is available in different colored stains.
The natural materials are perfect for a rustic country decor, and are preferred by Waldorf preschools.
This handsome pony will delight your kids and give them the feeling of motion they crave, while remaining in your site. The Derby rocking horse offers plenty of stimulation for active tots, without scaring you out of your wits.The best feature is the unique anti-tip rockers, that provide your child with extra safety, and you with extra peace of mind. Now they can gallop away into the sunset with out any unintended gymnastics.
Easy to wipe down, and classy enough to leave on display as a room design element, the Derby Rocking Horse will bring a homey warmth to any baby or kids's room.

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Hand-carved Spirit House

Used as a spiritual object, or as a decorative item, this spirit home can blend in nicely into your home. In Thailand, where this sculpture home was crafted, it is intended as a small indoor shrine for local spirits, providing them with their own miniature residence. Such a spirit home is supposed to bless the entire with family happiness, and good fortune. You do not have to follow the Thai religious tradition to enjoy the notion of a good-luck charm. Just enjoy it for what it is. Its attributed qualities and the surrounding lore do make this into an extremely appropriate gift for a housewarming party!

This quality item is ecologically sound as well and planet earth friendly, providing the local craftsmen of Northern Thailand with a source of income while encouraging them to celebrate local traditions.

In terms of style, it blends in wonderfully in any Asian styled room, and its wooden texture and color means it can fit in with some country styles, and even a more formal decor as well.

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Handmade Cotton Quilt

I love quilts. I think they're the ultimate bedroom decor item. Handmade quilts even more so. They provide a sense of “home” like few other items do. I really like this one, with its simple design of stars and squares – simple and crafted by hand in warm reddish tones. I like how they added the checkered pattern into this quilt. It just screams out “home”, well in a mellow quiet tone ;)

This quilt is gorgeous and very affordable at $49 at the time of writing these lines. With so much work put into it and such a detailed wonderful finish, this is an awesome price for a piece of interior decor that can really add a special touch to any room. An awesome gift for winter time and the holidays:

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Wall Murals Tips

There is a remedy for rooms that make you claustrophobic. The antidote for cramped or windowless spaces is to paint a continuous landscape mural on every wall and the ceiling, to trick the eye into believing you are outside with lots of room to run in every direction. Perspective drawing of your favorite landscape is all you need to turn your room into a relaxing, beautiful environment.
Covering your wall with a beautiful detailed mural can be the key to any fantasy room. If you can bring it alive in your art, or if you can hire the right person to do that, you have the opportunity to bring your fantasy to life.

A wall mural is a way to bring the outdoors inside, using artistic inspiration. It does not have to be perfectly realistic, either. Letting the imagination run wild can be the key to some very interesting artistic creations which can inspire you and those who share the room with you.

A room mural is perfect for kids, adults and elders. Teenagers and convalescents will find room murals to be especially helpful when they lack the mobility they crave. The mural gives them the feeling of being outside, roaming freely.? Adventure landscapes spark kids's imaginations.? Office workers can become more inventive and industrious when they are treated to inspiring views.

When choosing furniture for a room with picture painted walls, be sure to pick items that will enhance rather than cover or clash with the painted scenes. For instance: If your room is painted to look like a desert, then large embroidered pillows and low laying ottomans would give the d?cor the feel of a Bedouin tent. If your room is painted to look like rolling hills covered in vineyards, then using furniture you'd find in a winery garden would fit the scene.

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Wide Metal Fire Screen

This fire place screen is a study in scroll design, perfectly matches the 5 piece fire place tool set in the last post, and makes any room look incredibly elegant. This is one decor item that really sets the tone for decor theme. You can present an antique decor with this screen; it is hand finished, giving it a more antique, pre- industrial look.? You can equally take your room to a more romantic plane-as the scrolls make hearts in the design.

On the other hand,? Gothic decor themes blend perfectly with this screen. If you have anxious teenagers who wear a lot of black clothing, and enjoy Ann Rice novels, they may appreciate the design of this screen. It could also have the added benefit of keeping their morbid curiosity from prompting them to burn them selves in the fire place, a win-win situation.

Seriously though, since this is the biggest screen at 36 inches height and 50 inches width, it is the safest. Sparks will have the hardest time escaping such a big screen. Isn't your family's safety worth it?

Did you notice the lovely diamond shaped centerpiece? It draws the eye to the center and creates a sense of depth. It is the jewel in the crown of this hearth.

The Scroll design screen makes a great home warming present.

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Eco Friendly Anka High Chair

Anka by Svan? is a convertible wooden high chair for babies from 6 months and up. The convenience of an easily stored tray allows you to chose whether to have your baby join the family at the table, or dine individually with out a table, using the tray.? As your baby grows,? the Anka Chair adjusts to accommodate her. The seat depth, tray and footrest provide ergonomic support for your baby as she grows well into toddlerhood. This convenient design has many of the features of the Svan High Chair, but without the high-end price. The Anka Chair offers easy maintenance and storage. The plastic tray cover is dishwasher safe. The cushion is machine washable. The chair can be easily cleaned with a damp cloth. You can store the tray on the back of the chair and fold the legs for convenient storage.

The Anka Chair is made from sustainable wood,? is stable and long lasting.? All wood finishes are lead-free and that the plastic tray cover is phthalate and bisphenol-A free. The foam padding in the seat cushion is PBDE-free and washable. The 3-point safety harness has been ASTM and JPMA safety certified. Safe for your both your baby and the environment, Anka is the perfect high chair.

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Natural Home Bamboo Serving Bowl, Cutting Board with Mincing Bowl, Utensils, and Crock

Bamboo is the perfect wood for cooking and serving ware due to it is water resistant, and inhibits germs and bacteria. You won't have splitting and mold like you would with other types of wood.

