How Do You Create an "Eclectic" Interior?

It's simply a mix up of patterns and styles. Get a bunch of random furniture, make a gallery wall, throw in trendy plant, and voila! Yeah, right, if it was that easy, I would have been out of a job for 20 years!

This "how to create an eclectic interior" method, described by countless blogs as a sure-fire winner, could easily describe a warehouse full of junk. So what's the magic sauce that makes all the difference? Do some people just "have an eye" for it?

Does this fit the definition?

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Does this fit the definition?

I've always been one of those people who likes to figure out why something "works" rather than assume it's the result of an ethereal artistic sense. Sadly for my long suffering husband, this means I'm likely to repeatedly bang out chord variations on the piano to try to figure out the logic of a piece of music, or add salt to the icecream to see if I can make it taste "artisan".

Fortunately, you don't have to live with me and, with a bit of luck, you'll have use for a recipe for an"eclectic interior" once I've wrangled a formula for it. So far I have lots of scribbled furniture layouts and an increasingly complicated flow chart. This may take a while!

However, when planning an eclectic interior, I think it makes sense to start with an interesting object that you love. That's my current theory anyway. I hope that FOUND can be a resource for those inspirational pieces.

Occasionally I find objects that don't need to be "reimagined"; they are just fascinating enough on their own. I've added an item (or items) like that to the website and I'll continue to add them whenever I'm lucky enough for them to find me.

Bye for now, interesting people!

Sarah