You know a gracious home when you see it, perhaps on a charity house and garden tour or even in the pages of a home décor magazine – everything is perfectly placed and the attention to detail is evident no matter where you look. The bedrooms features beautiful toile and matelassé bedding rivaling that found in Colonial Williamsburg and the bathrooms are appointed with top quality brass bathroom and shower hardware – no detail is too insignificant and each and every item is chosen with care.

It might seem overwhelming to apply such attention to your own home but you’d be surprised to learn that you can achieve similar results without the help of a professional decorator and without the budget of a museum or historical attraction. The secret is to use the power of the internet to research and learn and to browse and buy the exactly perfect items for each and every room of your home. You might also be surprised to find that many of the homes you admire most are labors of love – the professional looking results are actually the work of a dedicated homeowner with a keen eye for design and a discerning palette.

Take a look online at the websites of the stores where you usually buy your bedding and bath items – you’ll be pleased to find the selection is far greater than what you see in the local outlet and that’s because they ship form a central location and can stock a much wider range of goods. You can browse and buy with confidence – after all, these are the sorts of places that will stand behind the goods they sell should there ever be any kind of a problem.