My mother always said, “You spend the first 50 years collecting stuff, and the next 50 years trying to get rid of it.”
Collections, as I prefer to call them rather than stuff, express your unique personality and make any design totally your own. Collectables can create whatever mood you want, from whimsy to drama; from serene to outrageous.
Incorporating a collection as a centerpiece at your next dinner party can streamline expenses, show off your personality, and give everybody at the table something to talk about. It can set the mood for the evening, and also make you a star! Every hostess loves to hear, “Oh my dear, you are so talented!
ONE MANS TRASH IS ANOTHER MANS TREASURE.
Chess in Play: Miniature beverage bottles have become chessmen (brown versus clear), the flowers in each are the same. The paper white narcissus are pawns, the rose is queen, a nerine lily is king. Cyclamen, miniature carnations and alstroemeria form the other warriors.
Catching the Light: A handsome collection of Steuben crystal provides both the inspiration and the appointments for this arrangement.
Old Blue: A collection of Meissen china is enraptured by azaleas and cornflowers.
It's all about whimsy: This intriguing hippopotamus collection is all dressed up and no place to go, but to make you smile.
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