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Carolina Cottage: It’s all about the accessories
Remember the film, The Devil Wears Prada? I watched that movie about a zillion times when I was recovering from hip surgery. I usually watch movies to study the sets (The Holiday is a recent fave). This time it was the clothes which, one could argue, were the sets. Watching Ann Hathaway sashay her way through a gorgeous wardrobe I realized that it a great outfit is really all about the accessories.
The same is true with interior design. The curtains can be great, the sofa just so. But it’s really the accessories that make the room zip. Which (finally) brings me to Carolina Cottage and her beautiful decoupage trays, votives and paperweights.
These trays are the kind of thing you don’t find all over the place. And at $30 each, they’re easily affordable. 
Fill them with plants, stack up some books, group some cooking oils. Trays are great for organizing. Think of them as a purse for a table.
Votives anyone? If trays are the purse, votives are the earrings because they sparkle when they’re lit. Line them up along a mantel. Dot them around an entire room – or place just one in a powder room. These are $15 each.
Paperweights look terrific on top of a pile of books. They’re the… hat? Yes! Because they top things off. These are $7.00 each.
Scoot over to Carolina Cottage (at Etsy) and let her accessorize your home’s wardrobe.
Do you decoupage? It’s easy to do. My mom decoupaged a trash can once. That ended her craft career. I wish I was one of those people who could pick up a piece of trash and turn it into a vase in 15 minutes. But I’d have to research it first. Ack!
4 Responses to “Carolina Cottage: It’s all about the accessories”
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Posted by Jennifer on July 14th, 2009 at 11:29 am
It’s so easy to decoupage, too. I keep meaning to learn how to crochet, but maybe I should do this instead. Lord knows I have enough paper and junk in my house. I could combine the two and start my own Etsy shop, make a zillion $$$ and rule the world! Someone slap me please.
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Posted by Melanie on July 14th, 2009 at 11:33 am
Thanks so much for featuring my work on your site!
I just love that you can decoupage almost anything. That’s why my motto is: “If it will hold still long enough, I’ll cover it with paper!”
Melanie aka CarolinaCottage
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Posted by Jennifer on July 14th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Uh oh, I hope the cat moves fast!
Love them! And, I love decoupage in general. I have decoupaged in the past (painted and distressed a cigar box with a gold clasp and decoupaged a floral book print on top – it holds all the little notes and cards my kids would write me when they were little)