Essentials of Accessorizing
Why Accessorize??
- It adds personality
- Quickest way to update a room
- Can change the mood of a room
- Brings everything together to make a room feel finished and complete
Arranging Art
- Remember-shape, color, THEME and size
- Should fill up the space about 2/3 or then it is too small
- What size and shape to select is dictated by size of furniture or space
- Follow the lines…is it vertical or horizontal?
- Symmetrical placement when equal parts on each side is safe and traditiona
- Layer items from front to back with smallest up front
- Asymmetrical placement is unequal side of center and this is more contemporar
- Layer art and move the color around shapes for better flow
Accessorizing Bookshelves
- Shelves do not need to be filled to look pretty -actually it’s 1/2 to 2/3 full that looks best
- Less is truly more in this case
- Mix books, artifacts, art, mirrors, plates, photos
- Let the shelves breathe a bit and bring items forward so you can see them
- The weight of each piece is important
- Your eye should not get stuck just in one spot, rather it should move throughout the shelves
- Mix it up, move it around, with shape, sizes, textures and colors
- I always try to color code the books and alternate placement -some vertical and some horizontal
- Front the books by bringing them to the edge
- Stack some books and place an artifact on top
- Intersperse with accessories, photos, mirrors and art