Curtain rods don’t have to be plain and boring. Even if you have luxurious curtains, you can still have sophisticated and even artistic curtain rods to enliven your window.

Interior Decorating has several collections of curtain rods. The Affordable Art Guild Collection is Murano inspired glass finials, which have been hand glazed. There are six different finials and four rod finished to choose from.

The Blue Vase Finial has some feminine detailing with the flower like shape and ruffled edge. The robin’s egg blue color will definitely pop.

The Cappuccino Vase Finial has a simple design, but the cream and gold color is a sophisticated palette that will complete your window treatments.

These artistic curtain rods will enhance any window, and you don’t even have to have the finest draperies.


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I personally love this style and this would be terrific in a bathroom or kitchen.

LINDSAY ~ 3 JULY 2007
FLOORS


The best way to get the genuine look of hardwood flooring is to, well, install hardwood floors. But wood can be on the expensive side, so many homeowners look for alternatives. Also, it’s not always a good fit in a bathroom, kitchen, or other areas that might see frequent moisture. Likewise, laminate flooring can warp if it gets wet often. That’s why ceramic tiles are popular in bathrooms, entryways, and kitchens. But most of them don’t look much like wood.


The Woodlands 6×20 Interceramic ceramic tiles come in styles that mimic hardwood floors. They have cherry, maple, sherwood, chestnut, and oak. “The wood look gives the room a warm, familiar atmosphere that is inviting and after all the guests have left, the easy maintenance of ceramic floor will make sure you don’t spend all night cleaning.” (as if I would have spent all night cleaning anyway)
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