Rustic Furniture

Posted By admin on October 27, 2011

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Colorado Springs, CO – La Fuente Imports announces the addition of three new solid cherry lines to their exciting collection of rustic furniture. The choice of stains and the design of the new collections offer something for every decor. High-quality touches include 100% solid wood construction with no veneers, vibrant stains, a polyurethane finish, cedar-lined English dovetail drawers, and unique features like hidden compartments.

“Cherry furniture has a timeless appeal”, says Andy Fuentes, owner of La Fuente Imports. “We are pleased to be able to bring cherry furniture to our customers at an affordable price.”

The Cottage Cherry Furniture Collection for the bedroom and dining room is constructed of solid cherry wood with a beautiful grain, finished in a wheat color stain and protected by a polyurethane finish. The collection offers beautiful beds, dressers, dining tables, sideboards and beveled mirrors.

The Fergus Cherry Rustic Furniture Collection is made with an deep espresso stain. This collection includes a fabulous wine bar with a fold open top. The dressers, night stands and sideboards all feature English dovetail drawers with full-extension ball bearing glides, dust covers plus a cedar and felt lining.

The Heirloom Cherry dining and bedroom furniture collection offers a cognac stain and an elegant, classic design. These new collections round out La Fuente’s extensive selection of rustic furniture. La Fuente’s full line of rustic furniture includes traditional Mexican pine furniture, copper furniture, southwest furniture, cactus furniture, pine log furniture and cedar log furniture.

Sleigh Bed from the Heirloom Cherry Furniture Collection, available at lafuente.com.

About La Fuente Imports

Since 1997, La Fuente Imports has been the Internet’s top source for the finest in home furnishings, accessories, and artwork from south of the border. They are proud to provide a pleasant shopping experience by offering the most original items available from Mexico, Central and South America, all at very affordable prices. At La Fuente Imports they work directly with every artist and hand-select each piece to ensure the highest possible quality and variety for their customers. Visit their website at lafuente.com.

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Posted By admin on October 20, 2011

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In terms of combining traditional and contemporary designs, pine is the outstanding material used in furniture design. Though widely utilized across every room layout, the material is especially popular in kitchen design. This is primarily because the kitchen and dining area often captures the most intense natural light, and the tones of sunlight are complimentary to the light and earthy aesthetics of pine. It is therefore not surprising that pine kitchen furniture is among the best selling in the consumer market place.

Individual Pine Kitchen Furniture Components

The center piece of any kitchen layout is the table and chair set. Fortunately, most manufacturers produce pine kitchen tables and pine kitchen chairs with this in mind, with a diverse range of traditional and contemporary designs available for purchase. They also come in many different sizes from small to intermediate and large, meaning that there is a shape, size and aesthetic of pine table to suit any requirement. Even with particularly unusual room designs, many manufacturers provide customized tables to order, in any style or finish.

Round Texana Dining Table, available at lafuente.com.

In contemporary terms, the style shaker tables are prominent as the most popular. These are inspired by the classic Bohemian designs prominent in country and farmhouse kitchens, and their simplistic and linear design has been recreated to compliment contemporary room layout trends. These designs are made more impressive by the fact that they have remained practically untouched and unaltered since their initial conception centuries ago, and their sales presence in the market is expected to grow further over time.

Pine kitchen cabinets and units are available in different design styles, with single units, corner units and corner base units often used to produce an overall kitchen view. These units form and shape the perimeter of the kitchen area, and advancements in design have created individual and freestanding pieces of furniture to create extra space or extra storage, or to simply vary to shape of the kitchen and dining area.

Freestanding Pine Kitchen Furniture and Kitchen Islands

Freestanding kitchen furniture or islands are very popular in contemporary room design. Not only do they provide extra cupboard and storage space, but they also create a visual effect unique to a particular kitchen. Typical pieces of freestanding pine kitchen furniture include single or double unit cupboards, which are suitable for larger and more spacious kitchens. They can reside in the centre of the kitchen area or at the perimeter, depending on the requirements of the homeowner.

