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I’ll share my (not so) secret tip on arranging, decorating, and placing just about anything in an eye-pleasing fashion…use odd numbers.  Simple as that!  And 3 is the best odd number to use.  When you are picking colors or decorating, pick a light, medium, and dark.  To mix prints when picking fabrics, pick a large print, medium print, and small print, in light, medium and dark shades.  If you are arranging flowers, several “3’s” apply: use large, medium, and small flowers, use dark, medium, and light colors, use 3 different textures such as spiky, fluffy, and cluster.  When you are arranging items for display, such as on a shelf, group them in odd numbers – 1 or 3 of an item work the best.  For example, group 3 frames and 1 decorative box.