DIY Anthropologie Style

The first thing you notice when you walk into any Anthropologie Store are the wonderful hits 

of color everywhere.  

And then, your eye lands 

on all the interesting vignettes that highlight 

their new merchandise.  

And then, when

you take the time to look a little closer, 

you notice that most of the props are handmade .... 

things you could make yourself if you had

thought of the idea in the first place.

Like the cacti sitting in pots on top of a bookcase.  

These green beauties are felt constructed into 

soft stuffed rectangles with a little red

felt flower placed on top.  I know cacti are low 

maintenance but these are NO maintenance 

and a pop of color to boot.

Or an old couch covered in a bright throw.

Or a matching chair.

One of my favorite vignettes were the pallets 

hanging on a wall with succulent plants behind 

that would require little watering.  This

could look especially nice 

outside on a terrace wall as well.

This was brilliant I thought.  These are artists' 

canvases turned backwards and covered 

in this case with burlap and inside the frame 

are paintings that fit the opening.  

The outside of the canvas 

could be covered in any fabric or even painted.

What a fun art wall.

I noticed this wall decor from across the store 

but I didn't know what it was.  As I examined it more

closely, I saw that it was strips of corrugated 

cardboard that were rolled into these round 

shapes with dabs of color here and there

to pick up the colors in the space.  

Very textural.  Very cool.

This is an old chair covered with artist canvas glued 

to the seat and back and then painted whatever 

design that you want.  The canvas gives it more 

texture and each chair can be a little masterpiece
and when you want a change, just rip it off 
and paint another.

So much time and money is spent by retailers 

making their stores beautiful and more appealing 

to their customers.  And if you can pull your 

attention away from all the merchandise for

just a minute, you might notice some very 

creative home decor and artistic ideas.  

Then the fun can begin by making 

some of their ideas ....

your very own.