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Creating a Tasteful Ambience in Your Living Room

by Helen Marakis    

our guests, and usually the living room is the most frequently

used area for entertaining in the modern home. The room should

radiate warmth and be an inviting place in which to entertain

friends and family. And the general atmosphere of the room

should be relaxed and comfortable, interesting and homey.

Style and elegance is important when you want to impress your

guests, but it doesn't have to cost a fortune to achieve your

goal. You can create ambience in your home whilst on a budget,

by decorating your living room with authentic replicas that

just look as though you've spent a fortune!

LAMPS

Strategically placed lamps, are integral parts of your room's

décor. You can carry unique and practical polished stone lamps,

which can be used to highlight and enhance any one of those

solid marble statues that grace your living area --- a sheer

delight for the eyes to behold! These exquisite polished stones

possess a fascinating luminescence, which is amplified after

using an incandescent light bulb. In poorly lit nooks and

crannies, you may wish to place a clay candleholder for extra

illumination --- each candleholder beautifully crafted for

years of enjoyment. The tea light candle, included with the

candleholder, can be replaced again and again.

MIRRORS FOR DEPTH

An array of mirrors make even the smallest room look spacious.

Positioned thoughtfully, the mirrors will reflect natural or

artificial light to give your room the illusion of depth, as

well as a spacious, airy feel. Picking beautiful mirrors that

depict scenes from ancient Greece are sure to keep your guest's

totally enthralled at your ability to decorate with such good

taste. For example, imagine a wonderfully crafted mirror to

depict Ionic columns with authentic detail --- the Ionic

columns will enhance any plain wall or dim alcove. Or perhaps,

an elegant mirror depicting gods, goddesses or ancient women

would better suit your taste? Spoiled for choice, one of these

splendid looking glasses is bound to find its niche in your

living space.

MARBLE STATUES

Tabletops and corners are both ideal locations to display

elegant, and durable marble statues. Exquisite Greek replicas

will cater any discerning client with impeccable taste for the

arts. Without exception, an inspirational ancient Greek statue,

The Thinker, is replicated exquisitely to grace your mantle or,

indeed, your writing desk. The marble statues with their unique

architectural and sculptural details enhance the beauty of any

home, office or commercial endeavor.

DRAPES AND WINDOW TREATMENTS

Coordinating your drapes and window treatments to complement

your elegant room decor is a cinch. Neutral, natural, earth

colors will blend in an unobtrusive manner at your living room

windows. Picture for a moment an open fireplace as the room's

main focal point, with a pair of fine Baroque Brackets affixed

each side of its glowing hearth, and atop each bracket's

surface is adorned an exquisite marble statue or an unusual

pair of candleholders with unique design and shape. Can you

also imagine the excitement your guests will share with you

as you both enjoy this wonderful room with its unique décor?

CLOCKS

You can compliment any home décor with elegant looking clocks

that depict ancient Greek scenes. The Caryatides from the

Parthenon which is a well known monument all over the world or

an Ionic column clock with its familiar characteristics of the

detailed columns are wonderful timepieces that can be used in

your kitchen, hallway, living room, bedroom, or wherever you

need a bright and cheerful piece of artistry to grace your

table or mantle. These clocks are beautiful creations and

functional works of art that can be presented proudly to

your friends, family or colleagues.

TEMPLES AS CENTERPIECES

Temples make any table center look interesting and appealing

to the eye. Your guests will simply be enchanted by the sheer

authentic aesthetics of the variety of temples available. It's

easy to lose yourselves in conversation about ancient Greece,

when such a dramatic and striking piece of artwork takes center

place on your table. Ancient Greek Temple replicas would look

divine gracing anyone's mantle piece, especially mantles with

large mirrors hung over them, to reveal the back of the temple

simultaneously.

CONCLUSION

A touch of classy elegance doesn't have to cost a fortune.

Transform your living room or any other room in your home or

office into an elegant and alluring place to entertain your

guests, for just a fraction of the cost you were expecting, at

Portara.com, where sheer elegance can be purchased on a budget.


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Helen Marakis owns Portara, Inc. http://www.portara.com/?8 a company that combines Ancient Greek history and art through its unique sculptures, dolls, semiprecious stones and wedding favors that are hand-crafted and hand-finished. Portara, Inc's p http://www.portara.com/