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Accessories are what makes your house a home. It's a reflection of who you are and how you live. Nothing is worse than to fill a beautiful room just to "fill" it with stuff. It should be about the life of a person or family. When I pick accessories I never go into a store looking for a bowl, picture, vase, etc., instead I look for a piece that I love and find a way to work it into my space. If it doesn't work then I make it work somewhere else in my home. Some of my favorite pieces are ones that I've received from my mother, husband, family member or friend or one that I've purchased while on vacation. One of my favorites is a glass wine carafe and cordial set that I bought for my mom at a neighbor's garage sale when I was 8 or 9. They were from Germany and I thought the glass was so beautiful; goldish bronze in color. I think it cost me a whole $1.00! Many years later she gave it back to me, and I have kept it in my curio cabinet ever since. I still love it!
When you think about decorating a room, it's really not the first thousand or so that goes into the room, it's the finishing touches that pull it all together, and that's why accessories are so important. Sure, you can obsess with buying the perfect sofa or bed, but in the end it's a place to sit or sleep. Instead a beautiful slate box on a table or a crystal lamp next to a bed shows interest about that person and evokes interesting conversation as well.
Accessories can be a lot of things - artistic, classic, energetic, colorful, textured and so much more, but in the end it's up to you, and what you connect with for your home and family. And so, I've included a small sampling of some of the latest accessories that have arrived in the store. Many more will be arriving over the next couple weeks and I will continue to post new pictures so be sure to check back frequently.
I love helping customers pick out accessories, but what's more important is that they love them for their home!
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There has been a lot of positive news for Grande Trunke Home and I couldn't be happier. For those of you who receive the South Lyon Herald Newspaper, you may have read the article about Grande Trunke Home being awarded the Beautification Award by the SL Chamber of Commerce. What a surprise to me! My husband, Jerry and I were also invited to the awards banquet last Friday evening out at Tanglewood Golf course where all the other award recipients celebrated their successes.
Yesterday we also hung our South Lyon "People's Choice" Awards for Best Speciality Shop and Best Gift/Card Shop for 2008. Again, I cannot express enough my appreciation to the residents of South Lyon and the surrounding areas for their support of my store. It's so satisfying to know inside that I made the right decision for me personally; doing what I love to do, and for the community of South Lyon; giving residents a local place to shop when they need to pick up a small gift or home decor piece for their home. My objective is to always provide my customers with excellent customer service and the most unique products at reasonable prices.
Thank you South Lyon!
Following is the link to the article published in the April 24th edition of the South Lyon Herald if you did not have a chance to read it. You may have to paste this into a browser window.
http://www.hometownlife.com/apps/pbcs.d ... 6230721484
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