Interior Styling: Style Your Space like a Pro

1. 8 Principles of Styling and Interior Photography: - interior styling had a style. - Your space like a pro. - Hi. - Thank you so much for signing up for my class. - I'm just eat of Blakeney. - Designer, - Blogger, - an interior stylist. - And in this five part course, - I'm gonna take you through my eight basic principles of interior styling. - Each lesson we take these eight basic principles and apply them with styling rooms are yes - . - So what are my eight principles? - They are needs shape, - color, - pattern, - texture, - placement, - bling and botanicals. - We will be referencing back to these principles throughout the duration of the course. - Let's get started. - The first thing to think about are your needs. - What do you needs? - Do you need to work at that desk or sit at that share? - Access those books, - assess your needs and address them with styling. - For example, - when you walk into your house, - do you leave your key somewhere? - If so, - maybe we should put a tray or basket or a little bowl on the console toe. - Hold your keys. - That's functional styling or when you get into bed at night, - you kick your shoes off. - You need a place to put them putting a been or basket and you're the bed for your shoes. - That's functional styling. - Next, - think about shape and size. - Diversity is good when placing items together. - Think of diversity of shape and size. - If you have a stack of books, - put something that's not square on top or if there are a lot of square shapes and harsh - angles at something round or a more fous to create balance. - Create visual interest with contrast ing shapes. - Next up is color. - Now I'm a color lover and I'm not afraid. - You go bold with color, - but it's really important to stick within a color palette. - And that doesn't mean you have to be too rigid and Onley use those colors. - What it means is it's the feeling that that color gives off and remains with you. - Let me show you an example. - Look at this picture. - Now close your eyes. - What color stayed with you? - That's the feeling. - Let's do another one. - Take a look at this picture. - Okay, - now close your eyes again. - What color stayed with you that time? - That's the palate. - Next is pattern. - Mixing patterns isn't as hard as people think in my book makes pattern as much as you like - so long as the colors work really well together and the patterns are different enough from - each other and mixing some solids for balance. - Also, - think about era. - These work well together because they all have a very 19 fifties feel. - Now here's an example of something that isn't working as well for me. - Why there's no overarching palette. - The I doesn't know what arrest the pillows are. - Competing with the painting on the arrangement of the pillows looks a little more messy - than it does casual texture. - Mixing texture is what truly creates visual interest. - Plants and flowers. - Help with this enormously, - as do furry things and textiles. - Placement, - spacing and placement is the difference between a space looking collected or cluttered, - and repetition allows the I to rest. - When thinking about placement, - think about placing items together, - like in many collections. - And don't forget about the power of threes bling. - I always like to add a bit of bling to even yet right now my bling of choices usually brass - or bronze. - But any metallic crystal or even glass can provide the desired effect. - Botanicals the best and easiest way to breathe life into a spaces with plants and flowers, - everybody. - I'm so excited to be here today with my friend, - largely a Who's in interviews. - Photographer and I've had the pleasure of working with her for Anthology magazine, - but Laura has worked for some of the world's most important publications, - like The New York Times and Sunset magazine and all kinds of things that I read every day. - So it's really excited to have you here when you're thinking about styling. - It's really also important to think about selling for camera, - especially if you have a block or if you're working for a client. - How the picture turnout is almost as important is what this looks like in real life. - So Lloris here and she's going to share her 10 tips for interior photography, - and I'm excited to hear these tips, - and I know you will be, - too. - So take it away. - So my first hip for approaching an interior is to invest in a decent camera, - which we would call a DSLR. - It means that the lens comes off of the body of the camera so that you can choose if you're - doing a wide angle or a tighter one. - If you aren't in a place where you can actually invest in a DSLR and you're just shooting - with an iPhone. - A couple of tips that I wanted to cover our that when you're using the camera, - you can actually touch the screen to choose where you're focusing. - And that makes all the difference, - especially for them. - Yet for a tighter, - you know, - shooting a tighter grouping of objects and then also you want to shoot in a room