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Sequined Pillow

An instant, dazzling way to dress up your sofa.Donna Karan Reflection Sequin Decorative Pillow, 12" x 12". $133. bloomingdales.com.

silver leafed sideboard

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Silverleaf

The vintage dining room sideboard in magazine editor Zim Loy's Kansas City, Missouri, house was a DIY project. She painted it white and silver-leafed the top. "Silver leaf is simple," she says, "It comes in little sheets that you apply to a glued surface. There's not a whole lot more to it than that."

crane and canopy gold sheets

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Make Your Bed With Gold Sheets

Add a little shine to your bed, like these gold embroidered sheets. Gold Scalloped Embroidered Sheet Set, $35-199. craneandcanopy.com

reflective fireplace

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Mirrored Fireplace

By refurbishing the mantel with mirror in a Summit, New Jersey, house, designer Kevin Isbell gave it "gloss and an unexpected element." Walls are Celery Salt by Benjamin Moore. Curtains, Duralee large floral.

metal kitchen paneling

Francesco Lagnese

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Glassy Knobs

The glass-and-nickel cabinet knobs are refined but also "have a little glitter" to them says designer Mick De Giulio about his design for the 2012 Kitchen of the Year. They work well with the hammered stainless-steel countertop. Sedona Maple cabinets in Dove White by KraftMaid. Walnut Countertop by Grothouse Lumber.

glitter cake knife

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Try a Glittery Cake Knife

Make it an occasion — celebrate dessert with a lot of sparkle. Glitter Cake Knife, $26 by Sabre. leifshop.com.

polished nickel dining table

Thomas Loof

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Brass

The burnt umber walls in a New York showhouse apartment become more dramatic at night, especially with brass details, such as the vintage Jens Quistgaard candlesticks for Dansk, from Antony Todd Home, and Jonathan Adler's Sputnik chandelier. It "reminds me of the shiny dangling earrings," designer Heather Moore says. Paint is Ralph Lauren's Cork.

metallic plate chargers

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Shimmery Charger

Metal artist Michael Aram sets a friendly, relaxed table that gets its sparkle from chargers with a silver rim. Chargers from bedbathandbeyond.com, plates are from michaelaram.com.

chevron bookcase

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Mixed Metals

Christina Murphy mixes gold and silver objects to great effect in a New York apartment's living room: "The key is to not have an even split — make one dominant." Objects are displayed on shelves that have a herringbone pattern hand-painted by Christopher Rollinson.

bright yellow stool

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Wallpapered Ceiling

In the kitchen of the same New York apartment designed by Murphy, a silvery wallpaper, Modern Nature Spherica by Schumacher, draws the eye upward. Modern Windsor stools are gathered around a Glassos stone-topped island. Walker Zanger tiles.

metallic paint

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Metallic Paint

A dramatic new look in paint, this kind lets you create metallic effects on furniture, accents, trim, even walls and ceilings. Molten Mettalics Paint, from $16. benjaminmoore.com.

salon style portrait wall

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Salon-Style Mirrors

In the stair hall of a landmark house in Jacksonville, Illinois, daylight bounces off a collection of mirrors. It's an easy trick for interior rooms that lack windows. "Mirrors are great because you double the size of the space. You want two chandeliers in a room instead of one? Put up a mirror," Annie Brahler says.