It can be difficult to figure out new and exciting gift ideas for everyone on your holiday shopping list, so today John Elliott Interiors has a few helpful suggestions for you. No matter whether you are looking for a small gift for someone or something big and extravagant that will really knock their socks off, the best home interiors store at the Lake of the Ozarks is a wonderful place to shop.


Small Gifts
In this case, we're talking about presents that are small enough to actually wrap up and deliver to the recipient yourself. (Many furniture items are a little too big for that!) We carry an excellent selection of home decor to fit every style in our Lake of the Ozarks luxury furniture store. Our wall art selection is especially impressive, including hundreds of one-of-a-kind pieces. We also have lots of gorgeous statues to be beautifully displayed on coffee tables, mantles, or shelves.

We also carry a fantastic selection of area rugs and throw pillows to bring exquisite texture and color to any room. You'll find just about every type of lamp imaginable, and we also feature many lovely artificial plants to bring the look of the outdoors inside. 


Bigger Gifts
If a simple bow is enough for you to present a larger gift with, then you should take a look at the amazing luxury furniture we have to offer at John Elliott Interiors. Throughout our showroom, you will discover many interior decorating ideas for every room in the home. We have lots of impressive pieces to fill an office too. Even though we have most of our furniture paired in sets, each piece is available individually for sale. If you don't happen to see exactly what you have in mind, just ask us about it. We are happy to search for something that meets your size, color, and style needs.


Gifts to Really "WOW" Them 
For those people on your list that you truly want to treat extra special this year, consider redecorating an entire room for them! (This would be a wonderful "family" gift that you even get to enjoy yourself!) The thought doesn't have to overwhelm you because our interior design specialists at the Lake of the Ozarks will be there to help you every step of the way. You can find a few real-life examples on our website, but the very best way to discover the perfect interior design is to browse through the showroom in person and talk to our talented interior designers. That's a gift that will get to be enjoyed every day for a very long time!
 

Of course, if you are buying something from our Lake of the Ozarks furniture store for a person whose design style you aren't quite sure about, you can always pick up a gift certificate from John Elliott Interiors for them. That way you get to give them something very special for the holidays this year and they get to pick out exactly what they want, and everybody is happy!

If you happen to have a room in your home that is either sitting empty or slowly gathering all of the clutter that doesn't belong anywhere else, consider putting it to good use. With a little help from our Lake of the Ozarks luxury furniture store, you can turn that useless area into a wonderful place that you love spending time in. John Elliott Interiors has 5 excellent room ideas for you today that may be perfect for your home.

Library
Line the walls with bookshelves and place a few comfortable seating options around the room that you can enjoy curling up in to escape into a good book. A small desk in one corner is a nice addition. This is another room where proper lighting is important, but instead of dimming or blacking it out like in a home theater, you will want to open up the room to lots of natural light and a variety of different levels of lighting.

When you are ready to choose a dining room table, there are a few things to keep in mind to make sure that it is the right one for your particular needs. On one hand, it should be something you like the look of and adds to the beauty of your home, yet this is a piece of furniture that needs to serve a purpose in addition to looking great. In other words, you are searching for something that balances both form and function.


We have a wonderful selection of beautiful dining room furniture in our Lake of the Ozarks luxury furniture store. You will find a wide variety of styles to fit many different types of dining rooms. Even if it is not the main focal piece in your space, it will play a large part in setting the tone for the entire room The following tips will help you to choose the right one for the room you are designing.

Table Functionality
Thinking about how you will most often use your dining room table will narrow down the kind that you will be looking for. If you will be using it on a daily basis, you will want to make sure that it has a durable surface that won't damage easily. This is especially true if you will also be using the table for more than dining, like homework, crafts, and other family activities. On the other hand, if you are shopping for a formal dining room table that will mainly be used for special occasions, the look of the table may take precedence over the need for a surface that has to hold up to daily use. 


Table Size
As with the interior design of any room in your home, pay attention to the scale of the space. Large tables are good for grounding the space in a very large room, but you don't want the table to feel as if it is taking over the entire place.