that - doesn't have direct light streaming through the windows. - Just want a nice, - bright room, - and if your pictures do look a little bit dark, - you can invest in an athletic snap seed, - which I think is $2 are something very expensive. - And then you can adjust the brightness and contrast, - and that will make a huge difference. - My next tip is to use a tripod. - Using a tripod is gonna let you make a room that doesn't look so bright. - Look really bright because you can keep the shutter open longer and you won't get shake is - a little light pours in because the shutter can stay open. - Exactly. - You don't have to rely on staying still. - Go low. - You've got this tripod, - you don't want it up by where your face is. - When you're standing, - you want to bring it to belly button level, - then you can. - You can keep your lens level so that you're not tilting down or tilting up its stuff, - and it's gonna make all the lines look a lot nicer. - Pay attention to your lines when you're setting up a shot. - Something that visually works really well is toe. - Have your horizontal lines matchup. - So centering yourself on a fireplace, - centering yourself on a piece of art, - something where, - within the rectangle, - you have other rectangles. - That's part of what makes a shot look professional, - you know, - and that ties into shooting level, - because then you can get everything straight. - So when you think about your really collapsing a room a three D space into a two D image, - it's all just lines, - right, - so, - you know, - on your iPhone, - you can like enable a great right. - You can actually set up a frame, - and you can style to the frame so you can choose your if it's a coffee table shot. - You know you've got the tripod. - You put the camera on it, - you look through and then you can start playing with what's inside doesn't look cluttered. - Do you need to move stuff out of the frame? - You need to move closer to the camera, - Move further away. - Maybe actually silent, - looking at the camera, - supposed to just looking at the coffee table. - Exactly, - because sometimes since that great in real life, - but they don't translate on camera. - So you really have to see what, - the camera scene, - right? - See what the camera sees? - Love that the next time is to always use natural like always, - always. - So don't go Get out your funky lanterns seven times like this, - you know, - because first of all, - most labels are a different color temperature than natural light. - So you're going to start getting two different colors, - and it's I would just leave it to the professionals. - Teoh toe light a space. - It's a whole a whole other profession on its own, - right? - So you know she's a natural light. - Find a time of day in the room where it's right, - but same is the tip of the iPhone. - There aren't a huge rays of sunlight coming through like hitting the floor, - because that will just turn toe white in your frame. - You just want an evenly lit room, - even if it looks a little dark because you're shooting a tripod is little looked bright. - You're approaching this room, - you see all these different parts of it, - and you might get really into one table top what you have styled on the coffee table, - and you might forget that you need to see the whole rest of space. - So when you're going in, - remember to get a mix of wide angles and then tighter shots, - because sometimes the wide angle can inform. - You know what the overall style of the spaces But then seeing this vignettes tells you what - materials are. - The palate is. - You know, - a lot of the texture of the room can be encapsulated in this tiny shot and the to work - really well together. - So get wide shots to get detail shots, - and that will help tell the whole story of what's going on in the face. - Exactly. - Practice practice, - You know, - if you're shooting in your own house, - shoot at different times of the day. - She with different lenses. - She high shoot low shooting between see what works, - you know, - and when you're looking at your favorite logs or interest. - It's like find the common thread. - You know, - when they shot the credenza, - did they try to shoot the whole thing? - Or did they should it vertically and cut off part of it? - You know, - it's like you'll start getting used to seeing what really works. - Like I can tell you, - bedrooms are really difficult because they're normally small. - And if you shoot with a wide lens, - the bed just looks enormous. - So that's why I so often you just see a night stand and part of a pillow, - and that tells you what the room really looks like, - right? - That's the detail shop they were talking about. - Yeah, - that informs rest industries. - Okay. - And then the final one is to invest in photo shopper library. - You might not be there yet, - but eventually it will be probably the biggest difference. - Because then you can adjust the brightness of the space. - You can adjust contrast, - even color, - and you can even out If you have dark shadows on one side and highlights on the