Styling. “It’s the icing on the cake. It’s pointless without the cake but the cake is pretty darn boring without the icing!,” said Darren Palmer at his Coco Republic Design School session on Wednesday.
Everyone can have a go at styling, not everyone gets it right. But it’s fun and non-committal and you can usually use things you already own, just displayed and arranged differently. I personally never get bored of styling up my home.
Darren’s suggested essentials for styling:
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Tray (wooden/metal/rustic/contemporary)
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Flowers and greenery
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Assortment of vases
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Options for blankets, linens and throws
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Objets and sculptural items
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Candles: an assortment of sizes
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More cushions than you can use (Yes!)
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Bowls, plates, decorative vases
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Books! Great to complete the picture.
My own coffee table has a tray (to collect the messy remotes and annoying little things my boyfriend leaves around), a vase of fresh flowers, two piles of design books and a big old candle (Glasshouse) on it. What’s on yours?
