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Classic Corner Tables – Decorating Tips from Style At Home

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Style At Home, a leading magazine featuring design and decoration ideas recently featured a very well done article titled “4 essential chairs”. What is interesting to note is the pairing of the chairs with beautifully wrought iron corner tables.

Classic furniture refers to furniture that never goes out of style. There are classic love seats, sofas, corner tables and much more, each with a distinctive style of its own. The true beauty of classic furniture is the marvelous way in which it blends with virtually any type of living room décor. Furniture can be made from leather or upholstery fabrics, and wrought iron combined with wood provides a very elegant finish to the room.

Wrought Iron Wood Storage – Fireplace Decor Options

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Traditional wood burning fireplaces require vigilant maintenance and hence you need the right set of tools for the job. Wood storage is one of the main issues that needs to be dealt with. You need to keep the firewood stocked close by so that you can easily add a log to the fire when required.

Even if you have an electric or gas powered fireplace, placing a wood holder with a few logs of woods next to the fireplace will add a cozy touch and an inviting feel to the room.

Wrought Iron Chandeliers and other Lighting Options and Inspirations

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Looking for great wrought iron chandeliers and other lighting options for your home? Style at Home Magazine recently featured timeless, classy lighting solutions that bring an extra level of sophistication to a home or cabin. Three of the items in the magazine’s “10 Lighting Options You’ll Love” article were or could be made from wrought iron, allowing you to enjoy the artisan-crafted stamp of this unique material in a variety of forms. Many enthusiasts of wrought iron love the rustic sheen and powerful statement made by the iconic metal, and these lamps and chandeliers are sure to please.

The following lighting options, gleaned both from the Style at Home “10 Lighting Options You’ll Love” article and Timeless Wrought Iron’s classic selection, will provide inspiration for you to put a bold, decorative stamp on your living space or commercial environment.

Wrought Iron Decorating Ideas from Ashlee Simpson’s Home

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When singer and actress Ashlee Simpson listed her 7,100-square-foot villa in the Beverly Hills Post Office area for $3.69 million in spring of 2011, realtor.com posted 20 photos of the fabulous Mediterranean style house on its website. With five bedrooms, six and a half baths, a pool and spa, media room, meditation room and breath-taking views of canyons, mountains and greenbelts, the listing was sure to go fast.

Not surprisingly the listing agent, Sotheby’s International, reported the house had sold by June 2011 for $3.475 million, not too far off the asking price in a slow real estate market. While we’re sure the meditation garden and gourmet kitchen had plenty to do with the quick sale, what really attracted us about the photos of Ms. Simpson’s home were the many and varied uses of wrought iron. From the railing on the second-floor balcony to lighting fixtures and accent pieces, wrought iron is a repeated decorating theme throughout the home.

A Hollywood Mansion for Big Bang Theory Actor Simon Helberg

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Charlie Sheen made quite a splash when the drug- and booze-fueled antics in his Mediterranean-style Hollywood mansion came to light. As a result, the new owner of the home – “Big Bang Theory” actor Simon Helberg – will likely be a much more popular tenant in the historic Los Feliz neighborhood. Helberg acquired the mini-mansion, built in 1927, for $2.9 million and now has 4,200 square feet of luxury to explore. The Los Feliz home has been on the real estate market since 2009, just two years less than Helberg has starred on the hit TV series.

Branded Wrought Iron Tables – Three Featured Manufacturers

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Tables form an important part of any interior. Be it a practical dining table where the whole family gathers for meals or a classy accent table that holds your favorite crystal vase or a beautiful lamp, tables play a pivotal role in the final outlook of a room. Wrought Iron tables are a great option if you are looking for a table with beauty, class as well as sturdy practicality. You can find tables of all designs and sizes with wrought iron bases and tops in wood, stone, glass or any other material of your choice.

Different wrought iron manufacturing companies offer their signature lines of branded wrought iron tables. Each line comes with a distinct design influence, from chunky, primitive designs to classy modern ones, you can choose from a wide variety of durable, branded tables.

Goldie Hawn’s Wrought Iron-Inspired Malibu Mansion

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First-time visitors to the Eiffel Tower are surprised when they see this mass of steel curves, scrolls and other delicate ironwork. How could anyone make lace out of steel? French engineer Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel did, earning the title of “magician of iron” after the tower’s 1889 Parisian debut, reports Biography.com.

Eiffel — like blacksmiths and ironworkers centuries before him — knew that, behind its rock-hard exterior, wrought iron could be as beautiful as it was functional.

Celebrity Decorator’s Secret: Wrought Iron Chandeliers in the Kitchen

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Decorators and celebrities love wrought iron because it makes any space feel timeless and luxurious. There are a variety of architectural styles, from a Mission style house to a Craftsman cottage or Northwoods lodge.

Jeffrey Lubell, founder of True Religion Brand Jeans, says that wrought iron is one of the key design elements used in his Mediterranean style beach home. Lubell currently has the stunning, 3,000-square-foot Manhattan Beach property on the market for $10.5 million, according to Realtor.com.

Among the ways architect Louie Tomaro incorporates decorative wrought iron in the home is with an eye-catching railing that serves as a statement piece on the beautiful curving staircases in the house. The house’s interior railing also emphasizes the curved balcony that overlooks the ocean.

New Year 2012: Resolutions And Renovations

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New Year is here again. Once again, as we sit by the fireplace and contemplate the year that has just passed, we see all the good and bad things that happened during the year. We take inventory of our blessings, see how much of our resolutions for the last year were actually accomplished, and what resolutions or wishes are still left.

Don’t feel sad if you couldn’t accomplish your goals for the previous year. You still have time, you can use your resolutions from last year to help create a more practical and feasible resolutions list for the year 2012.

Wrought Iron Curtain Tiebacks

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Every room needs those few special details, and the amiable wrought iron curtain tiebacks are some of the cutest decorating touches on the market today. Perhaps, historically, tiebacks started out as simple pieces of rope – or a couple of efficient but visually unpleasing nails. Today curtain tiebacks range in a variety of styles. They are an unsung decorator’s ally. Practical for even the most utilitarian room yet varied enough in style to be adaptable to almost any decorating theme exhibited in the house, they can add a little bit of fun and fancy to anyone’s decorating approach.