other, - you bring them together, - and then it looks really beautiful. - Movie. - Imagine. - Okay, - well, - this has been so great. - I'm so excited to have you here. - And I hope you enjoyed that. - I did. - Before you start in the next episode, - here's what I'd like for you to dio find one image of an interior that you feel a styled - really well. - Study the image and point out each of the principles. - Then share your image on the class project page. - Take before pictures of the five key areas of your home incorporating lowers interior - photography tips. - I can't wait to see what you come up with a C On the next episode. - Interior styling had a style your space like a pro. 2. Florals + Coffee Table Styling: - interior styling had a style your space like a pro. - Welcome back. - In our last lesson, - we learned all about my eight principles of interior styling. - Today we're gonna get a little more in depth and a little more hands on. - But before we do that, - we're one Teoh, - A basic floral design, - and why we're doing that is because from here on out, - botanicals and florals play a huge part interior styling. - We're gonna be using florals and botanicals and pretty much every project we dio from here - to the end of class. - Recycled vessels create visual interest. - So think about using ball jars, - teapots, - pictures or even tens and bowls to create floral arrangements. - Now, - I'm no floral designer, - but I use flowers and plants enough in my work to offer up a few tips on putting bouquets - together. - Remove any leaves from stems that are below the water line. - It's OK to leave a few near the top. - Arrange the flowers in your hand. - Police. - The larger flowers near the base of the group. - Cut. - The stem is fairly short, - so the flowers are low and spread into one another. - Lightly bind the stems with twine. - Fill in the gaps with small blooms. - Insert a few leaves of greenery near the bottom. - Balance. - Big blooms like lilies or peonies with little tiny blooms. - Use the brightest flower in the center to create a focal point. - For a simple arrangement, - take a statement. - Flower like this pin cushion, - trim it on a diagonal and put it in the vase. - Add some greenery to make a simple but elegant arrangement for, - say, - an entryway or a side table. - For a book, - a little rest on a consul or a shelf. - Do a wallflower design. - Start with the largest bloom in a large leaf, - then add medium sized blooms on the sides. - For symmetry, - add green arrius well. - Wrap twine around the bouquet, - cut the bottom stems and place in a recycled vessel. - A few additional tips make arrangements for bowls, - using foam or tape. - If you don't happen to have fresh flowers on hand, - I have a stash of dried botanicals that I bring out. - If I don't have fresh florals, - not try it yourself. - Now let's style the first key area of our home. - The coffee table. - If you haven't already take a before picture of your coffee table in the areas surrounding - it. - Clear off your coffee table completely, - and if you have anything beneath it or around it, - clear that off to K. - So coffee tables can be square oval, - rectangular, - circular. - They could be soft ottomans or peekaboo style plexi glass. - Whatever the shape of material, - we're going to address each of the eight styling principles in order to style the coffee - table. - First, - let's think about needs. - Do you entertain? - Good. - Let's get some pretty books to look through. - But don't just grab any books. - Grab large hardcover books that fit within your palate. - Other items that address special needs. - How about trays? - You'll need a place to put coffee mugs and remote controls, - candles and matches, - and if you don't have a tray, - you could use a platter or even a shallow bowl. - Get creative, - but pay attention to scale. - You want to trade that's large enough to be useful, - but not so large that it steals the show. - Next, - let's think about shape. - We want to make sure that we have diversity of shapes and since so far we've got coffee - table books and a tray, - grab an item that stands upright to contrast the flat shapes that we have so far. - This could be a candle. - Cool object dolls. - Anything. - Really. - Before you go and grab these items, - let's think about color. - So what color is really working with right now? - I want you to look at your sofa. - I want you look at your coffee table, - the rug beneath and think about the colors. - What's your overarching Palin? - What are the main colors and what are the accent colors? - Air colors warm. - Are they cool? - Are using reds with pops of black are easing. - Beige is with pops of yellow. - Once you figured that out, - you'll know what color objects and botanicals to add. - Now let's think about patterns. - Do you have any patterns in your vineyard? - Well, - do you need any? - Maybe your coffee table books have patterns on the cover. - Maybe your candle has some cool packaging that provides a papa pattern. - Or maybe the rug underneath the table is enough pattern