8/16/2023 0 Comments Shelf decorations![]() ![]() Look at Emily Henderson’s perfectly styled shelves below. Frames layered in front of vases add interest. Stacked books make fantastic perches for meaningful objects. When you are styling each shelf, be sure to add a variety of balanced heights, layered textures, and groupings of objects. The dark blue wall complements the accents and really makes them pop! Young House Love used shades of blue, yellow, green and white to create these gorgeously styled shelves. In the picture below pops of yellow are combined with black and white on a ramie colored wall. Keeping everything on your shelves within the same color family will give them a “magazine-worthy” appearance. Principle 2: Use a Simple Color Palette & Color the Back WallĪll of the shelves pictured in this post are styled with a color palette using four or less colors. Do you see the “triangles”? They won’t all be perfect equilateral triangles, but you get the general idea of how to group and spread out your layers and colors. How about in this picture? Hint: Connect the blue dishes in an imaginary line, then try connecting the white dishes with an imaginary line, and lastly the green. Can you spot the visual triangles in the picture below? I placed objects in a way that just looked pleasing to me and typically pleasing=visual triangles :). Did I consciously think to myself, “How can I make visual triangles on these shelves?” No. The purple line shows the balance of the rattan and the green line show a loose triangle of silver objects. I have white objects balanced on each shelf in a triangle pattern. Triangles are eye pleasing and work well to balance out your “shelfscape”. ![]() There is a well known designer technique which involves creating a visual triangle in your styling. The picture below looks a bit weird, but stick with me on this one. Today, I’ll try and demystify shelf styling so that you can create shelves at home that are both functional and eye pleasing. Although there are no hard and fast rules for styling shelves, there are some helpful guidelines to follow. After my recent bathroom reveal and post on how to hang floating shelves, I received a few emails asking me how to decorate shelves. ![]()
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