marthastewart.com Sometimes just a simple, inexpensive detail can make a big impact and take your look from basic to custom in a matter of hours or even minutes. There are many items you can use to embellish, but in this post I'm just going to talk about ribbon.
In this dining room makeover at BHG.com they used ribbon to add this X pattern to chair cushions
and to add a decorative detail around the dining room table.
This is a great ottoman on it's own, but adding the pink ribbon gives it a custom look as well as a little more punch. Simple and inexpensive.
idealhomemagazine.co.uk I love the way Karen at Strictly Simple Style embellished her window treatments with this design based on a Greek key pattern, using wide black ribbon and iron-on fusible tape. For instructions, go here.
Here's another example of ribbon detail being added to window treatments. If you have white/neutral treatments adding ribbon that coordinates with your color scheme is a great way to tie them in.
houseandhome.com Photo Ted Yarwood
We saw yet another creative way to embellish ready-made window treatments with ribbon in this post.
There are so many ways you can use it to add pizzaz to accent pillows, and it also works great to add detail to bedspreads, shams and bedskirts.
Country Living Designer John Loecke/Photo Lucas Allen
In BHG.com's 3 Easy Slipcovers slideshow, they added black ribbon trim and rhinestones for a custom look.
Add a band of ribbon at the top and bottom of a lampshade to finish it off or completely cover it like they did at craftstylish. Instructions are on their site. The look would really vary depending on the type, size, and color of ribbon and also how many colors were used.
These homeowners painted a 6-inch-wide band of pink around the center of their daughters' bedroom wall, ran brown grosgrain ribbon (held up with white tacks) through the middle, and hot-glued lime green ribbon to the bottom edge.
Cottage Living via myhomeideas.com Photo Jeremy Samuelson The same homeowners added a variety of ribbon to this bulletin board to create some happy stripes.
Cottage Living via myhomeideas.com Photo Jeremy Samuelson
Wouldn't this be a fun bedskirt for a girl's bedroom? Again, a completely custom look by just adding ribbons to a ready-made white bedskirt. We also saw a fun ribbon window treatment for a girl's bedroom in this post.
I've seen ribbon added to both pictures frames and mats, but I don't have any examples to show you.
A simple vase spruce up which would also work great for candles.
Good Housekeeping Photo Monica Buck
And last, but certainly not least, I had to show you this amazing chair. It's completely upholstered in ribbon! Diana at Fine Diving sewed ribbon together to make a fabric of sorts. Complete tutorial on her site.
Have you added ribbon anywhere in your home, or do you have any other ideas for ways you could use it in home decor?
