Hi again! Since I seem to be on the topic of decorating, I figured, why not put an article out there about "Shelf-scaping", i.e. the art of decorating a shelf.
Many of you might be familiar with the word "table-scaping", which involves decorating a coffee-table or a dinner table. Most of the time this is done through pretty dinnerware, flowers, glasses and trays to corral things. However, when it comes to open shelves, here are few tips to keep in mind:
1. ADD A PERSONAL TOUCH
This can be easily done with pictures, photographs and items that are meaningful to you.
2. BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS!
I cannot stress on this enough. Books add character to the space but make sure they are hardbound and have an eye-catching/ colorful cover.
3. MAKE IT PRACTICAL
Baskets are to shelves what trays are to coffee-tables. By adding rustic woven straw baskets to my shelf, I am able to hide clutter, art-work and communication that comes from my kids' school everyday. Nobody can tell what's inside!
Many of you might be familiar with the word "table-scaping", which involves decorating a coffee-table or a dinner table. Most of the time this is done through pretty dinnerware, flowers, glasses and trays to corral things. However, when it comes to open shelves, here are few tips to keep in mind:
1. ADD A PERSONAL TOUCH
This can be easily done with pictures, photographs and items that are meaningful to you.
2. BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS!
I cannot stress on this enough. Books add character to the space but make sure they are hardbound and have an eye-catching/ colorful cover.
3. MAKE IT PRACTICAL
Baskets are to shelves what trays are to coffee-tables. By adding rustic woven straw baskets to my shelf, I am able to hide clutter, art-work and communication that comes from my kids' school everyday. Nobody can tell what's inside!
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| SHELF-SCAPING! Parson's shelf and Rattan baskets from West Elm, Photo frames and framed photograph from Pottery Barn, Vintage-looking orange owl from Anthropologie. |
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