Interior Design hints and tips
I thought I would grab a few display home images and highlight some intentional or not so obvious design ideas to help anyone out there building or renovating from a Interior Design point of view.
Its sometimes taken for granted why something “works” and something “feels” right or wrong
Starting with the entrance above here are some pros and cons.
- Adding personality to your entrance immediately highlights how the rest of your home will flow.
- The statue in the window does this but it also creates a view fro anybody straight into your home.
- Consider also there are only a few colours to keep the flow.
- Timber, white, Bronze and black
- The rocks go to the wall but the window doesn’t so it feels a little unbalanced
- We need another pop of colour
Following on from the Entrance the Upstairs living area holds some key design ideas.
The floors
Timber downstairs and tiles upstairs, it works because the tiles have matching timber surround at the top of the stairs.
The Feature wall
The tiled feature wall downstairs travels up the wall to tie the 2 areas together.
The colour of the tiled wall is then used as 1 of the design colours through soft and hard furnishings such as the blinds, kitchen and TV unit.
The Feel
Again only a few colours used to keep a minimal, modern feel.
The textures are also adding to the feel of a contemporary look.
Tiles, glass, chrome and gloss white cabinetry.
Adding Extras
There are alot of unused spaces in here and possibly a big modular lounge would have added some more warmth to the area and some more pendant lighting either over the Dining or Kitchen.
I also would have placed a console or Buffet along the back of the Sofa so when you walk upstairs your focus is not the back of the sofa
A different Living Space.
Seating
A nice big comfy sofa area servicing both the feature in the room..the fireplace and the reason of the room…the TV.
Features and Floor space
Because the fireplace is such a focal point painting the TV wall anchors the room so you remember why the room is configure this way with the TV on the wall.
The TV wall does not however need both the print, TV and the large vase it now becomes too busy on the wrong wall.
Having TVs on the wall these days is a great way to get extra space but if there is too much space below you void the idea, so adding a piece of furniture or a low lying TV unit, console or buffet helps with storage and a place for your personality to be adding.
Taking away the use of Furniture takes away the spaces for warmth and atmosphere.
Colour
I do wonder if they couldn’t have added just a touch more colour the red flowers make me want more.
The Timber adds warmth but the colours are still cool and the rug is very harsh and so even with the fireplace this room does not feel warm and inviting.
Balance
I love the idea of the fireplace being separate but there is something that doesn’t feel right and it feels like the feature is a little lost. Possibly the wall of the fireplace needs to extend to the ceiling and the addition of soft billowy curtains will ease this feeling.
I have a few more of these Images with hints and tips that I will use next week.
I want to also add Interior Design is Subjective and my personal views may differ from yours but overall the design elements remains constant.
• Space
• Light
• Structure
• Balance
• Colour
• Proportion
• Shape
• Texture
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Great tips – thank you for sharing!
Great blogs Thanks For the Sharing
Regards,
http://www.reninteriors.com
Just Beautiful love these tips enjoying your blog. Have a great day my friend.
Always Wendy