With Valentine's Day just around the corner, why not add a few sexy touches to your house?
These amorous accoutrements will help make your home look and feel like cupid stopped in for
a visit—without venturing into full-on love shack territory.
 In the Mood Lighting
Add a little romance to your dining room table with these glass Lumiere candleholders, complete with soft white or sexy red candles. ($3.95-$4.95, www.cb2.com) |
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 Elixir D'Amore
Imbibe in some wine and all the romance it brings using these rich Riedel Vinum Zinfandel wine glasses. Use all six in the set to entertain a group of friends or cheers with just two for a quiet night of wine-soaked togetherness.
($99, www.williams-sonoma.com) |
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 Heart Start
If your sweetheart's a grouch before his morning brew, this heart-shaped scoop will give him something to smile about. This handmade pewter scoop is adorned with an arrow's tail, so it looks like cupid shot his love-driven dart right into your coffee jar. ($20, www.uncommongoods.com) |
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 The Lather of Love
These flirty and functional miniature heart soaps are made from a traditional Thai formula. Each one lasts only a washing or two, so you won't have to worry about leaving your guest bathroom with out-of-season toiletries. ($9.95, www.wrapables.com) |
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 What is Love?
Every picture tells a story—and with this frame it's a love story indeed.
($89, www.potterybarn.com) |
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 Sexual Chocolate
What better way to heat things up, then to feed each other the ultimate edible aphrodisiac: fondue. This set has all the goods necessary for all your fondue faves, including chocolate, cheese or meat. Plus the Lazy Susan means easy access to a night of decadent fun.
($139.95, www.crateandbarrel.com) |
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 A Rose By Any Other Name
A dozen roses are so old fashioned. Go for a modern, sleek look by placing a single red rose in one of these long-neck beaker vases. ($3.95, www.cb2.com) |
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 What a Dish!
Trimmed in genuine gold, these polka dot plates will jazz up your Valentine's Day table—and are also multi-occasional that they can even make an effortless re-appearance later on in the year at Christmas or for New Year’s Eve.
($30-45, www.rosannainc.com) |
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 In Good Shape
Whether you're baking for your husband, kids or neighbors, use this adorable muffin tin to spread the love.
($9.95, www.wrapables.com) |
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 Velvet Fog
You'll never want to leave the luxury of your bed when you've adorned it with these linens. With hand-quilted velvet on one side and cool sateen on the other, this versatile bedding keeps you cozy in the winter, cool in the summer and hot, hot, hot all year 'round. ($219-$259, www.crateandbarrel.com) |
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 Ring of Fire
If food is the way to your Valentine's heart, these heart-shaped cooking rings are the golden key. Use them to make pancakes, cookies, omelets and more.
($4.95, www.patinastores.com) |
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 Tray Romantique
Serve breakfast in bed on this glossy square tray that double as a decorative side table or ottoman accoutrement.
($19, www.westelm.com) |
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 Kiss the Bucket
This darling decoupage tin basket fancies your bathroom (place rolled up hand towels in it for your guests) or your kitchen counter (use as a catch-all) with a sweet and sentimental nod to function. ($28, www.plumparty.com) |
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