I like to revitalize my love for a room by switching out the décor throughout the year. Decorating for the season gives the room a fresh look.
Mantles are the ideal place to begin:
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| Autumn |
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| Christmas |
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| Valentine’s Day |
But, if you don’t have a mantle, you can use any flat surface!
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| Side Table |
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| Pedestal |
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| Pie Safe Cabinet |
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| Built-in Bookshelf |
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| Recessed Window Seat |
Here are a few tips for creating successful vignettes:
1. Varied heights
Try to create a visual triangle. Have one tallest object, then a 2nd tallest and a shortest. I use books all the time to help elevate an object that might be at the same height as another object. Attractive wooden crates or boxes covered with cloth can work too.
2. Varied textures
Using a variety of textures creates visual interest. In the picture below I have a ceramic bird sitting on torn strips of newspaper in a plaster container on top of an embroidered linen and some books.
3. Color palette
Choosing a color palette of 3 colors or less is an easy way to create an appealing vignette. For my Valentine’s Day vignette I chose to work with primary red and white with some black.
4. Odd numbered groupings
Vignettes and small groupings tend to look better when you use an odd number of objects. For example, in the grouping below, I have assembled:
1. Birdhouse on a candlestick (visually they are one object)
2. Bird nest in pedestal (again visually counts as one)
3. Stack of books
4. Picture frame
5. Felted rose laying in front of the picture frame.
5. Varied Shapes and Scale
Vignettes work well if you can vary the shape and scale of your objects. Grouping many objects of the same size and shape will not give your eye enough to explore and study. Always take a step back from your vignette to make sure that your grouping has different shapes and sizes represented.
6. It’s Your Décor
This is the most important rule! Make sure you create something you like. Use your own objects. And if you love it, that is all that matters. It really doesn’t have to meet someone else’s criteria of perfection. I wrote a whole post on imperfect decorating HERE.
Happy Decorating and a Very Happy Valentine’s Day to you!
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| Did you spy Christmas cards in the background? I love them too much to take them down yet. |
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Oh these are all wonderful and gorgeous vignettes. You tips are so perfect. Something we all need to know. I hope you will link this post to Table Top Tuesdays. That's my party that's all about any kind of vignette anywhere. I will have Mr. Linky up Mon. evening. This would be so helpful to so many. Hugs, Marty
I LOVE all of your vignettes! So very pretty! You are one multi-talented lady! Angie xo
Impressive as always Pretty Handy Girl. So much can be learned from a girl like you. Thanks for sharing your talents with all of us out here in blogland.
Have a Great Valentine's day!
Blessings
Tonya
vignettes are lovely dear.Happy Valentines Day to you.
Sve mi se sviđa. Svaka vinjeta ima ono nešto što me odmah osvoji. Volim maštovite ljude i one koji imaju smisla za lijepo a to si sve ti.
Puno ljubavi na današnji dan.
Pozdrav
Hello, I’m poking around your blog today because of your guest poster, Jess. I love this post. You have some great tips–AND you have lots of cool old books! Love ‘em! Thanks for sharing.
Ohhh! I just love seeing all of the seasonal decor together in one post and how your home is transformed from one month to the other. Love it!
Laurie
Tip Junkie
Thanks so much for sharing your ideas! I love the texture tip. I also love the bird with the paper shreds! Genius! Too cute! Please, stop by sometime and say hello!
have a wonderufl week!!