The Fundamentals of Interior Design

The luxury lifestyle does not require a mansion. You do not until you make a large house on the beach, waiting to live in a beautiful house. Think of the luxury lifestyle is about quality things and people. Small cozy houses, which are made one for a luxurious small amount of money through clever interior design. Think of the many self-made not to spend money if they do not have. Living a luxury lifestyle is not about throwing money away to look cool, it's simple, your concernsLiving. If you can do that economically, the better.

In this article I'll introduce the basics of interior design, which I studied when I renovate houses. The key to a successful renovation is to make cosmetic improvements, not structural improvements to a house. The construction of new facilities, adding another level to a structure or moving walls around very expensive and very moving walls may weaken the structure. You want a house WOW factor to improveImpression. Here are some tips ...

Painting - A new paint job will do more to improve somewhat the look of your home as. It is a relatively simple task, so you can save a fortune by doing it yourself. Give the surfaces to be painted a good clean with sugar soap and scrape the loose stuff. Bog is no cracks or depressions to smooth surface, then paint. Whether you are an undercoat or not depends on what you use to paint. GetAdvice from an interiors shop. The underlying principle for all renovations including painting is KISS Keep It Simple Stupid. Keep using your color schemes simple, neutral colors, they reflect light better making rooms seem bigger and they look cleaner. Be consistent throughout.

Kitchens - Do not go crazy, they can eat heaps of money if you do not pay attention. If you divided your kitchen then you have no other choice than to get a new one. If you can avoid, however, do not get a newonly cosmetically retouched, you have. New table tops, tiled splash back, door handles, cabinet handles tap handles, a paint job and floor will make a huge difference and will not cost the world.

Bathrooms - Another money pit. Light and bright is the secret here. Just like the kitchen if it breaks, you have no choice but the big money spent and replace things. If you do away with him indeed, change the table tops, door handles, cabinet handles,Tap handles and floor tiles (wall tiles can be a huge job does not change, expensive, if possible) Get a new look, a new toilet seat, toilet paper holder and towel rail. This will transform the space and will not cost much.

Flooring - makes a huge difference. New carpet, tiles or linoleum will transform a room. Also, remember if you have a quality wood floor is good enough, pulls the carpet and polishing the floorboards. It looks fantastic and iscost.

Doors - to change the door handles in the house for a classier style and make sure you remain consistent throughout.

to transform Window Treatments - also involves a space. Make sure they fit with the rest of the room.

Landscaping - Can you cost a fortune. All you really need to do (unless your garden is a contribution from) rip out all the plants, except for the larger established ones. Install some edges, lay some turf again if necessary (if you're dead spots where grass havewill not grow, you can pave that area which is expensive or extend plant the garden in this area and plant shade resistant plants), the garden with colorful plants and add mulch to your garden beds. Plant tall plants at the back of the perimeter gardens or the middle of the Central Gardens and have smaller plants in front. Try to get a few different shades of green in the leaves of various plants. Blossoming Try a variety of plant flowers, so you have something that most times of the year. Flowers cangive your garden a pleasant smell so good and attract birds. River stones or concrete surfaces are also an inexpensive alternative to paths.

Painting of the road - makes a big difference to the WOW factor. Probably best to a professional to do it but get it own scaffolding, they could risk their necks.

Decking and verandahs - Cheaper than adding rooms to your house, but adds square footage to your living room. If you live above the snow line this may not appeal, but forwarmer climates outdoor living spaces are wonderful for entertaining. Tiles on concrete porches.

Fences - If you have an existing fence, give it a new paint job. If you have a front fence in a white picket fence set not. Add an attractive mailbox.

Get a new door - These really add or detract from the appearance of your home.

The bottom line is, you do not have to change where you live necessarily, as it looks. Spend your money on luxury household goods not toexpensive structural changes. Read now to learn about the layout of your home, and how to decorate it to raise your standard of living and add to your luxury lifestyle.

1st The Fundamentals of Interior Design

There are 3 basic guidelines for successful interior design.

A successful room is functional.

A successful room expresses a mood.

A successful room has a feeling of harmony.

Function - Ask yourself what are the intended function of the space? A roomshould be used to work there. decorate, no matter how nice a room you if your system can not fulfill all the functions you need to complete the space, then the room has failed. If one is not comfortable dining room, eat, then it is not. If a bedroom is not to sleep comfortably, then it is not. Does your living room have appropriate lighting for reading, if any of the functions of the space? Are there tables in the vicinity of the seating to put your drink? You get theIdea.

Mood - What is the atmosphere you bring to this space to express? Are you looking for a sleek, modern, sophisticated look or a rustic, casual, warm mood etc? Every aspect of the room you make must be kept the same mood. Mood refers to the overall look or feel you want to bring the space to express. The colors, furniture, window treatments, floor treatments and lighting styles etc. must all be consistent with this look and feel.

