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Interior Design: Science or Art?

How do great interior designers create incredibly beautiful spaces time and time again?  They know that there is much more to it than picking pretty fabrics and furnishings. Nate Berkus, Barbara Barry and our amazing Luxe designers understand these important 5 design principals: Balance, Proportion, Rhythm, Emphasis and Harmony. 
BalanceBalance is broken into two kinds: formal and informal.
1. Formal BalanceFormal balance or symmetrical balance results, when objects of equal and weight are placed at equal distance from the central point of interest, creating a mirror image. See image below

How do great interior designers create incredibly beautiful spaces time and time again?  They know that there is much more to it than picking pretty fabrics and furnishings. Nate Berkus, Barbara Barry and our amazing Luxe designers understand these important 5 design principals: Balance, Proportion, Rhythm, Emphasis and Harmony. 

Balance

Balance is broken into two kinds: formal and informal.

1. Formal BalanceFormal balance or symmetrical balance results, when objects of equal and weight are placed at equal distance from the central point of interest, creating a mirror image. See image below

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2. Informal Balance

Informal balance uses different objects of the same visual weight to create equilibrium in a room. It is more subtle and spontaneous and gives a warmer, more casual feeling. See image below

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Proportion

This principle is known as the law of relationship, as it deals with the relationship in size, shape, colour, light, texture and pattern of the objects. It states how the relation between parts of the same group could be satisfying. See image below

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Rhythm

Rhythm as an art principle is defined as an organised movement, to create interest and movement, and reduce monotony. It can be obtained through Repetition of shapes, (b) Progression of sizes (c) an easily connected or continuous line movement. See image below

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Emphasis

Emphasis is the focal point of the room. The focal point should be obvious as you enter the room; it is the area to which your eye is attracted. Whatever is featured, as the centre of interest -a fireplace, artwork or a window treatment framing a beautiful view – must be sufficiently emphasized so that everything else leads the eye toward the featured area. You can add emphasis to a natural focal point or create one in a room through effective use of line, form, colour and texture. See image below

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Harmony

Harmony means unity or a single idea of impression. When all the objects in a group seem to have familiar resemblance with each other, that group illustrates the principle of harmonious selection. It makes no difference whether we are dealing with interior decoration of a garden layout or a dress design. There must be harmony to create integrated and beautiful effects. Being the fundamental requirement of any design, it is the most important of all the art principles. See image below 

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