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[F552]Foundations Of Interior Design

by Hanlie Claasen, Han

Principle 1 : UNITY
When doing interior design it is necessary to think of the house as a totality; a series of spaces linked together by halls and stairways. It is therefore appropriate that a common style and theme runs throughout. This is not to say that all interior design elements should be the same but they should work together and complement each other to strengthen the whole composition. A way to create this theme or storyline is with the well considered use of color.

Principle 2 : FOCAL POINT
Interior design's biggest enemy is boredom. A well-designed room always has, depending on the size of it, one or more focal points. A focal point must be dominant to draw attention and interesting enough to encourage the viewer to look further. A focal point thus must have a lasting impression but must also be an integral part of the decoration linked through scale, style, color or theme.

Principle 3: BALANCE
Balance can be described as the equal distribution of visual weight in a room.
The simplest, and most formal type of balance is symmetrical balance, where the same objects are repeated in the same positions on either side of a vertical axis, such as one would find in old fashioned state or gala rooms.
Asymmetrical balance is more appropriate in design today. Balance is achieved with some dissimilar objects that have equal visual weight or eye attraction. Assymetrical balance is more casual and less contrived in feeling, but more difficult to achieve.

Principle 4 : PROPORTION
Proportion refers to the relative size measured against other elemens or against some mental norm or standard. This design principle is of extreme importance when decorating a room.

Principle 5: RHYTHM
In musical terms we would describe rhythmas the beat or pulse of the music. In interior design, rhythm is all about visual pattern repetition. Visual rhythm is based on movement. As in music, rhythm in design can also be staccato ? abrupt and dynamic or legato ? connecting and flowing.

Principle 6 : COLOR
Color is an element that tends to inspire emotion in people because color has an influence on the value of life above and beyond other considerations. Colors therefore have a definite impact on the atmosphere that you want to create when doing interior design.

Principle 7: DETAILS
Another important element of interior design where it is necessary to take infinite pains is details. Everything from the trimming on the lamp shade, the color of the piping on the scatter cushion, to the light switches and cupboard handles need attention. Unlike color people find details boring. As a result it gets neglected and skimmed over or generally left out.
As color expresses the whole spirit and life of a scheme; details are just as an important underpinning of interior design. Details should not be obvious but they should be right, enhancing the overall feel of a room.

These principles of interior design should guide you when you start either doing it yourself, or discussing your ideas with your interior designer.

Most of the people to avoid the current day pressures use small elements of the tropical interior design as one of the ways. People keep the posters of tropical interior designs at work at their desks and people go far enough to have at their desk a tropical fish. All these are the trails to avoid the everyday stress as people equate the tropical interior design with a time to keep away from reality and vacation time.

Tropics are something more than the little fishbowls that are filled with fish and posters which might probably be much bored as you are. Tropics are more about the blend of colors and simplicity that would have the soul revitalized. Tropics are also about the feeling of sand between your feet toes and a warm air just blowing through your air. Relaxation is what tropic is into however, there are other elements in the tropical interior design which is mostly left out by people.

It is very sad to get into any of the bars in the United States which are trying to get into the tropical style of interior design seem to fail miserably. At the same time, a restaurant with typical new interior design theme at the end of the street is running fine and provides with a more authentic feel of tropical design. Let us see why we do have this difference. Light and warmth are one of the key elements of the tropical design theme. It is not about the overhead work lamp that is fluorescent. It is all about real and natural light which flows in all the day.

During the night the light becomes dim but the light from the firelight from bonfires and torches. You are all day hit by the warm air or breeze and then the cool breeze blows at night from the ocean and then it is tropics you are talking about. If you wish to have a theme of tropical interior design that's liked by everyone, then fetch a nice large window having installed and temperature being regulated for the building for the day to be warm and cool at the nights.

Using bamboo also gives the feel of tropical theme however it is not pure tropical theme. Bamboo mats and wall coverings on the ceilings and on the floors look to have distinctive qualities that would give the true feel of tropical. If you wish to continue this then, bring little dummy leaves of palm tree and this is where you are into the feel of real tropical design. Bamboo is good however when combined with palm leaves and we are talking of Jamaica.

It would not consume much to make people feel a little of tropical theme however, if you would like it to do it right, and then you should have some of its basics. More of natural light in the day time, a little dime light from the firelight at night, and a warm air would give people the feel of tropical, especially with exotic hardwood floors.

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