shiny, happy decorating: sequins and more

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When A Great Full Day did a two-part post on sequin fashion, a bright, shiny lightbulb went on over my head. What could be more fun than some equally bright and shiny home decor to ring in the new year and keep the winter blahs at bay? Sequined home goods, however, turned out to be a little harder to find than you might imagine, so I broadened the category to “shiny.” If you have more ideas, please share them in comments. — Mary T.

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First stop, Apartment Therapy, where a gorgeous Morrocan wedding blanket is glittery without being tacky. AT points us to Maryam for purchase, between $300-500.

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If you want to inject some Hollywood Regency style without going over the top, this mirrored, upholstered ottoman would do nicely. It’s $369 from Everything Furniture. Horchow has a wide variety of mirrored furniture, such as the gorgeous chest of drawers above. We haven’t gotten tired of the mirrored trend yet, particularly the luxe yet modern look of these pieces.

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A little bit of shine can go a long way — sometimes a pillow is plenty. (Remember my tribute to Michael Jackson?) Here are a few more lovely selections from Etsy sellers anitanirma, TheHomeCentric, RawStudio, and lailak. CB2 has a fun take on sequins, too — the Peace Out pillow is just $19.95.

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How about a whole wall of shiny yet elegant style? You could try the silver textured metal wallpaper from DesignYourWall.com, or the creamy, silver luster of this Boreas wallpaper from Wallpaper from the 70s. Even Home Depot is getting in on the act with this Silver Asian Texture Wallpaper from the Wallpaper Company.

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For a shiny pendant lamp without resorting to a disco ball, the Magdelena Large Pendant Light by Terzani is on sale for $2,720 at Ylighting. However, that’s no doubt still out of reach for most of us, so a few KALLT star lights from IKEA, just $1.99 for a strand of ten, will add sparkle any time of year.

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To bring your own shine to the table, peruse Martha Stewart’s entire section of glitter projectsglittered candles, perhaps? Or stop by HGTV for a tutorial on making a sequin picture frame.

Of course, you could always choose to simply follow the sequin fashion guide at Great Full Day. That way, you’ll be the most eye-catching thing in the room! — Mary T.

I have purchased sequined dresses and tops from the salvation army, cut them up and used the fabric to make patch pillow cases, placemates, a skirt I paired with a long sleeved Old Navy T shirt and cuffs that I added to the tee- HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Loving that moroccan blanket. I’m normally not a fan of sequins, but I picked up some burgandy curtains at Pier1 that have a single line of gold sequins running halfway down each panel. They perfectly compliment the burgandy and gold sari hanging over my bed.

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Thanks so much for reading and for the mention! It was fun to see what that post + our tweets inspired …lovely decor options! I love all of your choices, especially that blanket.

Happy 2010!

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thank you for including my gray cushion cover with sequins… this is a lovely post.