While most articles tend to focus on designing the living room around a specific piece of furniture or a particular color, this article will teach you about constructing a living room around an antique collection. To keep things in perspective, we will be discussing a real collection, instead of just one or two small items that are the same or similar styles, and how to design your living room around the collection and achieve balance and flow through the room and beyond. The antique collection is usually the living room\’s focal point, regardless of placement, and the basic idea is to create a sense of design direction around that focal point.

Most such collections can be described as either large or small, depending on the number and size of items in the room. We will spend a little time talking about both possibilities, so that you will have a better idea of how to develop the decor style in the room around the right size and style. Here are some tips to help you design a fabulous and elegant living room space around your large or small collection.

A Large Antique Collection

A large collection can mean three or more large furniture pieces or many smaller pieces that make up a particular antique collection. For instance, in the first case you may have a matching antique coffee table, end tables, and bookshelf in a collection. In the second case, you may want to display an entire curio cabinet filled with antique collectibles or knick knacks. Either way, designing the room around a larger collection often presents a larger challenge.

Start by placing the collection in the area of the living room that you want to utilize, and then begin directing the bulk of the attention to those pieces. Spotlights and furniture placement help create focal points, and the construction of the living room around a collection constitutes the addition of specific focal points with that collection. Arrange other furniture and accessories so that the focus goes to your collection and less toward the other supporting pieces.

A Small Antique Collection

A small antique collection can be explained as two or fewer large antique pieces, often matching smaller items throughout the living room, or a modest collection of small items in a small display case or cabinet. This could mean a shelf of antique figurines, for example, or a matching antique sofa and wing back chair. Displaying a small antique collection is very simple, and designing the room around the small collection is easy for many people.

Use supporting colors and accessories that direct the attention to the collection without overwhelming it. In most cases, the antique collection will finish the look chosen for the room, instead of the other way around, and it becomes your job to find other accessories and accents that balance the antique with the contemporary look you are achieving. The main focus should still be on the antique collection, with a supporting collection of accessories, shades, and furniture.

Author Bio: Alyssa Davis is a home style expert who writes regularly for Metal-Wall-Art.com and is especially knowledgeable on decorating with Tuscan metal wall decor and long metal wall decor.

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