![]() Plants bring such good feng shui and energy to a space! Even if your bookshelf doesn’t get a lot of light or you’re a habitually bad plant-waterer, you can find some low maintenance succulents or cacti to bring a little life to the party. Arrange accessories like photo frames or travel trinkets in front of the books or on top of shorter piles to provide depth. Stack them horizontally, vertically, mix and match directions. Arrange your books in a variety of ways to keep your bookshelves from getting too monotonous. For example, mix and match book ends or candle sets. Break up the set and place the objects in spots along the bookshelf to complement each other and create balance. Just because you buy a set of something, doesn’t mean you must keep all the pieces together. to create an effortless look that’s not forcing symmetry. When pairing items on a shelf, style accessories in groups of odd numbers-three, five, seven, etc. Selecting one type of metal also helps narrow down the zillions of decisions out there when finding accessories like picture frames, lamp hardware, vases, etc. Choose either gold, silver, bronze, or brass to maintain a consistent theme and keep everything cohesive. ![]() Remove clutter like loose papers or broken items where possible. At the end of the day your bookshelves should be functional! Look at what you want to store on your bookshelf and decide if its presentable on its own or if it should be housed somewhere else-like in a decorative basket or box. Here’s some of our top bookshelf styling tips: Natalie and I found our favorite items in the Gallery Furniture store and styled them with some of our favorite pieces brought from home. Bookshelves are a fantastic opportunity to demonstrate your sense of style, personalize a space and act as a functional space for storage. The featured subject for our event was bookshelf styling. This past weekend, we hosted the #GFTrendsetter event at Gallery Furniture on Post Oak in the Galleria.
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