Add Personality to Your Home With Accessories

Accessorizing is an art and it doesn’t come easy to most. While for some it may be a collection, but for some it may just be a collection of articles with no taste. A tastefully done living space will always include the right accessories that will accentuate and complement the room.

Accessories reflect the personality of its owner and add soul to the interiors of any space. A room sans accessories will beg

n to look like a furniture showroom and too many artefacts will make the room look like a museum. So, often accessorizing becomes a nightmare that most people avoid. Putting off, decorating your home with accessories is not a solution, instead understanding a few basic principles and thumb rules for accessorizing will help you add the personality and soul to your home. It is not necessary that the accessories have to be exclusive and expensive items. Sometimes the most ordinary of things like, stones, shells, pinecones, jars or matchbooks, when arranged innovatively make the most attractive and unique accessories.

Antique stores, art and craft galleries and flea markets are the places where you can find exclusive yet affordable pieces to decorate your home.

It is not necessary to go out and buy the accessories. Sometimes the attic, basement or your house itself is where these precious decorating items can be found.

Books are the most inexpensive accessories; they add warmth and serenity to a room. If you do not possess them then buy them at a library or yard sale. Make sure to add a few accessories to your display of books, unless you like the library look.

Make your arrangement come alive; add a vase of fresh flowers or a bowl of fruit

Objects having common characters should be grouped together. They can be unified by texture, color or finish.

Pay attention to the proportion. The objects should not dwarf the surface it is on or against. Nor should the surface overpower the object.

Give the eye some rest. Don’t try to fill up every table top, nook and corner.

Artwork should be positioned at an eye level. The center of the art should be visible from a standing as well as sitting position.

Mirrors can be added to add dimensions to a room. Well placed decorative mirrors often succeed in making the rooms appear larger and brighter.

If collecting some item is your passion, then show off your passion! Display your collectibles together to create an impact.

A few chosen pieces of varying shapes and sizes are a visual treat. The asymmetrical arrangement can be unified with color, texture or finish.

Not just living rooms or bedrooms, but while accessorizing, do not leave out your bathrooms and kitchen too.

Remember, while accessorizing your home buying expensive and rare stuff is not necessary. Just looking at an everyday object with a fresh perspective and displaying it innovatively will turn this ordinary object into a piece of art.