Arranging vignettes: Do you know your design letters?

<br /> <span style="font-size: small;">Are you challenged when it comes to arranging  accessories? Do you look at details in  decorating magazines and marvel at how everything  looks just right? Many people think the final touches are the most difficult part of home decor, but they don't have to be.  There are all kinds of tips and tricks of the trade.  </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;">One of the simplest design tips I can offer is the use  of  letter formations to organize interesting accessory vignettes. I'm calling on my background in visual art and floral arrangement to offer you this advice.  Other decorators may have different ways of describing their approach. </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;">The most useful letters for designing vignettes are ....  A, V,  O, C, L, and M.   </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;">Here goes...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>A</b></span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/89012/eclectic-bedroom-traditional-bedroom-san-francisco"><img alt="eclectic bedroom traditional bedroom bedroom vignette " border="0" height="640" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/89012_0_8-5274-traditional-bedroom.jpg" title=" Designing Home: Do you know your design letters?" width="499" /></a></div><span id="goog_1995808543"></span><span id="goog_1995808544"></span><br /><div style="color: #444444;"><small><a href="http://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designer/san-francisco" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;"></a> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/nicheinteriors/niche-interiors" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Niche Interiors</a></small></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;">This is a very tight <b>A </b>line of design.  The visual height is always through the middle and the base is wider, but the bottom width can vary.  My eye wants to see something slightly taller than the dish - a sphere  would be lovely here. Perhaps the owner is like me,  always looking for just the right object to finish a room.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/171277592048244829/" target="_blank"><br /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDS0Gr_65k3RnJ0l-WXb24r6unKvKnPcIxY0H3PNJzHM7aDWdICh4QBaMiaUwf6luE5Cc3sesvf9P_W_9sPU0TiCyTMZebWV_5ydRpj7iHqoufe8AK5CrQs4wrnk6M-tdkSKRtnfQzEbP/s1600/A+line+of+design+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="vignette, black and white, A line of design " border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDS0Gr_65k3RnJ0l-WXb24r6unKvKnPcIxY0H3PNJzHM7aDWdICh4QBaMiaUwf6luE5Cc3sesvf9P_W_9sPU0TiCyTMZebWV_5ydRpj7iHqoufe8AK5CrQs4wrnk6M-tdkSKRtnfQzEbP/s640/A+line+of+design+.jpg" title=" Designing Home: Do you know your design letters?" width="425" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/house-no-31-11876061/easter-decoration-2629313647/link=aHR0cCUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy5teWxpdmluZy5zZSUyRmJsb2dnJTJGaG91c2VubzMxJTNGYXJ0aWNsZUlkJTNEMjM2Ng=="><span style="font-size: xx-small;">source</span></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Another <b>A </b>with a tall vertical.  Because this is a monochromatic scheme the overall A shape is more evident. </span><span style="font-size: small;"> Are you noticing how the height is usually a piece of art?  It  could also be a sculpture, a mirror,  a  tall vase of twigs or flowers or photos hung on the wall.  The base can also  be much wider and the height much less than these examples. </span></div><div style="color: #444444;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>V </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOxaWLXIyUAQYPNO455iFL5OHzymhPWQlE-33pX-AxMvW_JvuqM6MufSTqKvuVsiC6B6IW8ndkkAjJsel8CG_moa9bL84m1PjFBiR-YJp1T0B6JcpGw3810AQl5e8Vu6TOfzoGgbsszhG/s1600/v+line+of+design+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="console table, vignette, V line of design " border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOxaWLXIyUAQYPNO455iFL5OHzymhPWQlE-33pX-AxMvW_JvuqM6MufSTqKvuVsiC6B6IW8ndkkAjJsel8CG_moa9bL84m1PjFBiR-YJp1T0B6JcpGw3810AQl5e8Vu6TOfzoGgbsszhG/s400/v+line+of+design+.jpg" title=" Designing Home: Do you know your design letters?" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/65544/Glenn-Gissler-Design-contemporary-entry-other-metro"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">source </span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">The reverse of A is V. </span>In a V the lowest point is usually in the middle of the arrangement.  