Dress Up Your Design: Reinvigorate an Entryway

Each month, a lucky reader wins accessories from Etsy.com to complete a room. For July's winner, Melissa, designer Claire Watkins selects the accessories and shares why she chose them to update this too-traditional entryway.

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Chevron Pillow on HGTV Dress Up Your Design

Play With Patterns

"Selecting just one accent color allows me to add impact and frees me up to mix the patterns without them looking too busy," says Watkins. She recommends placing this chevron pillow on the couch with two of the ikat pillows, then placing the remaining one in the slipper chair.