5 Styling Tutorials To Elevate Your Interiors

STYLING
Written By Natalie Walton

There is an art and science to styling. If you’re looking for some fresh ideas and inspiration, take a look at my most popular styling videos, with tips and tricks to apply to your spaces.

1. How to Style Kitchen Shelves​

  • Display your most beautiful objects. Save all the practical products and objects for behind cupboard doors.

  • Create groupings of similar objects to create more visual 'weight' — this is important for the smaller-type objects you often find in kitchens.

  • Include a mix of materials, textures, and forms to create visual variety. It encourages the eye to linger longer.

    Also, I get asked so often about ​this shelving unit​ — it's one that I designed and had made locally in Byron Bay. It's available in my shop ​Imprint House​.

2. How to Style a Hallway​

3. How to Style a Sideboard​

  • Start with a focal point or 'hero' piece.

  • Introduce books in stacks (take off the book jackets if you want a more cohesive look).

  • Add art to introduce to introduce height.

    Broom from Imprint House

4. How to Style Books

  • Have a sense of weight on the bottom shelves, such as bigger books or darker spines.

  • Mix horizontal and vertical spines for visual interest throughout your shelves.

  • Intersperse favourite ceramics and decorative objects, and opt for more organic forms to offset the linear nature of the books (and shelves).

  • If you don’t like the colour/cover of the book, take off the jacket — often what’s beneath is a beautiful neutral.

  • Controversial with some, but turn the spines so you see the page ends if you want a more subtle palette.

    Kōyō Shelves from Imprint House.

5. How to Display Art

  • Start with a larger piece that will anchor the space.

  • Taper down or create a spiral-like effect around the artwork.

  • Have a consistent element, such as the tones of the works, the material or colour of the frames.

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