When it comes to interior design, everyone has their own priorities, and that's great! After all, if we all looked at interior design in the exact same way then all of our homes would look identical, and it would be pretty boring. (Not to mention kind of creepy!) However, a lot of people make the mistake of focusing on the surface elements of the design of their homes rather than thinking about the fundamentals. The reality is that the most important aspects of interior design might not be what you think. With that in mind, here are some fundamental aspects of interior design that you might not be thinking about.
Light
Light may well be the single most fundamental and important aspect of all interior design. If you're not aware of how you're using light in every room, then everything beyond that is going to suffer. You need to think not only about how much light is getting into a room but what kind of light as well. Most rooms benefit from natural light and companies like Visual can help you achieve that through large glass doors and windows, and even entire conservatories. But you also need to think about spaces like your bedroom where you might want the light to be a little more intimate and cosy.
Flow
Flow is one of those things that's incredibly important in all interior design, but it's not something that you hear talked about that often. The truth is that without flow, your home just isn't ever going to feel right. Do you ever walk into someone's home and you just can't quite feel comfortable no matter what you do? There's a good chance that that comes down to a lack of flow from room to room. Think about the way people are going to move around your home and try to make sure that you're not blocking walkways or creating spaces that feel cramped or closed in.
Contrast
If your entire home looks the same, then it's never going to be interesting. There's a strange trend going around of people decorating their homes with purely white walls everywhere. Now, this is fine if you plan on then adding detail on top of it, but why not think about using colour as a way to create contrast between rooms. With something bright for the kitchen, something soft and soothing for the bathroom, and something rich to create a luxurious atmosphere in your bedroom. There's nothing wrong experimenting with how things work but brushing up on some colour theory might not go amiss.
Of course, these are mostly just the starting points for any interior design project. The details of how these things are going to fit together and what kind of stuff you use on top of them should always be entirely up to you. Don't spend too much time worrying about getting things right or wrong. If you've got the fundamentals down, then the most important thing is that you're able to put as much of yourself and your personality int the design of your home as possible!
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