Inspiration: Arranging Objects in Pairs Washington DC

Inspiration: Arranging Objects in Pairs
Washington DC

On our recent house tour of Barb's condo, we noticed many fantastic objects arranged in pairs. Shown in the top photo are two Liberian Ancestral figures from the Dan Tribe, circa 1960-70. The two chess pieces, circa 1950s, are reproduction resin casts from the British Museum. See a front view photos of the Liberian figures, more interesting pairs and ways to arrange them below the jump...

Shown above are Regal Goats from Cambodia, circa 1960s. We love how the silver figures look on the wood end table. Below are Chinese Male and Female carvings from the 19th century. These carvings, once part of a door or window, are now mounted in a shadow box frame.

Do you have any pairs of objects in your home?

You can see Barb's collection in person by contacting her at barb@colemancollection.com

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Comments (7)

I've also seen people arrange object in threes. I like that better.

posted by ndsight on August 5th 2008 at 10:03am
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I hate pairs. I always do them in odd numbers. Threes & fives look best to me.

posted by atlantadesigner on August 5th 2008 at 10:09am
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I should take that back. I do like chairs in pairs from time to time. But if it's decorative objects....odd numbers, always.

posted by atlantadesigner on August 5th 2008 at 10:09am
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I don't know if it is me or you, but the slide show is slllloooowwww.

posted by msbeachwood on August 5th 2008 at 10:11am
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I needid this post to discover that I don't have anything on displat in pairs in my appartment...
No reason though, guess I just never found the right pair !

posted by Daniel Poitiers on August 5th 2008 at 10:33am
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some things just come in pairs, like the chess pieces. it would be weird to have a second king or even a pawn. Then there are the secret 3s...like the Guardian lions. the mother one usually has a cub under her paw.

posted by bigcityboy2 on August 5th 2008 at 10:58am
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Thanks for the great comments; I am Barb (and deal in artifacts and art) and wanted to say I am a HUGE believer in decorating with odd numbers, too, and use them often. In the earlier blog on my loft, here is a photo of three small hand-painted Tibetan boxes (oops, amidst other items), but will share: http://gallery.apartmenttherapy.com/photo/7-14-08-barb/06barb
Cheers,
Barb@ColemanCollection.com

posted by foxybarb on August 5th 2008 at 4:58pm
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