Take a look around your house today. I can guarantee you you'll find atleast one table top surface being utterly wasted in the decor sense. And isn't that true for all our homes? The number of flat surfaces providing ample opportunities for style in and around our houses are countless! From coffee table tops to entry way consoles, kitchen counters to writing desks, tabletops are present all around our homes. The question remains: Are we using them the right way? Or are they turning into dump stations for missing keys and forgotten books and yesterday's newspapers?
Let's take control of the table top today and turn it into a style station (you might be able to store your junk on it with style too!).
The Rule of Threes:
This rule suggests adding three style elements to a table top in groups of threes and in three sizes: Small, Medium and Large. They could be vases, lamps, statues or bookends.
The Au Naturel Rule:
This rule is a classic and one that must be applied to atleast one surface of your home. The floral twist can be added to any table top amongst books, lights or vases. Add them fresh, dried or growing out of a pot or terrarium.
The Secret Storage Rule:
Still want your table tops to serve as storage surfaces for your books, keys and other stuff? Then make them do just that! But with a lot of style, mind you! Add in storage units like rustic baskets or geometric pen stands, stylish book ends or elegant trays and make storage a statement!
Let's take control of the table top today and turn it into a style station (you might be able to store your junk on it with style too!).
The Rule of Threes:
This rule suggests adding three style elements to a table top in groups of threes and in three sizes: Small, Medium and Large. They could be vases, lamps, statues or bookends.
The Au Naturel Rule:
This rule is a classic and one that must be applied to atleast one surface of your home. The floral twist can be added to any table top amongst books, lights or vases. Add them fresh, dried or growing out of a pot or terrarium.
The Rule of Lights and Lamps:
It's always fun to play around with your lamps and add them as a focus element on your table. I'd suggest if you're making your lamp a statement piece, work in a few smaller decor items to complete the look. Using two similar lamps for a balancing act is also a clean and easy look to pull off.
The Scatter Rule:
Be warned, this rule is a tough one to pull off but well worth the practice. Mix up design rules, decor items and style factors with this one. Here you can add books, light fixtures, smaller decor accessories and anything to create a sort of scattered (but carefully styled and laid out) look.
Still want your table tops to serve as storage surfaces for your books, keys and other stuff? Then make them do just that! But with a lot of style, mind you! Add in storage units like rustic baskets or geometric pen stands, stylish book ends or elegant trays and make storage a statement!
And there you have it! The table top rules! Let us know if you'll have any other tips :)
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