The Best Accessories to Make a Room's Design Pop
Accessories and other small details are really what make a room come alive. Furniture and paint are great and are the major components of a room, but it is the tiny details that pull everything together and add subtle touches of personality and style! Garrison Hullinger Interior Design knows all about using accessories to the best of their ability, and in this blog, we will be discussing how best to use these small details to really make your rooms pop!
Practical Accessories Are the Best Kind!
Here at GHID, we love our accessories, but it is important to strike a good balance between form and function in your home. We believe in functional and useful accessories that serve the dual purpose of looking fabulous and also being really handy! Our designers’ favorite accent is none other than the simple decorative box. It doesn’t get much more simple than a box, and it doesn’t get much more practical either. Decorative boxes can contain the clutter of a coffee table, and then easily hide away when you need the extra space. Fashionable trunks can fit naturally into a space’s overall decor as well.
Use Big Pieces Rather Than a Lot of Small Ones
It is up to your personal preference of course, but here at GHID, we prefer to decorate with a few carefully selected large pieces rather than a lot of small pieces. There are tasteful ways to display your collections of small items, but we prefer a simpler and more streamlined look. Our designers like to keep things in scale with the larger furniture pieces so that nothing looks out of place. The accessory has to go with everything else and not break up the theme or style of the space. You need to strike a balance somewhere between minimalism and clutter.
Don’t Be Afraid to Get Creative!
Our designers love getting creative when they are picking out accessories, and you should too! For example, objects like books make great accessories. The term “coffee table book” doesn’t exist for nothing! Don’t be afraid to add in a stack of books to a table if the colors mesh well. Pieces found at antique stores can give your home a unique look too, especially if you refurbish them. Look for inspiration in unexpected places, and really bring your rooms to life in ways that will make your space stand out from all the rest! You never know what something will look like until you try it out.
GHID’s designers love accessories that are practical, in scale, and creative, and we think that these three tenants of design can help anyone put those finishing touches on a room that just needs a little extra something. If you want more design advice from us or are interested in having entire rooms designed, feel free to contact GHID at any time!