to satisfy you. - Oftentimes, - with coffee tables, - plants and flowers provide enough texture. - But if you want to add a little more texture than things like driftwood shells or all kinds - of little nature objects, - look really cool. - Otherwise, - you can go in and raid your kitchen. - Maybe just get a bowl filled with fruit, - jelly beans or something fun like that that's gonna add that papa texture that will really - help accentuate the look of your coffee table. - Next comes placement, - so you've gotten empty coffee table. - Right now, - let's take those five big books and make two stacks. - When with three books, - the other with To divide the stacks by color. - Put the largest books on the bottom and the smaller books on top. - Now add the tray or the plate. - Place one of your shapes, - candle or dull, - Let's say on the tray and the other object. - Let's say a show on the taller stack of books. - Things look good in threes. - Try to achieve visual balance and remember that looking, - balanced and looking symmetrical aren't the same thing. - We're looking for balance, - not symmetry. - We're trying to achieve a collected look, - so placings together to create mini collections, - two cranes or two pink lotus flower candleholders. - Repetition allows the I to rest. - How about bling? - If you haven't already included something metallic shiny or even something glass at a bit - of bling the taller stack of books. - Lastly, - let's look at botanicals. - Add some plants, - flowers, - a little potted, - succulent two potted succulents. - How even three. - Your coffee table should look pretty decent right now. - And if it doesn't move things around into the look more balanced, - play with scale at it at it at it. - Once you're satisfied, - take a picture from overhead another one where we can get the big picture and take a few - detail shots. - But we're not quite finished yet. - If you're styling, - that's for photos. - We need to add life. - So this is where if you have a cat or a dog or really hot boyfriend or adorable little baby - , - you put them on the sofa. - Get them in the picture. - We've got a add life, - and this is especially important for the most pristine of spaces. - More pristine your space, - the more life you're gonna want to add at a an apple with a bite out of Anders slippers - next year. - Sofa. - Add life. - Choose your paper pictures from today and please add them to the class project page and I - can't wait. - Disease Interior styling had a style your space like a pro 3. Style a Sofa and a Console/Credenza: - interior styling had a style your space like a pro episode three sofas and consuls. - In this lesson, - we're gonna be styling a sofa and a consul on. - We're going to start with the sofa, - so if you haven't already, - take a before picture, - not clear off yourself entirely. - If you have end tables, - add some botanicals and some bling to them. - Now go around your house and collect all of your throw pillows and blankets so we have - different ones to choose from. - Now let's talk about placement. - One pillow could be enough sometimes, - or two pillows and a throw. - Notice the balance of the two pillows on one side and the Hyundai or a blanket on the right - . - Pillows that are all the same. - Solid and perfectly placed can look great, - too, - in a room that already has a lot of pattern and lots of pillows. - Both pattern and solids can look great if the palate is on point. - A lot of stylists like to put a little crease in a pillow in the middle here, - but I'm not a huge fan, - so let's go over a few different styles. - What looks good will depend entirely on your space. - And when we're talking about sofas and sofa needs, - what we actually need is to make it cozy. - And that involves bringing in some throw pillows and some blankets. - The pillows in the throes should address five of the eight principles of styling. - So when picking them out, - make sure that they suit your needs. - Are they cozy? - Make sure to have variation of shape. - Maybe that means you've got one round pillow and one square. - Next, - think about color. - The pillow should work as a pop of color, - or they should tie existing colors in the room all together. - Do you need a few patterns to funk things up? - Pillows and blankets are a perfect way to include pattern in your home. - As for texture, - I like to use quilts and sheepskins to add texture. - So grab some if you have any. - So now, - based on what we just discussed, - pick out some pillows and some blankets that either provide accent colors or fit - comfortably within your color palette. - Let's try a few placements to start with. - Let's do a simple mix of solid and pattern in the corner. - Now take a photo. - Now let's try repetition if you have three large solid pillows. - Put them on your sofa all in a row. - Now grab three smaller pattern pillows and place them in front of the larger pillow all in - a row. - Take a picture. - Now let's try a spread. - Spread the pillows out all across the length of the sofa. - Take a photo. - Now let's try throw blankets, - so take the accent pillows off. - For now, - let's drape a throw blanket neatly down the middle and take another photo. - Try another textile. - When that really creates an accent, - I'm using my Moroccan wedding blanket. - Take a photo. - Let's add some pillows with a throw blanket and take a picture. - Since I have a baby daughter and a cat, - I like to cover my couches and quilts. - This is how I do it. - I also like to add pillows. - My color palette here is orange and yellow, - and my accent color is green. - So long as the colors are in the right family. - I can keep on layering on the patterns, - sheepskins at nice texture to If you've got one, - let's try it on the sofa now and take one less photo. - Now look through all the pictures that you just took. - Which one's your favorite? - Which ones like the best. - Pick out your favorite shot and recreate that look on your couch. - Take some final after shots and upload them to the class project page. - After this exercise, - you may feel like I need to get some more throw pillows, - and I say Go for it cause it really is the easiest way to completely change the look of - your living space cheaply and easily. - If you do get a few new pillows, - take another after pick because I don't want to see him. - Now let's move on to the consul. - When I talk about styling a console, - it could be any kind of table top dresser topper credenza that you have around your house. - That's not a kitchen table, - coffee table or side table. - Style in a council is much like a coffee table. - Only the needs change, - meaning what you need on a council is not the same is what you need on a coffee table. - Now where is this Consul and what is its function? - Evaluate your needs. - This dresser is in my bedroom. - I want to combine both functional and decorative elements that will be useful to me on the - dresser. - So first I had a lamp. - In addition to the usefulness of the lamp, - I'm adding a tall table lamp for shape and scale. - Since the council is large, - I need some objects with visual weight to keep it looking balanced. - If I were to add a small lamp, - I'd have to balance that out with outing a large plant or something to make it feel - balanced. - But let's use this big lamp. - Next, - I'm going to add a bowl. - This is where I could dump change out of my purse or place down any knickknacks to keep - them contained in one spot now and thinking about color. - I want to keep this clean looking, - so I'm just gonna add a couple of things to make the dresser have a pop of color. - I'm gonna add these hands, - which hold my jewelry. - Jewelry display is a really great way to decorate the bedroom. - It's truly that added bling element. - And to keep things simple, - I'm just gonna add a small plant on top of a stack of books for my little botanical element - , - but I feel like the lamp is dwarfing the plant. - I want the plant to be a bit bigger. - Yes, - like this. - But the color of the pot isn't working for me in this color palette, - so I'm going to swap it out. - But now I feel like the planter is too tall, - so I'm gonna lose the books. - Ah, - there we go. - That's better. - Now we need to add 1/3 element. - Yes, - that's right. - A bit of bling. - It will serve two purposes. - Toe. - Add that necessary shine and to add 1/3 element to this side of the console, - don't forget about the power of threes. - As per placement, - I made sure that the large items were placed in contrast with smaller items. - Remember also the art above. - The consul also plays into the vignette. - Make sure that the art fits the scale and the colors of the console and the objects that - you are adding to the console. - In this vignette, - my friend John Lo uses the bird sunburst as art on the wall. - It adds pops of blue and yellow on the console. - Notice how he ties all the colors together with the botanicals, - the fruit and the vases. - Also notice how the fruit the cloth napkin and the fallen flowers. - Add that riel element the patterns above the consul. - Anchor the entire vignette. - Here's another cool vignette to study. - Notice how the bright pink feathers texture recall the pink on the bed. - Throw. - The large painting works as an anchor. - All the bright white works together. - Well two. - Now let's do another look at a fabric runner on the council for texture. - I also keep a big vase of bamboo on here normally, - and that helps with shape and scale at a stack of books. - A bit a bling. - And let's add a cluster of framed photos to one end. - It lends us a pop of color and gives us a personal element. - It makes it look realigned, - homie. - Now, - based on these tips and the eight principles of styling style of your console, - now edit it down. - Isn't this getting easier? - Not taken after photo and please upload the before and after pics the class project pitch. - I can't wait to see what you come up with. - A C. - On the next episode. - Interior styling had a style your space like a pro 4. Style a Bookshelf: - interior styling had a style, - your space like a pro. - Everybody welcome back. - Today we will be tackling the bookshelf, - and we will be using our eight principles of styling. - If you haven't already, - take your before picture and then empty out your bookshelf completely. - Let's look at some shelves that are styled really well first and get our inspiration on - notice. - The masks notice how each shelf is filled. - Notice the patterns and the repetitions of the collections. - Now, - whether you're working with a huge bookcase or one floating shelf, - the method is the same. - We will start with needs When it comes to a bookshelf, - the needs are storage and display. - Now the storage for it's easy, - but it's the displayed part. - They can get a little bit tricky. - So let's start with the books to start out with. - Let's sort books by color and then by height. - So once you have a pile of, - say, - blue books, - create a stack that has the biggest book at the bottom. - If any books air weird and don't fit in any pile, - edit them out for now. - Next, - go grab any framed art or photographs that you have think about shape is everything you - grab so far a square. - If so, - try and find some items to work with that aren't square. - Maybe you've got a mask, - a vase, - a small lamp, - a plant that doesn't need a ton of light, - any sculptures or even a beautiful plate. - Also, - do you have any candleholders, - little dolls, - matchbooks, - crystal shell of anything? - If so, - bring those out now. - Now let's talk about pattern. - If you have any books with pretty patterns on the covers, - take them out now or if there are pretty patterns on the inside, - you can open up to a page you love. - I style piles of books in four different ways. - Upright, - justified, - center, - justified, - left and justified right. - I justify the pile right when I want a line it up to an object that's on the right. - Now let's add a couple of objects that are within your color palette that also take up the - right amount of visual space. - I'm liking the horse, - but the candle sticks not so much to many objects vertical all in a row. - I would need something that adds diversity of shape. - Yes, - this works, - but it doesn't allow a lot of breathing room, - so I want something that's a little bit smaller. - Yep, - there we go. - This feels right. - It's the right size. - It allows for breathing room and the glass adds even a little bit of bling. - Now let's do the shelf below. - Firstly, - as we go through, - remember to style the shells evenly. - You don't want one shelf to be extremely cluttered, - while the other one is super sparse. - Also, - remember that placement is what makes something look collected versus cluttered. - So remember it. - Edit and toe. - Let objects breathe. - Now with this show, - while we're going to style it on its own, - remember context and balance The shelf right above it has a horizontal stack of books on - the left. - So on this shelf, - let's put a horizontal stack of books on the right. - I have this big, - round glass fishing float on the right so I wouldn't want to put something round just - beneath it Looks weird, - right? - So I'm going to put a different shape there instead, - much better. - Next. - I'm going to add a collection of objects that recall each other so that the I can rest here - . - You could even use three teacups or three pretty recycled bottles, - anything that you find visually pleasing that creates that repetition. - Now let's do one more shell together. - I have an ugly speaker on this shelf, - which I'm gonna cover with an outward facing book at Were Facing Books are a wonderful - substitute for art on shelves and are great for covering unsightly objects. - Now I'm going to add a pile of horizontal read books on the left, - opposite of the shelf above it to create balance. - Since the stack is all the way to the left, - I'm going to justify the stack left to create that clean line. - On top of this stack, - I'm going to place another collection of objects and then in the middle. - I want something that will take up enough visual. - Wait. - See, - this looks a bit dinky to me. - This is OK, - but I don't love how now we have five upright objects all in a row. - So what do we do when we're in doubt of what to add? - That's right. - Botanicals and blink perfect. - But I'm going to rotate the teapot so that the objects have room to breathe between one - another and at a couple of tiny objects to help mask the speaker even more. - Boom. - Now all three shelves air done. - They were well by themselves, - but they also work well together. - Once you've styled each shelf take in the big picture. - How does it look? - Is it missing something? - Maybe you need botanicals. - Got good light. - Maybe you need a hanging plant cascading down from the top shelf for maybe one shelf should - be reserved for pretty Display of dried flowers isn't bling. - You need add something sparkly and see if that helps. - Once you're satisfied with your shelves snapping after photo, - remember, - lures tips of photography and take some detail shots of all the many collections that - you've created to feel free to only shoot a fraction of the shelf, - leaving the rest up to the imagination. - Get detail shots, - shoot a belly button level, - use a tripod. - So now upload those before and after pics to the class project page. - This was a mammoth project and I really can't wait to see what you did with your shelves. - Interior styling had a style. - Your space like a pro 5. Style a Bed and Final Tips: - interior styling had a style, - your space like a pro. - Hey, - welcome back. - This is our last installment of our styling course, - and I hope that by now you've got all eight principles pretty well ingrained, - and that you've got a good idea of how to apply those principles to the rest of your home. - Now, - today we're gonna be working on our last project, - which is our bed and the bed. - And the bedroom is the most intimate space of the home. - And how you style it can completely change the look and the feel of it. - And then I'm going to give you some general tips that you can apply to the rest of your - house to client projects or any other styling projects that you may be working on. - Go ahead and take a before picture of your bed if you haven't already, - and let's get started. - Shape, - color, - pattern and texture. - The's four could be covered with your bedding, - even if you choose to go all white with your bedding, - accent, - pillows, - throw blankets and a headboard will likely add variation and patterns, - textures, - shapes and colors, - even if it's subtle. - As for botanicals and bling, - those will be covered on your night stand or the areas immediately surrounding your bed. - It's amazing what a difference fresh florals or plant and a candle can make on your night - stand. - Messi. - Pristine, - casual and unmade, - Billowy or tucked and flat. - These different styling jobs all give off a different mood. - We're gonna style three different versions of our bed today, - and then you can decide which is best for your space or for the mood that you are trying to - convey in images. - Now, - go ahead and style your night stand. - Remember the power of threes. - Remember botanicals, - Remember bling. - You know what you're doing by now. - To start with, - we're gonna style the minimal bed. - So take everything off your bed, - but the fitted sheet and two pillows, - not a cover of some kind. - Drape it over the fitted sheet and smooth out the top of the cover so that at least flat - add something to make it look more riel, - a magazine or throw blanket. - So here's a little tip of how to keep your sheets wrinkle free without ironing them. - I learned this tip for my mother in law. - You take them out of the washer, - and while they're still damp, - you put them on your bed and let them dry. - There they remain wrinkle free. - It's awesome. - Also, - remember when photographing beds, - it's OK not to photograph the whole thing. - Often times 3/4 of the bed and the night stander enough to give the idea. - Now let's do the maximal bed. - Remove the cover lit from the bed and added, - Do they or a quilt? - Now pump things up with accent pillows. - Start with the largest pillows and back and layer them until the smallest accent pillows - are in front. - Now take a blanket and obviously pay attention to the patterns and the colors folded in - half. - Drape it over the bottom half of the bed. - Play around a bit until you're happy with the arrangement. - Then take another after photo. - Next, - let's do the messy bed. - Oddly enough, - I find this one the hardest to pull off. - The key to the messy bed is to make sure that you have a really defined color palette. - Remove all the extra accent pillows and extra bedding and just leave the to bed pillows and - a cozy Do they now get in your bed under the covers and under the sheets. - Then get out of the bed. - Flip the cover in the flat sheet off is you would naturally take a photo as is. - You may get lucky if you don't like how it looks. - Trying making the bed quickly like you would if you were in a rush to leave the house and - snap a pic of that, - please upload your favorite before and after bed photos to the class project page. - All right, - that was the last project for our styling class, - and now I'm going to give you some helpful tips and tricks that you can apply to any and - all interior styling projects. - Hopefully, - by now, - your home is found a happy balance between looking artfully styled and still homey. - The goal is not perfection. - The only thing worse than a home with no style is a home that feels completely contrived. - Another thing to remember is that while we focused on key corners of the house for the - purpose of this class, - it's important to take in the big picture and create balance based on the entire room in - the entire house, - for example, - maybe you've got so much going on in your living room that all your coffee table needs is - some books. - A candle sticks on a bit of bling. - So now that you know the eight principles of styling so well, - I want you to take the idea and the concept and expand it to not just a key area, - but the whole rooms and even to your whole place. - And this will become second nature at a certain point. - So you'll look at a space and you'll say, - Oh, - my living room looks awesome. - But I feel like I need some botanicals. - You're looking a bookshelf saying my bookshelf looks rad, - but who is missing some bling? - And this will just become really a part of your eye. - Another thing that I wanted to tell you is that when I style, - I tend to bring all objects out, - everything that I'm working with him lay it all out on the table, - and that way I can pull objects from the table, - and it makes it a lot easier to style if you can see everything that you're working with - and if it's all in one place. - I also wanted to share with you that whatever I go on styling assignments. - I always have a styling kit, - and I wanted to tell you what was inside my kit. - Scotch tape, - duct tape in various colors. - Electrical tape, - thin rope wire, - wire cutters, - pliers, - hammer nails, - drill screws, - screw hooks, - tax scissors, - extension cord power strip zip ties, - fishing line went roller. - A couple of rags spray bottle with water staple guns and staples, - paper towels, - measuring tape and the leveller. - So I also want to give you a little shopping guide of items that I find super useful - styling. - I love these super skinny picture shelves. - There, - 10 bucks that I Kia. - I use them in my bathroom. - I use them for perfumes and stuff like that. - I have them in my daughter's room with kids books on them, - and I've had them also over my bedside table. - I use these acrylic plate stands from the Container Store to hold books open on shelves or - hold open cookbooks. - When I'm styling kitchens, - you can use them to hold plates to, - Of course, - that's a great way to add shape to a shelf vignette baskets air so helpful in styling - spaces. - To be honest, - I get a lot of my baskets at Ross sh They have a big selection there, - Really affordable. - I especially Love Gun and Bolger baskets. - Textiles are amazing to have on hand for styling. - Table clause throws pieces of fabric. - They could be used to add texture, - color and pattern all at once to an image and easily take something from looking too - pristine, - toe looking perfectly disheveled. - Some of my favorite textiles of style with our my Suzanne E bed cover I love Kill him - Accent pillows. - I love old quilts and sheepskins. - It's also easier than you think to a pollster. - Things and fabric. - See, - I upholstered this cabinet I found discarded on the street and look how it packs a punch. - Now paint is such a quick and easy way to completely transform an item. - Lamps, - chairs, - baskets, - statues. - There are not many things I wouldn't paint over, - and my biggest and most heartful tip goes out to plants. - Something looks to bear at a plant. - Don't know what to put on a side table at a plant. - You simply cannot go wrong. - Plants breathe life into a space. - They filter air. - They add pops of color and visual interest. - they increase the quality of life. - So when in doubt, - at plants, - if your space does not get a lot of natural light, - my favorite plants are these easy plant or the snake plant. - The snake plant is weird and cool and very sculptural and doesn't need a lot of attention - and is easy. - Does well in low light and also is shockingly easy to care for bamboos also kind of magical - . - It'll go pretty much anywhere as long as you keep the roots. - What you got decent light and want to make a statement. - There's nothing quite like the humongously use of the federally fig tree. - I also really like the money tree, - and they're really forgiving if you forget to water and known again. - My last tip and shadow goes to succulents. - I love those little guys, - especially the Spillers, - the ones that hang down like my beloved fishhook succulents. - They need a lot of sun, - but they only to be watered once the soil's gone completely dry, - which is about once or twice a month. - It's incredible what hanging succulent can dio to add atmosphere and ambience to a room and - his queen of the jungle. - Oh I think it's appropriate that we end here. - Thank you so much for joining me in this course. - I hope that you learned a little something. - I hope that your homes were getting more beautiful as we speak. - I also want to remind you to upload your final project. - And that's the space that you feel like has been the most transformed throughout this - course. - So just pick something that you really feel like went through a dramatic change. - Um, - I hope you'll keep in touch with me through my blawg. - It's flogged up. - Just enough Blakeney dot com Also, - we can hang out on instagram and on Twitter, - Justine and Blake meat. - I can't wait to look through all your final projects. - I'm gonna share my very favorite projects on my block and with my followers on Pinterest. - I can't wait to see you in the blogosphere. - See you. - Interior styling had a style your space like a pro