You have to start somewhere! To get your feet wet, try thinking in vignettes.
Vignettes are those “tight shots” you see in magazines—not the whole room, but rather a little grouping. It might be an easy chair/table/lamp all tucked into a corner, or tall plants placed on each side of a wicker settle on a long wall. The idea enlarges on the “art unit” of Victorian times, a carefully composed and artistic arrangement of furniture and . • Though it sounds risky to furnish one spot without considering the whole room, this approach may work quite well. Some spaces are just easier to “see.” You may have a good sense of what would look right on the stair landing, or between a bed and the window—even
