| There are certain things that every home should | | | | be used as the main focal point...on the hearth or in a |
| have in the way of accessories. Certainly a coffee | | | | foyer or an alcove. They can double as an umbrella |
| pot, a tea pot, and a toaster come immediately to | | | | stand. There are endless styles and shapes! |
| mind. But let's think a bit more artistically. For | | | | · Rugs- I don't mean wall-to-wall carpeting! |
| example, what is a home without: | | | | Area rugs, throw rugs, hand-made rugs for wall |
| · Art- It doesn't have to be a costly original. | | | | hanging, to catch the drips at the kitchen sink, to |
| It can be anything from your kids drawings on the | | | | step out of the tub on, to lie in front of the |
| door of the refrigerator to framed school pictures, | | | | fireplace... |
| scenic photos you took in that photography class, or | | | | · Candles- There are so many ways to use |
| blown up and framed pictures of your favorite | | | | candles. They are great when the electricity goes |
| vacations. It can be needlework, or various | | | | out, set a romantic mood for those special dinners, |
| collections, or posters...you get the picture? | | | | look beautiful in formal flower arrangements, or as a |
| · Vases- I have dozens of vases. Some are | | | | centerpiece on a dining room table or sideboard. They |
| for the roses I cut in my yard, some are bowls I | | | | add that special scent at holidays, and what could be |
| float flowers in when they fall off theirs stems, some | | | | better than a bubble bath complete with aroma |
| have tall bamboo sticks standing in them...Vases can | | | | therapy candles? |