Baubles, knick-knacks, objets d’art, souvenirs, trinkets + triflings
Saturday, February 14, 2009 I’m a geegaw magnet. I have a miniature tramp art chair that sits atop a stack of books, some crystal turtles and mercury glass vases that are show-offs on an end table, a collection of print blocks that fill a book shelf, an ironstone bowl filled with pine cones, and more and more and more... And sometimes it feels like these little objects are reproducing in the night and taking over and becoming just annoying clutter. So, over the years, I’ve made myself take some unknown decorator’s advice and buy no object smaller than my head. This limits those clusters of little bitty things on every surface. And some surfaces are blissfully empty.
With all this in mind, I still love to see what others collect and how it’s displayed. Here are how designers and stylists have artfully arranged their collectables, souvenirs, and object d’art.
Ryan Korbin via Desire to Inspire
TOP, Mark Lund, Lund Photo; CENTER + BOTTOM, Trevor Dixon, photographer
TOP, Mark Lund, Lund Photo; CENTER, Trever Dixon, photographer; BOTTOM, Michele Michael, stylist
Above photos, Mark Lund, Lund Photo
TOP, Simon Carter via Desire to Inspire; CENTER, Michele Michael, stylist; BOTTOM, Lucyina Moodie, stylist
TOP, Ruthis Sommers, Domino; CENTER, Kim Fiscus, House Beautiful; BOTTOM, Markham Robert, House Beautiful
TOP, Trevor Dixon, photographer; CENTER, source misplaced — my apologies; BOTTOM, Mark Lund, Lund Photo
TOP, Mary McDonald, House Beautiful; CENTER, Kim Fiscus, House Beautiful; BOTTOM, Claire Forlani, Domino
TOP, Emily Summers, House Beautiful; CENTER, Kelly Wearstler, Domino; BOTTOM, India Hicks, Domino
Photos above, Janne Peters, photographer
Reader Comments (4)
But why do my collections -- that I try to
place artfully -- look like clutter and these
don't?! Love the "no smaller than your
head" guideline...
"Geegaw" ?????
I love the polka dot baby blue wallpaper.....mom, please be this creative on my new room!
Hello top lamp and eagle console!
That console should be mine.