Harmony - all the separate elements in a room mustwork together in harmony. All items should be appropriate and should not feel out of place. Each element should be in a harmonious atmosphere, scale, quality and color. We have already discussed mood. The scale must also be harmonious, this means all elements of the same scale as each other and the same size should the space itself. No high chairs in small rooms or small chairs in large rooms. No high chairs with small chairs, etc. The quality must also harmonious. If youexpensive high quality furniture then do not use them with cheap looking curtains etc. and finally, the color must be harmonious. The colors in your furniture, etc. do not have the color in your carpet clash

In every room you design yourself, you must follow these 3 guidelines.

Now we want to discuss the 4 steps for the design of a room.

Sketching a room.

Draw a floor plan.

Furniture layout.

Lighting plan.

Sketching a room - onthis stage you need only a rough sketch of your room and write down make accurate measurements for the length of the room, the width of the room and the ceiling height. Height of the bars (the planks on the floor between the walls and the ceiling and the boards around doors and windows, etc.), and the dimensions of your doors and windows must be noted and measured. Measure how far the windows and doors are from the corners of the room and the ceiling and floor. Are there anyFeatures in the room (air conditioning units, chimneys, etc.)? Measure these and write it down. Note where the sockets and switches are. Notice where no lamps.

Run a checklist climate. Write what made everything out and in what condition it is in. Everything except the furniture I mean. Is there something to be repaired? Write down what are the window types. Are they aluminum sliding windows, casement etc made of wood? Well shootevery corner of the room as a reference.

Draw a floor plan - Buy some graph paper from a stationery supply shop. Re rough sketch show on the graph paper scale. A good benchmark for most of the rooms use is 1 / 4 inch = 1 foot. You need an accurate floor plan so you can plan a later furniture. Show on your floor plan, where the doors and windows are also to scale. Do not show your measurements on the floorplan it is too much clutter, keep all yourMeasurements on your sketch. Type in your floor plan, which way is North. This is important because it tells you where the sun rise and set in relation to your room windows. How is the sunlight your room? Will the setting sun to be blocked by heavy curtains? Are you the morning sun to your advantage, the room after a cool night warm?

Furniture layout - There are 4 questions you must ask yourself when you decide where you put your furniture.

What arethe equilibrium lines of the room?

Where are the traffic patterns in the room?

What is the focus in the room?

How can I change the axis of the room?

The balance lines are easy to determine. Draw 2 faint lines in your floor plan divides the room in half length and width as basis. This gap is your room into 4 quadrants. This is important because you have the same "weight" of the furniture in each quadrant in order for the area need to bebalanced.

Traffic patterns are also simple. Leave 36 inches clear before allowing each door to make room for the swing of the door. Also keep 12 inches clear in front of the windows for access. Traffic patterns tell you where to put any furniture, mark these on your floor plan.

Well, what about the center of the room? Is it a fireplace? Bay window? Blank wall will go where the home theater screen or an artwork? Do you plan to use your furniture layout of this offerto concentrate.

Make an axis for the room. They now want the ceiling to draw an imaginary line to the center of the wall from the ground up on your focus. Set this line across the ceiling and the wall opposite to the ground. The idea is, you want the focus balanced from floor to ceiling. If your focus is a fireplace mean by a picture or anything about them, to fill the space would be. You need to balance both sides of the room. One ought toPut something on the other wall of the same visual "weight" along the axis line. It's all about balance.

You are now ready to plan where your furniture will start to go into the room. You need to place the furniture in the room, so it takes advantage of the focus and so it serves the function of the space. Arrange your furniture so that all 4 quadrants have equal visual "weight". This does not mean, you must have a mirror image of the furniture in the quadrants, but it just means you do not,want every piece of furniture in one quadrant or one half. on your floor plan of the room should look balanced visually. Draw representative of your furniture on your floor plan to scale. Try out different ideas. You decide which are most attractive.

Lighting Plan - Do not try to light the room. Bright objects in the room. First, you must allow people to carry out your lights for the specific tasks of the room. For example, with lamps for reading, playing cards, etc. This is calledTask lighting. You also need sufficient lighting so people do not bump into things. This is called ambient lighting. You can lighting to influence the mood. Bright lights for a good mood, low lighting for a cozy and romantic atmosphere. Like everything forgive the various elements (elements, the pun, I'm so clever) of your lighting plan must be harmonious with each other. Lighting decorative objects with spot lighting is also a nice touch. Do not forget to take into accountwhere the outlets are. You want unsightly power cable as short as possible and hidden if you can.

2nd Furniture

When it comes to furniture, there are a few points to note.

The play is suitable in function and cost?

Is it suitable in mood and style? Does she have the right look?

Is it suitable in quality? Is it a similar quality to the other furniture?

Is this appropriate piece of a proportion? If the various parts inpleasing harmony with each other?

