I'm turning my attention to vignettes today, something I'm not very skilled at! It is, however, something that helps to make a house a home. It's attractive placement of the items we collected over the years. It's the things we didn't throw away because we love them and they give us a memory and a good feeling. If a person works on appealing to the senses in their home, it makes living there so much nicer! To make our home more appealing, we must work on the smells, sounds and sights within. So let's exercise our "vignette muscles" today with the first sight we see when we walk in the door; the entryway table.
I live in a small house, but maybe in terms of a New York City apartment, it is maybe....medium. It is certainly half the size of the home we left in the country. But, without children afoot, it's just about right for us at this time.
Side note: A city lot is much much smaller than 20 acres!!!
Anyway, back to vignettes! Here's my entryway table. It can be expanded by raising the sides, but it only gets done when the Grandchildren what something to play with!
Today, I worked with some items I had around the house. Two new books that have good neutral white covers. Books are a great way to add height to a vignette. I added this picture, which is actually a framed tile from Catalina Island. My husband and I picked it up on our honeymoon in 2004, so...yes, I get a good feeling seeing this little work of art. The little bird was something I picked up from Hobby Lobby years ago. I fell in love with the perfect imperfections and appreciate the warm yellow color. Finally, the green glass piece is something I purchase with a box of glass items at an auction last year. I purchase the boxes to resell on the online auction in my home town, but occasionally, I find things I want to keep or use to compliment the items I already have.
Well, I hope I continue to exercise my "vignette muscles!" It's fun and maybe with some pushing, I'll upgrade my entire house with the items I already have! So, it doesn't really cost much to improve our surroundings!
Share your favorite vignettes below or give me some advice for this one. I can use the help! Until next time!
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