| When it comes to home décor, where do | | | | • The technique of layering makes a |
| you get your inspiration? At one "inspired home" in | | | | warm and cozy atmosphere without spending a |
| Atlanta, the interior design comes from the pages | | | | fortune: This can be achieved with rich and |
| of top magazines, with furniture and accessories | | | | colorful throws, pillows, cushions and accessories. |
| demonstrating today's best thinking in home | | | | Committed to bringing its customers affordable |
| design trends. | | | | quality and stylish, contemporary casual |
| One of America's top interior designers, Patricia | | | | merchandise, Wal-Mart has the products to help |
| Crowl, decorated each room of the home with | | | | many homeowners achieve luxury style at a |
| products exclusively available at Wal-Mart | | | | reasonable price. By teaming up with the nation's |
| nationwide. | | | | top consumer magazines to showcase how |
| "We wanted to take the design expertise of each | | | | consumers can create new design ideas in their |
| magazine and show consumers how to apply it to | | | | own home, the company has created a show |
| their own homes," she says. "The house illustrates | | | | house that is beautiful yet practical, stylish yet |
| how to get the look of luxury at an affordable | | | | affordable. |
| price." | | | | The magazines that inspired the show house and |
| The show house also offers the latest new | | | | the rooms featured include: |
| trends in home décor this season: | | | | • Better Homes and Gardens, great room |
| • How to use everyday items in unusual | | | | and kitchen; |
| ways: For example, placing mirrors on a dining | | | | • Country Home, living room and dining |
| room table for ambiance and flair, and using | | | | room; |
| outdoor products such as a garden urn and patio | | | | • Traditional Home, outdoor entertaining |
| cushions as décor for the living room. | | | | area; |
| • Using a unified color scheme: The use of | | | | • Child, girl's and boy's bedrooms; |
| a single color palette with accent colors sets the | | | | • Parents, playroom; |
| tone for a calm room without being boring. This | | | | • Decorating magazine, a special interest |
| also makes a seamless transition from one room | | | | publication from Better Homes and Gardens, |
| to the next. | | | | master suite. |