Archive for November, 2008
How To Practice Basic, Effective Interior Design Principles In Your Home
You should never overlook the fundamentals of interior design. What are these fundamentals? BE YOURSELF! That’s correct. There are no patterns that cannot be utilized in the same room, no color schemes that are too loud and no textures that cannot be incorporated into the overall theme of your room. There are, however, strategies to the madness of interior design.
Sometimes expert interior designers, like the ones at this site, will match stripes with plaids, and textures with simple fabrics. The concept is to add depth to the room or area. When choosing a pattern, try to match one or two of the most miniscule colors in the pattern with a throw pillow or fabric-covered accessory here and there. For example, if the plaid has a touch of teal, then throw a few teal items in the room.
When you initiate the designing phase of the room, make sure to think of the home as one entity. The room may be the starting point of the project, but that room leads into other rooms in the residence and should thus match on some scale. This is specifically important in residences with an open floor plan.
Envision the room as having a river that runs the entire space of the home. Along that river, little bits and pieces of each room float to the next room, giving the area a feeling of unification and a integrated theme. Your house will feel more complete and less disengaged from room to room if you do this.
After mastering these fundamentals, get a paint brush and GO! Your room, your home, your space are at the beck and call of your imagination. There are no themes too wild and no thoughts undreamed of. You are the master of your space and that is what being a creative interior designer is all about.