This month’s theme about Wit & Delight is about the art of mixing interior design. I wanted to share and write more about this topic how You can apply mixed art to your own home.
When I first sat down to write this article, I thought about cookbooks Salt, fat, acid, heat By Samin Nosrat (I highly recommend it!). No, this is not an interior design book, teeth A book that helps people understand how to mix and balance the different elements of the culinary realm. I decided to take a similar approach and write about how different elements can be mixed in the realm of interior design.
Today I share five important interior design elements that all of my favorite rooms have in common. It grounds colors, patterns, textures, old things and spaces. Here’s why each of these factors is important:
5 interior design elements needed for every room
1. color
If you have taken a painting class, painters generally know that they start with a large field of one color on the canvas and add it as they go. Consider the room where you are designing a canvas. Choose your base color first (this may be an existing color in the room or (the colours you plan to bring in), then consider the complementary colors you will add to the mix. This article on Color Theory will help you get a sense of how different colors play together. From this article House & Garden According to interior designers, it is also an interesting view of the colour rules to follow.
2. pattern
The pattern adds interest, depth and emotion to any room. Without it, the space can feel a bit flat. The patterns can be bold or subtle, colorful or neutral, and can be applied widely or selectively. From wallpaper to upholstery, rugs and item decorations, there’s no shortage of ways to bring patterns into your home.
3. Texture
I love adding texture to any room. Like rooms without patterns, rooms without various textures feel a bit dull to me. I especially like to bring textures through fabrics (velvet, linen, wool, etc.) and materials (rattan, marble, rustic wood, metal, etc.).
4. Something old
In any room, especially in a space filled with new pieces, there is always space for something antique. Whether furniture, art, lighting fixtures or small ornaments, older pieces bring character and charm to your home.
5. Something that grounds space
The grounding element serves as the foundation of the room. It brings together the entire design. I mostly use area lugs to ground the space. It helps to define the seating area for your living room, bedroom, or dining room. It also offers another opportunity to bring color and texture to the space. Wallpaper can also be used as a grounding element, especially when applying it to accent walls and using bold patterns.
Keeping these five elements at the forefront of the mind throughout the design process makes the art of mixing very easy. All of these elements can continue to be pushed and pulled as design preferences evolve. After all, each room in our home is meant to be seasoned and refined a bit, rather than being updated and finished in a single dive.
If you want to know more about mixing elements in interior design, these are some resources I recommend.
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Kate is the founder of Wit & Delight. She is currently learning how to play tennis and will forever be Test her creative muscle boundaries. Follow her on Instagram @witanddelight_.
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