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STYLE MADE SIMPLE
On Display
Four foolproof formulas help you make the most
of your mantel and its prime decorating real estate.
1Perfect
Balance
The dictionary defines
symmetry as “beauty
of form arising from
harmonious proportions.”
We call it a can’t-miss
mantel strategy. Start with
a large object in the center
(here, driftwood) then
place pairs on either side.
They don’t have to be
identical, just related. For
example, two different
terra-cotta pots still look
like they belong together.
And symmetry doesn’t
have to mean stiff—the
organic shapes of branches
and seed pods keep this
arrangement casual.
BY AMY PANOS
PHOTOS MICHAEL PARTENIO
PRODUCED BY KARIN LIDBECK-BREN T
