Principle and Elements of an interior room

Principle and Elements of Interior Design in a interior room

      The assignment for this blog was to search for a photograph of an interior room that had some factors of the Principles and Elements of Interior Design.  The picture I chose had the following items that satisfied the Principles of Interior Design.  These were balance, emphasis, scale, and variety.   The following items satisfied the Elements of Interior Design.  These were color and light, shape, texture, pattern, and line.
     Balance is conveyed with a couch on either side of the fireplace and that they are facing each other.  The pictures flanking both sides of the fireplace gives a balance to the room.  Emphasis is directed towards the fireplace by not placing a bigger TV above it.  The width of the TV opening is the same width of the fireplace.  Also the stone above the firebox looks like it’s pointing down towards it.   Scale comes into play in how the cabinet heights are proportional to ceiling height.  Furniture scale is also proportional to the room size.  Varity comes by using different types of materials and colors.
     Earth tones are used a color for the room.  Using the neutral colors makes the room feel light and airy.  Shapes come into play in the selection of the sofa, tile cuts, and the selection of the coffee table.  Texture is achieved by the type of wood selected, fabric choice of all three couches, selection of the accent pillows, and tile selections.  Pattern is achieved in the same manner as well.  Finally line elements in the wood band on the fireplace wall that follows the kitchen cabinet height, the mantel height is the same as the cabinets flaking it, and the vertical lines occurring on the same wall.
     In conclusion, a multitude of factors of both the Principle and Elements of Interior Design is achieved in the photograph of an interior. 

References

(1)   Notes from class