The advent of pine kitchen islands has served a dual purpose: to provide a subtle increase in the use of  pine furniture in the kitchen, and also to provide a storage space and functional kitchen surface. They can be included in a kitchen as mobile (so that they can moved to different areas of the kitchen depending on their application) or fixed and stationary for the requirements of simple items or condiment storage. Also available in different widths and heights, they provide a finishing touch to a pine kitchen furniture collection to maximize the brightness of natural light.

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Posted By admin on October 13, 2011

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Pine wood is an abundant natural resource and because it is so readily available, tends to cost less than other woods such as oak or mahogany. Because it is in high supply and is also sustainable as well, pine trees are not in danger of extinction and therefore, pine wood is an eco friendly material from which to create pine furniture. Some of those furnishings include everyday items such as desks, dining tables and chairs, kitchen cabinetry, benches, and rustic pine furniture to name a few. An interesting fact about pine is that the older the pine tree grows, the darker the wood it will yield and that no two trees will produce the same grain wood.

Since pine is a soft wood, as opposed to mahogany which is a hard wood, it is vulnerable to denting and scratching. However, on the upside, the soft grain of pine wood makes it excellent for carving and for designing intricate engravings. This attribute lends itself well to finely detailed pine bedroom furniture such as carvings in headboards, footboards and dressers. The soft wood of pine bedroom furniture necessitates that it be kiln dried to prevent it being warped when exposed to extreme temperature changes. To get the most life expectancy out of pine bedroom furniture, it should be waxed or coated with varnish to protect the surface.

Pine bedroom furniture is available in a diverse array of colors, textures and grains. Many manufacturers and furniture designers choose to stain pine. The technique is much like painting however the stain is much more water containing and comes in various shades of wood tones such as cherry wood or walnut. The stain is brushed on and then wiped off with a cloth leaving the desired shade behind. This process can be repeated to darken the shade as preferred. Pine bedroom furniture in a light stain are often chosen for southwestern, country or French country décor while deeper darker stains are more suited for traditional and modern décors.

Montana insert bed from the Pine Log Furniture Collection, available at lafuente.com.

When shopping for pine bedroom furniture, start your search online where the most diverse selection is offered at often the lowest prices available. Also, be sure to check for free or very low cost shipping offers. Most online and local furniture retailers offer free delivery and set up as well. Many local furniture retailers offer online purchasing so be sure to check their websites too.

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Posted By admin on October 7, 2011

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The popularity of wooden furniture has undergone a resurgence in recent times, largely due to the fact that its natural colors and tones are suitable with many modern, minimalist designs. Pine furniture is the prime example of this, as it is a material that can be easily complimented by a range of decorative techniques and accessories. Its compatibility with various styles and room designs mean that it retains a huge market demand amongst contemporary consumers.

Pine furniture gives a light and natural aesthetic that compliments clutter free rooms and settings, thanks to it earthy tones and design styles. It is also easy to maintain and restore, and it does not require repainting or replacing over time, as consistent cleaning perpetuates its appearance. This makes the furniture a cost effective option when compared to most other alternative furniture types and suites, and its simple yet rigid designs will often mean that they are unlikely to need to be replaced on a regular basis.

Pine Dining Furniture and Builds

The dining room and area is traditionally the best suited to host pine furniture. This is because the dining area, along with the sitting and lounge area, is usually the best conductor of natural light and radiance. These bursts of sunlight compliment the light shades of the pine, and create a completely bright, open and vibrant space to enjoy the preparation and the consumption of meals with family and friends.

Pine log dining room table, available at lafuente.com.

Most manufacturers build their pine dining furniture with tried and tested traditional methods. They utilize solid pieces of pine material melded with well versed joinery techniques, and are therefore sold as already constructed pine tables and chairs in most instances. The style of the build beautifully suit’s the end product, and the ethos of the whole range centers around solidity and rustic appeal. Pine dining tables are usually available with a set of complimentary chairs, and are often finished with a matt or gloss lacquer to add a touch of shine and sheen to their appearance.

