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The Keys to Success for an Eclectic Room

Posted Nov 17, 2010

Eclectic style does not mean that anything and everything goes. In fact, eclectic style is one of the hardest looks to pull off.

 

The task of creating an eclectic space without any professional help can be quite daunting and frustrating. However, with a few key rules, your frustration will ease and your room will successfully come together.
One of the simplest ways to create an eclectic room is to find pieces of furniture and accessories that are all neutral in color, or all in the same color. This allows for a harmonious juxtaposition of non traditionally paired styles, such as postmodern and baroque, to flow together without seeming out of place. Do not be afraid to mix light and dark woods; just be sure that there is some continuity in the colors. For example, if you are mixing brown and black woods, go for a dark brown wood or a dark grain that has been brushed with a black stain. Once it is paired with the black, the two will flow seamlessly.

 

In a neutral room, with several different styles, try adding soft pink and peach blushes of color and several shades of beige and white. The mix of styles and layers of soft colors, anchored by warm wood grains, is a sure bet to create a beautiful, cozy, romantic look. For a more modern, eclectic look, try to find furniture that is all the same height. This will create clean lines, and the feeling of open space.

 

Mixing colors and prints can be a big challenge. When you have a busy print wallpaper wall and you are looking to have a patterned sofa, you can either make a bold design choice or a subtle one. If you are feeling bold, find the strongest color in your wallpapered walls and look to the color wheel for its complementary friend. Now, you can select a patterned fabric in this color to upholster your sofa. If you want to do something a bit more subtle, choose to upholster just a wing back chair and make the sofa a solid (you can always use throw pillows for pattern and color).

No matter how bold or subtle you want your eclectic look to be, just remember to look for common threads in the furniture, lighting, and accessories that will bring unity to the space. This can range from a texture repeated throughout the space, a curved line that is resembled on the sofa and light fixtures, or a specific color scattered about. Eclectic style may be a mixed bowl of styles but it is not “style” unless you maintain a sense of balance, rhythm, unity and harmony.

 

Text by: Christa Rose Falk from www.love-inspire-create.blogspot.com

 

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