This is a prime example. The picture is balanced by the vase and books on the right.
I love this hallway. Your eye travels along the runner to the pouffe, up the lamp, across the type to James Bond, and down to the books below. The height of the lamp is balanced by the tall black figure of Sean Connery (he was definitely the best James Bond, don't you think?).
Oh, the talented Rachel Castle! Her beautiful artwork is balanced by the objects on the bedhead, and also helps to give some weight to the lighter yellow side of the bed.
Nothing is centred over this sofa, but the objects either side balance each other beautifully.
Another perfectly styled photo. The low hanging pendant would be great for when you're curled up at the end of the sofa reading, in place of a floor lamp. Your eye comes down the light to the cushions and across to the table. It's great to have a 'hero', something you first focus on in a room, and then everything else compliments it.
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I didn't know that you trained as a graphic designer! Arranging things off-centre is something I have trouble with, I just have a tendency to want things perfectly aligned but I agree that it looks more interesting when it's not 'perfect', so I'm working on my OCD! I love the first image!
ReplyDeleteOur hallway table is always having things moved around. Someone keeps lining things up in a logical fashion and it drives me nuts! It catches my eye and I can't walk out the door without messing it back up again....very neatly of course! Annie x.
ReplyDeleteThere's such an art to it isn't there?! I always arrange things off centre and at different heights and proportions so the eye moves around the space. Great examples Vic :)
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Brilliant post Vic! An interior designer taught me this lesson a while ago, and it was one I badly needed to learn. I have finally given up my obsession with symmetry and have some much more interesting spaces as a result.
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