Accessories are the finishing touch in every decor. They are the defining elements that tie a room together and can make or break the look of an entire room. This course will give you a multitude of creative ideas on how to accent your home and express your decorating personality with accessories.

 Starting with proportion, scale and balance, we will discuss how to create dramatic focal points over fireplace mantels, on table tops and in bookcases and niches. We will learn which accessories are the "staples" or critical building blocks in accessory groupings and which ones are the "attention getters". We will explore traditional and contemporary artwork, discuss picture arrangements and correct picture framing and learn how these artistic elements create drama in a room. We will discover the quiet power of traditional accessories on table tops, on walls and in bookcases, and observe the dramatic effects contemporary artwork and accessories add to a room. We will discuss the importance of books in accessorizing and how to artisitically arrange them. Discover which flowers, fruits and vegetables to use with traditional, casual, contemporary or eclectic decors and how to arrange and combine them to add drama and sophistication to your home.

This course will teach you how to think creatively and accessorize artistically so that the accessories you choose to display add "something special" to your home and make it memorable.

Field trips will be an integral part of this course in addition to class lectures.