Is the piece the right scale? Is it in harmony with the size of the objects and space around it?

Are the materials appropriate? Bright, intense colors and bold patterns increase visual "weight". Muted, neutral tones and solid colors reduce visual "weight".

If it is to follow the teaching furniture these guidelines:

The shape of the sides of the cabinet should be the shape of the wall. Do not place a round table in the cornerRooms.

Avoid placing rectangular furniture at an angle to straight walls.

If the place is on the wall horizontally, looking horizontally shaped furniture at best there.

If the space is square on the wall, a rectangular piece of furniture will look best on there.
Vary the heights of the most important pieces in the room.

Spread the colors in the room.

Here is a selection of some of the major furniture styles from all over the story and how to spotthem.

Early American styles - The lines of this furniture is very simple. The workmanship is unrefined and rustic. It's small, has a square frame structure, painted in the rule and has square legs with simple decorative chips.

Mediterranean style - This is heavy furniture. There is nothing delicate about it. It is solid, squarish and built to last. It is generally of elaborately carved wood. The Spanish Mediterranean furniture often made of leather, which was oncedecorated with metal nail heads.

French styles - Louis XIV style (1643 - 1715) is massive, X-shaped stretchers that are the legs, a generally square shape and the seat and back are padded. This style was detailed embellishments.

- Regence-style (1700 - 1730) was a transition between Louis XIV and Louis XV. It had cabriole legs (curved legs) and a bulge on the top edge of the backrest.

- Louis XV style (1730 - 1775) had shapes and forms, curving extensiveRococo decoration (elaborate decoration stretchers include a shell-motif), romantic images, delicate shape & design and no leg.

- Louis XVI (1775 - 1789) had straight slim legs, (usually ribbed and crowned with a box shape with a carved rosette), rectangular shapes or mechanically produced curves, classical motifs (such as columns, urns and lyres) and delicate construction.

- Directoire style (1790 - 1804) was simple, elegant lines, patriotic motifs (including militaryMotive, agricultural motifs and crossed flags), classical motifs (inspired by ancient Egypt, Rome and Greece), curled chair backs and scrolled sofa arms, legs or curved outward classic fat straight legs.

- Empire style (1804 - 1831) had a heavy male gaze, veneers polished more often carved in wood surfaces, excessive use of ormolu frames mounts (often large and badly cast), chairs with wooden backs and upholstered seats, from classical Greece (including inspired the boat bed, recamiore daysBed and stand), mirror again inspired console table, motifs from ancient Egypt, Rome and Greece as well as patriotic and military motifs.

English style - style of William & Mary (1689 - 1702) had hooded tops (tops in the form of single or double round arches, roofs, such as the Dutch look), curved X-shaped stretchers, inverted cup on straight turned legs, beside these properties, they were essentially straight lines.

Queen Anne-style (1702 - 1714) had cabriole legs often with shellMotif on the knee, fiddle back splats and basically curved lines.

Early Georgian style (1714 - 1760) was the same as the Queen Anne-style, but with extensive addition of carving, particularly eagles, lions, satyrs and cabochons. The carving was made possible by the introduction of mahogany.

Late Georgian style (1760 - 1811) was a collection of styles. In this era of individual carpenters developed their own styles. Some of them were:

Chippendale - He tried many differentThings, so it is difficult to pin down his 'style', but searches for motifs of the Rococo carved with an open back, Chinese motifs, Gothic motifs and curved open pediment tops.

Adam Had Brothers - straight legs, often fluted but not boxed rose as you would find with the Louis XVI style. Also look for the oval chair backs with spokes, lyres or other classical motifs like vases and urns.

Had Hepplewhite - chair backs (featuring shield, interlacing heart and oval shape), justLegs (but without the ribbing, as in the Adam style), foot-and-spade on serpentine front case pieces.

Sheraton - The apostle of the line. Straight legs (no fluting but frequently required), ease and elegance.

Regency style (1810 - 1837) was similar to French Empire style, but use different symbols.

Victorian style (1837 - 1901) was an attempt by the nouveau rich to emulate the luxury of an earlier time. It was materialistic and ostentatious. It was ultimatelyCaricature of itself. Do not let this to happen.

20th Century styles - are often made by educated wood, metal and plastic. We see these styles all around us. Four major styles were and are:

Art Nouveau - attempted, the machine age with carved wood and canvas imitating nature with convoluted curves and reject forms. One example is Tiffany lamps.

Art Deco glory - ornamentation. Strongly influenced by the Cubist movement of the day. It had geometric shapesand forms.

Bauhaus embraced - the machine age. There rejected all ornamentation and elevated function as it is ideal. A very minimalist style.

Postmodernism - is more of a style, but it really makes presence felt in the furniture design as well. Basically, what are produced today, and it takes many different forms explored by many different designers.

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