4 Ways to Decorate a Credenza

Credenzas are smart storage options for your living room or dining room. They provide the perfect opportunity to show off your style with playful accessories. A polished display can even make your home look and feel more put together. Here are a few ways that you can style any credenza with ease:

Style Your Credenza

The stair step.

This starts with one tall object like a lamp or a tall candle arrangement placed at the end of your credenza. Then fill in the rest of the open space with medium and small sized objects arranged in a stair-step shape, with the tallest object being at the top of the “steps”.

The pyramid.

For this one, start with a matching pair of objects like two lamps. Then, you’ll want to hang a piece of art or a portrait centered on the wall above the credenza. Once you’ve done that, fill in the center of your credenza with a stack of books, flowers or another small object.

Get creative.

When in doubt just have fun with it! Try out a set of antique decanters, or your baseball collection, or even a twig of fall-colored leaves in water.  If you decide to display items like stacks of art books, leave one open to showcase your favorite image.

Fun with numbers.

Arranging décor items in odd numbers tends to be more appealing and memorable for the human brain.  Thus, you’ll often see groupings of three items on one side and two on another, or groupings of three items.  Keep this in mind as you choose what to place on your credenza, will have you decorating like a pro in no time!

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