5 Reasons Why Interior Redesign Makes Such A Difference
Very few homeowners can afford the services of an interior designer. So if one needs help decorating their home, what can they do without spending a small fortune?
The answers are easy and very affordable according to interior staging expert and trainer, Barbara Jennings, who is director of The Academy of Staging and Redesign. “Just about everyone can afford the services of an home stager. The emphasis is on the “re” because most of the time the problem in the home is not what color the wall is or if the furniture “works” – the problem is usually poor placement.”
Interior redesign concentrates on placing the furniture and accessories in the proper places, and this is an art unto itself. Unfortunately, this is an area of design that the average homeowner has never learned how to do and most of the time huge improvements can result in a matter of minutes or hours, depending on the situation.
Here are 5 of the most common problems redesigners must address:
1. Furniture ignores the room’s focal point. Most rooms have a focal point that is natural or created by the architecture of the home. If there is no natural focal point, one must be created. The seating arrangements should then feature the focal point.
2. Furniture is placed too far away. When seating arrangements are scattered or placed around the periphery of a room, it often creates “screaming distance” and the room feels unpleasant and uninviting.
3. Scale and proportion are ignored. The Greeks devised the perfect proportions centuries ago with the Golden Mean Theory. The best ratio is 1:1.6. So when relationships fall well below or well over this proportion, the design loses balance, harmony and beauty.
4. Rooms lack unity and flow. In keeping with the Golden Mean Theory, many homeowners place very tall furniture next to low furniture creating a “cliff-like” illusion. This is disturbing to the mind and eye. By reducing heights in more gradual increments the visual shock is greatly reduced, thus bringing a rhythmic unity to the room.
5. Room lacks sufficient plants and artwork. Most people do not realize that personality is expressed more precisely through the accessories than by any other element in the home. But it is the accessories that have most often been ignored – particularly in the area of plants and medium to large sized artwork.
By learning arranging furniture and placement of accessories, it is possible to drastically improve the look and functionality of a room, diminish clutter and make any room more attractive and professional.
Barbara Jennings has over 20 years experience in the interior redesign and home staging industry. Barbara’s Academy of Staging and Redesign is the world’s largest and most affordable home study interior redesign and home staging training center.
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