Architectural Artwork In Home Decor

Architectural artwork can be an unusual way to perk up your home decor. Whether it's the inside or the outside of your home, Accent Architecturals has just the piece of architectural artwork you're looking for to add a whimsical compliment to your personal space.

Today, nearly anything can be recycled into fun and useful pieces of architectural art. Let's take a look at a few imaginative examples of architectural artwork.

Accent Architecturals' Number's Game Birdello makes use of several architectural salvage materials to create this amazing bird house. Architectural artist Jane Taylor has created this piece of architectural artwork by using salvaged wood and ceiling tiles in the construction of the main body of the bird house. In keeping with the numbers theme, an old style price stamper and a rusty nail become perches for the front of the house. Salvaged house numbers add accent interest. A two tiered vintage dessert tray becomes extra perching space atop this wonderful piece of architectural artwork.

The Reinbeck, NY Antique Tin is another fine example of how architectural artwork can be incorporated into home design. This tin panel is actually comprised of two separate pieces, one laid over the other to create a most unique example of architectural artwork. This single piece of artwork would look lovely mounted on a wall just as it is, or would be even more striking displayed in a set of four as shown. What a rich statement these architectural works of art would make on a wall or ceiling in your home decor.

The beauty of architectural artwork is certainly in the eye of the beholder, and Accent Architecturals has a wide array of these unusual architectural artwork masterpieces for your perusal. From quirky to elegant, there's bound to be a piece of architectural artwork that speaks to your sense of design.
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Architectural Grilles

Architectural grilles have a history of versatility. Grilles have traditionally been used as screens within frames to cover steam radiators, hiding their unattractive appearance and preventing burns. Today architectural grilles are being put to use in artistic as well as functional ways.

Architectural grilles may be made from a number of materials. Metal grilles are more frequently used for industrial projects, while wooden grilles tend to be used for more decorative purposes. Whatever material is used, an architectural grille is generally comprised of a solid surface that has had a decorative pattern cut away, leaving openings for air and light to pass through.

Grilles are used today in artistic as well as architectural ways. Architectural grilles can be encased in a wooden framework and connected with cabinet hinges in order to form a customized room screen or divider. These grille screens make very stylish room accents. A similar framing technique can be used to turn grille screening into a one of a kind headboard for a bed.

Metal architectural grilles can be used as insets for cabinet doors, replacing worn out wood and giving the cabinet or hutch a fresh new look.

Our Ancient Celtic Grille A is a lovely example of a highly stylized wooden grille. The intricate scroll work is a tribute to an era of craftsmanship that has recently started to resurge. Imagine this lovely piece mounted in a window or as a cut out in a wall that covers a stairway.

Our inspiring Ancient Celtic Grille B begs for a space above your mantel. What a lovely backdrop this would make to a set of candles protected in hurricane glass. Add pine boughs and plaid ribbon to the front of the mantel for a classical holiday look.

Accent Architecturals has a wonderful selection of architectural grilles meant to lend inspiration to your home decor design.
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Architectural Salvage

Architectural salvage has become the bounty of today's treasure hunters. No longer is yesterday's craftsmanship being carelessly lost to demolition crews. Resourceful home decorators and builders are looking for bits and pieces of yesterday's workmanship to add character to todays's designs. What once might have been considered trash for the construction bin is getting a second look and a new lease on life through architectural salvage.

Vintage architectural elements have finally been recognized for the treasures they are. In a world that increasingly manufactures items that are briefly used and then thrown away, architectural elements are frequently being salvaged and reused.

Salvaging architectural elements from homes scheduled for demolition has become a cottage industry in itself. Large warehouses hold every kind of architectural salvage material imaginable. Architectural salvage may include larger items such as stair railings, grille work, exterior doors, stained glass windows, cabinet doors, iron fence works, and columns. Smaller items like light fixtures, doorknobs, hinges, and ceiling tins are also considered great finds in architectural salvage. Designers and do-it-yourself-ers can browse around these vast warehouses looking for materials and inspiration.

One example of architectural salvage in use is our Ceiling Tile Hat Rack. These charming pieces are constructed from antique ceiling tiles and vintage door knobs. Our Beaded Board Frames are another fine example of architectural salvage items being put to new uses.

Artists also draw inspiration from architectural salvage pieces. Unrelated salvage items can be shaped into modern sculptures suitable for display in the home or garden. All it requires is a sense of whimsy to see to see the potential in every commonplace salvage article. Accent Architecturals' Big & Boxy Angel is just one accent sculpture created from architectural salvage items.

Architectural salvage recognizes the craftsmanship and value of vintage building materials. Why not add some history and charm to your decor with a little architectural salvage of your own?
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Choosing Decorative Brackets

How will your choice of decorative brackets enhance your home decor? Because when it comes to home decor, it's the small details that make a good design a great one. It's the finishing touches that seem to tie the whole design together. Your choice of decorative brackets can be just the touch needed to complete your design.

Decorative brackets are wonderful accent pieces for you room, but what exactly are they? A decorative bracket is a small supporting piece of wood, stone or iron designed to bear a projected weight, such as a window. Decorative brackets may also be used to support shelves, artwork, window treatments and statuary. You could even use a bracket to support a fish bowl or a vase. Your use of decorative brackets is only limited by your imagination.

Decorative brackets differ from the standard utilitarian brackets sold at home improvement warehouses. While both brackets do the same basic job, a decorative bracket is more like a work of art. It's like comparing the difference between the mug you made in pottery class to Michaelangelo's David. A decorative bracket may use iron scroll work such as that found in our Classic Scroll Shelf Bracket, or a more fanciful design like the one found in our Small Bird Iron Shelf Bracket.

Decorative brackets aren't just limited to iron work. The
Nottingham Bracket With Plain Mirror is a perfect example of a multi-medium bracket. The main body of the bracket is elegantly carved wood, available in a broad spectrum of colors and finishes. The bracket has a mirrored glass inset. This bracket would make a lovely shelf for a small collectable figurine, or crystal vase.

Decorative brackets from Accent Architecturals may be just the added touch you are looking for to complete your ideal home decor design.
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