As a rule of thumb, it is best to have at least 3 feet between the wall and the table so there is enough room for chairs to fit around it comfortably, and also to allow people to walk around it while diners are seated. Ideally, you should have approximately 24 inches for each place setting, or about 30 inches between chair centers, for plenty of elbow room. Allow about 12 inches between the top of the seat and the bottom of the table for enough leg room. If the chair has arms, you will want to leave 7 inches between them and the bottom of the table. 


Table Shape
The shape of your dining area will help to dictate the shape of the table that will best suit your needs. Rectangular tables can accommodate lots of guests, and they fit best in most dining rooms. Opting for an oval table in a narrow room still gives you lots of seating and the rounded edges can make it appear as if the table takes up less space. That shape also adds a design element that is pleasing to the eye.

Round tables make it easier for everyone seated to see each other, making for a better conversational flow. This shape works very well in smaller rooms. Square tables also have the same effect, and they look better in square rooms than a rectangular table does. You can find smaller tables that come with additional leaves, allowing you to increase the table size when you need more room for guests, but keep it small on a daily basis to better fit the scale of the room. 


When you come into our Lake of the Ozarks home furnishings store, don't be afraid to test out the pieces you are interested in. Sit down at the table and see how it feels to you for both comfort and stability. If you can imagine it in your dining room with your family and friends around it, it just may be the one you've been looking for. Visit us at John Elliott Interiors soon for all of your Lake of the Ozarks interior design needs.

The bedroom is the one room in the house that is all yours, and possibly a person that you share it with, but not for guests or the kids. It's a space where you can escape, relax, and be yourself. Your bedroom's interior design should be an expression of you, but when you're having trouble deciding exactly what you want to express, taking a look at current trends can get your creative juices flowing. Our Lake of the Ozarks home interiors store found a few popular trends to feature in today's blog that may be just the inspiration you need.   

Metallics
Add a bit of sparkle and shine to your bedroom with metallic touches here and there. Silver, gold, and bronze add light, glamour, and a touch of luxe to the room. Too many metallic accents can make a room feel cold, so a little bit goes a long way. Use small accents in different areas of the room or have one large focal piece of furniture in a shiny shade surrounded by colors and textures that warm it up.


A Mix of  Patterns
Adding pattern to an interior design is key to the overall look of a room, but in this case, we are talking about adding multiple patterns mixed together with each other. It gives your space a very trendy look and energetic feel. It's always best to aim for an odd number of different patterns and be sure to vary them in scale. Each one should match in color intensity, and go for contrast, such as mixing florals with plaids or stripes, not forgetting to mix in solids to keep the design from looking too busy. A good guideline to follow is the 60-30-10- rule, where the main pattern makes up about 60% of the design, followed by the next pattern at 30%, and an accent pattern for 10%.


Romantic Vibes
For a couple's bedroom, you may want a design that inspires romance. Deep, rich jewel tones are excellent for this. This year shades of raspberry pink, deep ruby red, and caramel have been very popular. Luxurious fabrics like faux fur or cashmere are wonderful elements to bring in for both texture and comfort. Go for lighting that can be dimmed, and of course, candles always bring about romance.


Go Green
The actual color green is considered the most restful color for the eye, and it has a calming effect, which is perfect for the room that you sleep in. You can also go "green" by bringing elements from nature into your design. This is a great idea for anyone that finds the outdoors relaxing, just as a bedroom should also be. Natural wood and florals are a fantastic addition, and bringing in live plants can purify the air in the room and many varieties are known to help relieve anxiety.


Pampered Pet Areas
Pet lovers often let their four-legged friends sleep with them at night, but this doesn't always lead to the most restful sleep. Designating a small section of your bedroom as your pet's own area gives you both the space you need for a good night's sleep while still keeping you close to each other. 


Those are just a few trends that we have seen, but there are lots of other fashionable ideas out there, and many more waiting to be imagined. The interior design team at our Lake of the Ozarks luxury furniture store are here to listen to what you have in mind for a room and then come up with a design that satisfies those wants and needs. Come in soon to John Elliott Interiors in Lake Ozarks and let the exquisite pieces in our showroom inspire you to imagine a house full of rooms you can fall in love with.

April is also known as Decorating Month, which is very exciting for us at John Elliott Interiors. The month was given this title in an effort to inspire people to focus on decorating the place where they live in a way that makes them happy, and also to stress that updating the look of the rooms in your home can be fun rather than a chore. Whether you decide to let our interior designers at the Lake of the Ozarks help you make over an entire room or you decide to take on a few small tasks yourself, the following tips should come in handy.


