Home Decor
How to Style a Console So It Does Not Look Staged
Three objects, three heights, one job.
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Work in odd numbers and varied heights
A tall element, a medium one and something low. Three objects at the same height read as a shop display; three at different heights read as a room.
Anchor with something vertical
A mirror, a piece of art or a tall lamp behind the console gives the grouping a top edge. Without it the objects float.
Leave a third of the surface empty
A console that is fully covered has no room to be used, and it will collect keys and post within a week anyway.
Include one thing with a function
A tray for keys, a lamp you actually switch on. Purely decorative arrangements get dismantled by real life very quickly.
Repeat one material from elsewhere in the room
A brass object where there is brass hardware, a timber bowl where there is timber flooring. Repetition is what makes styling read as deliberate.
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