Doable Decorating: The Art of Arranging
Gorgeous tables, shelves, and mantels are not just the province of professional stylists. Here’s how to stage stunning displays yourself, using stuff you have at home—without spending a cent.
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Mantel
Essentially an eye-level stage, it’s a prime protected spot for showing off a large treasure and indulging in artful maximalism.
Consider the view from a distance as well as close-up.
Art and architecture factor heavily with a mantel. Base your palette on the color of the fireplace facade. Choose a large piece to feature, but
make sure it’s open or light (like the circle sculpture, far left) so it can relate to hanging art without blocking it.
A themed collection, like ephemera from nature, makes a statement about what’s important to you and is tied together visually. Ceramic and glass
are a nice counterpoint to rough, gnarly sea pieces. Vary tall and squat, smooth and rough, flat and three-dimensional.
Leaning and layering pictures and post-cards creates a casual, unfussy quality, inviting investigation rather than scaring
people away.
To buy: Kobe Small Iron Ring sculpture, $390, arteriorshome.com for info.
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