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Ways To Incorporate Cottage Core Into Your Life:
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Fill your home with plants
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Decorate with rustic, warm-colored accents
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Take up hobbies: gardening, reading, baking, etc.
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Dress for comfort (worn in denim, loose, flowy dresses and shirts, chunky sweaters, etc.)
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Keep your kitchen filled with jars of flour, grains, etc.
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Hang your pots and pans up
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Dim the lights and keep candles lit to create a cozy ambiance at all times
Tips For Styling Coffee Table Books:
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Try stacking a few books to add some variation to your living room.
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Open the book to a page you particularly enjoy and let the page be the decor.
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Add candles or plants on top of the books.
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Use a tray to display the books on the table, versus sprawling them out.
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Stack your books in threes.
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Display the spine, the best design of the book is often on the spine, don’t underestimate it.
Tips For Creating A Gallery Wall:
A great way to style art prints is with the creation of a gallery wall. There are really no rules when creating a gallery wall, but here are some tips to keep in mind:
- Use different sized frames
- Position the smaller frames in the middle and work your way around them
- Map out exactly where you want the frames to go before hammering nails into the wall
- Use painters tape to measure the frames and create a blueprint on the wall
- Use different styles and colors of frames
Tips for Maximalist Design:
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Start with a lot of color. I mean, a lot.
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Make a gallery wall. Fill your walls with as much art as possible.
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Incorporate lots of busy prints and patterns.
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Use wallpaper to cover blank wall space.
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Add vintage pieces to your home, as well as modern. Maximalism is about utilizing everything.