Lowe's Provides Winning Decor Suggestions for Your Home MOORESVILLE, N.C., Aug. 4
MOORESVILLE, N.C., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Top Olympic athletes from all
around the world will soon compete for gold, silver and bronze at the 2008
Olympics in Beijing. During this Olympic season, use ideas from Lowe's to
incorporate winning products and finishes in your home to make it worthy of a
medal.
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"Metallic tones on major furnishings are moving away from center stage
this season but will still be used in more subtle ways throughout the home,"
said Melissa Birdsong, vice president of trend, design and brand at Lowe's.
"When adding metallic accents to your color scheme, consider the metal
finishes that you already have in place -- stainless steel appliances, cabinet
hardware, light fixtures -- and choose finishes on accent pieces such as
drapery hardware and wall decor to complement."
"New technology has opened the door for a whole new range of metallic
textures and finishes, from hammered surfaces to antiqued and mirrored looks.
Weaving these into your color and finish palette can add fresh highlights to
any room," said Birdsong.
Go for the Gold
To create simple beauty, use gold accents to add a touch of brilliance.
Reach for the stars with gold drapery hardware like Allen Roth's Castleton
Gold 36"-72" (#275311, $29.97) or spruce up the ceiling with gold glue-on
ceiling tiles in different styles and textures.
Give your walls a distinctive and dramatic flair with Valspar Brilliant
Metals in Golden Satin (#214274, $39.97/gallon ) to liven up a not-so-golden
room. Keep it simple, but with a punch by painting an accent wall in a room
for added depth and texture in a more formal area. Outdoors, a polished brass
fixture, such as the Polished Brass Outdoor Light (#22710, $17.26), looks
great and provides a shimmering gold glow.
Sporting Silver
Silver accents can give your home a sleek and contemporary look and can be
simple to incorporate into your current palette. Begin in the kitchen by
adding an ENERGY STAR(R) appliance in stainless steel or silver for a fresh
gleam. Update your hardware to match your new appliance with pulls and knobs
such as the Gatehouse Satin Nickel Egg Knob (#226681, $3.97). To complete the
look, incorporate a faucet like the Kohler Forte Pull-Out Vibrant Stainless
Kitchen Faucet (#19674, $228).
For those wanting to add some sparkle to a room, strategically placed
lighting can dance and reflect off metallic accessories, creating the feeling
of a larger space. For a rich elegant look try the Antique silver finish
Portfolio 5+3-Light Chandelier (#93188, model #8371AS, $209). And for your
guests, incorporate a mirror like the Pewter Oval Mirror (#66654, $68), to add
some silver shine to the guestroom or bath.
Bronze Beauty
Bronze doesn't symbolize third place when it comes to colors in the home,
look for the brown tones to become more of a staple. Oil-rubbed bronze is one
of the most popular finishes to incorporate into each room. Start in the
kitchen by displaying the KitchenAid(R) 6 Quart Professional 600(TM) Stand
Mixer in Bronze Pearl (#161490, $400) on your counter.
Play up the entry to any door throughout your home with new handles in an
aged bronze finish. To compliment your palette, allow bronze to bring beauty
to your home in the form of decorative tiles with Roman Design (#260606,
$6.98). To finish your indoor theme, change up any accessory in the home from
light fixtures to shelving with Rust-Oleum Spray Paint in Oil Rubbed Bronze
(#282754, $5.97).
Continue into the outdoors by selecting assorted size copper planters for
your deck or patio like the 9" Patina Copper Metal Planter (227364, $11.97).
These can add enhance the style of your outdoor furniture. To add to your
enjoyment, include a bird feeder like the Garden Treasures Glass Feeder with
Copper Accents (#69582, $19.96).
Bringing Home the Metal
While familiar and subtle finishes such as hammered, rubbed and antiqued
can be incorporated easily into your decor to add interest, newer looks with
unexpected surface qualities -- especially randomly brushed and woven textures
-- offer fresher alternatives.
"The Olympics always influence fashion and decor," said Birdsong. "This
year, designers are taking their cues from Beijing where cutting-edge
architecture such as Chinese National Stadium's welded steel "bird's nest"
design is likely to have trickle-down influence on metal products for home."
About Lowe's
With fiscal year 2007 sales of $48.3 billion, Lowe's Companies, Inc. is a
FORTUNE(R) 50 company that serves approximately 14 million customers a week at
more than 1,575 home improvement stores in the United States and Canada.
Founded in 1946 and based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's is the second-largest
home improvement retailer in the world. For more information, visit Lowes.com.
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