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Tuesday, August 7th, 2018
Fine Furniture Design Summer Home Bamboo Mirror is perfect for reflecting light and in establishing Feng Shui in the right places.
Was there a time when you walked into a wonderfully designed room and you wonder just how the entire ensemble was created? While the design is easy on the eye, everything that you see takes a lot to plan and set up. Just imagine all the elements that have to blend like the colors, furnishings, and accessories, and you’d have a slight idea on what an interior designer has to work on each day.
Interior designers and home decorators come with artistic inclinations (at least most of them) and they are able to see the elements described above in a way that would bring aesthetic beauty and function in a home.
If you want to learn some designer secrets that you can also use in your home, here are some –
Never Overstuff
An interior designer, when asked what he could give as an advice to new homeowners, would often say, do not overcrowd. Be cautious in placing elements – many elements that is – like furnishings and utilities.
Getting excited is a part of owning a home but you shouldn’t get too excited that you end up destroying the potential of your habitat. Don’t make purchases that are more than what’s necessary. Learn to create a plan for every item that you would add.
Pick a Color
Take a look at those well-designed rooms once again. What do you notice? Most of them – if not all of them – have colors that fuse wonderfully together. The basic psychology of color dictates that the colors you pick for your home would emphasize the mood that you want to evoke there.
Once again, picking a color needs planning especially when you want the color scheme to be a long-term thing. There are literally thousands of color palettes for any home. Never forget your personal preferences and then the style that you want to use.
Of course, if you choose a traditional color scheme, you should be ready to embrace neutrals such as beige, taupes, grays, and shades of white. If you like the more contemporary styles, then go for vibrant colors and linear furnishing designs.
Pick a Paint
Now that you know what color or colors to use in your home, it’s now time to match these colors with the paint. The paint color must also match the decorative items throughout the rooms and must complement the other design elements.
Take note that mismatched hues can easily throw off a design. This is why choosing the right paint color is a task that must never be rushed.
Lighting with Mirrors
There are some rooms that are not as good in reflecting light as all the others. You can use mirrors strategically by placing, say, a huge one right across a window. This will help reflect the natural beauty of the outdoors that is seen on this huge window.
A group of mirrors can also become a one-of-a-kind decorative ensemble. Place mirrors in bathrooms, bedrooms, and the living room. These aren’t just light reflectors, they are great decorative pieces, too.
Yes to Feng Shui
There’s nothing bad in believing that energy surrounds everything and everyone. Since this is so, you might as well use Feng Shui principles in bringing balance, peace, and practical beauty to your home. Read all about Feng Shui 2018 for this year in our previous blog post.
The Uttermost Accessories Aquarium Fish Prints provided the needed pop of color in this mainly dark hallway.
Be Bold
Whenever possible, infuse a little bold color here and there. Contemporary trends emphasize the boldest colors, however, this does not mean that you paint your living room purple just because it is trending.
Use décor and accessories that complement the colors of the rest of your design.
Lastly, be bold in customizing the design according to your artistic perspective.
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Monday, March 28th, 2016
FFDM’s Camden Grove Collection depicts here the perfect harmony of textures, patterns, and colors.
If you’re thinking that interior designers follow a set of rules or that they own a secret book, then you’re in tough luck. There is no one rule that governs all that they do, after all, they are the creative people so they use their imagination, follow their intuition and they even go as far as dreaming and exploring. One could say, perhaps, that they have some rough principles that direct them to the right result. Here are some of the top interior design tips that you can work on –
Pick the Right Paint Color
Some designers say that it is ideal to pick the color of paint last. You may find the logic in this, you may not. What matters at the end of the day is that you pick the right kind of color for your chosen theme, one that is in rhythm with the architectural beauty of your home, and one that functions the way you perceived it to.
Let’s accept this – there are literally thousands of paint colors in different shades, tones and tints. Every single one can look different from one home to the next because there are factors to consider such as the lighting, the overall theme, even the size of the home.
You would want a paint color that complements the artwork, upholstery, lighting fixtures, carpeting, and the furniture sets.
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Overcrowd Not
While you may have ample budget to buy every piece of furniture that you want, resist the urge to overcrowd all of your chosen pieces inside one room. Gracious living is tantamount to having enough
You must also know how to arrange furniture on a rug. Here are two techniques –breathing space. Focus on the quality and not the quantity of the furniture. Find the ones that will stand out without being stuffy.
You must also resist the urge to display all of your collectibles. If you really love each piece from your travels, then assign a season for each batch.
Hang Artwork Correctly
You can learn a lot from the museums and galleries that professionally hang artwork. The midline or center of the artwork should be 57” to 60” from the floor. The logic behind this is that the human eye level is often at 57 inches.
In a room where the ceilings are as high as the sky (of course this is an exaggeration), you must hang the artworks at a greater height. Though this is the case, you still need to remind yourself about human scale and not the structural scale.
If you are uncertain about where to hang artworks, then it is best to take a picture first. The photo should be able to reveal what level you can hang the artwork. Photographs often will give you an idea whether it is better to use a smaller or bigger piece of art; or if the spot is just right for a potted tall plant.
Always Have a Focal Point
Just as musicales or any stage production, there are protagonists and antagonists. This concept is also true when it comes to interior design. Choose the best pieces that you would want to highlight or make the star of the show then the rest of the items would just play a secondary role.
In the kitchen, the focal point can be that grand oven you just bought, in the living room it could be an art piece, and in the bedroom it can be the fireplace.
The focal point can also be a single wall. This is also called a statement wall.
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