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