Basic Interior Designing Tips For Homes

Wednesday, July 25, 20120 Comments

By Justine Collins


Every house boasts of a distinct interior design. Some houses have minimalist design, others have totally practical design, and there are also those that have intricate style. Whether the homeowner is planning for a totally distinct look or just an uncomplicated home improvement, the interior design of the house need to enhance both its look and its usefulness. Although we may have a thought or two about how we want our home to look like, we must follow certain rules to design a sensible and tasteful space.

Interior designers don't just paint a room or install furnishings with the homeowner's favorite color. They apply certain rules on home interior design to realize theories and styles. The first step they do is to consider the ratio and scale of the space and its furniture. This will make sure that they won't make the room overcrowded when they bring in the pieces of furniture and other stuff.

People look for harmony in their home. City living may be chaotic and tiring at times, that's why people anticipate going home after a tiring day's work. Harmony in the interior design of a home begins with its theme. Sometimes, homeowners can't decide what theme they wish to incorporate into a room that they add everything they think looks good. However, having multiple themes only produces confusion and chaos in the design. For example, a European Victorian style couch would just clash with the room's Asian modern theme.

It is a common practice in home interior designing to make an object, like a lamp or a couch, as the focal point in the room. It is where a person's vision either lands first or leads to, but it doesn't mean that it's the only item inside the room. In order words, there should be balance of visual weight. The other furniture must also be interesting. People should be able to absorb visually everything from corner to corner in a continuous manner.

Whether you have a minimalist taste or a classic design in mind, if you are looking for an interior design for your home, you can make it reflect your personality and needs. Choose the design that you can be proud to have and happy to live in. Because if it opposes with your style and needs, the design becomes worthless to you no matter how gorgeous a design turns out to be.




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