Sometimes thinking about it as a check mark is helpful because one side is usually taller and one is shorter. <span style="font-size: small;"> A V line of design doesn't  have the height through the middle that an A line of design does. Sometimes only these two shapes are presented in vignette discussions, but there are so many more ways to think about it.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><small><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>C</b></span><br /><a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/virginie/cnw-production" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;"></a></small></div><br /><div style="color: #444444;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/69974/Quintessential-Dressing-Table-eclectic-bedroom-toronto" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Quintessential Dressing Table eclectic bedroom" border="0" height="640" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/69974_0_8-5029-eclectic-bedroom.jpg" title=" Designing Home: Do you know your design letters?" width="459" /></a></div></div><div style="color: #444444;"><small> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/lucidid/lucid-interior-design-inc" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Lucid Interior Design Inc.</a></small><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhapyCLs9zOTm3CbLDLG2c9KTe6QIL8Bm9nKnT6ktdMPCtbTlYkOzEUXF5ILZexAYt0oZHePuqRx_5Kdnjx6txFFvmWjfegtOnq2kSyC-0hm5mC-PDqREKamo2VT_wRDFHKA8Ghr30I2KO1/s1600/c+line+of+design+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="vignette, console table, C line of design " border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhapyCLs9zOTm3CbLDLG2c9KTe6QIL8Bm9nKnT6ktdMPCtbTlYkOzEUXF5ILZexAYt0oZHePuqRx_5Kdnjx6txFFvmWjfegtOnq2kSyC-0hm5mC-PDqREKamo2VT_wRDFHKA8Ghr30I2KO1/s640/c+line+of+design+.jpg" title=" Designing Home: Do you know your design letters?" width="490" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://keltainentalorannalla.blogspot.com.au/"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">source </span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"> You don't often find C lines of design and they are the most obvious when there's only one object banked by something that is circular as with the mirror and twigs.  Your eye just wants to make that sweep.  But sometimes it is the placement of objects that creates a C sweep with the largest object placed at the beginning of the C as in the photo above. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> o</b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/80063/Joni-Spear-Interior-Design-contemporary-dining-room-st-louis"><img alt="Joni Spear Interior Design contemporary dining room, vignette " border="0" height="512" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/80063_0_8-1555-contemporary-dining-room.jpg" title=" Designing Home: Do you know your design letters?" width="500" /></a></div></div><div style="color: #444444;"><small> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/jjoni257/joni-spear-interior-design" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Joni Spear Interior Design</a></small><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"> Some designers may argue this is a classic V formation but I would disagree because the mirror causes the eye to move in a circular fashion around the display.  The lamps are taken in with that sweep. </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><small> </small><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/75382/Wakefield-Residence-modern-living-room-boston"><img alt="Wakefield Residence modern living room, vignette, console table " border="0" height="648" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/75382_0_8-6287-modern-living-room.jpg" title=" Designing Home: Do you know your design letters?" width="484" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><small> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/rlreider/rachel-reider-interiors" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Rachel Reider Interiors</a></small><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"> Another  symmetrical O line of design.  The base is set so broadly that your eye just wants to do the circular movement around the objects. The three rounded shapes  add to the circular movement.  </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuABKhmGL05lmW16qD3VzhUtVkAkwXmtBtnyg1vLDVixMhzr69yLTWBoOGlpeHQN7lnvbWvSrSCQ4DPggiLNUNOyJMZv-qhy-SmXRhRIiExMqXYhC8q78Ywsmnk-TJKRpt9aWqqeq00F4C/s1600/O+line+of+design+starburst+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="vignette, starburst mirror, o line of design " border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuABKhmGL05lmW16qD3VzhUtVkAkwXmtBtnyg1vLDVixMhzr69yLTWBoOGlpeHQN7lnvbWvSrSCQ4DPggiLNUNOyJMZv-qhy-SmXRhRIiExMqXYhC8q78Ywsmnk-TJKRpt9aWqqeq00F4C/s640/O+line+of+design+starburst+.jpg" title=" Designing Home: Do you know your design letters?" width="438" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;">Another very strong O line of design.  It is even more obvious when you have a narrow base. </span><br /><small><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></small><br /><br /><small><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>L </b></span></small><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/48831/Metal-decor-modern-living-room-other-metros"><img alt="Metal decor modern living room, console table vignette " border="0" height="500" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/48831_0_8-8259-modern-living-room.jpg" title=" Designing Home: Do you know your design letters?" width="500" /></a><b> </b></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">  <a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/virginie/cnw-production" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">CNW PRODUCTION</a></span><br /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/211659/Urrutia-Design-contemporary--san-francisco"><img alt="Urrutia Design contemporary , console table " border="0" height="360" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/211659_0_8-6107-contemporary-.jpg" title=" Designing Home: Do you know your design letters?" width="500" /></a></div></div><div style="color: #444444;"><small><a href="http://www.houzz.com/professionals/design-build/san-francisco" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;"></a> <a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/jasonurrutia/urrutia-design" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;">Urrutia Design</a></small><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/48831/Metal-decor-modern-living-room-other-metros"><br /></a><span style="font-size: small;">The requirement for an <b>L </b>line of design is a very tall object placed on the edge of the design with a broad base.  Of course you can also reverse the L.  If the hurricanes were taller I would call the  vignette above a V.  </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/virginie/cnw-production" style="color: #444444; text-decoration: none;"></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>M</b></span><br /><br /><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcw4je6FK8SvLOgKLyCYpMmMhKXOPBo-pw_R3ZQFLxZgNAREHmefFKcW4Cd7XH9oYHm5vufIJDDTA21Jgw_LuxY9QmxKcIzhpUzHyW2owmdXFaSJTh1B1rZbYk6NQ_UzZxq6APmkOdF9h-/s1600/M+line+of+design+with+vases+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="black vases, console table " border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcw4je6FK8SvLOgKLyCYpMmMhKXOPBo-pw_R3ZQFLxZgNAREHmefFKcW4Cd7XH9oYHm5vufIJDDTA21Jgw_LuxY9QmxKcIzhpUzHyW2owmdXFaSJTh1B1rZbYk6NQ_UzZxq6APmkOdF9h-/s640/M+line+of+design+with+vases+.jpg" title=" Designing Home: Do you know your design letters?" width="480" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.missmoss.co.za/2014/06/13/moving-mountains-2/?utm_source=feedly&utm_reader=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moving-mountains-2"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">source </span></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><br /></div></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">You don't often see the <b>M</b> line of design used, but it works well when you are displaying collections where you have several heights</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">with</span><b style="font-size: medium;"> </b><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">dips in the middle and you start with shorter objects on the ends.  </span></div><div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="color: #76838b;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><b>W </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFCZcmrYpdNi2ukqGqJe7jtT6CAtIkZWqi5dYaCiiqbsVCeWKVLAa984pmCs5tvw1udyoiVyL1aRp1L0XB8JfX4BokbjbBRgZppji3gXH7TmkHB4TgueS8wA-YmpeVs8UewFN_u1e0Biw/s1600/W+line+of+design+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="traditional mantle vignette " border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFCZcmrYpdNi2ukqGqJe7jtT6CAtIkZWqi5dYaCiiqbsVCeWKVLAa984pmCs5tvw1udyoiVyL1aRp1L0XB8JfX4BokbjbBRgZppji3gXH7TmkHB4TgueS8wA-YmpeVs8UewFN_u1e0Biw/s640/W+line+of+design+.jpg" title=" Designing Home: Do you know your design letters?" width="516" /></a></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="color: #76838b;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">source </span></span></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #76838b; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBuML8rYotbawYS2wdvhpi6JPR212l9xnjRmJfnDD5QoGABlUrMczir0BrrQ41N6mRS9BQywhO2whlnjOWmD0McReyZ0-VKWyiR5Ruvqv9rMU2ThtIHknRf1IHbr9nGLIcrjgjBcfLVF4/s1600/blue-lamps-on-console-honeywerehome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="console table vignette blue lamps " border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBuML8rYotbawYS2wdvhpi6JPR212l9xnjRmJfnDD5QoGABlUrMczir0BrrQ41N6mRS9BQywhO2whlnjOWmD0McReyZ0-VKWyiR5Ruvqv9rMU2ThtIHknRf1IHbr9nGLIcrjgjBcfLVF4/s640/blue-lamps-on-console-honeywerehome.jpg" title=" Designing Home: Do you know your design letters?" width="450" /></a></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">If the shorter objects are on either end it is an M, but when you start with taller objects on the ends and it is also high in the middle  it moves into a </span><b style="color: black; font-size: medium;">W.  </b></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><b>What line of design do these vignettes follow? </b></span></span></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><b>1.</b></span></span></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2i3iS4ycWeiFZ5KFa4fJN1eRkPSmfMP0kWluiHdm97ZynIDAR6PM85KYHCK59NN56u5MJtHsS3uJICbwGIhIQ9wuCGNsNupvCzmDGeOPVFBUBwwHvIK63KPDfwC5R0-oeDdf28DB9gzg/s1600/177962622744862079_g0vwkOkn_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2i3iS4ycWeiFZ5KFa4fJN1eRkPSmfMP0kWluiHdm97ZynIDAR6PM85KYHCK59NN56u5MJtHsS3uJICbwGIhIQ9wuCGNsNupvCzmDGeOPVFBUBwwHvIK63KPDfwC5R0-oeDdf28DB9gzg/s400/177962622744862079_g0vwkOkn_b.jpg" width="325" /></a></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; 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font-size: 10px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #76838b; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>3.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #76838b; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsrA0jwN4KKTd6rQPmU-ubjDnXYoGn4ej4IUDNiJwBAatHTT-rQBJzDb39NM7a3rDy05dzS37m-SBZ9Mh9ScqG7aFLYXtayb9o95sUv5B5txK46g15e430kK3oHTAnzU3hL23i0HCHJZUd/s1600/+c+line+of+design+with+mirror+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsrA0jwN4KKTd6rQPmU-ubjDnXYoGn4ej4IUDNiJwBAatHTT-rQBJzDb39NM7a3rDy05dzS37m-SBZ9Mh9ScqG7aFLYXtayb9o95sUv5B5txK46g15e430kK3oHTAnzU3hL23i0HCHJZUd/s400/+c+line+of+design+with+mirror+.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #76838b; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://dishfunctionaldesigns.blogspot.ca/2012/01/vintage-library-card-catalogs.html">Source </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1.This is  an A because of the wide base and the tall height through the middle. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2.  Whenever you see a  lot of objects of similar heights spread out and starting and ending with a shorter object it is an M.  The more objects there are it can turn into a long zig zag of Ms. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3.  Oh so tricky.  Without the curved object to the right it would be an O line of design, but your eye stops on it making it  a C. </div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><b> </b></span></span></div></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><br />  </div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">And there you have it.   Keep your eyes open when you see arrangements and observe the  lines of design  used. Then start arranging! </span><br /><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><br /></div></div>

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Thoughts on decorating coffee tables

