Striking a balance
decorating built-ins
I love the built-in shelves in our living room - they
add such interest to our room -
For Summer decorating, I tend to lean toward
blue and white.
This is what the shelving looked like before.
I love the look of these old door knobs.
I am fascinated that the flower
depicted in a lot of old blue and white
objects is the Peony
Vintage objects add a touch of interest.
I completely cleared the shelves, cleaned them
and began with central pieces - my girls.
I just love these girls! They seem to go with everything!
Then I alternated blue and white objects with
Milk glass objects - alternating them as I went
down the shelves.
I tried to complement objects as I went
not to completely match both sides, but to
strike a balance.
I gathered books that were bound in blue, black
green and cream.
I did end up with some that were purple and pink,
but, they seem to go pretty nicely.
After the larger items were placed,
I added smaller touches to fill in.
Somewhere I read that the shelving looks best
when there's about one-third air space left.
The Milk glass seem to be able to flow through
the seasons.
The nearby small tables were given a touch of
blue and white too.
What do you think?
Do you work a system, a plan a
formula when placing items on your shelves.
I am pretty pleased with the end results.
I do appreciate you stopping by
I am sharing this post with these
Delightsome blog parties:
Between Naps On The Porch's Metamorphosis Monday
Savvy Southern Style's Wow Us Wednesday
Faded Charm's White Wednesday
Smiling Sally's Blue Monday
Transformation and Treasures @ The Pink Postcard
Friday Pretties @ I Love Pretty Little Things
Home Sweet Home @ The Charm of Home
Show and Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home
Vintage Inspiration Friday @ Common Ground
Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage
Fridays Unfold @ Stuff and Nonsense
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