How To Decorate a Home With Crystal Accents

Introduction

Everyone like a bit of sparkle and decoration around the home, be it a special occasion such as a party, birthday, wedding, or an ordinary day. If you are looking to easily decorate your home crystal accents are the way to go.

Step 1

What are crystal accents? They are polymer crystals which absorb water and swell, creating shiny, sparkling large crystals in many different hues. To decorate your home crystal accents in colours that match the existing decoration can be used – there are also non-coloured crystals which look as pure as water and can be used in almost any setting to provide a mesmerizing effect.

Step 2

How to ready crystal accents? At home crystal accents can be readied by simply placing them in water. The purer the water is – distilled water will work best – the larger the crystals will grow in size. Add 2 tablespoons (one ounce packet) of Crystal Accents into a 1 gallon container of distilled water (or use 3 tablespoons of polymer into 1 gallon of tap water). Let the crystals sit and hydrate for three to four hours. If you are in a hurry to decorate your home crystal accents should be left to sit in hot water instead of cold. Drain excess water, and you will be left with crystals that shine and reflect the light. The shape will depend upon the type of home crystal accents you have pruchased.

Step 3

In case water evaporates from them home crystal accents can be nursed back to health simply by hydrating them again. If they get cloudy, you simply have to place them in water and they will be back to their beautiful form.

Step 4

Ideas for decorating with crystal accents: Though when it comes to decorating your home crystal accents should not be used with fresh cut roses or orchids, they can be used with all other fresh cut flowers, and of course, with artificial flowers whether they be made with silk, any other fabric, paper etc. You simply have to fill vases or shallow bowls or any other vessel of choice with crystal accents and then place the flowers in. You can choose crystal accents that match the colour of the flowers, or go for contrasts.

Step 5

Floating centrepieces: When decorating your home crystal accents can be used as breath-taking centrepieces. You only have to fill a glass bowl with the crystal accents (it would be even better to choose a glass that is of a stylish cut so that light is reflected in many ways, creating beautiful effects) and then add a few more embellishments, such as floating candles or little decorative pieces.

Tips

Adding colour to crystal accents: You can find crystal accents in a variety of shades, but if you need a custom colour, you can manage easily. You only have to buy colourless crystal accents and then add food colour to the water, leave them in to get hydrated. To wash away the colour, you only have to leave the crystals in hot water and rinse them gently.

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