Now you may be surprised  to discover that some people  (especially decorators) put a lot of thought into turning a coffee table into a work of art!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUINHTGFXzFuv10rsiMDQAtO3Mvd6ZYXCZSDUKEK3f1alR8Wpm41XeNRoGM4Pw8mDf4jDAPRXc2MZ8ZsmiIFmT-47ERJANsxjIhJgmLZayBymW15X8zZcDKTq8zESFGDFQiCK30KjvjXDU/s1600/e42b50223c6fe96350ac8a29109b9a24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUINHTGFXzFuv10rsiMDQAtO3Mvd6ZYXCZSDUKEK3f1alR8Wpm41XeNRoGM4Pw8mDf4jDAPRXc2MZ8ZsmiIFmT-47ERJANsxjIhJgmLZayBymW15X8zZcDKTq8zESFGDFQiCK30KjvjXDU/s400/e42b50223c6fe96350ac8a29109b9a24.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://hisugarplum.blogspot.ca/2013/10/how-to-style-coffee-tables-1-table-6.html"> source</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEias4WQQ0EnGbWh8CB1ZkZKEwPfCGnvMKH-m4D86ctWrc7BUHNCpBoyeYcpOyOKnxitp17REuKS5Euq0L-8lVaLTwPTUakhOCBt50xZIk00P4_zQYd1BGbbIBgTbdX-rAQOvRf9pIovPEqz/s1600/ccef8c13451b78edc8570363e9a732a3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEias4WQQ0EnGbWh8CB1ZkZKEwPfCGnvMKH-m4D86ctWrc7BUHNCpBoyeYcpOyOKnxitp17REuKS5Euq0L-8lVaLTwPTUakhOCBt50xZIk00P4_zQYd1BGbbIBgTbdX-rAQOvRf9pIovPEqz/s400/ccef8c13451b78edc8570363e9a732a3.jpg" width="323" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://stinemos.blogspot.no/">source </a></div><br />   I frequently admire the sometimes over the top arrangements (vignettes or tablescapes to decorators) found in many decorating magazines and online portfolios, but they rarely seem practical to me.  First and foremost, a coffee table is a functional item that provides a place to lay  drinks, nibbles etc., but  I do agree that it is a flat expansive surface that calls out for some adornment.   How far you want to go with this adornment is up to you.  <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Thoughts on decorating coffee tables Designing Home " border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTrlpTGLnvkFkDEPK0QiVlCtF3Wo2fsfu16FMwJ2h9g426yux6i5ABLHnhz-CCZlww9QGKBQBWVByu5wC_Z_1-gDV-GRetQp5pdN8LnJBjy1OYAEx983XwYdHJDbpbj9xeZAr5nVwzAPZ/s400/DSCN8265.JPG" title="Thoughts on decorating coffee tables " width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Margaret Ryall</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is the most I have ever had on a coffee table and there was still lots of room for drinks and cheese. My ceramic  bird finds various homes around the house. You never know where he  might pop up.  Books are always great props if you don't go overboard. They provide  height, colour and text as design elements.  </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Everyone should have one great bowl .  Mine is from IKEA and it can always be found on my coffee table. Sometimes it has a vase of flowers added,  </div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNUnLiogZ_7aStgJWjye0WFBVMQfZPb5D1n6seJzb1GAvAbIWqOBbyun2COuf6z8bgCvI9_dxSSqGxfc2Wmq9u4pj0FwKpxDvuH270Nb_MmunpuCqDll1utA1E248b0g-mbJjzWqmO6UrK/s1600/DSCN7845.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNUnLiogZ_7aStgJWjye0WFBVMQfZPb5D1n6seJzb1GAvAbIWqOBbyun2COuf6z8bgCvI9_dxSSqGxfc2Wmq9u4pj0FwKpxDvuH270Nb_MmunpuCqDll1utA1E248b0g-mbJjzWqmO6UrK/s400/DSCN7845.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> or Christmas ornaments  or gourds,  ... you get the idea.  So a great looking bowl of some sort is a very practical solution that you can keep changing.  I like silver  and low because everything looks great with it. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are some other great bowls....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUl1ALmSo6D86nZy2TmNqCCId5LjTy8mhKgyGICxgb-kBdV7LVIgaAwfv9Xj7uI7iZRsXnpHOAlvka3ylv_wxD_WrFbiGIWzvNHqRzyTEugDSzWNCehOarRdurLvmXtlA_qBwoggmOJamt/s1600/40120d400b0d5199d6b2dcb6183f2d3c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUl1ALmSo6D86nZy2TmNqCCId5LjTy8mhKgyGICxgb-kBdV7LVIgaAwfv9Xj7uI7iZRsXnpHOAlvka3ylv_wxD_WrFbiGIWzvNHqRzyTEugDSzWNCehOarRdurLvmXtlA_qBwoggmOJamt/s400/40120d400b0d5199d6b2dcb6183f2d3c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/83313/Family-Room-contemporary-family-room-houston">source </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ceramic vases especially white ones are also great additions for every decor.  I particularly like small ginger jars or fret work jars. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0bMRiFmZxQ0SQe_VLI7FoQvAfA3rvbf2_byUHMV71QieVqpT95ccC4OlYrMgqTgBtyhDMVOuhmLQ5tTt1sv3BI0H_ZNNUwHjbHtCsHkVDEacULyW3Tp1zo9qY-0b68-I0sBtS1sI28VvI/s1600/25095a8de9ffa2f6434988c77ad61d91.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0bMRiFmZxQ0SQe_VLI7FoQvAfA3rvbf2_byUHMV71QieVqpT95ccC4OlYrMgqTgBtyhDMVOuhmLQ5tTt1sv3BI0H_ZNNUwHjbHtCsHkVDEacULyW3Tp1zo9qY-0b68-I0sBtS1sI28VvI/s640/25095a8de9ffa2f6434988c77ad61d91.