A Gathered look has personality, interest, and history. Collecting and gathering things from your travels, flea markets, and or art galleries creates a sense of where you have been and where you are going. The mixing and matching of furniture styles, finishes, and textures is one of the easiest ways to help a room look as if it’s evolved over time even if it hasn’t. Here are a few tips on how to create a gathered look in your own home.
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#1 No Matchy Matchy
Anyone can decorate a room with “sets” of things.\
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#2 Use a variety of textures and finishes
via Brooke Giannetti
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#3 Mix and Match Furniture Styles
H2 Design and Build
Nate Berkus
#4 Combine the Old with the New
While I prefer old to new, we don’t want our houses to look like a museum either.The kitchen of Lauren Leiss’s new home is a perfect example of this. The vintage artwork, and the island constructed of reclaimed wood warms up the otherwise contemporary kitchen.
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All of Ellen DeGeneres’s homes are filled with interesting artifacts. I love her style.
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#5 Mix and Match furniture shapes
This room by Stephen Gambrel has it all, multiple furniture shapes and sizes, texture, old and new, and is filled with interesting artifacts.
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Caldwell and Flake
This room could have easily gone the route of my house (borderline museum like) but the modern ottomans and leaf print pillows keep it current.
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Mr. H and I have collected antiques since we were in college (he doesn’t like anything new). We have tons of beautiful accessories which is both a blessing and a curse. Here is a vignette in my guest room. What would you do to make it less museum like? I have a couple of ideas but I would love to hear yours!!
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Do you like a collected look in your own home?
Definitely! And love your tips here Cindy!!!! Have a great weekend!
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Deletewhat a great post and such great eye candy! your guest room looks divine...i wouldnt change a thing but i cant wait to see what you have in mind. terrific tease...i'm staying tuned. please post more pics.
ReplyDeleteThis room was not photographed for the magazine. Maryann will post on her blog!!
DeleteI love your guest room as is - wouldn't change a thing! And I'm all for mix and match. I do like more of a "contained clutter in a sparse room" look. Orderly and collected!!
ReplyDeleteI agree with the contained clutter theory! Less is more in my book!!
DeleteWow, love your guest room...it could easily stay as is in my book. The only thing I would consider doing is fabric headboards in a modern fabric.
ReplyDeleteGreat suggestion...I have thought about that...I have two large mirrors that cannot be seen in the picture there at present! I have the most talented readers!!
DeleteThanks Kim!
DeleteI agree with Loi, I think that room looks great and I love all your treasures. This is a great post and some super ideas here about being more eclectic and not so matched. Some fabulous rooms!
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ReplyDeleteI love this post! The collections, no matter what they are, seem to bring a home to life. I have to cycle my various collections throughout the year in different spots. It gives me such pleasure to remember where I got this or that. I love your guest room display and don't think it looks too museum like at all.
Karen
You have put into words what has always been my design mantra and you didn't even use the word "eclectic". Well done!
ReplyDeleteI am all about mix and match with old and new and anything that truly stirs your heart! Love all these fabulous rooms! Have a great weekend!!
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Candy your home is absolutely gorgeous!! I love how you have decorated. It is very classy.
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Hi Cindy, love this topic. I just read another interview with Nate Berkus who is a big believer in decorating with items that have meaning and tell a story. A collected room looks so much more interesting too, although it takes patience. Your guest room is absolutely gorgeous and I don't think it looks like a museum at all but if you did want an easy change you could switch out your pillows for a bold animal print....just a thought. Hope you're having a relaxing weekend. We're finally coming up for air after our last trip to the storage unit. It's definitely time for a garage sale. :)
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Leslie
Oh Leslie you know I love a great animal print! I have been thinking about adding the Peter Dunham gattopardo on the chairs in that room! I love that Nate Berkus book...well I just love him in general...loved the post on your house!
DeleteHi Cindy, I agree with your husband, with having only things of old and collected through time, nothing hurried over here.
ReplyDeleteLove a room with mixed pieces, never a room with matching pieces. One has to feel the life of a room with the history that it has gathered along the way, keeping it in its era, clean and organized.
Your guest room is perfect, not sure how you could improve on perfection.
I just added a little side table to my daughters room after I had posted it, it's a family piece that just had to be, and I adore the sweetness it brought with it to her room. A perfect piece next to her French iron bed.
Thank you for this beautiful share.
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Dore
Dore you have such beautiful style!!
DeleteGreat post Cindy...I love a collected look...its interesting and creative..
ReplyDeleteWhat a joy to see your home in person, Cindy! You are the master at mixing antiques with a streamlined, fresh approach...and love your fabrics! You are so talented!
ReplyDeleteYou are so sweet...love you!
DeleteGreat blog! I'm now going to go thru your older posts. Love your taste!
ReplyDeleteThanks Katie and so glad you stopped by! I hope my other posts don't dissapoint!!
DeleteI love to walk in any room that has a collected over time look. MIxing a few contemporary pieces in gives an instant update. Some abstract artwork or contemporary fabrics for new pillows would be great for your guest bedroom; although it looks super right now!
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Karena
The Arts by Karena
Pretty room!
ReplyDeleteIf you wanted to change the feel, I'd add shine. The beautiful old patinas on the table are all light-absorbing, so go the other way with a smooth glass vase (colored? clear?) or a mirror leaned on the table that overlaps the bottom of the art slightly (maybe make it a contrasting upright rectangle or something, not a shape that echoes the art).
I thought the idea of contemporary fabric headboards was great.
karin
Karin your suggestions are wonderful! I love the clear vase idea. What you couldn't see in the photograph is that the two beds have mirrors above them. There is always room for change however. Keep those great suggestions coming!!
DeleteVery good advice Cindy!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely love a collected look. We used to have the matchy bedroom furniture, but not anymore. I love your guest room and saw the pics Mary Ann shared. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteOh hell yes! You know I like all things old....collected....and found! No sets for this gal:)
ReplyDeleteI'd add a red shag rug between the beds.
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