Balance for good interior design between space and furniture

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The basic rule of good design is first to get the framework of a space right and only then to look after the contents. It means first assessing the space available and then making decisions about how to manipulate it. whether cosmetically, by purely decorative means, or structurally— to its best advantage.

Design is also about understanding how scale and balance contribute to making a mom look comfortable and inviting. It is about handling light, whether natural or artificial; the way a color is chosen and mixed, matched or contrasted to its greatest effect; and the way mixtures of texture and pattern can be assembled and built up. These are the essential ingredients which are dealt with in this section. All must be taken into consideration if the design of a home is to be given a firm basis and create a lasting impression.

Good use of space

Lack of space, tack of rooms, lack of wherewithal to expand, these are perennial problems shared by almost everyone. Yet a curiously large number of people seem just to accept them. To alter the feePing of spaciousness in a place you do not necessarily have to change its basic structure. And the feeling is what most space is about, not the actual footage. Ironically, people who actually have too much space find it just as awkward to arrange comfortably as those with too little. With personal experience of both, I have found it far easier to sit people sensibly in a small sitting room than in a very large.

Multi-purpose rooms

At the simplest level, a home that is owned, as opposed to a rental, could be improved by the elementary expedient of changing the functions of various rooms, or by altering the layout. APmost any room can be made multi-purpose. A kitchen, if it is large enough, can also be used for a general eating and family room. A dining room or a guest room can also double as a study bedrooms can always be made into bed! sitting/work rooms just by adding appropriate furniture. It often happens that in the reshuffle you gain an extra room.

In every house, there is usually space being wasted somewhere that can be utilized: landing and corridor space; the area under the stairs; blank walls, odd corners. Used with imagination, these spaces can often relieve congestion elsewhere. The secret is to be flexible, to question convention and to have no rigid ideas when it comes to the function of a room.

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