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://darrenpalmer.com/portfolio.php">source</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Mixing metals is very in right now and having a gold or copper bowl really warms up a space.  When you have a large coffee table you need an equally large bowl to keep the scale working. This is a very  "masculine" look.  Consider small globes, gears, wooden sculpture, carved boxes, magnifying glass, etc. for masculine additions. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdWF5jQEshkVxoGHGyBiMLGJcodr5xEt5WXIhrfcT0CXl7TufHJxYxaQL8oS2woCZNA1EXfmp6CMHdcdqoyol4ckW79XcBj1p10Qg7CDXEA-ITeWijxzEIG4qE-udxcW6pzZudMxhENc7J/s1600/99a67589bb43af69893f63cb13d10bea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdWF5jQEshkVxoGHGyBiMLGJcodr5xEt5WXIhrfcT0CXl7TufHJxYxaQL8oS2woCZNA1EXfmp6CMHdcdqoyol4ckW79XcBj1p10Qg7CDXEA-ITeWijxzEIG4qE-udxcW6pzZudMxhENc7J/s640/99a67589bb43af69893f63cb13d10bea.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.phillipscollection.com/detail.php?id=2852&bc=Coffee+Tables#.U">source</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The ultimate bowl coffee table combination :) from Phillips Collection.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next.... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyaKEoszp_Xa7wWtTsDK6aOybHSL4fSTIqKxCOlrFg0AFOGe2BGIaf5-rUOoOtFbVTIxBuPth0Y-OpoHgMsebpyrqV0D_EeaV1h6JU-zYzbmPaYsWOoMGAeUpzdgfb2GmPuBNfQqtrGBG/s1600/fall+vignette.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyaKEoszp_Xa7wWtTsDK6aOybHSL4fSTIqKxCOlrFg0AFOGe2BGIaf5-rUOoOtFbVTIxBuPth0Y-OpoHgMsebpyrqV0D_EeaV1h6JU-zYzbmPaYsWOoMGAeUpzdgfb2GmPuBNfQqtrGBG/s640/fall+vignette.JPG" width="472" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Margaret Ryall </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">is the versatile tray.   When you arrange objects in a tray and you want more space you simply lift it off the table.  This is a very simple fall arrangement on my coffee table/bench in  my family room.  Note Mr. Bird has moved rooms. The paper bag ceramic vase in grayish white is another of my staples.  It gets filled with all kinds of things from twigs to candles. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtyJU5Z19CE8inXJHwj9Ijw7gj7piD3B9Vbpt2nMCdwSyn5IPeTx7sRi4PhQcWLLFPGLuKkVudV-SBdgYY-gsbuvy4DMf3PQyLVpM02X2bI48waM9Ga5PZix7IgFOaVOndulVcbuZTjOU/s1600/e2835d4ecc2afca5a291cb849b67640b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtyJU5Z19CE8inXJHwj9Ijw7gj7piD3B9Vbpt2nMCdwSyn5IPeTx7sRi4PhQcWLLFPGLuKkVudV-SBdgYY-gsbuvy4DMf3PQyLVpM02X2bI48waM9Ga5PZix7IgFOaVOndulVcbuZTjOU/s640/e2835d4ecc2afca5a291cb849b67640b.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tammymitchell/3092894423/in/photostream">source </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Three candle holders of varying heights are very versatile for  your decorating needs. You can change the colour of the candles for seasonal events. Natural elements like coral and flowers always add texture and a little of the outside world.  Think about starfish, shells, ferns, twigs, grasses, etc.as natural complements to glass and ceramic. Heights and textures add interest and move the eye around. <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkj2xF7HAaLTy_-gW9wr7o9jgHgWMR6ktvooVmcE84VW7wY9z991OZm7DfuWT1PaPMrrjAzlzzPzXNkZO2cjkSQ7vvTvY0tjcFr1F0aRNGJtcFi2H32crRxIm6WYGpzEKlDhmp7t3a63Ir/s1600/fcdef3141c4fedbd02027090b7e99346.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkj2xF7HAaLTy_-gW9wr7o9jgHgWMR6ktvooVmcE84VW7wY9z991OZm7DfuWT1PaPMrrjAzlzzPzXNkZO2cjkSQ7vvTvY0tjcFr1F0aRNGJtcFi2H32crRxIm6WYGpzEKlDhmp7t3a63Ir/s640/fcdef3141c4fedbd02027090b7e99346.jpg" width="495" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thelennoxx.com/tag/masculine-living-room/">source </a></div><br />Very simple and effective selection of objects in white and black. I like the fact the tray is wood which instantly warms up the collection.  A sphere of some sort is also a versatile object to own.  One with texture is even better. <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And don't forget plants... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrREXHPWwBiqA99-zR1BkHn3Xq9KDLTBmeQRWSep7fibtIZ5o36TwfY8oToJ0LpWSz18lBqmGpvHn4Hoy9exn78RkhexPBaadE7nMl0qAcAR-QtTAMxGD8Dp5GYqBc5KlpwOyHirs7xv9V/s1600/e908d5f2316f0cc2be7dc1511a36fdf6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrREXHPWwBiqA99-zR1BkHn3Xq9KDLTBmeQRWSep7fibtIZ5o36TwfY8oToJ0LpWSz18lBqmGpvHn4Hoy9exn78RkhexPBaadE7nMl0qAcAR-QtTAMxGD8Dp5GYqBc5KlpwOyHirs7xv9V/s400/e908d5f2316f0cc2be7dc1511a36fdf6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pamplemoussedesign.com/loft-west-village.html">source </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">...with a little sculpture thrown in.  I have been looking for something sculptural to add to my small collection, but nothing has appeared yet. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope you found some ideas for your space..... </div>

