Want to accessorize your coffee table but don’t know where to begin? Here is a simple formula that makes it easy to get started:
Books + Plant Material + Decorative Object = Stylish and Attractive Coffee Table-scape
Here are some other quick style tips you can try for coffee tables:
- Try unifying different shaped objects by using items of the same color. Three different shaped vases all in blue, for instance.
- Create interest with items of all one color by using different textures.
- Try opposites: pair smooth with rough, shiny with dull, old with new, round with square, organic with man-made.
- Vary the heights so that each object is just a little bit shorter than the next tallest item. This keep items from feeling disjointed.
- Make sure objects are not all too small. Choose at least one bolder item to be in focus.
- Use books or pedestals to elevate items that seem too short.
- Use a basket or tray filled with a collection of items: maybe books, fruit, artichokes, seashells, vintage toys, games or buttons.
- Interesting conversation pieces are wonderful for coffee tables, we use carved wood instruments and attractive wood or vintage game boards.
- Leave plenty of room on the table for actually using the surface for something other than display. If you don’t leave room for a coffee cup, the table will appear awkward and will not be useful to you. Make table tops pretty and useful!
- Make sure your table-scape looks good from all angles.
- You can use just one item on your table, such as a piece of pottery or a vase, but make sure it isn’t tiny! Wide and bold would be a better choice than tall and skinny.
- When you look at magazines, zero in on coffee table table-scapes you like and duplicate what you see with your own items of similar size and shape!
Originally published on The Inspired Room
