So instead of taking them down every time I take pictures I keep them in my bedroom to enjoy. I think my children (and now my grandson Anderson and soon to be granddaughter Emma Kate) deserve a little privacy. I just don’t want them in my photographs on my blog. I get lots of emails asking me why I don’t have family pictures places around my home. If the vase I chose for the flowers was less bulky I might have propped Beau’s likeness next to the flowers on the books! ART/MIRROR/ PICTURESĪ table is the perfect place to display art or photographs! As you can see I have a silhouette of Beau the Wonder Dog on the end table! Just a small photo or little work of art adds such warmth and charm to an end table. I chose decorating books that have shades of blue to work with the coasters on the table! BTW… you know how I LOVE Savannah, aka “The Mothership”! Paula Deen’s Savannah Style is low-country at it’s decorated best! And it is one of my all time favorite decorating books! You can see the book HERE.

They don’t have to really take up space if you use them as a perch for another item on them! Striking a balance between the size of a lamp and the size of a table is important! A lamp is the number one consideration when styling an end table! BOOKSįor me, books not only bring a personal touch and color to an end table they also work as risers! Oh, I love a stack of books! If you have space on your end table think about adding two or three books to the mix. I tend to like tall lamps because I have high ceilings, but one smaller would work here too! It’s good to be mindful of how much space on a table your lamp will take up. I love the little on/off chains that hang and wanted to show them off. The throat of the lamp is showing (and that’s okay) but the socket does not show (thank goodness). It brings in a little bit of symmetry I love! Both of my end tables are large enough to work with the heft of my big urn shaped lamp. Let’s get back of matchy-matchy, I do like the same lamps flanking a sofa. End tables with shelves are a big decor win! Sometimes they are just decorated like the one here and sometimes they are not as much styled as they are filled and used! Today I’m sharing a nice size end table with two shelves. The color and height are the same and I really LOVE not having them entirely matchy-matchy! However, my end tables are different in shape. I have two of the same lamps on end tables on either side of my sofa. Choose the ones that work for you and your room! Not every element I’m sharing today can go on every end table. If your table is going to be used to hold an occasional drink there should be lots of open space so nothing gets knocked over. If your table is big and is not going to be used to hold someone’s drink then you can add larger items and spread them out a bit. How a table is styled depends on how big horizontal surface is, the size of the things to go on the table and the end table’s use! Today I’m featuring a very simple and easy to decorate side table. To listen to any or all 55 episodes of DTT or to learn how to listen on your smartphone check out the “PODCAST” link under my StoneGable header! Today on our podcast Decorating Tips And Tricks we are talking about END TABLES! How to choose them, what to use, and how to decorate them! If you are wondering about side tables this is an episode for you! However, I can hopefully make decorating each end table in your home easy and functional and oh, so fabulous! Let’s style an end table! But, accessorizing an end table is not always easy! What are the items that need to be on an end table? What will make this area useful? And how do we make an end table look attractive? Many of us don’t give lots of thought about making each end table in our home look amazing much less how it will work with the rest of the room. The flat surface of an end table is prime decorating real estate.

Styling black end tables