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Thursday, March 16th, 2017
Accessory Table from the FFDM Hyde Collection.
If you want to add a bit of flair to your current home design but do not know how to begin, then there are some tips on accessorizing your home that could make a world of difference. Here are some of them –
Display What You Love/Love What You Display
Begin by using objects that you truly enjoy or give you joy. Pick accessories that inspire you or ones that complement your existing design. You are likelier to feel happy with the end result if display your loved items to begin with.
Embrace a Theme
Accessories will help create a more exciting theme for your room. If you like to stage a marine design then you need to emphasize sea glass, shells and art works that show the beauty of beach life. For a more modern design, pick streamlined pieces that will jive with the contemporary furniture. Keep the theme in mind so you would achieve a balanced look.
Be Mindful of Symmetry
Speaking of balance, it is important that you be mindful of this when you are creating a formal design. Symmetry should be present in formal rooms and you can achieve this, for instance, by flanking a fireplace with matching chairs or settees. Or you can match items at both ends of the mantel. Be sure to pick art with the same scale on opposite walls.
A room with an informal design can make do with an asymmetrical accessory placement.
Size and Number Grouping
When you need to group various objects together, be sure to vary their height and size. This is applicable to framed photographs, candles, and apothecary jars. Mix the height and sizes so you add visual interest.
It is crucial that you remember to use odd numbers only when placing accessories as a group.
Impact Lighting
Lighting is also an easy way to add visual impact in a room. Pick lighting fixtures that would complement the style that you chose. If you want your home to look visually inviting, then be sure to blend different lighting from chandeliers to recessed lighting to wall sconces.
Maitland-Smith Accessories Green Waxstone Inlaid Sculpture 1000-550
Walls as Canvas
What could be a better way to beautify your home than to make the canvas (your walls) more appealing? Paint an accent wall, group framed photos, install decals or mount a ceiling to floor mirror. An alternative is to hang a group of mirrors. These options could provide the most eye-pleasing designs that your home needs.
Floors as the Second Canvas
As soon as you’re done with the walls, look down. There, you will find another blank canvas to accessorize. Area rugs are one of the best and most flexible elements to use on a bare floor. This can add texture and colors without even trying really hard.
Amazing Accessory in Family Photos
An entire wall can be covered with your family’s travel photos. If you don’t have those, then snap some great photos while your family is doing something spontaneous. Print these photos in black and white to create more drama. These new photos can be framed to sit on the shelves or they can be used as wall art.
Amazing Accessory in Large Pieces of Art
Art is something that a lot of people love. This is also something that can tell everyone about who you are. So go ahead and buy large pieces of art whether you would use painting to depict your personality or choose to display a bust, what matters is that you create an unforgettable impact through art.
Say It with Fresh Flowers
Flowers don’t have to be expensive for them to look great. On special occasions, you may display vases of fresh flowers to freshen up your home. These also have an added benefit of adding a nice scent so you’re hitting two birds with one stone there.
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Friday, June 17th, 2016
FFDM’s Candence Collection: The elements that pop in this photo are the accessories such as the lamps, colorful pillows, vases, ceramics, potted plant, framed photos, etc.
The look that could make or break any home all boils down to details. It is the addition of decorative objects that can make the space posh, dramatic, simple, cozy, or whatever you would want it to be. The right art pieces, for instance, will be able to tie all the design elements of an interior design.
While furniture and other larger pieces are the framed objects, the accessories could serve as the frame that will lure people into looking.
Decide Early On
Pick only the objects that you love. That cherished birthday gift can serve as a centerpiece of your design. The yardstick in which you are measured with regard to accessory arrangement is how visually enticing the space eventually becomes.
It is important to note that the room décor should have a natural flow. Also, the beholder’s attention should shift from one decorative piece to another. Your visitors’ attention should be drawn to a particular object not because it is ugly but because it is an essential piece that harmonizes with the rest of the elements.
Consider the designs, colors, textures and styles that would create the ambience that you originally planned.
Group ‘Em
Try to apply the rule of three. In interior design, these are creating interest, depth and rhythm. It helps to think that what they is the composition of elements that are placed there to draw people’s attention throughout the room. The eye should be able to recognize the shapes, patterns and colors that jive together.
Add symmetry and focal point. If not, be bold enough to –
Keep It Odd
If you want to use more than three objects at once, then do so. Have five or seven but always keep the number of the pieces odd so that better symmetry is achieved. This is also applicable when grouping. Again, be sure to keep an odd number for that unique asymmetry.
Know Your Space Requirements
Take note of spatial composition. This means you should assess how much available space you have and design it accordingly. Don’t just look horizontally, check also how the heights vary from tall to short and the sizes from small to large. All the irregularities should provide the needed interest and odd balance in groupings.
Just Be You
Even if it will involve experimentation, make sure that you put in objects that you prefer. Don’t pretend that you love modern design if your heart actually lies in traditional setups.
Learn the Technique of Showcasing
This technique can be used in centerpiece grouping. The grouping can be repeated throughout the living space. Go ahead and group non-related objects. Use a bowl or tray, for instance, to display different-colored candles. This should serve as the aspect that would tie the candles together.
Different decorative trays can serve both functional and decorative pieces. Use mirrored tray to highlight the flickering candle lights. Other trays like silver, wood, bamboo, copper, brass and hand-painted items may also be used. Display other object like floral arrangements, crystal vases, ceramic figurines, even perfume bottles.
Now how about bowls and baskets? These can also be used to display or showcase your collections such as books, seashells, and some knickknacks which you bought during your travels abroad.
FFDM Belvedere Collection: Didn’t your eyes go directly to these two wooden dogs?
Other Means to Display Objects
There are other means to highlight special accessories in your home. Rare objects can be placed inside vases, domes or jars. Have a display cabinet set up so that your valuable collections will get the attention that they actually desire.
Frames can hold special photographs, paintings can be grouped in galleries, and books in shelving units or bookcases.
Lastly, always consider design composition, sequencing, repetition, motif colors, rhythm, contrast, and balance texture when grouping objects.
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