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| Traditional Style | (ARA) - Without a doubt, traditional style remains at the top of the popularity charts in America’s home decorating. Inviting and gracious, traditional design evokes images of understated elegance and the grand style of the 18th and 19th century -- and the warmth and classical comfort many of us remember from our childhood homes.
If you equate “traditional” and “grand” with “old and stodgy,” it’s time to take another look. A definite and growing movement to bring traditional design into a fresher, more relaxed realm is well underway, while elegance and history still personify this style. 
Some tips on energizing this venerable decorating style include:
Choose Colors Wisely: Softer colors impart a more contemporary, relaxed approach to original traditional style.
Preferring a more formal traditional palette, select jewel tone colors with gold and silver accents.
Pair Old with New: Antiques and antique reproductions can be used together successful and are keys to achieving the best possible traditional look.
Mix and Match Fabrics and Textures: When selecting upholstery, accent and drapery fabrics, choose those that work well together, but do not necessarily match. Remember that upholstery fabrics should be able to withstand years of wear.
Accessorize, but Avoid Clutter: Today’s most successful and elegant traditional interiors, keep accessories to a minimum.
Try an Eclectic Take on Traditional: Every piece of furniture in a room does not have to suit a classic traditional vein. This is common today to find a fantastic traditional interior where something from a different genre -- even contemporary art -- is successfully utilized.
For the bedroom, Collector’s Cherry provides consumers with maximum versatility with several bed, chest and dresser options. As addition to a stately four-poster bed is a sleek sleigh bed accentuated with a high back to accommodate today’s thicker pillow-top mattresses.
A signature piece is the Susannah bed, a fully upholstered winged channel-back headboard available in 1,000 fabrics and -- for a surprisingly contemporary touch -- soft and supple leather.
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