Hope that everyone had a
fantastic Holiday and New Years! Today, I would like to talk about a common
design issue that I see all too often when I am working with my clients. This
concept is the color and design flow from one room to another, as well as the
colors involved in various rooms in one’s home. As an interior designer a flow
in any room involves the following basic elements of design: they are naturally
color, scale, texture as well as pattern and balance. Light in a room is of the
utmost importance because, it can throw off color elements in any room decor. I
always suggest to my clientele that the rooms should flow it should not feel
disjointed and when you look from one room to another I suggest to add and drop
color from room to room, so each area of the home is not repetitive. If you
like a few colors, keep to them and do not add too much color, as a room can
get too complicated. Remember, the colors of your home are a personal choice. Do
not get swayed by living with a suggestion from a friend or even your own
interior designer!
Because the homes today are built
with an open floor plan this flow concept
is critical to a successful interior design layout.
When the element of wallcovering
is used, for instance in a hallway, it is best to continue the same pattern
throughout so that you keep the space continually flowing. It you stop at the
corner of a hallway and add paint as the continuing factor it will look like
you ran out the wallcovering and the total look will be unfinished. Accent walls
with wallcovering, are a planned application and are a fantastic design choice
when used with the correct coordinating paint color.
Lastly, your fabrics and
furniture selections should also have a flow. You should be able to take your
dining room chair and bring it into your living room space if you’re
entertaining and run out of seating. The upholstery fabric should meld into the room. Please don’t
misunderstand me, “you don’t have to match your dining room to your master
bedroom fabrics!” Being too matchy-matchy
is not a good look either! The key is to look at the entire picture.
So remember folks, in the
dictionary the definition of flow “is to
have a smooth continuity.”
If you stand in the hallway of
your home and the colors, fabrics, wallcovering, and scale of furniture feel to
move smoothly to your eye then your home has a design flow!
So, as I always say, folks, “Don’t be afraid to decorate!”
Best Always,
Robin
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(Photo courtesy of Candace Olson)