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Christmas, Christmas, Christmas

I love repetition as a statement and it is a powerful vehicle for impact  in art and design.  As you get ready for the coming season perhaps  you would like some inspiration. These images illustrate simple, doable Christmas decor with an emphasis on repetition. Of course Pinterest is the go to site now for ideas of any kind.  These and more ideas  can be found on my  <a href="http://pinterest.com/mryall/tis-the-season/">Tis the Season</a> folder.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisgkGdL6HMq43VKAq8VuAGzGrP6nA2SSf-4xJ9eEfQ3dTDkQRQkHUFrAw7XvwlehbfPLtOd1i8EtS595MHLYSiCUWrrRfEZa7vZQsd3bTwwEUjCKrQlzqO4Pe6hSMx1hwAdwbFsRofCgg9/s1600/171277592049697719_L5OXenoc_c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisgkGdL6HMq43VKAq8VuAGzGrP6nA2SSf-4xJ9eEfQ3dTDkQRQkHUFrAw7XvwlehbfPLtOd1i8EtS595MHLYSiCUWrrRfEZa7vZQsd3bTwwEUjCKrQlzqO4Pe6hSMx1hwAdwbFsRofCgg9/s400/171277592049697719_L5OXenoc_c.jpg" width="312" /></a> </div>So simple and effective.  I think this works because of its lack of colour and sparkle against the metal tray.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstqmO5pa-5PZR9mCJ7fg76bT1m2Bh38_khYlwfz4Qrn5gQcyp7ocFvd3XB8uSK5Hj-34kXbQzZbEdfD44SD8MDbrMWmM0bLbBsPFa3gMMSHp9D9vEZycU2SYLdkQ8MYDxkYsDiYq-YIfJ/s1600/75927943687341501_Cnqu5FGl_c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstqmO5pa-5PZR9mCJ7fg76bT1m2Bh38_khYlwfz4Qrn5gQcyp7ocFvd3XB8uSK5Hj-34kXbQzZbEdfD44SD8MDbrMWmM0bLbBsPFa3gMMSHp9D9vEZycU2SYLdkQ8MYDxkYsDiYq-YIfJ/s400/75927943687341501_Cnqu5FGl_c.jpg" width="400" /></a> </div>  How simple is this?  Jingle bells, and white candles on a rectangular white tray.  The variations are endless. <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVkLxvRToxdTpoO3Y7OmdZYUVlgrARgV98lbfRQB2lmsKbV6BRGtqKHMfzjs0EllCclecOXUQTP9FfXNFb0AOv4ERXW1NmNgZ6R5h0DlwW3qrYkKGHMVuoyEq4Ea59dpjQ2HuUBSBv807s/s1600/18295942205832444_utRuSmnq_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVkLxvRToxdTpoO3Y7OmdZYUVlgrARgV98lbfRQB2lmsKbV6BRGtqKHMfzjs0EllCclecOXUQTP9FfXNFb0AOv4ERXW1NmNgZ6R5h0DlwW3qrYkKGHMVuoyEq4Ea59dpjQ2HuUBSBv807s/s400/18295942205832444_utRuSmnq_c.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>  Pick your choice with this one. Greenery with candles or bulbs in sets of three or four.  I think I would stick to one or the other so it would get noticed more. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWiZJDovYtx2ECeb7WpuZjzTgZwbCzwqQEYFvCunaHCZwkX6zHsiuw-4Wg-r6C9fsOaZoFvjScFggKOUBiLnX9YA7rjVpf-hZU2Uma0SLYFur14F0uNTEhMkagI1n4UFWvjugissu70QyF/s1600/77335318572530880_HHo0HnLX_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWiZJDovYtx2ECeb7WpuZjzTgZwbCzwqQEYFvCunaHCZwkX6zHsiuw-4Wg-r6C9fsOaZoFvjScFggKOUBiLnX9YA7rjVpf-hZU2Uma0SLYFur14F0uNTEhMkagI1n4UFWvjugissu70QyF/s400/77335318572530880_HHo0HnLX_c.jpg" width="300" /></a></div> Boxwood wreath with slim tapers massed in the middle.  These little candles and holders usually in clear glass are often found at dollar stores. You could also drill holes of appropriate size in a piece of wood and cover it with aluminum foil for safety. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1xFmtakATlkFFKU5WJYRJEPJ_Ccc26PoAJDoOvOLN1OTT-4bOEDzx_aEgp4e4qA9_QxBzr2_8Nx9AY6Fbtq7gEGFXrXWJlHYIOutjBcCUtMAp7AkqWcUQO7lx0Ue4Mu8QyxWjT0YWSlcv/s1600/175921929165824896_uq1XqodM_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1xFmtakATlkFFKU5WJYRJEPJ_Ccc26PoAJDoOvOLN1OTT-4bOEDzx_aEgp4e4qA9_QxBzr2_8Nx9AY6Fbtq7gEGFXrXWJlHYIOutjBcCUtMAp7AkqWcUQO7lx0Ue4Mu8QyxWjT0YWSlcv/s400/175921929165824896_uq1XqodM_b.jpg" width="252" /></a></div>  While this isn't specifically  Christmas decor it offers all kinds of ideas about a similar shelf and a repetition of objects for different seasons. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVFIG0jtsxaVJoaPauE1UYW7jSv2YlOhwCWkQ9ft2KfYc4KWR6CP9PVIQZOFs3vxmDebAPoD1gxvq1LPpYn5ho_A4O6fi3gotXRd_mhN4LXa7CMfM9Pgq7d_inrqkaKRibNdqoogq2SrZy/s1600/194288171396079426_GkIe0ZVI_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVFIG0jtsxaVJoaPauE1UYW7jSv2YlOhwCWkQ9ft2KfYc4KWR6CP9PVIQZOFs3vxmDebAPoD1gxvq1LPpYn5ho_A4O6fi3gotXRd_mhN4LXa7CMfM9Pgq7d_inrqkaKRibNdqoogq2SrZy/s400/194288171396079426_GkIe0ZVI_c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> Love this idea for over a sofa.  