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| 3 Steps To Arranging Home Decor Accessories |
One of the most significant home decorating dilemmas is arranging your accessories, whether a bookcase, shelf, or tabletop. Here is a three-step system that will transform your boring or cluttered spaces into charming vignettes!
Harmony and Contrast
When arranging a space with accessories, one has to remember that the most important thing to avoid here is boredom! This has a lot less to do with the objects you choose than how you display them. To keep an arrangement from putting the neighbors down for their afternoon nap, remember to keep a balance of harmony (things that feel like they go together, like similar colors or styles) and contrast (things that spice things up by being extra smooth against texture, round against straight line, et) You want a bit of both in your arrangement. Perhaps you could create harmony by repeating a square shape or purple and then adding contrast by sitting a smooth candlestick next to a rough basket.
Scale and Shape
Make sure that the items you are using fit into their new home's scale; you don't want one tiny paperweight on a large kitchen table, and you want to steer clear of using a substantial ceiling-high arrangement of flowers on a bit of end table. However, most people tend to use things that are too small for
their surroundings. If you have small accessories you would like to display but need to give them more oomph in the arrangement, try grouping them on a plate or a fabric-covered box. You can also give them height by perching them atop stacked books or baskets.
Layer and Soften
Once you've chosen your objects for the space following the design principles above, now it's time to layer and soften. Start with a larger, taller piece slightly off-center; this will be the defining piece in your arrangement. Now work to the outer edges in layers add a more elevated background layer, a middle-sized medium height layer, and your tiniest objects in the front. Keep the eye moving up and down as it purveys the arrangement from left to right for interest. Add some fabric or twisted ribbon to soften the edges of the shelf or table, bring in color, and highlight particular objects.
Above all, keep trying new combinations of items until you find an arrangement that works for you. Use things in unusual ways: Tuck flowers or a live plant into an account that seems too static. Even professional designers will occasionally be surprised by trying things in a new way! And remember, if your arrangement still looks cluttered and lost, chances are you are trying to display too much. Develop a prop box or closet where you can keep some of your treasures and switch them out a couple of times a year for a fresh new look without spending a dime!
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