MUST Have Versatile Furniture
Decorating Tips and Tricks
Bespoke FM
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🗓️ 20 October 2021
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
There are 5 versatile 'MUST HAVE' pieces that will work in most any room, in most any house. We're covering each item, why you need it, and where to buy it. Take a listen and let us know if we missed anything.
The first item we are covering today is an ottoman or bench.
Moneta Solid Wood Bench HERE
Cheetah print ottoman HERE
Storage bench Various fabrics HERE
The second item is a dresser.
Coffey 6 Drawer dresser HERE
Painted linen dresser HERE
The third MUST HAVE is a kitchen island.
Amelia Kitchen Island HERE
Marble kitchen island HERE
Next is the easily moved chair.
Madison Park Accent Chair HERE
Hamptons chair HERE
The last MUST HAVE furniture item is a small dining table.
Brookhurst Drop Leaf Dining Table HERE
DTT Defines term of the week is: CASE GOODS Listen in to hear the what & why of this design/decor term.
Kelly's crush - Garnet Hill Washable Wool blanket HERE
Anita's crush is her marina sauce recipe.
MARINARA SAUCE 1 cup olive oil 3/4 cup minced white onion 3/4 cup minced garlic (2 to 3 heads garlic) 1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste 4 (28-ounce) cans diced tomatoes 5 tablespoons sugar 3 1/2 tablespoons salt 1 cup fresh chopped basil or about 3 tablespoons dried 1 tablespoon black pepper
Heat oil in large pot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook until light brown. Add tomato paste and cook until dark red. Add tomatoes, sugar and salt; cook for an hour, stirring frequently. Add basil and pepper. Use immediately or cool and freeze for later use. Yield: 1 gallon.
Note: This recipe makes 1 gallon. You can always freeze half of it to enjoy later.
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| 0:00.0 | Are you flexible? |
| 0:09.4 | Hi, this is Anita Joyce here with Kelly Wilkins, and this is decorating tips and tricks. |
| 0:14.5 | Today's episode is must-have versatile furniture. |
| 0:19.0 | Well, and we're not just talking about being able to move it from one room to |
| 0:23.1 | another room in your house. You know, most people move every few years, maybe every five to seven |
| 0:28.6 | years. So at some point, you're probably going to be in another house. You're probably not going |
| 0:33.6 | to be in this house 10 years down the road. And so it's really important to have furniture |
| 0:38.3 | that's going to work in a new house. You don't want to have to replace a lot of furniture when you |
| 0:42.2 | move. I think this will really help you purchase furniture that is going to work in many different |
| 0:48.4 | ways. Flexible, as we said when we began. You ready to kick it off? Yeah, let's get going. So the first really |
| 0:55.4 | versatile piece of furniture is an ottoman or a bench. Both are wonderful pieces can serve a lot of |
| 1:03.4 | different purposes in a home. And as Anita said, are great items that you can move from home to home |
| 1:09.4 | with you. Can I make a confession here? Of course. |
| 1:12.7 | We love confessions. I think I have five in my house. Oh my gosh. Well, you had the Ottoman |
| 1:18.4 | coffee table for so long, but then you switched over. Well, I have an Ottoman in my bedroom, |
| 1:25.9 | and then there's, oh, no, it's even more than that. But anyway, and then there's a bench at the foot of my bed bedroom and then there's oh no it's even more than that but anyway and then there's |
| 1:29.2 | a bench at the foot of my bed and then there's an ottoman in my new sitting room that was evie's old |
| 1:34.4 | room there's a bench by the fireplace downstairs and oh i think i have an ottoman in my closet |
| 1:42.5 | i don't know and then i have a bench in the study. |
| 1:45.7 | There's probably more than that, but there's at least that much. Yeah, because they're so beautiful, |
| 1:51.2 | so useful. Do so many different things with them. We can just list them up, sitting, obviously, |
| 1:57.4 | coffee table, as Anita has done before. Foot rest. |
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