Using those plastic snowflakes you can pick up cheaply and gluing them in a circle with  hot glue.  Velvet ribbon  is a must for the look.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFBwdjCLBm-Vauv7vUxqIq6AgwwZJGnG_x4mPS6QjWKgpDx_Mk0hQZC1dS02DDKdLz6XNXzQa6q7k9R2GNSLlUYuJPlXLz_dL3juxIDmWAXY4kDzIGtoc1hTKPwUl1miQI8KMmvx5GIXZ/s1600/211458144973423878_OMpRjiR8_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFBwdjCLBm-Vauv7vUxqIq6AgwwZJGnG_x4mPS6QjWKgpDx_Mk0hQZC1dS02DDKdLz6XNXzQa6q7k9R2GNSLlUYuJPlXLz_dL3juxIDmWAXY4kDzIGtoc1hTKPwUl1miQI8KMmvx5GIXZ/s400/211458144973423878_OMpRjiR8_c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> And don't you just love the repetition of gold vases and two shapes of trees?  Gold is so coming back in vogue.  <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hZOmT52dgcoAq_gE9eXxW2ZKoMo2nVtOXlBfHU3Np7_3blcWotxIw0Klb7DQaV2M0XvjaqqA8lTOCvqUlGgKCgswmU0Ck6RJY5W6pHNpA7JGoBUpjRL-Xtlx73PfnKdmLYVE8ij2nZ_E/s1600/207165651580764062_HofDhlp0_c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hZOmT52dgcoAq_gE9eXxW2ZKoMo2nVtOXlBfHU3Np7_3blcWotxIw0Klb7DQaV2M0XvjaqqA8lTOCvqUlGgKCgswmU0Ck6RJY5W6pHNpA7JGoBUpjRL-Xtlx73PfnKdmLYVE8ij2nZ_E/s400/207165651580764062_HofDhlp0_c.jpg" width="266" /></a></div> Another set of four but this time using very rustic pots with moss, greenery and candles.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgherPV2BfZNRi83oDTSP0JtxUbvMalj13Ktb0v3LqV1_BVI-YE2Hv8oZgXpM8FGcU1JUfWkI2FopHFATAlbddie_47ypD5xIeqS5iwH6kw0BRxaXZQAeSK_LZIT_nlTB78kVgRw49tKLan/s1600/280067670546657673_mqswLk1O_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgherPV2BfZNRi83oDTSP0JtxUbvMalj13Ktb0v3LqV1_BVI-YE2Hv8oZgXpM8FGcU1JUfWkI2FopHFATAlbddie_47ypD5xIeqS5iwH6kw0BRxaXZQAeSK_LZIT_nlTB78kVgRw49tKLan/s400/280067670546657673_mqswLk1O_c.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN5H-fpfyFWIUnUQpGQnbzW2BRRE3lZyOnbHkRkyYulOfCP1rtfmcF-qu6xm8-LLAZ7A6vb7TeqIYvsnuTf-hefPyvez43XTw00cZ5DNdyROd6ZV9M7LpNnvOyRLW4HTccu9khWezYNKBw/s1600/65443000806301157_QKNwh71L_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN5H-fpfyFWIUnUQpGQnbzW2BRRE3lZyOnbHkRkyYulOfCP1rtfmcF-qu6xm8-LLAZ7A6vb7TeqIYvsnuTf-hefPyvez43XTw00cZ5DNdyROd6ZV9M7LpNnvOyRLW4HTccu9khWezYNKBw/s400/65443000806301157_QKNwh71L_c.jpg" width="298" /></a></div> Lanterns of different shapes and heights can be used with all sorts of seasonal decor.  I think they are handy to have around for  year around use.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVpkaVejWb8jduT4BrG_uC16XBVLusyGgF50LzP9doaim9vxyQD3Flc-hhekKTTp41FPMsFmgWVctkcImMOZntCwpYaMDEgmKyBPDjB16Z7IpZs_q0vkeiD6SWzDLQkTkDHbsj4uezOrj/s1600/171277592050124140_XU15fOPU_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVpkaVejWb8jduT4BrG_uC16XBVLusyGgF50LzP9doaim9vxyQD3Flc-hhekKTTp41FPMsFmgWVctkcImMOZntCwpYaMDEgmKyBPDjB16Z7IpZs_q0vkeiD6SWzDLQkTkDHbsj4uezOrj/s400/171277592050124140_XU15fOPU_c.jpg" width="300" /></a></div> Love white and blue at Christmas.  Add in the sparkle of silver ornaments and the scene is set. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkP9TBDd8tkqW7gHIea2K1rn5iiwz8cHB64AAzlhgEzHJCB3qfMUkfon4QCZ_FNnz_vLjctY3SXr-_2LF27XFEByS8JoimwAUuHjNKz0ahyphenhyphenX1WxzU8EzihzvMwbTQ-GEm8WOtoQYMdWGy/s1600/243827767295248143_O1CYyo8f_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkP9TBDd8tkqW7gHIea2K1rn5iiwz8cHB64AAzlhgEzHJCB3qfMUkfon4QCZ_FNnz_vLjctY3SXr-_2LF27XFEByS8JoimwAUuHjNKz0ahyphenhyphenX1WxzU8EzihzvMwbTQ-GEm8WOtoQYMdWGy/s400/243827767295248143_O1CYyo8f_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Remember that you can hang wreaths almost anywhere. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you missed last year's posts about Christmas decorations check them out <a href="http://designinghome.blogspot.ca/2011/12/making-christmas-sparkle.html">here</a> for my house,  <a href="http://designinghome.blogspot.ca/2011/12/christmas-decorating-for-your-table.html">for your table</a>,   <a href="http://designinghome.blogspot.ca/2011/12/christmas-decorating-12-unique-wreaths.html">wreaths</a>,and  <a href="http://designinghome.blogspot.ca/2011/12/christmas-decorating-mini-trees.html">mini trees .  </a></div>

Christmas, Christmas, Christmas

I love repetition as a statement and it is a powerful vehicle for impact  in art and design.  As you get ready for the coming season perhaps...

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