Email the link
for this page to a friend!
Decorative Uses For the Scarves You Used to Wear
Scarves are still one of the most beautiful fabric pieces
available today. Their original use, as an accessory for an
outfit, has never gone out of style. We have worn them around
our neck, wrapped around our head and in the pockets of our
clothing.
I am finding that I really love decorating with them as well. You too?Feel free to
share your frugal scarf decorating ideas with me! And for great frugal decorating tips, get my free ezine.
How have I been decorating with my scarves? Here are some ideas you may want to consider:
1 - Sort them by colors, and size, and use all the same sized
ones, with complimentary colors to make a table runner, or
table cloth. You can assemble this with lose hand-stitched whip
stiches, that don't damage the scarf.
2 - Drape them over lampshades. I do this here with lamps that
have 40 watt bulbs. If you do this, be very sure you don't have
your scarf too close to your bulb or that you use a bulb of a
higher wattage than 40 watts.
3 - I have also used scarves to cover lifts that I use to raise
some items up in some of my tablescapes. For instance, loosely
cover an empty small box with a pretty scarf, set it on a table
and place a small figurine on the box. Then add two other items
to the display, nestled in the folds and drapes of the scarf.
4 - Create a new lamp by standing a thin lamp inside a vintage
handbag, then drape a scarf out of the handbag, with some
jewelry and a pair of glasses. I did this and I love it.
5 - I use some of my larger scarves as a drape over my wicker
chairs. They can be used as a "slipcover" for a chair seat,
using pins on the back of the cushion to secure the scarf in
place and not damage it.
6 - Use your scarves as dresser scarves.
7 - Frame them. If you do so between two pieces of acrylic, you
can hang them where they can be seen from both sides. A good
place to do this is over a table like a chandelier or in a
place where you want a small "room divider - something where
you want your eye to divide the room, but not have all the
space taken up by a true room divider.
8 - Use them as a curtain valance by just draping them over
your curtain rods.
9 - I have some draped over the edge of some of my display
shelves here. They add another element to the displays by
breaking up the straight lines of the shelf edges.
10 - Hang scarves topped with hats off a peg rack to make a
wall display.
Hopefully, you will find some of these ideas useful for that
collection of yours. I look at my scarves as pieces of art, and
like to display them accordingly.
For even more ideas, read my blog and ezine. I add ideas there often.
Tell your frugal friends!!
Is this a site you'd like to tell others about? If so, just copy and paste
the following code wherever you'd like on your website, and THANK YOU!:
P.S. In true frugal style, this website design cost $5.00. If you'd like to get a reasonably-priced site design of your own, visit here. P.S.S. Did you like this idea? Some of you have asked how
you could thank me for easy designs like this. Feel free to contribute to my raw
materials |