Pine dining tables may also be finished in a colored paint, designed for slightly different and modern color schemes, but these will require more maintenance and are susceptible to the risk of scratches, grooves and blemishes tainting the legs and surface. Many contemporary tables are now designed and built as extending models, to give the consumer the option of utilizing a larger table area without compromising the dining room space. These slight yet significant alterations and innovations in design only add to the consumer demand for pine furniture.

Pine Dining Chairs and Value for Money

It is standard for pine dining chairs to be incorporated in a set with the table and other accessories. They can be purchased separately, however this is usually a more expensive and time consuming activity, and also makes it harder to source and combine complimentary furniture for your dining room. Purchasing a set ensures a complete match in terms of appearance and ambience, and maximizes the cost effective advantages of purchasing pine furniture.

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Posted By admin on October 3, 2011

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Fed up with having to make do and mend with your current bedroom furniture? Worried about getting value for money when buying replacement items? Well, it could be possible to replace your old furniture with pieces that will last you for years to come whilst still not spending much more than you would for hideous, fall-apart-as-soon-as-you-sit / sneeze or sleep-on-it flat pack furniture! How? With pine furniture of course!

Style

Deciding to buy pine bedroom furniture is a not a restriction in terms of style, the restriction’s only the type of wood. Pine furniture is available in many styles, from traditional ‘Shaker’ style, Scandinavian to Mexican furniture, so you can be sure of finding something you like. Additionally, depending on where you buy your items from, you may have a choice of finish too, for example a wax or varnish finish in a choice of stains, such as natural pine or honey pine to help you personalize the look of your furniture or create a theme to your room. Either way, all tones and finishes of pine are sure to add a sense of warmth and comfort to your boudoir!

Essential pieces

The obvious piece that you would probably expect to spend the most money on is your pine bed and by choosing a good quality bed and mattress, you can expect this bed to last you for years and really give back value for what you have spent. Do beware of what appear to be bargain pine beds. Many of these may be constructed from inferior quality wood, so do give any bed a thorough check over before purchase. For example, if the bed has slats, check each one – both topside and underside because, whilst knots in pine furniture can be attractive, in a weight-bearing slat it can offer a point of weakness which could split or crack under weight, so reject any bed that appears to have lots of knots in its weight-bearing parts.

Texana bedroom set, available at lafuente.com.

Storage value

Although all purchases should be essential items, it’s also important to get the maximum available storage from everything you buy. This could include buying a pine wardrobe with a shoe rack in the bottom or a sweater shelf above the rail or, if you want to buy a table or window seat, consider purchasing a pine chest, which has multiple uses such as seating, storage inside, plus a table top.

DIY finishing touches

If you want to ensure that your new pine furniture theme extends to the fixtures in your room, it’s not too difficult (nor actually too expensive) to modify wooden fixtures to match your new pieces. For example, a built-in closet can become a pine closet in just one weekend, by sanding down the doors and shelves and re-staining to the same finish as your new items. Specialist companies often offer “dipping” services, where they will strip your door through a chemical process and then return it to you, saving you the hard work!

Remember, if you buy quality finished items, pine furniture can last you for years so if it’s value for money you’re looking for, as well as a revamped boudoir, pine’s just the thing!

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Posted By admin on September 22, 2011

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Mexican pine furniture has a very distinctive design which incorporates a European style from Mexico’s former Spanish association and American Colonial and Mayan influences. All this combines to produce a distinctive and attractive range of wood furniture. Mexican furniture is also known as Southwestern or New Mexican furniture and can incorporate art deco and designer styles making it very contemporary and popular, this can mean the prices for Mexican furniture can be quite high for certain makes and styles.

Mexican pine furniture main features include thick and heavy pieces of pine combined with ornate carving and designs. Combined with either a rough or smooth finish depending on the style and type of furniture Mexican furniture can be expensive to buy, however if you buy real Mexican made pine furniture you can pick up pieces a lot cheaper than the Mexican style pieces made outside of Mexico.

