Use Window And Door Guards For Charm

Of course, wrought item window and door guards are a very effective way to provide extra security to your home's most vulnerable access points. Window and door guards can be attached to your framing to keep assailents out even if they break the glass, keeping you safe from further trouble.

However, window and door guards can become so much more than security devices when the are applied to your home decor in more imaginative ways.

Consider our Starburst Window and door guards. Yes, it makes a secure and beautiful accent when attached to a window, but it's semi-circular design opens it up to many different design applications. Depending on the height of your ceilings, these window an door guards may be attached to the wall above your window treatment to make your windows seem even taller, creating a dramatic design effect. You could also use these window and door guards as innovative bed headboards by attaching them directly to the wall behind your bed.

Our Regency window and door guards make wonderful wall accents when hung on either side of a fireplace matelpiece. You can leave these window and door guards as the are for contrast, or paint them to match the color of your walls ans they almost look like plaster accents.

We hope we've shown you how much a little imagination can help you to use window and door guards in unique ways to enhance your room decor.
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Gates: Entry Ways And More

Of course, gates are mainly thought of as entry ways to yards and driveways, but wrought iron gates from Accents Architectural can be so much more.

Our wrought iron gates make wonderful, whimsical entrances to your garden areas, announcing to everyone that they are entering a special place. These gates can be used with picket fencing and privacy fencing to take your garden from ordinary to extraordinary. You can paint them in multiple colors for added effect.

But what other uses can you find for wrought iron gates? How about as attractive garden trellises? Each of our gates are available with optional footings that slide onto the bases to convert each gate into a free standing structure. You can anchor the feet with solid terra cotta pots holding climbing plants such as lovely sweet potato vines that can be trained up your gate trellises. Place them just right and these gates become natural privacy screens.

Gates can also be used to create wonderful pieces of furniture. Secure a few gates to the back of a wooden plank bench, and you have a garden bench with real pizzazz. You can also use our larger wrought iron gates as bed head boards by mounting them to your metal bed frames.

The uses for our wrought iron gates are endless and you're really only limited by your own imagination. We hope we've given you some creative ideas to get you thinking about the many ways you can use our wrought iron gates to add functional character to your home and garden decor.
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Finials Finish The Look

Finials have long been used to add a decorative touch to the main post of stair case banners, but have you ever really considered how many more areas you can use them in? Finials are the perfect item to put the finishing touch on many architectural structures in you home and landscape. Let's take a look at a few ideas.

Imagine our Pineapple finials used to finish off the posts of a bed railing. You can actually construct your own simple four post bed by attaching sanded 4x4's to your metal bed frame. The posts could be painted with any kind of faux painting technique, or stamped as well as stenciled, then topped off with fabulous finials for a completely custom finished look.

Would you like to add extra class to a wooden fence? Do it inexpensively with finials. Simply attach finials to the top of each post and you have created the look of an expensive custom carpentry job. Finials do make a difference!

Finials also make terrific book ends. If you have a number of attractive leather bound books you'd like to display just as much as you'd like to read them, why not showcase them in style by adding Fleur De Lis finials at either end of your fireplace mantel and line your books up in between?

Accents Architectural carries wonderful finials in many designs and finishes to help you add just the right finishing touches anywhere in your home and garden decor.
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Columns Support Your Design

It's hardly a secret that columns have been used for centuries to support design structures. As time progressed, columns even became decorative in their own right while still remaining functional.

Columns come in all sizes and styles, but the easiest columns to use in home decor are the smaller ones in the 7 to 8 foot height range.

You can use decorative columns to replace the plain 6x6 posts on any entry way or porch overhang. Our Leaves columns are a terrific example. The ornate leaf pattern of these columns adds tons of character to the plainest entry ways and their lightweight stone construction makes them sturdy and durable.

Would you like to turn your backyard landscape into a Roman garden? Consider using our Salomonic columns. They are the perfect design accent to bring old Rome back to life. Anchor them securely and top these columns off with trailing flower baskets during the summer season.

Columns add dramatic flair indoors as well. You can use them on either side of large archways for architectural accents, and even add extra room lighting at the top. Columns can also be used to divide larger spaces such as warehouse lofts into distinct living areas, while not detracting from the open feeling of the space.

As you can see, the strategic use of columns is an innovative way to give a boost to your home decor designs. Accents Architectural offers columns in many styles and sizes, so you're sure to find just the right columns to fit your own design ideas.
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Decorate With Planters

Planters are a terrific way to add decoration to your decor whether inside or out. Use live plants or quality silk arrangements in your planters to beautify any area of your environment.

Accents Architectural carries a wonderful selection of planters in four basic sizes to accommodate your design needs. Small to medium size planters bring a sense of nature and life to average size rooms and porches. Our larger and extra large planters and urns are terrific for creating dramatic outdoor landscaping effects.

Consider our Acanthus Leaves Planters. These gorgeous planters may have the look of exquisitely carved stone, but they certainly don't have the weight. They're made from a resin, stone and fiberglass composite material, decreasing the weight and making it weather resistant so you needn't drag them inside during the winter.

These planters could be easily turned into stunning small water gardens with a few aquatic plants, water and a small container pump. Why even a few goldfish could be added to these planters for a totally charming affect.

Planters can also be used to create stunning occasional tables. You can fill the inside with inexpensive silk florals and add a beveled glass top for a one-of-a-kind accent piece that is sure to be a conversation starter for anyone who sees it. Use these table planters in your patio, parlor or bedroom, wherever you want a touch of functional creativity.

As you can see, planters can be very versatile objects to add class and interest to virtually any type of architectural design.
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