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Butterfly art or feathered quills?

Tabletop globes or appetizer pick set?

Indian blankets or woven placemats?

Woodland-themed dinnerware or mushroom sculptures?

Gorge table or Dempsey & Carroll engraved note cards?

Cuffs of blackened steel or weathered copper?

Webbed chair and ottoman or rubber duckies?

ScandiPhone or stacking coffee cups?

Candlesticks or mega-link necklace?

Tic Tac Toe or Jacks?

Lobster pillow or serving tray?

Buttercup Rocker or Rock Crystal Wine Stopper?

Pineapple Sculpture or Ironic Door Mat?

Architecturally-inspired candles or signage numbers?

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This may not be the year to attempt a costly interior renovation, but perhaps you’d still like to add some architectural detail to your space without breaking the bank, a sweat, or a fingernail. Why not forego the overhaul and enhance your home with one of Niho Kozuru’s architecturally inspired candles instead? A Boston-based sculptor with work in major museums, including the DeCordova, Kozuru scours salvage yards and flea markets for fragments of antique turned-wood details like those found in traditional New England homes. Back in her South End studio, Kozuru strips the wood fragment of decades worth of paint before making a mold for her collection of hand-poured candles. The results are beeswax sculptures with names like Finial, Pendant, and Plinth, each covered with a subtle trompe l’oeil wood grain and topped with a wick. Best presented in a group of different shapes, Kozuru’s candles ($55–$115) are naturally aromatic and burn exceptionally clean and bright. While they might not increase the resale value of your home, these candles have surprisingly long burn times, with the largest illuminating for up to 450 hours. Now, can your fancy crown molding do that? Light up your life by picking up a few at www.nihokozuru.com/candles.

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Is the look of your house veering a bit too close to Early-American Boring for your sophisticated taste? For a quickie mid-century makeover, score a set of these signage numbers by celebrated architect Richard Neutra at Design Within Reach (519 Tremont Street, Boston, 617.451.7801). Designed in the 1930s, these numbers originally graced the exteriors of Neutra’s mid-century buildings, and now they’ve been reissued to add some retro grace to your space. While meant to be installed on the outside of your home, these numbers ($48 each) add a dose of striking décor indoors as well. Why not add two or three to a grouping of your favorite art, vintage or otherwise?

Concierge tray or paperweight?

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Much to the chagrin of tidy mothers everywhere, many of us seem to lack the neatness gene. Perhaps this ability to be organized is one of those inherited traits that prefers to sit back and skip a generation or three. Fortunately, there are myriad options available to the hopelessly cluttered. From paper clips to personal assistants, the means to an organized end are endless. If your budget for hired help is, well, nonexistent, why not try this stylish option: the concierge tray. Made of porcelain and available in glossy go-with-everything black or white, this sleek catch-all is divided into compartments designed to keep all your necessities in place. For those with serious organizational handicaps, each shallow section is patterned with a design showing exactly what should go where. Now even the most disorderly among us can follow the old adage “a place for everything and everything in its place.” So toss out that shoe box or chipped ashtray or whatever other change/cell phone/key ring receptacle that’s currently occupying space on your dresser and opt for something with a lot more style. Designed in Italy, this unassumingly chic tray ($40) works double duty as personal organizer and attractive room décor, satisfying both parts of the design principle: form follows function. Get it together by picking up one from Lekker (1317 Washington Street, Boston, 617.542.6464).

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If orderly is one of the last words you’d use to describe your desk and the mere thought of getting organized starts your head throbbing, then reach for a solution hefty enough to face any desktop challenge. Measuring 6.5 inches in diameter, this paperweight ($15) disguised as an oversized generic aspirin is guaranteed to keep wayward papers in their place or, at the very least, distract you from the clutter. While the chalky finish may start you reaching for a jumbo-size glass of water, this is one pill definitely not for swallowing — although it will likely cure aches and pains by mere symbolism alone. Get your prescription filled at Black Ink (101 Charles Street, Boston, 617.723.3883 or 5 Brattle Street, Cambridge, 617.497.1221)