Switch Out Seasonal Decor
Each season has something about it that sets it apart, and you can showcase that through the home accents you display in each room. It's time to put away the heavy winter throws and bring out lighter, spring decorations. Every new season is a wonderful excuse to change things up a bit and give a room an entirely new look and feel.

Display a Prized Collection
Your favorite things can be used in a clever way to decorate a room. It's best to group a lot of pieces of a collection together in one area or two rather than dispersing them individually throughout the space. If your collection is large, you don't need to show it all off at once, but rather choose a few pieces to highlight and switch them out when you feel like it. Your collection of prized possessions are not only terrific for decorating, but they also work as fun conversation pieces.

Change the Room's Layout
An excellent way to quickly freshen up the look of any room is to rearrange the furniture. Switching out the positions of two chairs or simply moving the couch away from the wall is a small change, but it can make a big difference, making your old pieces feel fresh and new.


Create a Focal Point
Every room should have one piece of furniture or a design element, such as a fireplace or large window, that serves as a focal point. It brings your focus to a certain point in the room and gives you a wonderful starting point for designing the rest of the space. It is a good idea place your focal point where it can be seen easily when entering the room, feeling as if it is drawing you in.

Pay Attention to Scale
You may fall immediately in love with a large, gorgeous piece that looks incredible in our luxury furniture store at the Lake of the Ozarks, but if you are trying to place it into a small room, it probably won't give you the same feeling. The same goes for the opposite. Trying to display a small home decor item by itself in a large room will cause that piece to get overlooked and seem out of place. Make sure all of the pieces that you choose fit the size of the room you are decorating and that they work well with each other.

Add Something New
The very best way to make any space look brand new is to add something that truly is new to your home. We carry a fantastic selection of furniture, home accents, artwork, and much more, and the variety of styles that we feature make it easy to find something that will work perfectly with the pieces you already have. Whether it's a bold new rug, and fashionable side chair, or an entire set of furniture, you'll find something perfect at John Elliott Interiors.

Paint
Adding a new color to a space can change the look up nicely. You can go all out and paint every wall in the room, or simply paint an accent wall to add a little excitement. Adding color to the backs of open shelves is also a great way to shake things up a bit.


If you are insecure about taking on the project of redecorating on your own, the talented designers at our Lake of the Ozarks home interiors store are happy to step in and help you out. We have lots of exquisite ideas at John Elliott Interiors for every room in your home. Come in soon to talk a few of them over with us and see all of the wonderful things we have for you to decorate your home with.

When you are furnishing a room at the Lake of the Ozarks, style is a factor but the functionality is incredibly important. When you move on to choosing accessories for a room, that's where you can focus completely on the look of the items that you choose. Home accents are an excellent way to personalize a room. They can tell a story or highlight your interests and hobbies. John Elliott Interiors has a few tips to help you accessorize your home and create rooms that are all yours.


Pay Attention to Scale
Bigger pieces of furniture can handle a large accessory on them, but you don't want the accent piece to overwhelm what it is sitting upon. In a similar fashion, you don't want to place a couple of small objects alone on a large shelf because they will look lost and out of place. It is okay to have empty spaces here and there though so that you are not giving everyone too much to look at. This will add to the balance of the room.  

Use Color Creatively 
The accessories in a room can be used to bring out a dominant color that is already present, or they can instead enhance it with other complimentary colors or shades. If the room has a neutral palette, your home accents can be used to add a "pop" of color where there is none. Adding color to a room only with the accessories used makes it easy to switch them out when the mood strikes you, giving the room a fresh feel without an entire remodel. 


Use What You've Got
As we mentioned above, home accessories can highlight your interests or hobbies, or they can tell a story, like a trip you took or your family's history. Look around your home for things that you already possess. A seemingly regular object can be displayed in an artistic or interesting way to create an intriguing arrangement. We have many beautiful accent pieces in our Lake of the Ozarks luxury furniture store that will allow you to display some of your keepsakes in a decorative way.   

Group Items Together
Clusters of similar items make for a much more interesting display than if you were to take many like pieces and scatter them around the room. Each grouping should have a common thread that ties them together. It could be a texture or color scheme, or it could be a chance to showcase something that you collect. 


