Emphasis

In class this week I was supposed to create a room with some object in the room as the emphasis. Emphasis is when an area or object in a creation draws attention, and becomes the focal point. The focal point, or emphasis in my creation is the painting. When I look at this room the first thing I look at is the painting. It's bright colors, and with how big it is, draws your eyes to it. Emphasis is one way to make your room complete, and bring excitement to it.

Rhythm

Today in Interior Design we learned about Rhythm. Rhythm in music is more like a beat, but in design it's the path that our eyes follow, or a repetitive use of an element. Things that could be a rhythm could be things like repeated pictures on a wall, the way a room feels repetitive (like a circular room), or a small object to a big object. Which these are all examples of the three rhythms we talked about: Repetition, Radiation, and Gradation.

Repetition:

Is when an object, color, or the way furniture is set up is repeated.

Beach Style Kitchen

Mediterranean Hall by Scottsdale Architects & Building Designers Carson Poetzl, Inc.

These two images are examples of repetition. In the first image the light fixtures, stools, and the white color of the room are being repeated. The stools and lights stick out the most, and they make our eyes follow from left to right along their pattern. In the second image the arches go down the hall repeatedly. The rhythm in this room make our eyes look down the hall.

Radiation:

Is when the rhythm is in a circular pattern.

Scandinavian Living Room by London Interior Designers & Decorators Cassidy Hughes Interior Design & Styling

Contemporary Living Room by Las Vegas Photographers David Marquardt Architectural Photography

In these two photos the furniture is placed in a circular rhythm. In the first image the circle table and the chairs being placed around the edge of it makes the room have that radiation pattern. In the second image the furniture is placed in a circular den, and our eyes follow the shape.

Gradation:

Is when something is in the pattern of big to small, small to big, dark to light in color, or light to dark. A better way to explain is in the pattern there is only a small change as is goes along.

Contemporary Kitchen by Jacksonville Beach Interior Designers & Decorators Amanda Webster Design

Beach Style Bathroom by Amagansett Interior Designers & Decorators Reiko Feng Shui Design

In the first image the gradation is found in the cabinet's windows. The pattern follows from big to small. In the second image the color is the gradation, and the pattern is dark to light repeated.

The rhythm of a room has to be comfortable and appealing to the eye to be a pattern. The three patterns we focused on were Gradation, Repetition, and Radiation. Rhythm is one of the basic elements that ties a room, or design, together.

Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Balance

Symmetrical:

Symmetrical- Made up of exactly similar parts facing eachother or around an axis; Showing symmetry.

Asymmetrical:

Asymmetrical-  Having parts that fail to correspond to one another in shape, size, or arrangement; lacking symmetry.

The Great Gatsby

This past week in Interior design we watched my favorite movie, The Great Gatsby. The movie is very beautiful, bright, and glamorous. In class we were to design a room or mood board that had the themes of The Great Gatsby and all it's glam. Our "client" is obsessed with The Great Gatsby, and we have to style rooms to the theme, and not the exact sets.

For my first room I tried to capture the felling of the Gatsby House's style. I used a lot of gold because it brings out an expensive feeling. Gatsby had a lot of money, so all of the gold represents this. In this

creation I used the shiny materials in my decorating that this blog said was a Gatsby theme. The same blog informed me that a chandelier is a perfect choice of lighting. It states that it adds more glam, which is the Gatsby theme. I stayed true to the Art Deco syle of the 20's by using an Art Deco wallpaper, flooring, and coffee table. I also noticed while looking at different scenes from the movie that a lot of their set ups were very symmetrical. I tried to capture this feeling in this room, and below I have examples of the symmetry.

Gatsby's Room:

The Buchanan's White Room:

My second creation is a simple, but romantic and shiny room. I tried to give this room a more feminine feeling because I feel it brings out more of the glam. I also used mirrored furniture and fixtures to bring out a polished, and clean feeling. In this piece I also feel I used more Art Deco decor than the one before. For color in this room I stayed closer to the Monotone Gatsby color scheme by using whites, and light colors. The "pop" of color in this room is the black accents I have added. If you watch The Great Gatsby they have many pops of color to make things more bold, and exciting.

The Great Gatsby is exciting, artsy, and of course GLAMOROUS!!! For this reason I put in shiny, colorful, and exciting objects to bring out the Gatsby in each room.

Space

Space, The final frontier... I don't literally mean Space the place where other planets are, but the space you have in your home. This week in Interior Design we are learning about the Element of Design: Space. We have defined space as "The three denominational area with which the designer works." This week's task was to design a New York City Flat, and try to decorate the tiny space to make it a complete home. To make a complete home you need a kitchen, a bedroom, a living space, and a bathroom. A Flat is an open space, that has all of these needs, on one floor.

