Guide
How to: a picture wall above the sofa
by Pia Seidel
5 interior design objects...(part 3)
27.3.2019
Translation: machine translated
To ensure the success of an interior photo shoot, interior designers proceed in the same way as for a portrait. Having had the opportunity to do some staging myself, I'd like to offer you a few tips for achieving a harmonious whole, which I don't hesitate to use in my own flat. Because what looks good in a photo also looks good in real life.
In fashion, stylists need jewellery or accessories, such as a bag, to complete an outfit. In interior design, we use textiles, decor, furniture; we rely on our infallible instincts to make a room stand out. As a former decorator, I know the little tricks that help you do just that. You'll never see a sofa without some pretty decorative cushions that you've patted down beforehand. Mind you, I don't need a camera to shake them back into shape after I've sat on them. I invite you to consult or reconsult the advice I've already given you in the first and second parts.
1. A place for everything and everything in its place
Order is the keystone of a successful photo. To achieve this, storage boxes are ideal. At home, they're opaque and visually match vases or books like a pretty exhibition I'd be in charge of.
In other places, it's interesting to be able to show what's in the boxes. For example, choose glass containers for your jewellery or coasters to show them off!
2. The two make a pair
To avoid a piece of furniture being isolated from the rest, decorators use the grouping technique: for example, a sofa placed on a rug in front of a side table. Decorating addicts, such as myself, will replace the table with a pouf and a tray. This self-sufficient set is particularly versatile: the footstool can be used to sit on, for example, or to place a tray on top. For decorators, this type of staging is bread and butter, as they like to add objects and a few books jumbled together.
4. Symmetry
To make a composition attractive, you need common denominators, such as symmetries or similar colours. When I decorate, I pay attention to the lines of the frames of windows, doors and furniture. For example, when I hang paintings on the wall, I orientate myself on the horizontal line of the sofa in my living room. As with a photograph, choose a frame that fits in with the whole!
3. Don't freak out
In interior design magazines or books like Raumwunder, you rarely see tangled cables, as these have been removed before the photo is taken. Unfortunately, you can't do the same at home with electrical equipment. But you can hide it. To do this, there are boxes with openings that are not without appeal. Hide them behind the sofa, because as they say, out of sight, out of mind!
5. Nooks and crannies
If a corner of your room feels empty, consider dressing it up, for example with coat hooks. Many flats and houses have spaces that are difficult to convert. This is the case for areas in front of or behind a door. For this, I have a little trick; I hang bags or my favourite T-shirt on them.
To put all these tips into practice
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Header image: Storage boxes that match in color give a clean, uncluttered look to open spaces.
Pia Seidel
Senior Editor
Pia.Seidel@digitecgalaxus.chLike a cheerleader, I love celebrating good design and bringing you closer to everything furniture- and interior design- related. I regularly curate simple yet sophisticated interior ideas, report on trends and interview creative minds about their work.
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