Decorating Elements

F. Schumacher & Co. Save to Ideabook Email Photo Imperial Trellis Wallpaper, Onyx Gloss 2 A subtly textured black wallpaper that plays with finish as much as pattern

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love this elegant, shabby chic black chair. It makes every other bit of black in the room stand out.

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This is high drama all the way, in part because of the stark contrast between black and white.

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A stack of sturdy books makes a fine occasional table.

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Propped vertically instead of stacked, the book itself becomes a piece of art, as worthy of display as an art print. Make sure the books are interspersed with other shapes and colors to avoid looking like a museum bookshop.

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This stack of art books displays actual art. It functions as a little stage for this small painting and creates some height variation.

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Here a stack of books helps achieve some height variation, so everything isn't just sitting there on the same plane.

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