This is the floor plan I made of a flat in Gabberts. While making this room I REALLY had to keep in mind I needed to make the space comfortable, and not too cluttered. While designing this room I was trying to make it feel, and look, big enough for guest. While creating the kitchen I was thinking about this as well. Instead of putting a kitchen table in the way I decided to just create a breakfast bar. This way while you are cooking people can sit in the kitchen with you. For that reason is also why I have the kitchen opened up to the living room. I know that a lot of people need their own private place, and for most people that is their bedrooms. I made the bedroom more private by creating the illusion of a wall with a closet. By placing the "bedroom" in the corner space it also created a more private area because there are walls all around the room. I also chose to keep the furniture a neutral white color because I felt it looked more professional. 

A floor plan is a great way to help design your home. Using a floor plan you can actually see the measurements of your space, and you can fit everything perfectly. This is why using Gabberts was such an awesome opportunity! Space is the space in your home you design, and live in, so keep your space creative!

Texture

Texture is the second Element of Design we are learning about this week in Interior Design. You need texture to make a room whole. There are actually three different types of textures: Visual, Tactile, and Audible. We had to create a room, and point out all of the main textures in bedded throughout it. I created a fall room because it is the season, and I am very obsessed with it. I also feel that it can bring an unique feeling to a room. (You can see the room I created in Polyvore below.)

Visual Texture:

Visual Texture is when you can see the texture, but you could not feel it with touch. My example of visual texture would be the round wooden coffee table in the middle of the room. By looking at it you can see the rough texture, but if you were to run your hands across it you would not feel the roughness, but you would feel a smooth surface.

Tactile Texture:

Tactile texture is when you can actually feel the texture of a surface, or object. In the room I created If you were to run your hands across the rug you could feel the fur, and softness that it appears to have.

Audible Texture:

Audible Texture is when you can hear the texture of something. Certain objects or cloth can have a certain sound when you touch them. The leaf wreath that I have placed in my room is audible because if you were to touch it you would be able to hear the sound of the leaves rub against each other and crinkle. 

Texture also gives us moods and different feelings about a room. Smooth textures give us a formal feeling while rough textures would give us a more informal feeling. If walls, like in my creation, are smooth and not textured it makes the room feel bigger. If walls are textured it makes a room feel smaller, so texture also effects the size of a room. In my creation I believe the mood is warm, but also cool at the same time. I feel that I tried to represent the feeling of fall. The feeling of to me is chilly outdoors, and warm cuddly, sit by the fire, insides. I tried to capture this feeling with all of the objects, and the room I chose to design. 

Types of Lines

    Line is defined as," A long, narrow mark or band." In Interior Design we use lines to capture the feeling of a room. We use many different types of lines to bring a room to life like, Horizontal, Diagonal, Vertical, and Curved. We also have Functional and Decorative lines. All of these lines help us design a perfect room using the Elements of Design. 

Vertical Lines:

Definition: "At right angles to a horizontal plane." In Interior Design Vertical Lines give a room a feeling of dignity and especially height. Our eyes tend to follow the lines up when a room, or design, has vertical lines. Because of  this it makes the room, or object, appear taller. In this room you can see the three rows that your eyes follow up; continuing into the ceiling. The living room appears taller and formal.

Horizontal Lines:

Definition: "Parallel to the horizon of the plane." When we use Horizontal Lines in design we typically use them to make a room seem wider. We also use them to make a room feel relaxed, and casual. In the image below the horizontal lines basically outline the room; especially the back wall. They also bring a very casual feeling to, what is supposed to be, a casual kitchen.

Diagonal Lines:

Definition: "A straight line joining two opposite corners of a shape." Diagonal Lines are used to make a room exciting, and interesting. I think these stairs are very exciting with their exposed diagonal lines. The wood flooring in the home even follows the diagonal pattern. 

Curved Lines:

Definition: "A line or outline that gradually deviates from being straight for some or all of it's length." Curved lines are used to make a room feel feminine and soft. I think they also bring an interesting look into a room. This little library feels very soft and cozy with all of it's curved lines. 

Functional Lines:

Functional Lines are the lines that are built into your home. Lines like this would be found around and in doors, windows, walls, and stairs. In the hallway below you will notice that the walls are curved, and even the door is. 

Decorative Line:

A Decorative Line are lines that are one walls, furniture, and the way things are placed in your home. In the pantry below the patterned wallpaper gives the wall a horizontal feeling; even though the built-in shelves could have given it a horizontal feeling.

In Interior Design we need lines to help build a perfect room. A perfect room has all of the Elements of design to bring it all together and make it feel complete. Line is just one of the factors a room needs to create an awesome look!