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During the Atlanta Home Furnishings and Gift market this past July, I stopped by one of my favorite showrooms, Southern Accessories Today, to see one of my favorite wall decor lines, Paragon.

Paragon developes some of the most outstanding wall decor in the market and are always presenting new and creative images.

One of the ways that Paragon stays on top of their game is by partnering with some of the leading interior designers and artist in the county to develop exclusive pieces. Artist such as Candice Olson, Mark Abrams, Bobby Sikes, Vikki Mancil Weigel and Tim Burney.

One of my favorite collections from Paragon this show was the Tim Burney Shadow Box Art. The art pieces were created by combining vintage and antique papers and cards into a collage, within a shadow box frame. The texture and 3-dimensional layout made these piece really come to life.

Collage art has always appealed to me and is a great way to showcase pieces of your life, in an artist way.

Several weeks ago I spent a day at the Longest Yard Sale, which I wrote about here. During my treasure hunting, I purchased some antique letters, dating back to 1933. I don’t know who wrote the letters, but the beautiful handwriting on the old weathered paper appealed to me.

At the time I purchased the letters the Tim Burney collage art was in the back of my mind. I was so inspired by these pieces that I decided to make a shawdow box collage piece for myself.

This past weekend, I pulled out a few treasures and created this:

To create my collage art, I included a few vintage playing cards I picked up at Scott Antique market, old keys sent to me from my mom, a music page from The Oxford Book of Carols printed in 1948, a piece of fabric that I love, my vintage letter from The Longest Yard Sale, an old watch face, scraps of decorative art paper and a gold ampersand piece.

The shadow box frame was purchased at Home Goods for $15.99 and was lined with natural linen.

It was so much fun combining pieces of my past, treasures I’ve acquired recently and objects I love.

The next time you’re looking for a creative art piece for your walls, thinking about making your very own Collage Art piece.

I hope your week ahead is filled with lots of inspiration!

images via Paragon, ConfettiStyle

As a store owner, I get the opportunity to travel to trade shows and see the latest and greatest furniture, home decor and design trends on the market. Having just come off the Spring Trade Show circuit, I must say that I am over-joyed with the color and accessory trends that will be making their way to stores soon. Spring has always been about re-birth and renewal and I know you too will find great joy in all that’s new for Spring.

Here are a few of my favorite things.

I love the graphic impact of the lettering on this lamp. Wouldn’t this look great in a sunroom, game room or boys room?

The menswear fabrics used to upholster this chair give it such character and style. I’d love to see this chair in a library, surrounded by leather books, old world maps and antique silver trophy cups. How stately!

The feminine lines of this table are such a wonderful contrast to the rustic table top. In a foyer, this console table would provide a warm welcome to your guest.