Mexican carved furniture tends to have motifs of Native Americans or Mexican Mayan symbols such as starbursts and chevrons, birds and animals incorporated into its designs. Mexican pine furniture is one of the most popular designs in rustic pine furniture design and because of this it can be expensive depending on what makes, designs and styles you choose to have. Most people think of using this type of furniture in the living or dinning room however there are also great ranges of Mexican pine bedroom furniture and Mexican pine office furniture.

Mexican pine bedroom furniture is rather chunky in design and looks very sturdy and well built when in your bedroom, big chunky beds with carved head and foot boards. Pine dressers and vanity units to accompany the bed in either rustic or contemporary designs and night stands to go by the side of your bed. All with the Mexican styling and designs will make your bedroom look fantastic and then envy of your street. Mexican pine office furniture as with the bedroom furniture gives a great and expensive designer look to any office environment. Big chunky desks in a variety of different designs coupled with cabinets and bookcases in the same great design.

Mexican pine living room furniture normally consists of both sofas and chairs being a chunky wooden decorative frame with just cushions then over the top of the frame. The design and color of the cushions can be changed to suit your own needs and you can get different colors in the pine such as the natural pine color, dark stained pine and a medium stain pine color.

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Coffee tables can have glass panels inside the chunky frame or be all wood top. Display cabinets will also have nice engraving and lines in the true Mexican style.

You can even get doors in Mexican pine both internal and external doors made in a very thick carved style which makes a bold statement of design and natural resources. Mexican pine has increased in popularity and there are lots of places where you can buy Mexican pine furniture. There are lots of shops now stocking Mexican pine and lots of websites are now selling it as well, too get the best prices you will have to look around for what you want and compare the prices for the cheapest and best option.

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Posted By admin on September 14, 2011

by Jenne Joy | associatedcontent.com

Many people have mixed views of Mexico and the Mexican culture, but one thing’s for sure: their design style is one of a kind.

Color Palette

Decorating with the Mexican décor color palette creates a warm and inviting atmosphere. It can be used in nearly any room: the bathroom, a bedroom, the kitchen or even the living room. When you choose colors for the Mexican palate, think natural, desert shades. Colors such as warm sandy beiges, deep rusty browns, vibrant reds and purples are very popular. All of these are very common in Mexican style décor and the vibrant appeal adds extra “oomph” to any room.

You can paint the walls a warm sand color. Then, on the same walls you can create a stencil border using geometric patterns or you can paint a single, plain stripe horizontally across the top. You can also use chair rails and paint them a vivid red to add flair to your walls.

Flooring

Generally, carpet is non existent in Mexican style décor. You’re more likely to find tiled flooring, but wood flooring also suits the purpose. This particular home decorating scheme makes use of multiple rugs in varying shades or patterns. This helps warm the space from the ground up, both literally and figuratively speaking.

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Furniture

The Mexican style décor uses a lot of rustic furniture. The point is to use well loved, well lived in furniture pieces. Of course, you can spruce up the furniture and paint it a bright, basic color such as bright red, a beautiful shade of turquoise or a brilliant yellow sunflower. Never pass up the opportunity to add your own personal touch to the furniture. In addition to painting them solid colors, you can also add on your own personal stenciled borders or patterns. This should be about you and your choice of bold, bright colors.

Home Décor

Check out your local plant nursery to find plain clay pottery. You can leave the clay jars as is, or again you can paint them using your own personal paint colors and stencils. In addition to this, add a cactus or two – this will help you bring some nature inside. When picking out stencils think Aztec patterns and other geometric southwestern styled shapes, you can also use chili peppers or cacti!

When you’re looking for wall decorations, you can use woven rugs or other textiles and hang them. The possibilities are endless and you certainly don’t have to stick to the norm.

You can also create your own art using shadow boxes and uses rounded out stones or twigs and paint them brilliant colors – or leave them natural. If you don’t care to use twigs, rocks or other nature elements; try using various colored peppers. You can dry them and use them as décor – and they’ll smell wonderful too!

