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Spice Things Up At Home For Valentine's Day
- Spice Things Up At Home For Valentine's DayBy Martine BuryTo make your home a more inviting and alluring place, consider a few senses: smell, sight and, most importantly, touch. Choose big, comfy furniture, feel-me fabrics, come-hither scents, and dimmed lights. Most importantly, don't overthink it. Here are ten tips to help you keep it simple—and sensual.http://static1.glo.com/photos/Original/82114_Original.jpg
- Spice Things Up At Home For Valentine's DayFrom Valentino dresses to Louboutin soles, there is an amazing energy to the color red. It quickens the pulse and revs the metabolism. The fabulous Ferrari shade is a signature for New York–based decorator Milly de Cabrol, who recommends it for accent pieces like a plush arm chair, a great painting or an area rug. Red can be combined with myriad colors—mustard, emerald green, orange and royal blue. SHOP NOW: CB2 Silver Pebbles Rug, $399http://static2.glo.com/photos/Original/82116_Original.jpg
- Spice Things Up At Home For Valentine's DaySkip recessed, overhead lighting and opt for ethereal pendants, table lamps and sconces that glow. Moll Anderson, author of The Seductive Home, suggests investing in one special feature: dimmer switch, dimmer switch, dimmer switch. Lighting is extremely important in every room. I even use them in my laundry room, which transforms into the perfect coat room during a party!SHOP NOW: Laura Ashley Daliya Capiz Pendant for Hayneedle, $228http://static1.glo.com/photos/Original/82121_Original.jpg
- Spice Things Up At Home For Valentine's DayIn addition to lamps and dimmer switches, nothing sets the mood like the flicker of candlelight. Keep votives, pillars and tapers on hand, as well as a mix of glass hurricanes and vintage candelabras to set the scene.http://static1.glo.com/photos/Original/82117_Original.jpg
- Spice Things Up At Home For Valentine's DayCozy, delicious fabrics feel good on the skin and can look luxurious. Seek out pillows and throws in cashmere, silk velvet and faux fur in comforting colors such as brown, gray, cream and honey.SHOP NOW: Dennis Basso Textured Faux Throw for QVC, $55; Baby Camel Silk Velvet Pillows at Etsy, $65http://static.glo.com/photos/Original/82118_Original.jpg
- Spice Things Up At Home For Valentine's DayOne piece of large-scale furniture can inspire a romantic retreat in a master or guest bedroom. Create fantasy, perhaps, with a canopy bed.SHOP NOW: Anthropologie Italian Campaign Canopy Bed, from $1,250http://static1.glo.com/photos/Original/82119_Original.jpg
- Spice Things Up At Home For Valentine's DayAdorn the most important room in the house with decadent bedding and the best mattress you can afford. Find sheets that feel good to you, says Anderson. Then layer textural elements on your bed with throws and pillows. In the morning, add coffee, served up in bed, liberally.SHOP NOW: Embroidered Stripe Duvet Cover & Sham - Porcelain Blue, from $49http://static1.glo.com/photos/Original/82122_Original.jpg
- Spice Things Up At Home For Valentine's DayRomance, appetite and scent are intimately linked. Vanilla, rose geranium, ylang-ylang, bergamot, clove and jasmine are known aphrodisiacs. Men and women are turned on by lavender, so it's a good choice all around. says Amy Reiley, author of Romancing the Stove. Pick one note and keep the rest of your candles unscented, she adds.SHOP NOW: Archipelago Lavander Soy Candle and Diffuser, $25http://static1.glo.com/photos/Original/82115_Original.jpg
- Spice Things Up At Home For Valentine's DayDining in spontaneous spaces adds a sense of lightness and an element of surprise. Utilize that large coffee table or set things up on the balcony. Or get creative by incorporating dining tables into unexpected rooms. There is nothing preventing you from moving a table for two into the master bedroom, says Anderson.http://static2.glo.com/photos/Original/82124_Original.jpg
- Spice Things Up At Home For Valentine's DayKeep a good, inexpensive red wine in the house and glasses at the ready on a nearby table or makeshift bar. It sets the tone for great conversations and provides a warm welcome for guests. Even if you've been working all day, time out for a sip and chat with your honey adds sweetness to a casual evening at home.SHOP NOW: Riedel Heart to Heart Stemware, $40; Clos de los Siete Super Red Blend 2008, $19http://static1.glo.com/photos/Original/82123_Original.jpg
- Spice Things Up At Home For Valentine's DayTo set an amorous scene, forget about starched tablecloths and busy decor. I love bare wooden surfaces topped with simple glass vases filled with garden clippings, says Reiley. Sensuality is largely an animal instinct, so keep things natural and emphasize nature's beauty.SHOP NOW: Bosphorus Bowls, from $29NEXT ON GLO: Get Cozy at Home with These Wild Pieceshttp://static.glo.com/photos/Original/82125_Original.jpg
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Bring Sexy Back
1 of 11By Martine Bury
To make your home a more inviting and alluring place, consider a few senses: smell, sight and, most importantly, touch. Choose big, comfy furniture, feel-me fabrics, come-hither scents, and dimmed lights. Most importantly, don't overthink it. Here are ten tips to help you keep it simple—and sensual.
