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The Seven Principles Of Interior Design
March 2, 2008
Did you read Designer Insight by Susan Dickinson on February 28th? You’ll find interviews of eight high-end interior designers in that article. “Several themes emerged in these exclusive interviews, including a strong preference among the prosperous for blue palettes, high-dollar carpets and original artwork.”
I always encourage the public to utilize designers for it can save a lot of grief, money and time.
I remembered an August article I saved that I was going to post about, and with the eight artists words rolling around in my brain, I thought it might be helpful to enumerate some principles that good designers use that are echos of the interviews:
Principle 1: UNITY When doing interior design, it is necessary to think of the house as a totality. The rooms should work together or complement each other. Color is one factor that can tie it all together.
Principle 2: FOCAL POINT A focal point must be dominant to draw attention and interesting enough to encourage the viewer to look further.
Principle 3: BALANCE Balance can be described as the equal distribution of visual weight in a room or it more modern settings it is asymmetrical. Balance is achieved with some dissimilar objects that have equal visual weight or eye attraction.
Principle 4: PROPORTION Proportion refers to the relative size measured against other elements or against some mental norm or standard.
Principle 5: RHYTHM In interior design, rhythm is all about visual pattern repetition. Visual rhythm is based on movement.
Principle 6 : COLOR The use of color creates an emotional atmosphere and should complement or be in congruity with the design.
Principle 7: DETAILS As color expresses the whole spirit and life of a scheme; details are just as an important underpinning of interior design. Details should not be obvious but they should be right, enhancing the overall feel of a room. One interior designer told me recently that she was called in to add accessories to a “finished” design project.
The set of principles is from Hanlie Claasen an interior designer in South Africa, who offers a full turnkey interior design service which includes detailed scale design recommendations within the client’s brief and budget as well as colour advice and consultation.
Thoughts??? Email them to landfair3554@comcast.net.
Posted by Mike Landfair on March 2, 2008 | Comments (0)
