Interior Design
Our design team is here to help navigate the sometimes overwhelming tasks, including your type of interior finishes, down to every last detail. We aim to transform your vision into a reality. Your interior should be tailored to your lifestyle. A well-designed interior helps you achieve any vision you may have for your home. We can assist you in selecting the perfect look for your home.
Having said that, if you’re not sure where to begin, we’ll gladly guide you through the process.
The design process involves solving problems. In keeping with our overall design focus, we believe that all good design starts with a plan. Before builders break ground, our team is dedicated to answering the questions on paper. In the end, time and money are saved as fewer (if any) decisions need to be made on site. Our resources will enable you to make your ideas a reality, regardless of what they are.
The profession of interior design is very much a product of recent history. Its existence spans thousands of years but the actual term wasn’t coined until the early-to-mid 20th century. Starting from humble beginnings, interior design has grown into a very serious and well-regarded profession as designers and architects, realizing its importance in unifying a space and creating a harmonious atmosphere. It can be a daunting task when getting started, so we’ve decided to write this article describing the fundamentals of interior design for the average person looking to up their game or familiarizing themselves with the vocabulary within the trade.
Designing the interior of a structure is just as much an art as it is a science. A good designer references various sources of inspiration from psychology, color theory, art history, and design to develop the best solution for their client.
When it comes to your specific interior design project, it is vital to consider the overall space to understand its constraints and better incorporate a well-informed solution. As a designer, it’s important to our clients and us to understand what’s available to work with.
A room’s negative space can be seen on intentionally blank walls, walkways, and vacant space around and beneath fixtures. Negative space can give your project an airy feel and create a relaxed atmosphere. The positive space is filled with furnishings and decorative objects. These objects occupy space in the design and flow of the room. Positive space must be considered when organizing objects and layouts on all designs.
When considering a significant remodel or new construction, our interior designers can work with the structural designers to alter the proposed structure to better suit the interior and exterior of the structure, creating harmony between the two and tying the project together.
A form must closely resemble the natural thing to be realistic. The rearranging or stylizing of recognizable objects in abstract forms is not uncommon. This design communicates organization, order, and structure.
Think of task lighting as the overall bright light used in office buildings and spaces whose sole purpose is to create an energized and productive atmosphere. This sort of lighting is necessary to consider if your residential design project includes a home office or kitchen remodel. These spaces that aren’t intended to be used to rest and relax benefit from its bright light to focus and be productive.
Accent lighting is the only category of lighting that falls into the category whose sole purpose is aesthetics. This form of lighting is typically much brighter than ambient lighting. It is used to highlight a particular feature, such as a piece of artwork, architectural details, or furnishings that the designer wants to draw attention towards.
Ambient lighting floods a room with uniform light. This flooding of light can impact the overall look of a room and dramatically affects the projected tone. Ambient lighting is best utilized on a dimmer switch to adjust as needed throughout the day and well into the twilight hours.
Patterns can easily overwhelm the design and take away from the overall look. Mixing patterns can be intimidating at first. A good rule of thumb is to stick to no more than three patterns in one space. The three patterns should reference the same color scheme to reinforce harmony within the space that is being curated. When appropriately utilized, a pattern can add life and drama to a space while not overbearing the concept as a unit.
