Coffee table Vignette

I thought a coffee table vignette might be a nice way to make some use of the bits and pieces I’ve collected over time. All I bought for this display was the tray ($79 from Briscoe’s) and the candle sticks ($29 & $26 also Briscoes). I gave the tray a light sand and white washed it a little, then gently sanded back a couple of areas to give a distressed look.

 

A vignette is an easy way to shoosh up a space and give it a bit of a lived in homely feel, there are one or two guidelines (because I don’t believe in design rules). As you would when you style anything choose an anchor/focal point, if the anchor is more than one item then make it a group of 3 with varying heights or colours, not an even number, uneven just works better with design, I don’t know why. Once you have an anchor add to the display, keep it interesting and whatever works for you, generally speaking I’d keep the display to an odd number too.

 

So here my anchor is the tall candle sticks, I broke the guidlines as there are two, but I did add a 3rd candle, then I introduced the glass vases and flowers and other little pieces I had around the house.

 

Your vignette can be whatever you’d like it to be, you don’t need a tray, it can be on a side table, a bedside table a dining room table, mantel, entrance table etc etc. It's just an arrangement of lovely things.it’s good to have at least one tall piece and other objects of varying sizes, it just gives it an interest and balance. Most important is of course to have fun and love the result, if you love it, it works

 

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