Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Marble-lous Bookends


Do you have a lot of books - so many books that you don't know where to store them other than a cardboard box, simply due to lack of space or inspiration?

A great way to resolve this problem is to place your books on a shelf with bookends.  Book cases and shelves, with the help of bookends, are a wondrous way to perk up your luxurious home decor accent and avoid clutter. There are so many different types commercial bookends available these days. Many of them are crafted with details and come with themes to support and enhance your interior design and home decor. At the end of the day, they are a functional tools made to support and showcase the books you love.

Marble bookends are one of our best sellers. These luxurious marble bookends are a great way to create decorative focal points with your room and marble is, by far, one of the most beautiful metamorphic rocks out there. Indeed, they are beautiful and can make any room seem more luxurious or elegant within seconds.

A fun way to use these bookends are by stacking some of your books vertical and some horizontal. It's an interesting and amusing way to create some artsy displays. 

For those of you who are interested in marble decorative accents, please check out our selection by clicking here.

Pewter Tankards to Impress

Deutchsland Landmarks Pewter Beer Stein

Pewter tankard is a mug with a long history – first used by the Egyptians and later the Romans. They were more frequently used by the Europeans in the Middle Ages or, more commonly known as, the Medieval Period. Pewter is a metal alloy that some may consider cheap due to the fact that most of it is composed of tin. Occasionally, it can contain some silver, but usually the rest of the mix is just copper, antimony, and bismuth. It has a very low melting point, making it easy to craft into plates and tankards.

Pewter Tankard are an another version of a beer stein used to drink different types of beer, such as ale or lager. Although they are not as colorful, nevertheless they still have the same level of details craft into the mug. Tankards are still widely used across the world and have also become a collectible  World To Home has a incredible selection from the basics all the way to very fined detailed tankards.

Those of you who are interested in pewter tankards/beer steins, also do check out our different themed beer stein selection by clicking here. It definitely doesn't disappoint!

Monday, May 13, 2013

Colors in Action with Decorative Wall Mirrors


A decorative wall mirror is an amazing wall decor that can improve on the overall appearance of a room. In this day and age, mirrors come in all shapes, sizes, and colors so you're bound to find a one that fits into your unique home decor, regardless of the style of your interior design.  

There are many different types and styles of mirrors that can be used for interior home decoration. The mirror’s color can play a big role. Depending on the style/theme of the room, the color of the mirror can affect its surroundings. A mirror is presumed to add value to a room, to enhance it to make it more endearing and unforgettable to not just you, but the people who visit. Just make sure the color of the mirror fits in with the surrounding style and does not overwhelm the rest of your home decor.

World To Home has an assortment of different types of colored mirrors. Here are the top three different types of colored mirrors:


Just remember a mirror can also be used for its functional purpose and not just decorative. The purpose of a mirror consists of creating the illusion of a bigger room and making a r
oom feel much brighter.

Showcase Our Lovely Books with Animal Bookends


When we were young, we might have had the experience our parents reading to us right before we went to bed - if not, perhaps, for a reading log in grade school. As we got older, the extremely dry textbooks for the high school curriculum came into our lives and that unfortunate type of text followed us on-wards into college. It seems that a quarter of our life has always been – and shall remain so it seems - surrounded by books and if we continue reading and collecting, eventually we would have naturally amassed a library of books.As times move on, possibly, those dry textbooks of yore are replaced by books that become precious reading materials that we would like to keep and even pass onto the next generation. A great way to preserve these books is to set them on shelves with bookends. Not only would this look nice, but we also do it with style and definitely can spice up our home decor.

Wall Street Solid Brass Lacquered on Marble Bookends

There are many types of bookends and World To Home might just have a selection that may spark some interest to you!

A great place to start searching is animal bookends. Animal bookends are fantastic, because they can appeal to both kids and adults. Perhaps, your kids love animals and would like showcase his/her animal collection books. Maybe it's the other way around, and you love animals, either way they can be great gifts for your kids or yourself. 

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Mirror Mirror Home Decor Mirror!

Demarco Decorative Round Mirror

Mirror mirror on the wall, who has the best home decor mirrors of them all?

Why, of course, World To Home has some of the best mirrors you can possibly get! These home decoration mirrors comes in all different shapes and colors to match that lovely living quarters of yours.  What's so great about mirrors is that they come in different shapes and sizes; you do not always have to stick to the more plain traditional rectangular mirrors. We have small/large, oval, round, and many more different types. Nowadays, more and more often, you would see round mirrors hanging in the bath room for usage and decor. It's a great way to spruce up the room by changing from the old-fashion rectangle look to a little something unexpected, and kind of nautical. So, mix and match different shapes to get that extra edge and get away from boring. Explore and find one that fits your taste and makes that room of yours sparkle.

A word of advice, when you have limited spaces, mirrors are a great way to give you (and others!) the impression that the room is bigger.  

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Get Your Beer Stein for The Month of Oktoberfest!



It's never too late to start preparing for Oktoberfest, the festival of all beer festivals - especially if you're in Germany or plan to go there in the month of October! If you're in the States, well let just say it's just not the same and doesn't get as rambunctious. But, that doesn't mean for you to just completely forget about it. There still a handful of festivals and great deals at your favorite pub or local bar. So, let get your lederhosen and German beer stein and start your engine!

World To Home has a splendid selection of beer steins, from holiday themes to animal/wildlife steins. Of course, we have the more traditional looking Germany beer steins as well. These beer steins come in all shapes and sizes. Each one is crafted with astonishing detail and color. You're bound to find one that fits your personality.

Not into a whole lot of beer drinking? Perhaps you like collecting mugs! In a way, beer steins can be seen as what Germans call their mugs. Beer stein collecting is a fun and enjoyable hobby, designed for people who love drinking or just love collecting home decor accessories.

So start collecting so you can start displaying!