Sports Chair Ottoman

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Sports Chair Ottoman

Accent Prone

Although a supporting player for years, accent furniture has recently taken spotlight status as the star in home décor. Certainly, it still serves the purpose of providing interest in an already functional room, but more often these days, designers are using accent furniture for all their furniture needs.

Intriguing designs in a wide range of prices make accent furnishings the perfect choice for those homeowners seeking a change.

If you usually play it safe by having everything match, now is the time to step out of your comfort zone and dare to be eclectic. In the living room, if you have matching tables, chairs and lamps, divide and conquer - remove one or two of your wood tables and replace with a glass-topped, iron-based table. Add a single ottoman or a chair covered in a dramatic animal print. Eliminate one of a pair of table lamps and substitute with a stately floor lamp. If all your upholstered furniture sports the same fabric, break the monotony by recovering one or two pieces. When stuck with a suite of bedroom furniture, you can make a striking difference by changing the bed - introduce a sumptuous padded headboard or an impressive iron canopy bed. Break the set of night tables and replace one with a rectangular skirted table, a round-tiered table, or a painted chest. In your dining room, replace the two end chairs with fully upholstered ones that are of a different style and color than the side chairs. Or eliminate the breakfront and replace it with a beautifully printed buffet and a grand mirror. Rather than a bare entryway, make a statement about your style with a decorative yet functional table, chest or buffet.

With the addition of today's array of unique accent pieces, you can work around many of your existing furnishings to spice up your home's décor – call me to find out more!

Cindy is a nationally published Certified Interior Decorator, GREEENleaders Accredited Professional, and Project Management Professional. She is available for complimentary speaking engagements to local community groups. Please contact her at 415.239.7400 or by email at cindy.young@yahoo.com. Visit her website at www.decdens.com/cindy.young to view a portion of her portfolio and for more decorating ideas!

About the Author

Pursuing a dream is one of life's rare and great pleasures and is the adventure Cindy has been pursuing for over 20 years! Along the way, Cindy obtained the Certified Interior Decorator (CID), Project Management Professional (PMP), and GREENleaders Accredited Professional (AP) designations, and maintains these designations through on-going formal education requirements. As well, Cindy is a business professional with formal education in finance and an MBA and prides herself in being honest and respectful with your budget.

Cindy's design philosophy is smart and simple. Through years of providing exceptional interior decorating services and top quality home furnishings products, Cindy has developed a strong belief that spaces need to be functional, beautiful, and harmonize with the architectural features of the space. As a result of this belief, she enjoys introducing design which will improve the value of her client's homes as well as help them improve their emotional connection to their environment.

Being raised in the southern United States, Cindy is intimately familiar with the grand style of ‘Southern Hospitality.' As well, Cindy has traveled extensively throughout the United States, Europe, and Central America and has utilized her travel experiences to design interiors for clients in Miami, Boston, New York City, Chicago, Dallas, Portland, San Diego, and of course, the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area. As a result, Cindy has an appreciation for all design aesthetics and puts her knowledge to work for each client to create a space that is distinctly ‘you.' Reviewing her portfolio, you will notice the breadth and depth of styles that Cindy has worked hard to develop in order to assure her clients that she will never impose her own design aesthetic but rather guide her client's ideas into a design that is their own.

When not busy helping clients beautify their surroundings, Cindy wholeheartedly believes in giving back to her community. She donates a percentage of sales to the San Francisco chapters of the Child Abuse Prevention Center and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Cindy can provide a breadth of products from custom designed window treatments to carpeting and area rugs, wall covering, custom furniture, lighting and accessories; as well her design services include space planning, concept planning, and color consultation. She prides herself on working creatively within each client's budget and lifestyle and her shop-at-home service has saved her client's countless hours of endless shopping for just that perfect item.

If you're looking for a design professional that is easy to work with, keeps your budget in mind, decorates around your lifestyle, expands upon your ideas and makes the experience fun, please give Cindy a call!