ELEMENTS OF DESIGN

Every interior - a home, an office, a bank, or an automobile-combines certain basic elements of interior design. Each element can be used in various ways to produce a wide variety of effects. For example, the ceiling in a room will appear higher if vertically striped wallpaper is used than if a floral print wallpaper is used.

The way a person uses each element depends on the interior's purpose, the mood to be created, and the interior architecture. The person must also consider how all the elements combine with one another.

1. Style

What does 'tran-sitionalto'mean?

Most people associate style with the types of furnishings and architecture developed during a particular period of history. Some people classify interiors decorated in period styles as traditional and all other interiors as contemporary, or modern.

Style also refers to the mood created by the combination of all items in an interior. Many designers believe the interior architecture and the needs of the people using an area should determine its style, or mood. These designers do not try to create interiors that imitate the style of any one period. Instead, they may combine period and contemporary furnishings to fit the mood of an interior. Many designers use the term tran-sitionalto describe an interior decorated in a combination of period and contemporary styles.

2. Color and Light

What colour combinations are the examples of complementary colour scheme? How can different uses of colour change the size of a room?

They together may be used in many ways to produce different effects. Dark-colored walls, for example, may absorb the light and make a room dimly lit. However, the same amount of light will appear brighter in a room with pale-colored walls because pale colors reflect light. People feel most relaxed in rooms that have some variation in color and light. Uniform light may give an office a businesslike atmosphere, but such light becomes boring for relaxation or dining.

Color can change the size of a room. Walls painted a dark or bright color can make a room seem smaller than it is. Such colors give the illusion that the walls are closer to the room's center than they actually are. On the other hand, pale colors can make a room appear larger.

The combination of different colors makes up an interiors color scheme. Three popular color schemes are based on the relationship of the various colors on the color wheel. Related color schemes combine colors that lie next to each other on the color wheel, such as yellows and oranges or blues and greens. Complementary color schemes combine colors that lie opposite one another on the color wheel. Rooms decorated in combinations of blues and oranges or reds and greens illustrate the effect of complementary color schemes. Monochromatic color schemes use variations of one color, such as several shades of blue.

Color choices need not be limited to related, complementary, or monochromatic schemes. Some people decorate most of a room with neutral shades-such as light tan, off-white, or white-and then use color in small areas. Others skillfully combine a number of bright colors. Some people repeat one or more colors throughout their home to provide unity among the rooms. Many people develop a color scheme from the colors in a favorite painting, a favorite piece of furniture, or some other item that will be used in the interior.

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