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Home » Home Decor » My Home » Living Room Decorating- Shelves

Living Room Decorating- Shelves

August 16, 2011 by Kara Cook 7 Comments

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I am not an interior decorator. Making things, I love. It comes pretty easily to me. But arranging them? Not so much. I have the hardest time getting things to look the way I like them in a room. I arrange. And re-arrange. Multiple times. Takes me weeks sometimes just to get a shelf finished. Aaarg, it is frustrating!

I am starting to realize something though. I like symmetry. It might be boring, but danggit all, I like it. With five kids, I can’t always maintain order throughout the house. But at least I can have order in my bookcases and on my shelves. 😉

I’ve been attempting to finish the shelf in my living room for eons. I started with my Ribbon Wrapped Barn Star.  I hung it to the side of the shelf, then added everything else to the shelf. After several attempts, I came up with this arrangement:
shelf-vignetteI was never really in love with it. After a couple of weeks, it really started to bug me. I tried adding and taking away different items, but nothing worked. I finally came to the realization that the star had to go. I just couldn’t balance it out. So I took it down and started over.

I came up with the idea for my quote board, and I put it in the middle of the shelf. After lots of tweaking, I came up with this:
shelf-vignetteI kept the photo, the coffee filter roses, and the greenery. But the blue candles made everything too matchy matchy, so they had to go. I took some white ones and covered them. I am much happier with this arrangement. It is balanced. It is organized. When I get sick of looking at legos on the counter, matchbox cars on the stairs, dishes in the sink, and shoes on the rug, I can go in my living room and look at my orderly and symmetrical shelf. And it makes me smile. 🙂

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  2. Tam @ Sew Dang Cute

    August 19, 2011 at 9:08 pm

    Kara this is so pretty! I love that quote board. The whole shelf looks great!!!

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  3. Denyse@Crazy Beautiful Life

    August 16, 2011 at 8:39 pm

    I love your shelf and the decor you choose…looks great!!!

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  4. kellie

    August 16, 2011 at 8:37 pm

    Very cute!

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  5. Amy

    August 16, 2011 at 8:19 pm

    I like it Kara! I’m with you in the it doesn’t come easy for me either category. I wish I could just pull things together. But I’m coming to realize that I don’t like “things”. I prefer a much simpler look- and I’m trying to make simple not boring. 😉
    xoxo,
    Amy

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  6. amanda at every creative endeavor

    August 16, 2011 at 2:07 pm

    Very Cute Kara! I like it with the fun sign in the middle too! I am glad that it is all coming together for you! I missed you at the splash pad today – maybe next time!

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  7. Anne

    August 16, 2011 at 12:42 pm

    i like it! i want to hang a few shelves like that in my dining room, just waiting for my hubby to help me….thanks for all the ideas! and i like symmetry too….that and unconsciously preferring things in sets of 3. :o)

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