Coffee Table Styling: Three Tips to a Beautiful Coffee Table

There’s nothing more inviting than sitting down in front of a well styled coffee table.

Whether you’re styling a coffee table or a shelf these tips can help you create a method to your styling that will help you to create the look you want.

Tip One: Don’t be afraid of negative space

More often than not less is more, don’t feel you need to over style or add every trinket or book to your shelf / table. You want to curate a number of pieces that speak to you, showcase your personality and work together. By minimising clutter and noise it will help draw the eye to the pieces you want to showcase.  

Tip Two: The Rule of Three (or 5..)

By placing items in off numbers, they’re more aesthetically pleasing and tend to draw the eye.

Tip Three: Don’t Overstyle

I love pairing similar vases together and there’s often a real temptation to fill each vase with matching flowers remember, some times less is more. This is one of those occasions. I will often arrange the largest of the pots or vases and leave the others as ornamental.

Bonus Tip: Let Your Personality Shine

It can feel overwhelming as you look through all of the beautifully styled homes on Instagram but you have to remember these photos are staged, they’re thoughtfully curated and usually are edited. They don’t necessarily reflect everyday life or the realities of having a busy home. Remember you’re styling your home for yourself so include decor that makes you happy; add the colours that make you smile; and feel you have to live up to the, somewhat unrealitics standards we set for ourselves.

Happy renovating

Claire 

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