A good mix is essential in a home: high- and low-end pieces, warm and cool colors, function and form. But creating the perfect balance can oftentimes be a tricky process. Here are some tips and inspiration from the archives to help you get it just right...

How To: Choose Mismatched Chairs

Living with Mismatched and (Mostly) Vintage Glassware

Inspiration: Mismatched Dishes
At top, a mix of graphic pillows by Lisbet Friis. Select styles available at Rose and Radish. Link via The Trendy Girl



Shaw's Original Fir...
That red leather sofa is awesome. Those b&w pillows are annoying. Love the orange floral wallpaper in the third photo.
my eyes hurt
MY EYES
No, seriously, that first pictures is eye-gouging. Ugh. Like the sofa, though, and the mismatched chairs and dishes in the later photos.
*facepalm* That first picture. I really have to proofread before clicking the Submit Comment button, you know?
Holy moiré, Batman!
who makes that red leather sofa??
That first one gave me an instant headache... ow!
the first one really is painful and migraine inducing.
As crazy as it sounds, I need that PRETZEL!, anyone have an idea of where to find one? Restaurant supply or restaurant signmaker maybe? It would be a great reference to family history in Europe... kind of the working man's antidote to high end art.
Me too! My eyeballs! They are twitching. I hope that wallpaper looks better in person.
For some odd, odd reason... I liked the first picture.
Of course, this could induce seizures, I'm sure... but I like the juxtaposition of elements... One never ceases to be amazed..
Another request for particulars of the sofa!
I like the pretzle too. But upside down it looks like a butt. Or a very angry owl. Altogether I liked this article. Very helpful, and fun.
"As crazy as it sounds, I need that PRETZEL!, anyone have an idea of where to find one? Restaurant supply or restaurant signmaker maybe? It would be a great reference to family history in Europe... kind of the working man's antidote to high end art."
You could make your own - you know like folks use clay to make "Gingerbread" ornaments?
LOL, good idea bepsf, I could probably even make it out of salt dough and then just lacquer it!
Yikes- that first picture could induce a seizure! I'm not sensitive to that kind of thing, and it still made me crazy dizzy.