No Need For Symmetry 
You can achieve balance in a room without making everything in it too matchy-matchy. While symmetry is good for hanging wall art (although there are exceptions for arrangements that look excellent a bit off-kilter) your home accents will have a better flow if they are not completely symmetrical to each other. 

Use odd numbers of items when you group them, and have taller objects on one side of your mantel with shorter ones on the other. Instead of putting only books on a shelf, break up the monotony by adding home accents between books and even placed on top of a stack of books. 


Accessorizing the rooms in your home should be fun, so don't stress over it. When you find a piece that catches your eye, find a place for it. John Elliott Interiors is a fantastic place to find inspiration for the look and feel that you want your rooms to have. 

If you have more questions, our interior design experts at the Lake of the Ozarks are happy to offer advice. Let your personality shine through the home accent pieces you display and your rooms will have a friendly and inviting feeling for everyone that visits your home.  

Following trends can be a fun way to decorate your space, but if you follow them too strongly, you may look back in a few years and wish for an update. However, there are ways that you can take the trends of today and make the timeless for your home and style, which is exactly what the team at John Elliott Interiors intends to do. 2018 is filled with bold colors, luxurious textures, romantic accents, and natural materials. This is truly a timeless style, so with a little bit of tweaking to make it yours, you can find something that you will LOVE - at least until the next trend that sparks your interest hits the market!

Dramatic Colors

While white, gray, and beige walls have been all of the rage for many years now, you may start to notice “moody” wall colors in homes now. From dark grays to black and navy blends, you may start to notice that wall colors are getting darker. If you’ve always dreamt of using a dark color in your Lake of the Ozarks home, now is the time to be brave and do it! You’ll want to try it in a room that is flooded with light or maybe just on an accent wall. If you aren’t sure what shade would be perfect for your space, come speak with our decorators, they can help you choose the best and most dramatic shade.

Heart of Stone

The kitchen is the heart of the home, so they say, and if you pay attention to rising trends, you’ll notice that stone textures are making a grand entrance in this well-used room! One of the most unique ways you may see stone appear in a kitchen is on the sink. While stainless steel and ceramic sinks have been the most wanted, soapstone is starting to make a grand appearance. Plus, it also stands up well to most cleaners.

Geometric Shapes

You’ll be seeing the geometric shapes all over the home, from the tile in the bathroom to ceiling paper in fun colors. This is a very trendy design style, and something that you may want to change in the future, BUT, if you love it now, tear are ways you can incorporate it without doing an overhaul on your space. You can look for rugs with geometric shapes, pillow, or even tableware. If you still want to incorporate the shapes in a more permanent way, you can get the wallpaper to accent a wall. It’s not permanent but can still add a fun texture.

Luxurious Materials

While you may see more rustic materials on the market like concrete or sun bleached wood, you will also notice that velvet furniture and fringe accents are making an appearance in homes. While these may not be for everyone, you can also make use of the luxurious materials by adding more vintage brass accents and lighting fixtures can’t add the impeccable style.

Bold Colors

In an age where white and gray ruled the color palette, we are seeing BOLD color schemes hit the stage. If you’ve always dreamt of including a bright mustard yellow into your home, or a romantic blush pink, or bright, fiery red - you will be seeing a LOT of options now. These colors go from the furniture to the accents, and even wall colors, so don’t be afraid to let your favorite colors shine brightly.

Did you know that red furniture is all the rage this year??

Create Your Space

Your space is as unique as you are - that’s why we love to help you make it everything that it can be. Our decorators can help you narrow down your style, find pieces that match (while also using pieces you already have), to create a space that is as eclectic, elegant, unique, and luxurious as you are. Visit our newly remodeled website to learn more about what we can do to each of your spaces, and don’t forget to swing into our Lake of the Ozarks furniture showroom to see what we have available.

Interior decorating is a culmination of creating a space that you love, while also making sure that it functions properly. The space is generally filled with colors, patterns, styles, and pieces that all showcase what’s important to you and what you love. One of the best parts of re-decorating a Lake of the Ozarks home is using pieces that are there to make a statement. These unique pieces can be the artwork on your walls to the furniture that you choose. No matter what the statement is, we want to help you find just the right piece. While John Elliott Interiors is filled with beautiful and luxurious patterns and pieces, we also have a few really unique items that you aren’t going to find just anywhere! Check out these really unique pieces that we’ve had over the years, maybe it can get your inspiration flowing!

