S@H: Let's say someone's got half an hour on a Saturday afternoon, and wants to do something simple to spice up their surroundings - a quick and easy project or arrangement that will make a big impact. What would you suggest? JS: I would suggest a tablescape. The idea is just to look in your closet. You've probably got some scarves and shawls that you bought in interesting colours that might relate to a painting or a print that you have on the wall. Found objects, in and out of the house, unified by a scarf running underneath – you can put all kinds of unusual things together. Then, of course, I find beads and jewelry that I haven't worn forever that I add to the mix.
S@H: Another great thing about tablescapes is that you can change them out seasonally.
JS: You can change them out weekly if you feel like it. You don't have to be a flower arranger, either. In one of my tablescapes, I just arranged single bud chrysanthemums in teacups. Basically, the concept of a tablescape follows the Old Masters. They painted landscapes and still life, and that's what you're doing – creating a three-dimensional still life that relates to you and to your home.
Image from Making Yourself at Home, copyright 2007 DK Publishing / Jane Seymour
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