Tuesday, August 25, 2009

New Earthenware at Accents of Salado

With new merchandise arriving daily, it's easy to become overwhelmed by the many tasks involved in presenting the merchandise online.

Getting just the right image is more often an accident than it is an art. Photoshop is seldom the answer. A great image is just a great image.

Accents of Salado features rustic Mediterranean furniture and accessories and this image, introducing our new Medrano vases, captures the essence of rustic Mediterranean design. The simplicity of the setting emphasizes the classic rounded shapes and the rich, earthy colors found throughout Mediterranean regions.

As I handled the Medranos, I was struck by my thoughts as I began to wonder about the artisan who had shaped these vessels. The unusual hand-painted design and the artistic graduation of earth tones caused me to ask what hands had painted these wonderful creations. I knew I was just the photographer, but these vases had evoked an appreciation that made me want to know more about them and the actual people who had proudly fashioned these works of art. I was glad that the mechanics and pressures of web site management were pushed back in my thoughts and that I found the time to enjoy this small slice of time.

I've discovered that loving what you are photographing is when you end up with one of those rare images.

Saturday, August 15, 2009

New Rustic Furniture at Accents of Salado

MOVING INTO A NEW HOME

Two years ago this month furnishing a new home was high on my priority list. Eight months earlier a fire had left our home in ashes. All furnishings and personal belongings collected over the years were gone in just a matter of hours.

As we look back, yes, we miss the heirlooms, famliy photographs and personal items, but looking forward to a new home totally unfurnished presents its unique challenges as well. For folks who had become accustomed to the old sofa and grandma's dining room table, suddenly we were thrust into the present-day world of furniture. My, how furniture had changed. Where was the furniture made of real wood? Where was the variety?

We soon discovered that finding quality was difficult. Everything in the furniture stores seemed to be particle board, plastic and simulated, what ever that is.

It's amazing how you start paying attention when your life is touched in such a personal way. We decided right then and there that we should expand our showroom and begin the search for solid-wood furniture lines that complimented the Mediterranean style accessories in our retail store. A two-year search later, we found four lines that we are currently receiving and are being received by our customers with great excitement. http://www.accentsofsalado.com/RusticFurniture.html

Monday, August 3, 2009

August Monthly Specials at Accents of Salado

Decorating with Copper

In the Mediterranean kitchen, nothing says old world like copper decorating accessories.

Copper is an ideal color and texture in Mediterranean Italian and French design kitchens. Display large copper pots, cauldrons and buckets hanging from a kitchen pot rack, holding fire wood on the hearth, containing magazines in the bedroom, organizing toiletries and towels in the bath and showcasing lush greenery throughout the Mediterranean style home.

Included in our August monthly specials are our aged copper cauldron and our copper plated bowl set. Enjoy a temporarily reduced price on copper accessories ideal for all rooms in the Mediterranean home. www.accentsofsalado.com/MONTHLY_SPECIAL.html


Decorating with Earthenware
When decorating large expansive rooms, oversized accessories meet the challenge.

Tall Alfresco lidded jars find a home in large foyer areas, on kitchen islands and gracing rustic fireplace mantels.

Black antiquing and black metal lids provide dramatic contrast to aged earthenware in this impressive trio.

Completing our August special offers is our Maracaibo Iron Wall Grill.

Visit our web site to see decorating accessories and wall decor that make your home beautifully Mediterranean.
http://www.accentsofsalado.com/LG_MaracaiboWallArt.html