3 Steps To Arranging Home

One of the biggest home decorating dilemmas is how to arrange your accessories, whether it be a bookcase, shelf, or tabletop. Here is a three step system that will transform your boring or cluttered spaces into charming vignettes! When arranging a space with accessories, one has to keep in mind 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 choose to display them. To keep an arrangement from putting the neighbors down for their afternoon nap, remember to keep a balance of harmony and contrast. Perhaps you could create harmony by repeating a square shape or the color purple, and then add contrast by sitting a smooth candlestick next to a rough basket.

Make sure that the items you are using fit into their new home scale. If you have small accessories you would like to display, try grouping them on a plate or a fabric covered box. You can give them height by perching them atop stacked books or baskets as well. Once you’ve chosen your objects for the space following the design principles above, it’s time to layer and soften now. Start with a bigger, taller piece slightly off center. 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, to bring in color, and to highlight certain 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 arrangement that seems too static. Even professional designers will occasionally be surprised by trying things in a new way!

The advice is given by a photographer who’s specialized in the art of kitchen design. In the past few years, he has formed his individual flair, especially in wedding photography. You are welcome to turn to him whenever you come across problems in photography.