Recently I was approached by Laurel and Wolf, a great online design service, to show them how I style my Shelfie! I love this project because I love to accessorize and also to collaborate with other design businesses to help you with ideas. In case you all didn't know, I love to add unexpected touches to my design and started with this fabulous brass and glass shelf that I found at Sleepy Poet Antiques here in Charlotte. This shelf was a great buy not only because it was super affordable but also because I can use it in multiple places in my home. These pictures are from my home office but now this shelf is in my bedroom. It is styled totally different but we will leave that to another blog post. Laurel and Wolf provided this awesome plan for styling your shelfie and below is my take on how to make yours POP!
This shelfie POPs with eclectic touches and lots of color. Here are my pics and tricks to help you:
To start, this shelf was originally being used in my home office which has lots of color and unique, eclectic touches. I had to make sure I kept that theme with my shelf design. I added a lamp to the top for more lighting and to bring interest to the top of the shelf as well as my gallery wall.
I then added books and colorful art the top of the shelf. This piece of art was found online on Serena and Lily and is the work of artist Jenny Prinn. I also added books and a decorative plate which was found at Target several years ago. Target is a great place to look because they will often have collaborations with small brands and designers to bring discounted items to their customers. I used the plate and an agate bookend to hold the books together on my shelf.
I love decorating books not only for great reading material but also for accessorizing. My favorite place to get books is Amazon. If you start collecting now, you can have lots of accessories for your shelves as well as coffee tables and entry tables. On top is a glass knot I found at Home Goods, another great place to go for unique and affordable accessories. On the very bottom of the shelf, you can see I repeated the decorative plate as well as a white container I found at the beach.
To me, the secret of a great shelf is to keep the eye interested but also to have something that you can repeat to have symmetry. I loved using the plates because they were different colors but kept the design flowing from top to bottom. Although I used them twice, I changed the placement of them so that the shelf would maintain interest.
So, how do you like my Shelfie? I hope you got some ideas for styling yours at home! My best advice and secret is to start collecting now and always buy what speaks to you. I love visiting flea markets, vintage shops, and Etsy for finds that are unique! What are your secrets to styling your shelves? I would love to hear from you on how you like to style your space.
Have a great weekend and thanks again to Laurel and Wolf for including me in this fun post!
XO,
Courtney
