Wine is about more than just having a good time. In fact, wine can be about anything you want – luxury, class, tradition, heritage, worldliness. You can capitalize on whatever wine means to you by decorating your home with furniture designed to store wine.

We love Pulaski Barolo’s wine buffet and hutch (pictured), which would look wonderful in a kitchen, dining room, living room, or den. You don’t even have to keep wine in it – there are plenty of creative alternatives, from bottles of sparkling cider to rolled-up placemats and napkins.

If you want to show off your wine, though, more power to you! In addition to large wine buffets and cases, you can find tables and bookcases of all sizes with compartments for wine. This is a great way to sort of “sprinkle” wine about your house without overwhelming guests with too many bottles in one place.

In a perfect world, every room you encounter would be flooded with sunlight (or perhaps moonlight), offering a specular view of all things outdoors. Unfortunately, we live in the real world, which means some rooms are built without windows — particularly offices and bedrooms.

But before you quit your job and start browsing for new real estate, let’s explore some simple ways to decorate windowless spaces:

• Paint. Choose a light wall color to open your space and make up for all that absent sunshine.
• Lighting. For the brightest possible room, combine a center ceiling light with several lamps against the walls.
• Mirrors. Capitalize on the aforementioned light by reflecting it through one or more wall mirrors. These will also make your room feel bigger.
• Patterns. Opt for cheerful, bright fabrics to enliven your space. Patterns are great, but use them sparingly — otherwise your room will look cluttered.

Follow a similar light and bright color scheme for your furniture, and avoid crowding the space by choosing small pieces.

In home décor, family heirlooms and antique pieces are wonderful ways to add character and class to any room. Investing in a whole set of antique furnishings is beyond most homeowners’ budgets, but it’s possible to achieve the same effect with a couple of smart purchases and design decisions.

To begin, you only need one really great piece of furniture, which you can find online, at antique sales, or maybe even from a relative. This can be a loveseat, armoire, desk, whatever you want—just make sure you enjoy everything about it, from color and pattern to texture and shape.

From here, it’s time to flex your creative muscles. To best showcase your new antique, you want to echo its form, style, and materials in your selection of the room’s other pieces. For example, if your antique was a beautiful leather loveseat with dark wooden legs, you could echo the legs by purchasing a new bookcase of the same material and shade, or even by staining an item you already own.

Find a few more echoing pieces, and you’ll soon have a cozy, traditional room centered around a single antique item.