Safety First! 

If you thought that this chair and ottoman set looked like it was made from seatbelts, you would be right! This piece is SO unique, and we love when something especially cool comes into the showroom. The bright color, unique pattern, and practicality of this piece make it perfect for many different spaces. From an entertainment room, in-home theater, or teenagers room, there are plenty of spaces that could be made better by a piece like this.

The Bomber Dot Com

Does this piece look familiar to you? If you look close, it may remind you of a Bomber Jacket. That’s because it is! We love a fashionable piece of furniture that is really made from something other than what it started. If you’re looking for a unique piece for your home, you should start at our furniture store at the Lake of the Ozarks. This piece combines texture, color, and style to create something very unique and special. The smooth texture of the leather and the warmth of the fuzzy cushion can be perfect for a sitting room or study. The open framework makes it great for smaller rooms because it can help keep them feeling open. While the sleek metal frame is an ideal combination with the other warm materials that make up this incredibly fashionable piece.

Buckets of Laughs

This piece was featured in our showroom, and really made quite the statement. It’s unique in the fact that it’s made up of paint buckets! As a modern piece of wall art, it’s a great way to appreciate individual style, color, and texture. Sometimes unique pieces can be found in the most unlikely places, but we love when they show up around here! Sometimes our art is made from artisans around the country, while others are found right around the corner. If you’re looking for something that sparks joy and creativity - you’re certain to find it at our interiors store at the Lake of the Ozarks.

We’ve Got It All

From modern pieces to luxurious and richly fabricated designs, there’s a little bit of everything at our home design store in Missouri. John Elliott Interiors wants to help you create an interior for your life. Not just a design that is attractive, but something that can make the best use of space in your home. Every corner, cubby, and open space can be designed with unique pieces, wonderful textures, and beautiful designs to help make your space everything you’ve wanted a more. Visit our website to learn more about our showroom, and don’t forget to stop by and take a look!





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Are you experiencing some winter blues now that the Christmas tree is down? It can be an easy for your home to feel pretty empty after just a few weeks of it being filled with Christmas cheer. The New Year may bring excitement for what’s happening in the future, but we think the excitement should be in the here and now, too. If you want to add wintery home decor that isn’t too Christmassy, here are a few ideas.



Frosty Florals
There’s nothing quite like adding a bright, bold bloom to your home that brightens it up. You can still use them, even in the dead of winter, so we highly recommend choosing the biggest and the brightest to liven up the place. At John Elliott Interiors, we have the best supply of silk plants at the Lake of the Ozarks. Beautiful arrangements in vibrant colors are just way your home needs to break through the bland shades of winter. If you want to bring a little more of a wintery theme with the florals, you can set vases of icicles, and frosty branches around your home to add a glittery and icy style. You can also set out bowls of pine cones or use pine cone wreaths to bring that wintery feel without being strictly Christmas.

Create a Wintery Menagerie
In the spring you may decorate with pretty little songbirds and in the summer you may incorporate tropical fish or flamingos. So in the winter, it only makes sense to choose animals that have a winery feel. Owls, moose or deer can add the feel that you’re looking for. They don’t have to be replicas, just accents that give the feel. Antlers in your coffee table arrangement and a small silver owl lamp can be the perfect touches to reflect the season.



Seasonal Scents
While you may just think of updating the decor in your home, don’t forget to update the scent as well. In the summer you may want your home to smell like beach waves or a rose garden, in the fall you want it to smell like pumpkin pie and falling leaves, so in the winter you can incorporate warm musky scents, as well as some spicy ones, like cinnamon or ginger. If you want to infuse some energy into your home, use citrus scents. They may be more summery, but they aren’t just a seasonal scent and they can lift the mood if you are experiencing some seasonal affective disorder (SAD).

Light it Up
Don't just turn the lights on to make up for a dreary day, you can change out the lightbulbs to simulate a brighter, happier look. Blue and white lights are the closest to simulating the sunlight. Dawn simulator lights gradually get lighter over a period of 20 minutes to gradually wake you up similar to the sun (if it weren’t hiding behind the snow clouds).