The best part? You'll be saving the planet while you make your kitchen beautiful. Bamboo is the most sustainably grown and eco friendly wood there is. It grows to harvest height without pesticide or fertilizers in only 3-5 years. Going green actually improves the look of your Decor.

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This lustrous serving bowl is so beautiful, you'll want to display it even when not in use. It's footed design makes it a great center piece for both elegant upscale decor and country themes.

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The cutting board with carved in mincing bowl is the perfect companion piece for avid home cooking chefs. After chopping and mincing ingredients, and separating them from their peels on the board, they are ready to be added to your salad or pasta in the the serving bowl.

Your culinary creation deserves to be caressed by fine utensils. Natural Home's matching mixing spoon, slotted spoon, solid turner, slotted turner, and spaghetti fork are fine work tools, and so pretty, you'll want to display them on the counter in Natural Home's Bamboo crock. The oval shape allows for easy viewing of utensils while saving counter space.

Using the crock as a stand, make a bouquet of beautiful, strong, and durable bamboo utensils:

The slotted versions are enlarged for viewing.

Great gift ideas, these cooking and serving ware products by Natural Home are so affordable, you can get the whole matching set. Perfect for wedding gifts and bridal registry!

Elegant Dining Chair

Subdued elegance is the term that comes to mind when looking at this particular piece of furniture.

Produced by Pasons, this is a high quality dining chair, with all the comfort one requires for sitting by the table. The microfiber cover is both functional and extremely pleasant to the touch. The colors are neutral and easy to fit in with any color scheme. They are there, elegant and peaceful, grateful to form a beautiful quiet background to your colorful focal points in the room.

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Eco Friendly Console

This console table was inspired by the magical architecture of Morocco. It is made of quick growing rattan, which is a renewable resource.

The hand crafted frame is? made of rattan and leather bindings, and has a glass table top inset. The curved rattan poles are interlaced with leather strapping in a design that creates an open and exotic looking pattern that is gorgeous against any wall. The open base creates a spacious silhouette and keeps the piece feeling light and airy. The natural color is easy to match and combine when designing a room, and the light shade keeps the room looking larger and brighter.

The console table measures 29-3/4 inches high by 55-1/2 inches wide by 13-1/2 inches deep, and its shipping weight is 20 pounds. The table is easy to assemble.

This console is part of a Strathwood collection that includes matching coffee and end tables.? Rattan is harvested from palm trees to make sturdy wooden furniture that is lightweight and durable.? The inset glass tabletop is pretty and very easy to wipe clean.? Strathwood furniture is rigorously tested for durability, and assembly instructions are easy to follow. Strathwood furniture is easy to move when cleaning or rearanging, due to it is so light weight.

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Cherry and Black Computer Desk

The Bush Stanford Computer Desk brings an antique touch, blended with the deepest contemporary natural wood colors of Cherry into the home with a gentle and simple design. The lower front drawer allows the stack to be hidden while the elegant and rich cherrywood top hosts the keyboard and screen itself.

Elegant, simple yet yet nice to look at, this computer desk allows functionality to blend with beauty. There are few things which can be quite as jarring as the ultimate messes which a rangy tangle of wires and computer paraphernalia can present to a room. This unit gives the possibility of containing the mess in a tidy yet yet-attractive fashion. With drawers for storage and retrieval of paper work and additional accouterments of computing, the essence of a neat and reasonably tidy home can be heightened and even accented by a beautiful computer desk. In this case, the rich wood texture and the deep black coloring of the desk itself combine to make an extremely sensible remark all on their own.

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Antique Dining Room Furniture

A family's memories are often made around the dining room table, so dining rooms become places of personal history. When we create dining room decor that reflects the history of our country or continent, we further set the stage for honoring a sense of connection to our past. We are reminded of our heritage and traditions. This imbues the dining atmosphere with a sense of honor and duty to preserving things of value.

Such an atmosphere may help instill good table manners in kids, and an awareness of their place in a family legacy. They may also develop an appreciation for a bygone era and knowledge about the history of their people. In this way, formal meals become a time machine and educational tool.

For authentic antiques, one must consult an appraiser who can verify the authenticity of? the item. However, a person on a budget can create the look of an antique with a few handy trick using stain and crackle varnish, and various other artificial aging techniques.

Antiques are often discovered as discarded items, or at thrift stores and garage sales, so keep your eyes open. You can even find antiques in your family's attic or basement, requiring restoration, but potentially fabulous show pieces.

Antique dining room decor can be fun to create, as the process will take you on a treasure hunt, and cause you to read about the history of decor. Enjoy your journey through time, and enchant your friends with the old universe charm of entertaining dinner parties in a room that rediscovers the art of fine dining and classical elegance.

Fire Truck Flip Open Sofa with Play mat

over here's the perfect decor item for an aspiring young fire fighter. Your child will love the versatility of this chair that folds out to become a mat. Not only is this Fire Truck sofa soft and comfortable, it looks cool and lets them imagine that they are responding to emergencies –heroes come to save the day!

The soft, plush cover is removable and washable. The inside is durable foam. Wide enough for two preschool aged kids to sit on together, and long enough to sleep on when folded out, this sofa bed is an extremely practical addition to your child's room. You can have sleep over parties, story book time, a soft place to wrestle, and a location to fantasize about heroic adventures, all in one convenient piece of furniture.

If you practice Feng Shui, the red color and fire theme would be a perfect addition to the south side of the room, according to the traditional Compass School. If you are using the Western School orientation of the Bagua, you'd want this decor item against the wall opposite from the the wall containing the door through which you enter the room, which is the fame and reputation zone.

This sofa makes a great gift!

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