Feb Favourites
Well February has been and almost gone, crazy!
Personal style and knowing how to curate these within your home, are two very different things. So many people say, ‘I know what I like, but I don’t know how to pull it together’. Start with a mood board. Start with one room or space within the home.
In my home, our entry hall is very boring at the moment. We have just recently moved house and I have been too busy to focus on making our new place feel like us. Everytime I step through the front door, I think to myself, something needs to happen here. Don’t get me wrong, it has all the good bones and potential to be beautiful, it simply needs styling. The fun part, right? So I’ve decided to start collecting ideas and items for this space. I like to save images and the links and then think about it. Once ready, I start collecting the pieces I want, to pull the space together. While doing this, I thought I’d share it here with you.
A house should feel like a home. It should have personality and items collected throughout the years. I like a space to feel genuine. Styling someone’s home is different to styling a real estate property for sale or Airbnb. If styling for an Airbnb or realestate campaign, I look for accent pieces to display throughout the home, bright and light colours and furniture that isn’t too bulky, in order to make the home feel larger. In someone’s home, it’s nice to showcase history through photos, vases etc. Items that have been passed down through generations. Pieces collected from a trip overseas, can transport you back to that place every time you see it on the mantel.
Below are some pieces I’ve had my eye on for a very long time and others I’ve added to show you how to pull a space together, with smaller decor items. I started with the bench. I have adored this for such a long time, it brings so much joy, so I’ve centred the room around this. I love the french tapestry and feel it is a real statement piece that would work in the hall. I am really drawn to blues and greens and although I’m a neutral lover, bringing some colour into a space feels warm and inviting. I also love the texture this brings to the space, being fabric. There is a mantel in the hall and lots of space around it, so I wanted to use a plinth and from time to time, I would change the viewing on this piece. I like the use of a vase on the plinth or a decorative item such as a statue. This creates an interesting viewpoint.
Once I commence this area, I aim to share some before and afters of the space. I plan to regaularly change the hallway (as I do throughout the house) so these pieces will be versatile throughout the entire home. The bench, when not used in the hall, will look beautiful at the end of a bed and the plinth, at the end of a hallway with a lamp or vase. I enjoy changing rooms around and refreshing the decor. It doesn’t mean you need to buy lots of items, it simply means to rotate and create a new vinette or focal point.
Happy mood boarding.
Jess
Items shown in image above have been sourced from the following sites for the purpose of this post.
Please note, similar items and antique pieces can be sourced by The Treehouse Collective through a range of suppliers.
Bench Seat- The Vault https://thevaultsydney.com/products/montpellier-bedend-stool
Tapestry- The Vault https://thevaultsydney.com/products/a-fine-18th-century-verdure-tapestry
Plinth- Fleur Studios https://www.fleurstudios.com.au/products/plinth-tall-cream-travertine
Black ceramic pot- Alfresco Emporium https://alfrescoemporium.com.au/collections/farmhouse-collection/products/ceramic-pot-36cm-black
Ceramic bowl- Alfresco Emporium https://alfrescoemporium.com.au/products/valetta-bowl-sand
Candle Stick- Alfresco Emporium https://alfrescoemporium.com.au/products/ashton-candle-stick-holders-antique-brass
Murano Vase- The Vault https://thevaultsydney.com/products/smaller-rostrato-vase