1716 south » accent wall http://www.1716south.com “Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” —William Morris Tue, 15 Jun 2010 04:13:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 the shopper returns http://www.1716south.com/2009/03/the-shopper-returns/ http://www.1716south.com/2009/03/the-shopper-returns/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:53:43 +0000 123gfas http://www.1716south.com/?p=427 candle-alice-blue-001

Buy of the month, and it’s only March.  This Alice Blue soy candle has been on my long list of must-haves for the house but I can’t seem to remember to pass by their kiosk everytime I go to Trinoma.  But today I did, obviously.  I love it.  The scent I chose is Orange Clove and it smells like tea.  The only downside is I get cravings for tea cakes and cucumber sandwiches.  Tea time, anyone?!

Okay, moving on.  I purchased almost all the electronics (like LCD TV and DVD player) I need for our unit and brought them there.  I also bought a large mirror for this wall.

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This is the wall you see when you enter the unit.  A large mirror here should create an impact in our small space and should somehow make the room seem larger that it actually is.  I originally wanted fabric on that wall just to create dimension and texture but I later chose the mirror when I saw one on sale at Crossings Department Store.  I wanted to take a picture of the mirror but it would be best if I hang it first so you can really appreciate what it looks like.

It’s Friday already.  Happy weekend to all of you…=)

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That’s why I’m thinking of changing the color of my accent wall again.  I’m not sold on the outcome of this particular color.  It lacks ooomph.  What do you think?

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I think I want a shade of blue.

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