A Vision of Vignettes

When it comes to decorating, I love little nooks and crannies - the little spaces provided for setting trinkets and what-nots in a thoughtful manner has always been somewhat of a hobby of mine. Incorporating complimentary textures, shapes and colors - I thought it would be a dream if I could do this for a living! Later on, through a friend coming to visit, I realized what I referred to as a sort of "nook and cranny" style of decorating was actually something called a 'vignette', which is a small groupings of objects (thanks, Katje!).

Using vignettes in your decorating is not only a simple, ascetically pleasing way to decorate, but a way to keep things tidy, while showing off some of your most prized, yet small, possessions.

Through some browsing, I found the design blog, Apartment Therapy, and they had laid out a couple of tricks, I thought helpful in putting some of your little objects to work (in a vignette!):


- Group objects in odd numbers - this is the most pleasing to the eye.
- Group objects together by color - put objects together that are all the same color and suddenly, your collection goes from messy to ordered. You can also group objects by tone - warm colored objects (reds, oranges, yellows), cool ones (greens and blues), neutrals or metallics.
- Group objects together by kind - for example, a group of square picture frames, balls piled in a basket or curvy perfume bottles.
- Perfectly balanced isn't necessarily a good thing - better if some objects are taller and some are shorter. Different levels also work.
- Take a step further: bring in one object that stands out from the rest of the group in some way but still ties in. Try mixing two groups together.

Don't limit your groupings to a coffee table or a book shelf; try it in your linen closet, under your sink or in your clothes closet to bring order to these often messy spaces. - Apartment Therapy

I thought for the sake of inspiration and fun, I'd take some pictures of what I've done with some of the things around our apartment, just to give it a little more "us" flair...

Happy Placing!