Keep in mind that Mexican styled décor is very similar to Southwestern décor and rustic décor, so you can blend pieces from the two together if desired. It’s all about your style and your color, so have fun with it.

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Posted By admin on September 7, 2011

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Pine furniture is known to be quite a flexible style of wood which makes it as one of the well-known material when it comes to producing different varieties of furniture – from bedroom furniture to garden fixtures. These furniture pieces constructed from pine wood may be in forms of kitchen tables and seats – both for inside your home and outside the house. They may also be curio cabinets, racks, bed frames and bedside tables. There isn’t a constraint to what home furniture can be created out of pine because of its unique resilience and overall flexibility. Pine-made furnishings can definitely contribute highlight to every dull home that you have it inside your homes. It can even liven up the surrounding making it a more relaxing and much more cozy space to anyone who goes inside your home.

Narrow bonnet top shelf with stars, available at lafuente.com.

When shopping pine furniture, it’s best to take a look at it first before having it final decision. Since home furniture crafted from pine are easily scratched or dented, always check out each and every fragment of home furniture for damages that will make your household furniture less durable.

There are many of home furniture outlets out sold in the market today that are selling household furniture that is built from pine timber. Due to its flexibility and the genuine class that it brings to a person’s space, pine-made furniture has been in demand.

You can examine on the net for a summary of household furniture stores that provide these kinds of furniture. They differ in dimensions, patterns, finishes and values. I propose that you look into these types of household furniture shops first before going ahead and choosing a piece of household furniture made of pine timber so that you would be able to compare prices. As I have previously mentioned, there are numerous home furniture stores that provide these particular furniture. So it’s automatic that they would also promote these pine-made at affordable fees. Be sure that even at a low cost, the reliability of the furniture that you will get will still match the home furniture that are offered at expensive rates. For those who who would wish to get on the internet for these designs of furniture that are pine-made, you can actually just go to a household furniture shop’s website. They would commonly present the products that they sell on their website together with the rates, shipment method – if needed, and the warrantees that come with it.

Although home furniture that is made out of pine lumber is thoroughly tested to be long lasting, there are still unavoidable instances where its elegance may wear out due to scrapes or fading. You can go ask a professional on how to restore and revive your furniture’s charm to make it look new. In that way, there’s no need for you to buy brand new home furniture which is pine-made, thus helping you save loads of money.

You can also do the restoration without help if you have the right materials and knowledge on how to do it. Make a investigation on how to proceed and what to avoid in order for you to understand what is the best for your pine-made furniture.

You could start to decide to purchase a piece of rustic pine furniture to put inside your house and experience the same satisfaction that others have received when they purchased their own pine-made furniture. This would certainly make you not regret it.

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Posted By admin on August 31, 2011

by Kyle Dudley | associatedcontent.com

Rustico furniture or rustic furniture is a type of furniture made of unfinished and distressed pine. It is usually imported from Mexico or other parts of Latin America. In addition to that, it has increased in popularity as the Southwestern look as gained momentum. While rustico is certainly on the rise in sales, it also has a tendency to be a high return item for stores. If you are interested in rustico furniture, then it is important for you to understand a little more about it so that you are sure not to be one of those returns.

Benefits

The attraction to rustico furniture generally comes from its unfinished and highly distressed looked. Because of it, the southwest look is enhanced. Additionally, the distressed nature of it makes for a piece that will always look “new” especially for homes that have pets or small children.

Additionally, rustico is very heavy and strong. Though it may be unfinished and have that old worn look, it is made of solid pine. This makes for strong rustic pine furniture that, if properly cared for, can last a long time.

Texana star coffee table with inlaid marble from the Rustic Pine Collection, available at lafuente.com.

Expectations

Part of what causes the high rate of returns on rustico furniture is a lack of understanding about it. Think of the furniture this way: it is guaranteed to split, crack, squeak, and creak. If you buy rustico, you have to know it will do these things if it doesn’t when you first get it.

