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Elegant home decor ideas – INDIA New England News
– Advertisement – New Delhi– Durga Puja or Durgotsav marks the onset of India’s festive quarter and is celebrated with much pomp and excitement. In essence, the festival venerates the victory of good over evil. While Pujo revelries are replete with good food, pandal hopping, dressing up and going out, a big part of the festival entails inviting friends and family to partake in the festivities. One of the best ways to ring in Pujo is by adding beautiful decor pieces that add positivity and joy to your living space. If you’re looking for inspiration to make a statement in the first post-pandemic festive season, then look no further. Saloni…
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9 Elegant Dried Flowers Decoration Ideas
There’s no denying that fresh floral bouquets can bring a room to life. However, fresh cut flower has a limited lifespan. And pot plants are challenges for someone who don’t have green thumb. Hence, the dried flowers as the low-maintenance option is a lovely way to bring the beauty of nature into your home all year round. Popular during Victorian times, decorating with dried flowers has made a big come back in recent years as a way to connect with nature, and makes a fabulous alternative to fresh flowers. There are plenty of ways to display dried flowers throughout your home. The easiest way is put have a Bouquet in…
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A Tour of Some of the World’s Most Elegant Libraries
This story originally appeared in the March 1994 issue of ELLE DECOR. For more stories from our archive, subscribe to ELLE DECOR All Access. In the beginning was the word: words engraved on clay tablets, inscribed on papyrus and vellum scrolls, written on parchment, and, by 1455, thanks to Johannes Gutenberg’s invention of moveable type, printed on paper. Today, while it sometimes seems that electronics have taken over, Barnes & Noble continues to build superstores from coast to coast. We haven’t lost our love of books, and one of our favorite rooms is the library. For a lot of us, though, a single room devoted to books is just not…
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5 Elegant living room decoration items that you should definitely invest in
You must definitely reach a stage while decorating your home where you wonder ‘what else can I use and which home décor elements should I invest in?’ You must have maxed out by using the multiple amounts of pictures, candles and multiple other elements and if you are still struggling with what items to pull out to dapper up the décor of your living room, here we bring you a list of 5 elegant living room décor items that will spruce up the appearance of your living room sophisticatedly. Oh, and FYI- prices are affordable too! A planter with an abstract-print pattern Bold and quirky printed planters look visually pleasing…
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White garden ideas: 10 elegant designs full of shape and texture
With these white garden ideas you can see what possibilities a monochromatic scheme can offer. In reality, a white garden is never just white, but includes myriad tones of greens and grey foliage, and various ‘shades’ of white flowers – from pale yellow, ivory, cream, oyster white, greenish white, bluish white, to the very palest blue. You can create calming, serene and elegant spaces by including only white blooms as part of your garden ideas, for timeless designs that will work with both contemporary and traditional yards. A white garden is definitely an option that should be added to the mix when you’re deciding on a garden color scheme. ‘White…
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Parisian bathroom decor: 10 ways to achieve elegant decor
Parisian bathroom decor is undeniably elegant and charming. High ceilings, marble fixtures, ornate moldings, monochromatic color schemes and herringbone parquet are ultra desirable assets for your modern bathroom. But the Parisian bathroom décor adored by many of us doesn’t require an address on the lofty, grand and sought-after second floor of a Haussmann building. It’s a point proved by Parisian interior decorators living on the higher and less architecturally blessed floors, including the unglamorous attic level, as well as those who dwell in boxier and more modern buildings. And even if your address is far from the city of light, Parisian bathroom décor can bring easy elegance and a confident,…