Eclectic Style: Getting It Right! by Scott Powers

Eclectic can be defined as: Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.

Eclectic interiors are some of the most interesting and challenging spaces to design. 

It's about the unexpected, the element of surprise. You know when you walk into a space and it makes you feel good, it's visually appealing and oppositional and yet it works... why it that?

Though an eclectic room may have opposing factors, it is pulled together with color, texture, shape and finish.

Mixing the sleek lines of modern with the opulence of the rococo period would be a great example of an eclectic look.

Maybe you aren't ready to jump that deep into the water, how about the clean lines of the Barcelona chair by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe sitting on top of an oriental rug. 

Try adding contrasting styles to your space, whether you prefer more traditional or contemporary spaces.

Consider mixing your art work.

   

A large abstract painting 

hanging prominently in a traditional dining room, or go a little bolder and add a traditional chandelier sitting above your contemporary dining room set.

  

Mix the antique sideboard that you inherited with a live edge dining table surrounded by stainless steel klismos chairs. 

Live Edge Table

A Modern Take On The Classic Klismos Chair A Modern Take On The Classic Klismos Chair

Scale plays a big role in eclectic interiors. 

  

The addition of visual contrast is a great way to make your home more interesting. Something oppositional, or again, something unexpected awakens you. There is an art to building the layers involved in an eclectic room. 

Express yourself and embrace yourself... and when someone walks into your home and falls in love with it, but doesn't know why....just smile.