Styling Tips from Houzz

To continue on my quest for great house photos, and as promised, here are the styling tips I found on Houzz (various articles). I tried them out on my kitchen, after hiding almost EVERYTHING!!! See what you think...oh, and these tips go for all rooms.

STYLING

• Put the lid down (yes, that is what they mean...in Bathrooms.
• Hide everything - my kitchen is never this sparse.
• Put shiny, new, lidded pot on the stove - check.

• Use flowers - the more dramatic, the better. I didn't have dramatic, but I did have cute Oxalis aka shamrock.
• Play with tablescape arrangements.
• Tell a story - now, I feel that if I replaced the bowl of fruit with a wooden cutting board, lots of colourful peppers and a bottle of balsamic vinegar, that would have told a story, a yummy one. 

• Declutter.
• Go for symmetry.
• Simple dining settings (I have a hideous old antique table which I'm saving to replace, so I saved you from that sight)
• Pull out chairs at a workspace.
• Place a tray with books and bowl or vase on ottoman.
• As previous mentioned, use natural and artificial light, but no flash. Unfortunately, I got on the phone with my sister and missed the morning light, but you can see that shot here, along with the progress shots.
• AND use rule of third (don't point camera so corner is at the centre of photo).

Happy Saturday!

Joanne xox