Back to Blueberry Hill

With football well underway and school starting this week, I thought I’d get into the spirit by giving the shelves a little taste of fall.  Remember how they used to be?

One of my favorite places to “shop” for things to display is right here in our own home.  Yep, you might be surprised what can be repurposed and given a whole new look by just changing its location.  Easy and free?  Sounds good to me ;-).

Now for the fun part.  I like to group items together, then take one out of the group, and place it somewhere else.   If you look in this picture below, there is a collection of brown and white ceramics:  Three on top and then one on the next shelf down.

It forces the eye to complete the grouping by bouncing it down to the next shelf.  Neat right?

I also like to decorate in triangles.  Things that are red/orange are strategically placed around the shelf creating a triangle. Same for things that are brown/wood tones, and yet again for grey/slate colored.  Like so:

These little tricks help the eye bounce all around the shelves, keeping it interesting and balanced.  🙂

It took some playing around and shifting things in and out before I found the right “mix.” I stand back, squint my eyes (think Christmas tree lights, finding the holes and filling them in) and sometimes even have to leave the room for a bit.  If something stands out right away when I come back, it’s got to move.

Anyone else decorate like this or have any fun tips they’d like to share?  Leave a comment below-I’d love to do a guest blog post!