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11 ways to update your home decor

Chic ideas to liven up your home with colour and accessories
11 ways to update your home decor

Declutter your laundry room

Sew up some colourful laundry bags by adding a drawstring to a favourite pillowcase. Or sew them from scratch with the pattern in Jennifer Paganelli's inspiring sewing and craft book, Happy Home.

Happy Home, Chronicle Books.

Coloured laundry bags and laundry basket with towels

Give walls a wow treatment

Wallpaper keeps getting better and better. Case in point: these hybrid fabric-wallpaper decals from Finnish design superpower Marimekko. Choose from 39 larger-than-life patterned murals to instantly create a feature wall in a dining room, bedroom or hall.
Marimekko Green Green Mural, $325, Newwall.

Striped and flowered wallpaper with white cabinet

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Modernize your bathroom

Add a little sophistication to your bathroom for less than the cost of a blowout with luxurious new towels from Mukula. Their high-style prints are inspired by nature, modern art and architecture.
Towels, from $16, Mukula.

Stack of patterned towels

Add a splash of colour

Orange is oh-so-hot this year, and accessories are ideal for adding a hit of it without overdosing on citrus. These hand-blown glass bowls by Canadian Tsunami Glassworks do the trick — and give you a handy place to stash keys, change or candy.
Strawberry and Saffron Cell Bowl, $210, Tsunami Glassworks.

Yellow and red glass bowl

Dress up your furniture

You can't overstate the importance of details. No surprise, then, that we fell hard for these colourful feet specially made for Ikea furniture. Choose from 12 finishes, including sunny yellow and sophisticated teak and brass.
Estelle Legs in Orange, $181/4, Prettypegs.

White chair with blue pillow

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Lay down some geometric shapes

Patterned tiles are all the rage. These painted ones by architectural firm Claesson Koivisto Rune strike a perfect balance between simple modernism and colourful Moroccan. Get the look for less: Try a geometric flat weave carpet instead.
Stone Pattern Tile, $146/square metre, Marrakech Design.

Blue geometric tiles, white chair, blue blanket

Pack a chic picnic

Inspire envy at the park — or in your backyard — with this carry-all bike, trendy Thermos and oversized blanket.
Schwinn Tricycle, $400, Canadian Tire. HBC Thermos, $35, The Bay. Blanket, $595, Jonathan Adler.

Old fashioned tricycle, striped thermos, cross blanke

Bring Hollywood to the table

Feminine lines are this year's hot look for formal dining. Fashion designer Monique Lhuillier (she's the go-to for A-listers like Reese Witherspoon) takes her style home with her new collection for Waterford, available this October.
Blush Champagne Couples, Dentelle Collection, $165, William Ashley.

Two champagne glasses

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Liven up your drawers

Give old utensils an instant facelift with food-safe paint and varnish. It's just one of the amazing DIY ideas you'll find on two great blogs we recently discovered, houseofearnest.com and littlebitfunky.com.

Assorted wooden spoons and forks with coloured handles

Go matte in the kitchen

Move over, brushed aluminum and antiqued pewter — the latest in fashion finishes for your kitchen is matte black, shown here on Moen's Arbor pull-down faucet.
$398, Moen.

Matte black kitchen sink faucet

Summerize your bedroom

The sister team behind Auggie, a line of baby bedding, have expanded their range to include equally charming bedding for kids and teens. But we think it's perfect for a summery adult bedroom, too.
Rabbit Patch Pillow Sham, $68, Duvet Cover, $115, Quilt, $125, Little Auggie.

White-walled bedroom, light wood bed, white and green bedding, summer decor

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