decorative

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Filled with eccentric decorative touches that mirrored Simmons’ vibrant public persona, the property features everything from staircase cherubs and boldly patterned wallpaper to curved French doors, terraced gardens, and a key-shaped swimming pool.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

More than 400 small manufacturing clusters here make glass items ranging from car headlamp covers and bangles to light shades, decorative items and chandeliers, feeding a domestic market worth over $200mn.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

In a trip in November 2013 to Vincenzo Caffarella, a decorative arts and antiques shop in London, £170,000 was allegedly spent on a "vast amount of property" including Venetian lamps and vases.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

In sports cars, rearview mirrors have been essentially decorative for some time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

I sat and tried to ignore my various bums and bruises, and when Mola returned I led her to the southwestern side of Mains where there were a trio of decorative chimneys.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss