5 Tips for Styling Your Shelves Like a Pro

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Hi everyone, hope you`re having a great summer so far. If you are on vacation, have a great time! For the rest of us, here is one home project you can tackle in a day. 

Styling your bookshelves is so not as easy as it looks. Using books and lots of little things you collected over the time, can easily turn your shelves into a massive pile of trinket hoarding. I`m sure you`re tried to make it perfect, but it never have that designer look you really want! I have 5 great tips for styling your bookcase like a design pro. 

But before you start decorating, first declutter and start from scratch!!

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Use things you love

Your home should be a real reflection of you, and there’s no better place to showcase that than on your shelves! It`s important to use pieces that have sentimental value to you and speak to you, like objects from your travels, things that belongs to your family for decades, things you made yourself etc.  They also make a great conversational starter.

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Mix old with new

There are so many amazing vintage, antique finds you can find really cheap, and they add so much character to your shelves and entire space. If you put them next to something modern and new, they will look even more amazing. 

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Stack on books and boxes

They will create various heights and add the dynamic to your shelves. You can use any book you have in house. If you don`t like the different colors of the books, just turn them backward so the spines aren’t facing the room. Boxes can be found in so many stores, or you can use beautiful antique and vintage jewelry boxes. One gold or brass box will add such a glamorous touch!

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Use artwork

You can use paintings, photos, or sculptures to spruce up the space. Paintings or framed photos will make a perfect backdrop for smaller pieces you want to show. Even if you don`t want to spend money on paintings, you can try and paint something yourself (you can find my abstract painting here) or even frame your child’s artwork to showcase their talent. 

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Don`t forget to bring in natural objects

Real of faux plants and flowers, terrariums (you can check mine here), corals, shells (I always bring mine from the vacations), pieces of wood, stones, antlers... the list could go on and on. They will bring new life to your shelves, add fresh, natural element and balance all the other things. 

Finally, don`t forget the most important part is to have fun mixing and matching items that fit your style and make you smile!! 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! What`s your favorite item on the shelf ? 

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Shabby French Door Signs for Cocotte Bistro

Summer in the city does not have to be that bad. Yes, we dream of long, sandy beaches, turquoise sea and cold cocktails, but if you live here or just visiting Belgrade, make sure to stop by and check our new and lovely french bistro Cocotte in Francuska 11(French Street No.11) and refresh with a really nice cocktails. You will find there this cute door-signs I made for them. This charming door-signs will be a lovely and unique detail in their wonderful space. I really enjoyed working with them! 

Technique: painting, calligraphy, transfer and patina.

Leto na usijanom asfaltu ne mora uvek da bude tako loše. Da, svi sanjarimo o dugim peščanim plažama, trikiznom moru i hladnom koktelu. ali ako ni vi niste otputovali nigde ili ste gost u mom divnom Beogradu, onda obavezno svratite do novog i slatkog francuskog bistroa Cocotte u Francuskoj 11 i osvežite se odličnim koktelima. Tamo ćete na vratima naći i nešto što je mojih ruku delo. Ove šarmantne pločice za vrata biće simpatičan i unikatan ukras u njihovom prelepom prostoru. Zaista sam uživala u saradnji sa ovim predivnim ljudima.

Tehnike: bojenje, krasnopis, transfer i patinira.

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DIY Vintage Shabby Chic Christmas Tree & Christmas Ornaments

You all know how much I love vintage, shabby chic style and neutral colors. So when it all combined into one, and when I find a few inspiring ideas (Blog: Shabby Art Boutique) I created a Christmas tree and Christmas decorations which are really my style.

The design is very simple and doesn`t requires any expensive materials. It`s enough to find a few old different sizes books, appropriate holiday images (The Graphics Fairy), some glue and glitter and you're ready to decorate your home for holidays. You can put Christmas ornaments on top of the Christmas tree or hang them on the tree and create a unique decoration for your home.

Svi znate koliko volim vintidž i shabby stil i neutralne boje. Kada sve to kombinujem i kada naiđem na nekoliko inspirativnih ideja (Blog: Shabby Art Boutique), nastaju Božićne jelke i Božićni ukrasi baš po mom ukusu. 

Izrada je vrlo jednostavna i ne zahteva nikakve skupe materijale. Dovoljno je nekoliko starih, požutelih knjiga različite veličine, odgovorajuće praznične sličice (The Graphics Fairy), malo lepka, glitera i spremni ste da dekorišete svoj dom za praznike. Ornamente možete staviti na vrh jelke ili ih okačiti uz malo trake na jelku i stvoriti jedinstven ukrase za svoj doma.

Tutorial for the Christmas tree:

Tutorijal za Božićnu jelku:

Fold the top right part of the page as shown on the photo going inwards.

Fold it again in the same direction making sure that the edges of a  bent sides are flush with the book.

Fold remaining part on the bottom inwards and make sure your edges are flush again and your first page is done.

Repeat for the rest of the book until you reach the last page. Then unfold the book and use a little bit of glue to glue first and last page.

You can decorate your tree with a glitter. Just add a little bit of glue to the edges of your tree and sprinkle with glitter immediately. 

Tutorial for the Christmas ornaments:

Tutorijal za Božićne ukrase:

With a craft scissors make a decorative edge to the page of the book.

Fold the page in a accordion way.

Bring two sides of your accordion, making the circular shape and glue them together. Use a closepin to secure it in place.

Add the desired photo to the front and glue it in place. If you want, you can add a little bit of glitter to some parts of the photo, like me.

Play around with shapes and ideas and make a bunch of unique and beautiful decorations. For the birds, I glued photo on a cardstock to make it sturdier. 

This idea is very easy and inexpensive way to make your home festive and beautiful for the holidays. If you like it, share with your friends! Happy Holidays! 

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