Heaven, Man & Earth...

Heaven man & earth...i use this humorous expression to refer to the simplest and fool proof rule of design about accessories. Grouping accessories can be confusing and intimidating if you are not sure what goes with what. This guide refers to the use of differing heights for the placement of accents in groups of 3. This is probably the most popular way of displaying accents across the globe...you may notice in a lot of pictures in design magazines.....it always works!

In this picture, the shine of the tall mirrored plate behind the small golden candle are balanced by the matt wooden finish of the slim Japanese structure.

 

 

In creating displays for your home..go by this simple rule...a tall piece, a medium/ stout piece and flat/ low peice...this golden rule always works....the only other thing to remember is to display things that weave a story...like here the large painting has earth colors, the subject is vessels, is complemented by a tall iron vase....and a set of 3 woven baskets over a cherry shaker style buffet...the accents are perfect for the simple and linear style. also notice the scale of the accessories compared to the scale of the buffet.

A group of 3 always works when it comes to accessories...variation in scale is the key to create a dynamic display.

The two tall etegeres are filled with pairs of objects...the color scheme is muted....you can never go wrong with books. Here they look great stacked up neatly with uniform color paper covers ( an easy DIY project)

The table display has 3 differing heights. the glass candle jars provide sufficient interest and texture without being too distracting. The dynamic tree branch lends itself beautifully to the natural color theme.

 

One large photo in the center is balanced by 3 small ones in the shelf below. Flanked by sculptural items like the shells and corals...a good idea to display small items is to put in a transparent simple jar.

 

 

The two linear picture frames provide height, the flowers add the required dash of color and the woven basket is not only beautiful to fill the corner but also functional as an umbrella stand or anything miscellaneous.

 

Books, flowers, frames and lighting....these four things can be put in any arrangement and they look good..here the tall lamp and the small hand painted glass with flowers is offset by the frame set on top of a bunch of books. the books add the required height and lend visual interest to the table top collection.

 

Tanjore finials...shiny and matt, gold and indigo...great combination...set on a dark wood table...great display

 

 

photos courtesy: houzz.com, & viya home