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Spatial Awareness in Interior Design

Wednesday, March 15th, 2017

Hooker Furniture Bedroom Archivist King Upholstered Platform Shelter Bed: Large pieces are found in this spacious bedroom. The designer clearly has mastery of spatial awareness. 

Have you ever seen a house that is simple yet it made you look twice? It might be because it is clutter-free or because even with the minimalist features of that house, you subconsciously appreciate the design. Less is definitely more for a lot of homes nowadays as more and more people are becoming spatially aware.

Understanding Spatial Awareness

Now let’s define spatial awareness. This is being able to comprehend and utilize space in the most effective way. This may sound like a basic skill but it actually requires mastery. To get this correctly, you need to take advantage of white space or being able to group elements that will not create confusion.

Designers who are able to utilize space will realize that elements can be used in many different sorts of ways. Those designers who base their designs on what looks or feels right but this should not be the case. Spatial awareness dictates that space must be used accurately and consistently.

Spatial awareness also means having an understanding of the space dimension. The size of the room, for instance, determines the furniture size as well as its placement. An example is this – a 16” x 20” room should be first determined according to function. A large room, on the other hand, also dictates the sort of furniture that you place in it.

Based on these, you need to buy furniture according to the scale of the rooms in your home.

The way you express yourself in terms of furnishings becomes greater when you have larger rooms to design. Large rooms can have as many textures and patterns at any given time. If you don’t want your home to look festive, then be able to work with the principles of tones and shades. These originate from the same color palette.

Smaller rooms need greater introspection. Here are ways to maximize your small space –

  • Use a variety of tones and shades from your preferred color.
  • Choose to add more textures than patterns.
  • Do not hang lighting fixtures from the ceiling. Use sconces instead so that you can have them installed into the ceiling but not on it so that they tend to dangle.
  • Use a lighter shade on the ceiling and a darker one on your walls.
  • Use multiple floor lamps that are directed towards the ceiling. This will give the room an illusion of greater height.
  • Make sure that all the wood window panes, skirting, doors and frames come in the same color such as the walls. This will give the eyes a chance to have a sweeping look throughout the room.
  • Hang curtains from the ceiling all the way down to the floor. You can use blinds alternatively to maximize your small space. You can soften the look of blinds by draping curtains on each side of this window treatment.
  • Use various single seating arrangements together with a single medium-sized sofa.
  • Do not use center tables. Instead, use side tables on the sides of seating.
  • Use mirrors as much as you can to reflect space and light. If you can, have a single wall fully installed with a ceiling to floor mirror.
  • Use slim horizontal and vertical photos, wall art and paintings. These should be able to render an elongated look for your room.

Use texture to add interest in any space. This Cynthia Rowley Walker Exposed Wood Chair is the perfect addition to a neutral surrounding.

How to Use Spatial Awareness

The initial step to spatial awareness in interior design is to develop grid system. This grid divides the canvas (your space) to smaller sections that also consist of columns, margins, flow lines, modules and spatial zones. A single canvas can look like a series of boxes and columns.

The grid can help you place design elements in their proper places. These will then activate the space because you are using a consistent mathematical solution to the composition of your interior design.

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