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Does Your Home Pass the Smell Test?
Even the tidiest of homeowners recognize that a little odor-masking can come in handy. Household pets can be fragrant by their very nature, but their presence should be seen and not smelled. This holds especially true when company comes to visit. Even after meticulously cleaning the house and collecting all the pet hair, that unpleasant smell often lingers.
Incense burners can do more than distract from underlying odors – they mask them altogether. It’s important not to compound the problem by overdoing the incense. Burn just enough to set some pleasant smoke wafting through the air. A little goes a long way. Try burning a stick of incense shortly before guests arrive; that way, you’ll be happy to field remarks about your home’s fresh odor.
What is Shabby Chic?
Shabby chic items are often heavily painted with many layers showing through obviously worn areas. The style is imitated in Faux Painting using glaze or by painting then rubbing and sanding away the top coat to show the wood or base coats. Fabrics tend to be cottons and linens, with linen being particularly popular, inspired by old French linens. Whites and worn or bleached out pastels are favorite colors. Fabric is often stained with tea to give it the look of old fabric. Bleached and faded are terms often applied to the style.
The essence of shabby chic home decor is vintage and antique furniture painted white (or another soft pastel color) and distressed at the corners by sanding. Pink, mint green, and soft aqua are also popular colors seen in accessories and fabrics.
Popular decor items are pillows made of vintage barkcloth fabric, vintage linens, chenille bedspreads, vintage chandeliers, and anything with roses on it. It is a soft, relaxed feminine romantic way of decorating that looks comfortable and inviting. Also called Cottage style.