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As expected, shades of turquoise are making rounds again in the world of home accessories and decor. Chances are, you’ve seen turquoise home accessories at more than one store you’ve stopped into recently. Since it’s such a beautiful, calming shade, it’s not hard to see why home decor fanatics everywhere are scrambling to add this color into their color schemes. Here are a few easy ways to incorporate turquoise into your own home. Table Decor The table is a perfect place to start incorporating this color trend into your home. You can find table runners, charger plates, place mats and other table decor in this trendy color. If you can’t find the perfect piece in the right shade of turquoise, consider making your own table decor. Spray paint today can do wonders for home accessories, as most spray paints are safe for use on wood, glass and metals. If you’ve got a vase you love in an outdated color, use a can of turquoise paint to brighten things up. Feeling especially trendy? Another trend is chunky woven items. Why not spray paint a set of chunky woven charger plates in bright turquoise blue. It’s unexpected and chances are, you won’t see it anywhere else.

Centerpieces for dining tables are wonderful ways to dress up the table for formal dinners, holidays and celebrations. Looking toward nature for inspiration makes creating centerpieces more affordable but still elegant and full of style. Here are some of our favorite examples of creating centerpieces from nature. Go outside and be inspired!

Better Homes & Gardens Let natural elements stand alone for simple but stunning table decor. A platter or tray of shells, beach rocks, acorns, chestnuts or other interesting natural treasures makes a quick and stylish centerpiece.

Elegant black A dining room is a striking room with black walls – it looks refined when paired with opulent crystal table decor as well as gold detailing.

A room with raw power is shown here - aged stone walls and tarnished silverware as table decor look decidedly modernized with the ornate light fixture overhead.

It’s often advised against picking the color palette first. However, you can pick a sample color palette to help you find the right accessories for the space. In short, this just means carrying around a few paint chips with you as you look at home accessories and decor for the master bedroom. Don’t throw any paint on the wall or make any concrete decisions about color until you’ve purchased everything necessary for the space.

When decorating or remodeling a home office, lighting and having the right light fixtures is a pretty important thing. Whether you work from home or just like to use your office as a space to relax and read a good book, you know that you’ll need to have proper light for those late nights in the office. Pendant lights are typically thought of as light fixtures that belong in the kitchen, but recent trends have brought this stylish fixture into the office.

Using Pendant Lights in a Home Office or Study The main area for installing pendant lights would be over a desk or table at which you work the most at. These hanging light fixtures are a type of task light, so they are absolutely perfect for use in a home office.

Matteo Bianchi's Muffin Seat Saturday October 01, 2011 We can't believe this hadn't been designed before, but Italian designer Matteo Bianchi has created the Muffin Pouffe, a leather cushioned stool in the shape of a muffin. And as we all know, the top of the muffin is the best part. And that muffin top can be removed to expose a secret storage space.

Decorating your home in all mid-century style might be a little too Mad Men for our contemporary lives. Adding a few mid-century modern touches—chairs, tables, light fixtures, textiles—can bring Mad Men (and now Pan Am) style into your décor without transporting your home back a few decades. We're happy to share some of our favorite ways to add mid-century modern touches to any décor.

Interior Style Along with mid-century modern furniture, mid century modern textiles are a chic way to add mid-century modern touches to a room, sofa, bed or table. Marimekko, the Finnish textile company, sells its mid-century patterned fabrics still today.

The deep rose in the antique rug is a sophisticated pink for the floor. Love the Turkish rug amid the beautiful mix of global patterns and table lamps.

Even deep purple can be sophisticated. Imagine how gorgeous this dining room would be at night lit by the chandelier. The dark purple is such a rich color.

A textured look KC Interiors (via)Recovered chair cushions revitalize these once-tired chairs, and although the lattice-work pieces are white, they still look great with a wood table.

Rich blue hues mixed with organic accents like rope-sewn ottomans and a stately raw wood coffee table creates a distinct beach house feel in this living room design.

Red and yellow is a bold color combination that is full of energy. Red and yellow interiors are not for the faint of heart or the milquetoast. Adding bold red and bright yellow to a room in accessories is a great way to add energy to your space if you aren't ready to paint the walls red. Here are eight stylish interiors in red and yellow. Enjoy.

Pinterest Red handles on a yellow painted chest of drawers look fantastic. Painted furniture is a great way to add color to an interior. The chest would look great in red with yellow handles too.

Gray is one of those ideal colours that basically goes with anything - it can be used to soften a space with a dark palette, or it can be the airy accent hue in a white room. It's traditional as well as contemporary. And with the addition of home accessories, gray is always stylish. Here are eight great spaces with gray walls.

touch of elegance This great space with gray walls is accented with clean white lines, giving the dining room a streamlined look. The round-back chairs propped at a glass table is an elegant set-up.

Vintage is a hot, hot, hot design trend right now. Maybe it is the economy making us rethink all brand new furniture and accessory purchases; or maybe we are tired of the cookie-cutter sameness of showroom furniture. Whatever the reason, adding vintage finds in lighting fixtures, furniture and accessories, makes for fantastic design and fantastic vintage spaces. Here are some of our favorite vintage inspired spaces.

PinterestA dining room/library is full of vintage charm with pieces from different eras and styles. Mixing Tulip chairs and a Capiz shell lighting fixture with an antique dining table equals big vintage style.

Vintage pieces can help a room feel more stylish and chic. Plus, depending on where you source your vintage finds, they can be much more economical than buying new. Great design doesn’t have to cost a lot and vintage is a smart way to create great design that feels unique and personal. Look online, at thrift stores and local tag and estate sales for vintage accessories and lighting fixtures to create stylish rooms with a vintage feel.

Furnicraft This living room is contemporary and stylish with vintage touches like white Panton chairs around a natural wood dining table. Love the mix of new, rustic, vintage and traditional design in this space.