Red Alert
2 of 11From Valentino dresses to Louboutin soles, there is an amazing energy to the color red. It quickens the pulse and revs the metabolism. The fabulous Ferrari shade is a signature for New York–based decorator Milly de Cabrol, who recommends it for accent pieces "like a plush arm chair, a great painting or an area rug. Red can be combined with myriad colors—mustard, emerald green, orange and royal blue."
SHOP NOW: CB2 Silver Pebbles Rug, $399
Night Light
3 of 11Skip recessed, overhead lighting and opt for ethereal pendants, table lamps and sconces that glow. Moll Anderson, author of The Seductive Home, suggests investing in one special feature: "dimmer switch, dimmer switch, dimmer switch. Lighting is extremely important in every room. I even use them in my laundry room, which transforms into the perfect coat room during a party!"
SHOP NOW: Laura Ashley Daliya Capiz Pendant for Hayneedle, $228
Eternal Flame
4 of 11In addition to lamps and dimmer switches, nothing sets the mood like the flicker of candlelight. Keep votives, pillars and tapers on hand, as well as a mix of glass hurricanes and vintage candelabras to set the scene.
Soft Touch
5 of 11Cozy, delicious fabrics feel good on the skin and can look luxurious. Seek out pillows and throws in cashmere, silk velvet and faux fur in comforting colors such as brown, gray, cream and honey.
SHOP NOW: Dennis Basso Textured Faux Throw for QVC, $55; Baby Camel Silk Velvet Pillows at Etsy, $65
Fantasy Island
6 of 11One piece of large-scale furniture can inspire a romantic retreat in a master or guest bedroom. Create fantasy, perhaps, with a canopy bed.
SHOP NOW: Anthropologie Italian Campaign Canopy Bed, from $1,250
Lair of Love
7 of 11Adorn the most important room in the house with decadent bedding and the best mattress you can afford. "Find sheets that feel good to you," says Anderson. "Then layer textural elements on your bed with throws and pillows." In the morning, add coffee, served up in bed, liberally.
SHOP NOW: Embroidered Stripe Duvet Cover & Sham - Porcelain Blue, from $49
Your Nose Knows
8 of 11Romance, appetite and scent are intimately linked. Vanilla, rose geranium, ylang-ylang, bergamot, clove and jasmine are known aphrodisiacs. "Men and women are turned on by lavender, so it's a good choice all around." says Amy Reiley, author of Romancing the Stove. "Pick one note and keep the rest of your candles unscented," she adds.
SHOP NOW: Archipelago Lavander Soy Candle and Diffuser, $25
Musical Chairs
9 of 11Dining in spontaneous spaces adds a sense of lightness and an element of surprise. Utilize that large coffee table or set things up on the balcony. Or get creative by incorporating dining tables into unexpected rooms. "There is nothing preventing you from moving a table for two into the master bedroom," says Anderson.
Toast of the Town
10 of 11Keep a good, inexpensive red wine in the house and glasses at the ready on a nearby table or makeshift bar. It sets the tone for great conversations and provides a warm welcome for guests. Even if you've been working all day, time out for a sip and chat with your honey adds sweetness to a casual evening at home.
SHOP NOW: Riedel Heart to Heart Stemware, $40; Clos de los Siete Super Red Blend 2008, $19
Natural Instinct
11 of 11To set an amorous scene, forget about starched tablecloths and busy decor. "I love bare wooden surfaces topped with simple glass vases filled with garden clippings," says Reiley. "Sensuality is largely an animal instinct, so keep things natural and emphasize nature's beauty."
SHOP NOW: Bosphorus Bowls, from $29
NEXT ON GLO: Get Cozy at Home with These Wild Pieces
- Jennifer Aniston's stylist reveals all
- Remake these lavish floral displays at home
- The best news we've heard all week
- How to Raise a Confident Daughter
- 17 worst things to say in a wedding speech
- Glo's Latest Obsession: Bedtime Finds
- The hit songs and swimsuits of summer
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