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have you ever found a cute piece of home dã©corthat you love at the store, but when you get it home it just doesn't seem to look rightwith any of your other stuff? it's the wrong height, the wrong size, andyou just can't get it to work. i'm going to help you solve that problem today. welcome to home styling 101. i'm jackie hernandez and in this series i'mgoing to teach you how to arrange your home dã©cor and home accessories. when you're mixing and matching home dã©cor,there's three characteristics you need to keep in mind, height, shape, and texture.

the first thing you want to vary in your arrangementsis the height of your pieces. having pieces at a variety of different heightsis the most eye pleasing. that's why you'll often see retailers sellthe same object in two or three different heights. you can buy them off the shelf, take themhome, and they'll look great. now, that's great if you just need a simpleeasy arrangement, but if all you ever did was buy matched sets of dã©cor from the store,pretty soon your home would start to look like the store. in the next two tips, i'm going to show youhow you can break up this matched set using

shape and texture. the second thing you want to vary for a goodlooking arrangement is shape. in this case we have the two wood vases whichare matching. they're a slightly different shape, but they'reboth vertical, upright vases. instead of adding another vase to this mix,i switched it up by bringing in a large bowl. this is adding a different shape to our arrangementand creating more interest. the easiest way to break up a matched setlike this is to take out the smallest guy, because we want to keep the overall size ofour arrangement. then we're going to swap this guy for an objectin a different shape.

you could try a short cube vase. you could try a decorative star, or you couldtry a decorative sphere. the goal here is to simply break up the tallvertical items with an object that is a different shape to contrast with the finials. the third thing that you want to vary in yourarrangements is texture. you want to create a pleasant contrast betweenthe different elements in your arrangement. here i have the wood carved vases and i'vecontrasted that with the smooth, glossy, ceramic, bowl. when you're choosing your new object to gowith the finials, you also want to consider

texture. you can be more intentional about creatingcontrast. when we look at these finials, they're a littlebit distressed. they're a matte paint finish, so we want tocontrast that with another element. you could create high contrast by bringingin a shiny, metallic, object like this mercury glass owl. if you wanted something a little more subtle,but still with contrast, you can bring in a glass vessel. if you want to keep your arrangement moresubdued, you can bring in another object with

a matte finish, but this driftwood ball hasa lot more texture than the smooth shape of the finials. when you're working with these characteristics,you want the difference in height to be noticeable but gradual. with the shape and texture, you can play howmuch contrast you want to create in your arrangement. here we have the square shaped lantern, itdoes have a rounded top. i've paired that with two round, rotund, owls. we have a little bit of contrast in texturebecause we have the matte paint finish of the lantern and the mercury glass of the owls.

it does play a little bit off of the top ofthe lantern. we can add more contrast here by changingout the small owl for something with a little more texture. for example, you could swap out the littleowl for this driftwood ball. we're sticking with the same shape we hadbefore, something round, but we've added a new texture to this arrangement. now we have three different objects displayedtogether and they look great. i do think it helps if there's a little bitof a theme here with the lantern, owl, and the wood.

now, if you want to create even more texture,you can, again, vary the shape. in this example, i've swapped out the driftwoodball for a driftwood branch. now we have a completely different third shapegoing on in this arrangement. it all still works wonderfully together, becausewe've played with the elements of height, shape, and texture. when you're rearranging your home dã©cor orshopping for new pieces, remember to think about height, shape, and texture. now, download the try this at home stylingrecipe with detailed instructions so that you can try this tip in your home.

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