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The 7 vignettes in 7 days Instagram challenge with stylist Kara Rosenlund

One of Kara's vignettes

I’m excited to announce Interiors Addict’s latest Instagram challenge: 7 Vignettes in 7 Days!

You can probably guess what this one’s all about, but I’ll spell it out anyway. Each day, from this Saturday, you must snap a vignette inspired by the corresponding word on the list. It’s a bit more interactive than usual because I’m guessing not many people have 7 vignettes in their home or, if they do, they probably don’t fit my list exactly! So it’s time to have some fun and be creative, play stylist, and maybe create some new and lovely focal points in your home!

One of Kara’s vignettes

Not everyone knows what this French word actually means, so I asked super stylist Kara Rosenlund, a veritable queen of the vignette (seriously, she makes it look so easy!), to explain. “A vignette to me is essentially a unique visual short story,” she said. “It’s told through using an arrangement of smaller objects gathered together to tell a tale that is only yours. It can be as simple or as grand as you like; a pile of seashells in different sizes gathered from a distant seaside trip laid out on a shelf, to a Metro ticket, a small plastic tacky Eiffel Tower and a Champagne cork from Paris treasured as souvenirs on a mantle.”

I couldn’t think of anyone better to judge the winner of this competition, which, as always, is just for fun, than Kara.

Not surprisingly, she has vignettes everywhere in her own home, but they’re not just for stylists. “They are super fun and super easy and are generally inexpensive and can be easily rearranged when you feel like a change. Adding a vignette gives you a reason and allows you to display your favourite bits and found collections in a way that tells a story and may remind you of certain things.”
Another of Kara’s vignettes
Kara adds: “On the home front they work really well if you have a difficult area or awkward shelf that really isn’t performing too well (we all have them); arrange a vignette and your eye will be catching the beauty in no time, transforming the drab spot.” There really is no better way to give your space personality and depth, and to reveal something about you.
Stylist Kara Rosenlund, the judge of our Instagram challenge
So, are you in? Here’s the rules:
  • Post a photo every day for 7 days (if you miss a day, just catch up later, so long as you’ve done all 7 by the last day of the challenge
  • Use the hashtag #7vignettes
  • Tag me (jenbishop_interiorsaddict) and Kara (kararosenlund).
Here’s the list, but of course you’ll find it on Instagram too, just follow the hashtag #7vignettes. And remember, it starts on Saturday!

Feel free to screenshot the list and share it with your Instagram followers. I can’t wait to have a nosy at everyone’s vignettes! Good luck and, most importantly, have fun!

This challenge may or may not a) cheer up your post-holiday blues and b) give you something other than Facebook to look at during those painfully slow first days back at work.

By Jen Bishop

Jen Bishop is our owner and publisher and an experienced journalist and editor. Interiors Addict has been her full-time job for more than 10 years. She is mum to two young boys and lives in Sydney.

9 replies on “The 7 vignettes in 7 days Instagram challenge with stylist Kara Rosenlund”

Oh what a lovely blog you have here! I’ve just found you via instagram and have posted my first vignette for the week. So excited to be a part of this. There’s nothing better than a little vignette styling and a cup of tea:) Can’t wait to make my way around your lovely blog a bit more.

Oh thank you Kim! Glad you’re enjoying #7vignettes and that it brought you here for the first time! Jen x

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Welcome Rach! Not at all. just catch up on the two days you missed so far!

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