Estate Living Magazine Invest SA - Issue 45 September 2019 | Page 66

L I V E
Making it yours
Here are a few tips on displaying your pottery and ceramic treasures:
• Arrange artfully – place your groupings of pots purposefully,
and to one side of a table top, bookcase or other surface. Place
taller towards the back, rounder items centrally and fill the gaps
with the smaller items. Try to create a look that feels as though it
happened over time, not in one major shopping spree.
• Group by colour – grouping your pieces of pottery together
by colour or theme in a central location tends to keep the space
looking less cluttered. Imagine the impact of a collection of
pottery and ceramic vases in shades of green set on white
floating shelves against a white wall … or a grouping of three or
five Zulu pots of different heights and dimensions on top of a
kitchen cupboard or shelf. The strong lines created by grouping
several pieces of varying sizes, but the same colour, draw the
eyes towards the display.
• Work within your style – decor styles vary and can be anything
from modern and contemporary to rustic, vintage or eclectic,
to pretty much anything in between. Don’t feel that you need to
S M A R T
be a slave to current decor trends; rather find your own style and
allow it to grow and change as you do.
• Add plants – a great way to add colour and interest to your home
is by adding plants. Whether it be a piece of aloe cut from your
garden popped into a Zulu beer pot, a couple of large strelitzia
leaves standing upright in an oversized pot or a potted geranium
trailing over the edge of a terracotta pot, the greenery will
make a difference. Just remember to keep the scale of both in
proportion – you don’t want the plant overpowering the pot, or
vice versa. Remember to always place your pot on a protective
material so that the damp from the plant doesn’t damage your
furniture.
When it comes to including pottery and ceramics in your home, the
choices are endless, but make it something that you love, whether
the price tag breaks the bank or only requires ‘small change’. Your
home is where you wind down and relax, so fill it with beautiful
things that bring you joy.
Tessa Buhrman