To build on that, it is important to also understand the unique nature of the rustico furniture. It is unique in that each and every piece of rustico furniture is unique. That is because of the unfinished nature of the furniture; the cracks happen in varying places, the gaps open up between different planks, and you can bet that the piece you get will, for those reasons, be different from the one you saw on the show floor.

Keep in mind that anything with hinges will likely squeak loudly. This is due to the fact that the hinges are often intentionally rusted to create that old and distressed look to the furniture. There is really nothing you can do to prevent or fix this short of changing out the hinges. If you don’t want that effect, then rustico might not be right for you.

Care

Once you have your rustico furniture, it is important to care for it properly. Since it is unfinished furniture, you need to take special precautions to help it last.

For one, you need to oil the rustico furniture frequently. Using a furniture polish or oil every two to four weeks will help prevent the existing cracks from turning into broken pieces of furniture. If you live in a drier climate, though, you may need to oil the furniture even more often.

Additionally, rustico furniture needs to be kept clean. The enemy of nearly all furniture that you buy is any type of dust or dirt. Unclean furniture becomes weaker. Since rustico is already cracked and split, weakening it will only cause problems with which you are not going to want to have to deal.

Rustico furniture is incredibly versatile. If you are in the market for new furniture and like the look and feel of the southwest, then it is possible that rustico is right for you. However, if you want to avoid an unpleasant experience and the need to return your furniture just after getting it, then make sure you understand the nature of and care for rustico furniture.

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Posted By admin on August 24, 2011

by Barbara Raskauskas | associatedcontent.com

Part of the charm of country or rustic furniture decor is its worn, aged appearance. An old piece of furniture may be painted several times over generations of use. You can accomplish a worn appearance on new or old wood furniture using two shades of the same color of paint, like medium and dark brown. On the other hand, you could choose two different colors, like dark beige and blue as I did on a bench for my country-style bedroom. Imagine the first color choice as the paint or stain color when the furniture was new. The second color choice would mimic a paint job to cover up years of use.

What you need

Gather the supplies for this project. You need two colors of paint. Latex, a water-based paint, makes cleanup easier. To apply the paint, use a paintbrush or a paint roller designed for use on furniture. The roller diameter is very small. Fine grit sandpaper is needed to remove a small amount of the top paint color. I used 180-grit sandpaper for my project, a country style bench. Use newspapers or plastic to protect the floor while you work. A trash bag slit down one side and across the bottom creates a great drop cloth.

Barrotes bench, available at lafuente.com.

Preparation

Clean the furniture. This project works best on previously painted furniture or furniture lacking a glassy finish. If the piece has a glossy finish, use coarse sandpaper, 40 to 60 grit, to remove the gloss. My bench was initially painted burgundy with a slightly glossy finish so I needed to take off the gloss using coarse sandpaper. Vacuum the furniture and then wipe with a damp cloth. Allow time for the furniture to air dry, which should only take a few minutes.

Base color

Apply one to two coats of the base paint color. I painted my bench deep beige. Read the label on the paint container for dry-time between coats. After I applied the second coat, I let the paint dry overnight.

Top color

Apply the second coat of paint. I used blue as the top color paint. One coat should do, however, if you see color showing through from the base coat of paint, then apply a second coat of the top color paint. To ensure the paint is thoroughly dry, let the furniture piece set overnight or at least 12 hours.

Light sanding

Light sanding gives the piece a worn, rustic furniture look to fit in with country dcor. The objective is to lightly sand off the top color of paint in areas that would see the most contact from touching. A person’s legs, for example, would rub against the edge of a bench and overtime, rubbing wears off the paint. Therefore, I sanded the edge of my bench to remove a small amount of the top color of paint to allow the base color to show.

If you were painting a chair for country appearance, lightly sand off the top coat of paint on the front edge of seat. Sand lightly in the center top of the chair back (where someone might put their hand to pull the chair away from table to sit down) or sand the ends of the arms of the chair (where someone would place their hands to push up as they rise from the chair).

Think you took off too much of the top coat? No problem–just repaint it and give it time to dry before sanding again. The best part about painting furniture is that you can always change the color as your decorating tastes change.

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