DIY Day: Style It

Sometimes design is all in the details...the way a book is perched, how you group a collection, what color the spine of a book is....Here's a collection of simple styling tricks you can use.

On this person's door, it says welcome home! when entering and hurry back! when leaving.

Wallpaper makes this nook special, not utilitarian

Chandy as bedside lighting? Yes please!

Simple rough wooden floating shelves are chic

Make a table out of anything!

Isn't the layering of this art almost like a piece of art itself? Like the collection is more than the sum of the individual pieces.

Ok I'll never be able to afford the things in this bathroom but I can take a page out of the stylist's book. Here the water flows through the chandelier, and the pips are hidden in that wood box next to the (crazy!) tub

I like the mirror on the bulletin board. Also everything else about this space except the ugly carpet

Such a rich-looking room! You get a feel for the owner's personality immediately

LOVE the wall installation....not too pretentious, but perfectly styled

Ideas to steal: curtain around crib, floor cushions make reading nook, DIY chandelier, branch as curtain rod, DIY bunting, perfectly distressed green dresser

Everyday items look beautiful when grouped, like these cutting boards

Check out the color blocking in the bookcase

Love the simple shelves, with utensils in a cup and the glassware making a graphic statement

You can buy glass drops like this off Etsy for less than $5. I know because I've done it.

I'm in love with this shot. Perfectly styled bench under perfectly styled gallery wall. Who needs a bookshelf when you've got this?

They've installed a faux-fireplace as a focal point. Glass instead of fireplace, rolls of paper instead of logs, wire tacked across the front for texture.

Everything about this space is perfect to me. Including that rug and the way this table becomes a desk for 2 due to the positioning of it

I like the curtain to separate the tub from the rest of the room. And, of course, the chandy and amazing antiqued glass.

This may be a little too deliberate for some, but I kind of like the surprise of having the photo under your coats and hats and little parts being alternately covered and revealed day by day.

I collect postcards from all my travels, and I want one of these racks so bad to display them!

Horizontal shelving is more relaxed, plus this is a great top-of-the-stairs use of space

Giant chalkboard, low-lying bookshelf made of a simple board and 2 big rocks.

Having guests over and your office is a mess? use the screen to hide it all away!

mirror on mirror is one of my favorite visual tricks.

And now for the ultimate example of the wonder of styling:

I mean....SERIOUSLY.

New readers! DIY Style It day!

Welcome to my new readers! Always exciting for me, hope you enjoy my posts! It's been a while since I've done a DIY post and I've saved up lots and lots....so many that I've had to divide it into sections....DIY Build it, craft it, paint it, sew/upholster it, and style it. Here are several (ok, way too many for one post, let's be honest) great examples of beautiful styling :)

Great example of mantle style, plus I like the handled baskets and the mirror to open everything up

A) Why is that hide so tiny? B) Those suitcases are cute

I want an overly ornate, giant mirror. And lots of white candles and vases to fill with pretty things. And a fireplace to style.

Just bought myself a tray for the top of my Moroccan table base (see update on this post). Now trying to figure out how to style it yet retain function. This is great inspiration!

Painted piano (always controversial) used as a bar...what do you think?

Love the mirror, obviously. Also love the baskets and coordinating fabric under the sink

Vintage letterpress holder as jewelry storage

Love this room. So cozy and clean. More tray styling inspiration, although I'm actually not a fan of this

I have started buying a postcard at every trip I go on...now I'm looking for ways to keep them accessible. Like this card holder!

Cloche. Makes any item instantly look intentional, and like art...

See? Seriously!

Emily Henderson has literally never designed anything where I couldn't find some sort of inspiration. She's genius. I like these three dressers pushed together to make a buffet.

Wouldn't this be so cute in a nursery?

I'm always a fan of shelves with overlapping art

Tiny little bench with great pillows

I dig contrasting styles, like golden/Regency sconces and more modern candlesticks

Coffee table styling...cool table, period, but I also like that it's not so busy you can't still use it

Someday I'll have a giant beautiful mirror to put over my equally beautiful fireplace. Shoulda just made a whole post of fireplace styling

Glove molds as bookends

I see these little trays all the time at flee markets. This would be a great use for them.

Mantle as shelving/bookcase.

I like the organization of this....tops of the bottom frames and bottoms of the top frames line up, but it still has an organic feel since the frames are all different sizes. I think this would work well with frames that don't match, too

I never get tired of basic necessities being prettily displayed

I love how personal this gallery is...for example, the framed drawing of an eye. At the house I grew up in I framed a drawing my mom did in college of a hand making the "I love you" sign. Wish I'd brought it to UT with me!

I like the little nook under the sink for displaying something pretty. I also never tire of the natural wood against white look.

Here, the TV is the last thing you really focus on because of clever styling. Although I wonder if it's annoying having the mirror reflect the light when you're trying to watch tv? Either way, good styling inspiration!