BOOKSTYLING: MINI MAKEOVER FOR MONDAY

Not all makeovers need to be as in depth as refinishing furniture, painting a room, or moving furniture around. A simple switch of accessories and books can instantly transform a focal point in a space. I did just that while dusting  and cleaning the house on Saturday. As an effort to try an control clutter around the house, I had originally pulled all books and magazines together in our home office. Lately, I've been using some more as stacks around the house...

Dining room buffet

Side tables in the living space.

Ottoman / coffee table in living space

with two of three fave Kelly Hoppen books.

Books stacked with textured wooden box (hiding Sephora's toys)

on $30 thrift store buffet in living space (at salon styled wall).

So over the weekend I pulled the stacks together, along with keeping on display some of our sea-inspired trinkets from our travels and some photos (After-all - it is still 100 degrees and summertime in Florida!). To lighten up some of the mix and add texture, I added in some wooden trays and bamboo chargers (leaning within the bottom shelf) as well as added two extra shelves back into the unit...

Books of importance on display and tell a story...

Design, architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright, Italy,

 and "never letting anything steal my JOY" - books from Joel Osteen.

Shells we gathered in Marco and Sanibel Island.

Trays worked well to help contain magazines.

Coral from key largo, bamboo charger from Ikea.

The books with a binding not matching decor

(like in red or yellow) I flipped the jackets to have

them covered in white, and still work with the composition.

Key West conch, thrift store cylinder, Habitat for Humanity frames - 

which are neutral enough to transition into fall.

I have some photos of us up in DC during autumn that should work...

Glass container fillers can easily be switched out

for stones, black sand, and acorns.

Magazines in trays fit well on added shelf and are

easily accessible while sipping wine on a rainy afternoon

or sharing TV time with the hubs...

Wicker chair adds to the texture in the space.

The way the unit was set up before was coming across as merchandised to some, but it was also a nod to the style of one of my favorite interior designers - Kelly Hoppen. Her style, although it can be eclectic, is very clean and modern. Her signature is repeating items and pulling together objects in multiples. My husband and I are happy with this simple update. Jeff LOVES his flat screen, and I LOVE books - together on our Ikea TV unit, they make a good marriage (kinda like us!).

More personalized book styling and shelf displays.

Unit last fall 2009. White vases are now able to get used upstairs

in the office, and refresh those shelves as well (upcoming post).

I did pack-up the blue & white and started to neutralize the space for Fall. No pumpkins out yet - that will be in September. Still feels too early to go fall in August (although retailers already have Halloween & Thanksgiving set).

I can already sense the days daylight getting shorter... so fall is just around the corner! Now is a good time to stock-up on black candles and harvest scents for the home before they are sold out and replaced with Christmas!

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A Stroll Through Life - Tabletop Tuesdays

Color Outside The Lines - Vignette Fridays

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