Choosing Home Decor for Your Wedding Registry

If you have a wedding coming up in the near future, consider where you may want to register now before everything else overwhelms you. Not only is setting up a registry fun, it is necessary so that your guests aren't stumped when it comes to buying you a gift. This article gives good advice on how to set up your registry.

Most people avoid buying home decor as wedding gifts, unless they know the couple very well--or unless it's something you registered for. Besides, many couples today live together before they are married, so their homes may already be completely furnished.

Are you working with a "blank slate," so to speak? This can be both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, you can decorate your home around a brand-new style, theme or color scheme. On the other hand, it can be very difficult to decide on home decor for your wedding registry. Need some help getting started?

Establish your style(s)

Are you more contemporary or traditional? Do you like bright colors, or more muted ones? Work with your future spouse to brainstorm your preferred decorating styles. Pore through magazines if you need to. Consider colors and elements that you like and dislike. Make a list to which you can refer as you register for wedding gifts for the home.

Envision each room

Now that you know your overall style, envision how you want each room to look. For example, your kitchen might have stainless steel and black appliances. Register for a microwave or toaster that works with that style. Choose a cherry-red mixer or daffodil dish towels that pop against your contemporary kitchen. Want a luxurious bathroom? Register for plush, white bath towels.

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Wedding Registry: 5 Registry Items to Splurge On

Here is a great article for brides planning their wedding from TheKnot.com. Setting up your wedding registry is a very important step because the gifts you receive will help prepare your new home together.

When choosing goods for your newlywed nest, everyday plates, stainless flatware, and small appliances are shoo-ins, but don't pass high-ticket items by because you think no one will buy them (guests can go in on gifts together), or that you'll never use them (think to the future). This is the time to upgrade the everyday versions of what you have, and also to get all the indulgences you need for special occasions (hosting Thanksgiving dinner four years from now.) So get that scanner ready for these five super-fine splurges:

Make a Sterling Choice

In our parents' time, sterling silver flatware was a fixed item on most wedding registries, and complete sets were passed down from one generation to the next. These days, couples tend to skip over sterling in favor of stainless, liking its lower price tag. But stainless will never hold the value, beauty, and heirloom quality of real silver. And it wears so well -- the more you use silver, the better it looks and the shinier the patina grows. Although it has to be hand-washed, the extra elbow grease is worth it for beautiful silver.

Work your china into your everyday dinners, as this top-quality tableware is meant for regular use.

Fine Dining

A lot of people shy away from fine dinnerware, thinking that usage once or twice a year doesn't make this fragile purchase worth it. But the truth is that porcelain and bone china are actually tougher and more durable than common stoneware. So don't save china for special occasions only, instead work it into your everyday dinners, as this top-quality tableware is meant for regular use.

Slice and Dice

High-quality knives are probably the single best investment you can make in your kitchen. Allowing you to prep meals faster, more easily, and more safely, you will immediately notice the impact of a quality knife on your cooking. Don't worry about getting the whole 23-knife set (although definitely do if you'll put them to good use).

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