Valentine Gifts For Your Home
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From the Las Cruces Sun News:
‘Home Is Where the Heart Art Is: Valentine Gifts for Your Home’
By S. Derrickson Moore / Sun-News reporter
Add romance without breaking the budget, maybe even using items you already have.
Kitchen: Red mugs, place mats, a tablecloth, heart-spangled oven mitts or dish towels.
Bedroom: Red or heart-shaped accent pillows, lace trimmed pillowcases, favorite Valentine’s Day cards in frames.
Bath: Fluffy red or burgundy bath sheets, wash cloths or hand towels with heart appliqués, heart-shaped bath mat.
All around the house: Red, pink and purple silk flower arrangements, red cinnamon or rose scented candles, paint a red accent wall or window trim, group floral prints in red frames.
The Sun News also has great Valentine’s Weekend ideas for couples, singles, friends, families, whomever!
LAS CRUCES – Art has a lot of heart in the Borderlands.
If you’re looking for a way to warm up your home for Valentine’s Day and maybe all year around, you live in just the right place.
As February For the Love of Art month continues, it’s prime time for hearts and art. A round of galleries, shops and markets in Las Cruces and Mesilla turned up a wealth of possibilities.
Folk art fans can add romance to their collections.
Casa Decor, 250 N. Telshor Blvd., has metal hearts in imaginative shape and colors, including some with wings and flames. One striking wall hanging has both, along with a heart-shaped mirror with shutters.
Galeria Azul on the Mesilla Plaza offers metal hands with red palm hearts and matching heart bracelets, just the thing to hang on her bedroom wall to let her know you’ll always want to hold her hand.
Both folk art emporiums have items that combine crosses, hearts and Guadalupe images for those who want to express the spiritual side of love on Feb. 14.
And when it comes to heirloom-worthy home heart art, consider Nambé on the Mesilla Plaza, where the offerings include gleaming metal “love plates” and a heart-shaped glass bowl perfect for contemporary or classic decor.
Cutting-edge Valentine’s Day treats at Lulu, 1800 Avenida de Mesilla, include Pop Art-inspired “Love” pillows. Or transform a white table setting with a few touches of red and one special centerpiece objet d’art, like Lulu’s feather trimmed “love shot glass” or a martini glass painted with lipstick prints and a frog prince ready for a smooch.
J.C. Krynitz of Lulu suggests borrowing some display ideas for sprucing up your own goodies: He ties red velvet ribbons around sculptures, vases and other home accessories for a romantic touch.
In a year when many couples are reportedly cutting back on Valentine’s Day spending, giving each other and the family a little heart art for the home might be the perfect solution: a gift that can linger on as a year-around reminder of the love you share.
S. Derrickson Moore can be reached at dmoore@lcsun-news.com, (575) 541-5450.
I hope you enjoyed reading these informative articles about Valentine’s Day activities and decorating ideas here in Las Cruces. On Friday, I will be posting about our latest update on the search for the perfect margarita, as well as giving you some ideas for romantic and delicious restaurants in the area for our special Valentine’s Weekend. Be sure to check back!
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February 27th, 2010 at 8:21 pm
Great concept, and thanks for taking the effort to publish it; really opened my eyes for some new perspectives that I hadn’t thought of before.