home room decor

Home Style: Fall for Earth-friendly wicker and bamboo

12.08.10

I still about the glee I felt when I moved into my very first apartment. After years of decorating and redecorating my minority bedroom (and every other room Mom would let me get my hands on), I finally had a place of my own to trick up.

To stretch my decorating dollars, I liked to through with a fine-tooth comb for finds at flea markets and antiques malls. It was in these dusty gold mines that I knock hard for furnishings and accents made of wicker and bamboo.

Today I'm still just as plagued by the organic lines, rustic texture and romantic grace of wicker and bamboo. And through the years, these fitting wonders have become an integral part of the Nell Hill's look. Here are some tips for incorporating these elegant and Earth-friendly pieces into your home.

Trend snob

14.08.10

Every so often some artificer will tell you what is in and what is out for decorating your home. If you’re like me, a trend has been incorporated into your decor only because you really paramour it and it fits with your lifestyle and personality.

Just because some style maven has proclaimed red suede tabletops the hottest thing of the year doesn’t mean you’ll automatically run out and invest in crimson cowhide. A divan is a much bigger commitment than, say, a pair of shoes.

The revolving door of fashion turns more slowly in the over the moon marvellous of home decor, but in my view it’s just as fickle.

One list I recently read pertaining to the “out”