What Do I Like About Being An Interior Designer?

The best part of my job is the end result...seeing my client's reactions to their home. I truly believe that our surroundings impact our lives. Our surroundings ground us. Our surroundings can make us happy. Our surroundings can give us a place to relate well with others. Some ten thousand years ago cavemen drew pictures inside their cave dwellings. Since the beginning of time, decoration of our homes has been important to people.
I hear people say, "If I could only get my house decorated the way I want, I would be so much happier, and I would feel complete." There is a lot of truth to that statement. Coco Channel said "Our homes are reflections of our hearts."
There is no greater satisfaction than seeing families sit down together for a meal in a dining room they previously never used or hearing that a couple now sits by the fire each night with a glass of wine discussing activities of the day, where there once was no comfortable place in which to settle. I feel called to be an interior designer because I know that it changes the way people live and adds quality to their lives. It is not just a pretty room ...a home is where life happens. When you are designing your home keep these design principals in mind.

Rhythm: The repetition of elements. Rhythm can create movement. Example: In this rectangular room, the repetition of circular elements such as a round dining table, round saucer light fixture and round platters displayed on the shelves gives rhythm to the dining room and softens the hard rectangular angles and cabinetry.

Balance: The arrangement of the objects in a given design as it relates to their visual weight within a composition. For example, this is what I mean by visual weight: Don't put all of your tall and/or heavy furniture pieces on one side of the room; this will visually weigh it down. Evenly distribute visual weight.

Proportion/Scale: The comparison of dimensions or distribution of forms. This is the relationship in scale between one element and another, or between a whole object and one of its parts. Balance and proportion seem to be stumbling blocks for most people. Try to use pieces that are in good relationship to the size of your room and ceiling height.

 Happy decorating!

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