5 Tips From Interior Designers

Have you ever walked into a house, and it just feels right? It all comes down to the way that it’s designed. Interior design is all about blending creativity and attention to detail that will totally transform any ordinary space into a stunning environment. Whether you’ve just moved into a new home and you’re looking to spruce it up a bit, or you want to refresh the home you’re currently living in, here are some of the best tips from interior designers that will help you transform your home to the next level.

Create a Vision

The first step is creating a vision of exactly what it is that you hope to achieve. Find a few visual examples of interior design that you appreciate perhaps you could find in our blog or even by looking through magazines. Gather a few different examples, and create your vision of the kind of style you’d like. This will help you create your design more effectively.  You’ll be able to seek out furniture and art pieces that go along with your visual examples.

Don’t Forget Functionality

One of the biggest mistakes that people make when designing their home is forgetting to include functionality.  After all, even though something looks great doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to be very convenient or functional.  A well designed space is one that looks good and also serves its purpose.

Embrace Lighting

One of the biggest tricks up designer sleeves is lighting. The more you can incorporate lighting into a room, the more cozy and inviting it will feel. In other words, you don’t want to use overly bright or aggressive lighting in areas that are used for relaxing. Places like the living room and bedroom should be dim warm lighting that encourages you to relax. Whereas areas like the kitchen or bathroom can have stronger lighting because you want to be able to see what you’re doing.

Personalize

Anyone can go to the store and buy pieces of artwork. However, this is hardly original. In addition to hanging up artwork in your house that you buy from the store, you also want to include original artwork and photos of your family. Include handmade objects from your children, and plenty of family photos. The idea is to create visual focal points that tell a personal story. This will create a home that doesn’t just look great, but also feels truly personally curated.

Balance

Perhaps one of the most important aspects of interior design is balance. You have to have the right scale throughout every room.  In other words, you can’t have a couch that takes up the majority of the room.  Everything should be just the right size so that everything is perfectly balanced and visually pleasing.

Special contributor: Natash Dowdall