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1. Accessories: The items smaller than furnishings that accent the design of the room
.…an accessory should have a purpose in the room not just fill space!
….an accessory should reflect the personality of the client.
2. Accessory Catertgories:
Functional accessories:accent the room while serving another purpose.
Lamps, ashtrays, waste baskets, Pillows, quilts, mirrors, books, candles, clocks
Decorative accessories: add aesthetics to the room
Pictures, sculpture, collections, plants, floral arrangements, wall hangings
3. Things to consider ….
Cost: Is it in the budget? Can it be replaced?
Function: Does it fit in the room, is it needed?
Versatility: Can you use in other spaces? Maintenance: Is it fragile, expensive, hard
to clean, hard to keep alive
Roles of Accessories
Emphasize focal point Give the room balance Emphasize the foreground or
background Orchestrate colors, patterns,
textures Act as a personal expression
Call attention to a fireplace… Hang a picture over the
fireplace Arrange objects on the mantle Place interesting accessories
around the fireplace Frame the sides with
bookcases Place a gas log in the fireplace
4. Focal Points
Call attention to a large piece of furniture?
Put something on it, beside it, or over it
Emphasize a painting Place it where it will attract attention Have direct light shine on it
Emphasize a wall, niche, or alcove Paint the wall a bright color or wallpaper it Arrange a favorite accessories on it Give it special lighting
5.BalanceTo achieve balance in a room…
Art work can balance heavy furniture on the opposite side of the room
Repeat patterns or colors (in pillows, drapes, etc.) on the opposite side of the room
Use Contrast: Plain surfaces…
Patterned accessories
Patterned areas… Plain accessories
Shiny textures… Dull textures
Soft textures… Hard textures
6. Foreground & Background
Color Texture & Patterns
A room full of straight lines…
Curved lines A calm room…
Bright and bold accessories
A wild room… Quiet and understated
accessories
Use Contrast:
7. Personal Expression
Accessories have the power to provide emotional support Express experiences of collector Helps preserve past and recall memories Displays personality, lifestyle and interests
Selecting Accessories
8.How can you unify accessories? Compatibility of size and
proportion Color Period Material Formal/informal
Categories of Accessories
Lighting Wall hangings Table Tops Collectibles Sculpture Flowers and plants Party or holiday decorations
9.Wall Hangings…Just about anything!
Fine Art Photographs Collages/Collections Posters Etchings, lithographs Maps Weavings Baskets Mirrors Fabric wall hangings
10. Guidelines for wall groupings…
Consider the scale, proportion, and balance. The wall arrangement and the furniture beneath
should seem like a unit. Remember the golden mean Hang a large picture on an important wall at eye level. Keep an imaginary line around the outside of a
grouping of pictures, so that the arrangement will have unity.
Usually use more than one dominant grouping or picture in a room
More Guidelines for wall groupings…
Hang pictures of moderate size so that the lower edges are even with the lower edge of the largest picture near them.
If furniture is arranged for formal balance, the pictures could be hung in formal balance.
Straight lines can be relieved by curved lines. Uneven numbers are more desirable than even numbers
and will be less tiring. Avoid hanging pictures against figured wall paper unless
the pictures are matted or the subject is strong enough to hold its own against the wall paper.
Make a trial grouping of your wall arrangement on the floor.
Accessories
Mirrors should reflect beauty How should you choose a
picture/art? You should enjoy it!
11. Where should you hang photographs?
Intimate rooms Hallways
12. A bare wall is…Better than a wall with the wrong scale or type of wall hanging.
Table Top & Shelves
Collectables: Display all or a few. Apply elements of design
Tabletop accessories: Ashtrays, vases, candles,
clocks, bottles, carvings
13. Where should you observe your tabletop display when arranging it?
From above and all sides
14.Collectibles & Plants
Collectibles… Stamps, Postcards, Beer cans,
Chinese porcelain, Books Show pieces of interest Follow principles and elements of
design Places for plants…
Hung from ceiling, placed on window sill, tables, shelves, stepladders, library steps, pedestals, glass shelves, floor
Other natural items can be displayed: Shells, Wood, Skins, Fish