5 common interior design mistakes – Learn from Newton InEx

Lifestyle is pretty much what reflects who we are and who we are is mostly defined by the habitat we work, love and live in. Most of us that fall into this style statement-making category strive to make our homes and work ambiances appealing by randomly adding luxury furniture and decorative items to the interior decor and interior furnishing.

Based on certain statistics and observation studies, it is given to understand that this discerning user does not think about the interior furnishing and interior decor finishing end result when they start working with Interior Designers on the interior design concept.

What most of us don’t understand that interior designing is actually a science and takes a keen eye for detailing and knowledge of settings to create a differentiated and unique habitat.

In fact, it takes an entire team of Interior designers that exist more in an organized firm to come to a conclusion on how color, lighting, room size, scale, and placement affect how the decor, furnishings, and furniture visually look in a room setting prior to turnkey interior execution.

There are many common mistakes that both Interior Designers and Clients make while designing their office interiors and home interiors.

To assist our clients avoid making these mistakes, we have drafted few of the most common interior design mistakes made; let’s have a look at those:

Scale and Proportion:

The main attraction room should be like a city scape, a combination of different heights, shapes and sizes. Keeping a standard size or at the same level give a lacklustre appearance to the room.

• In these times, less is more! We have seen customers finally end up putting too many large, bulky furniture and decorative in a single room, and that gives us the ambience a suffocating look. Y
• ou can avoid such mistakes by using different shapes , sizes and heights in structures, furnishings, art placement and window treatments in the interior design concept.

Presentation of Accessories and Collections:

We love to distinguish ourselves by showcasing our antique collection of accessories and decorative items.

• Antique’s and collectables are great to showcase as part of the interior design theme but the placements and the place holding of such decorative have to be thought through, using a theme
• Scattering thesecollector items by placing them in available spaces in the drawing area or throughout the homes or workspaces is a big no no.
• No matter what the accessory is, the proper way to showcase your collection is by using theme-based arrangement and groupings items based on the alignment to the surrounding space, size, shape of ambience

The Art Affair:

You can literally turn any wall of your home or workplace into an art gallery and there is nothing wrong in it. The question that arises is how to create and hang a gallery wall.

• The best way to avoid making mistakes would be to start tracing outlines of the objects on paper and marking the locations of the hangers.
• Besides the scaling, it is important to consider the scale and proportion not only of the wall but also of the room, while arranging your artworks.
• With the use of new interior design technology, your interior designer should create CGI of the wall in contrast to the room.This route would enable the end user to visualize the final outcome.

Fabrics and Textiles first:

You need to pick out the room fabrics and textiles before you pick up that paint brush

• If an ambience is created to emit high energy than the furnishing and decor items contributes to 70% of the play.
• It is much easier to match the paint color with the color and textures of the finalized fabric and furnishings that add luster of the ambience then to first choose a paint color and than do a post facto to choose the furnishings to match with.

Flaunt your Personality:

Your space is yours and should speak about who you are.

• It is imperative to add you in the setting of your ambience be it your home or your office.
• It should be a reflection of your personality and depict your life! Memoirs of your travel, family heritage,cultural outlook, and most importantly your personal interests.
• Bring in all the things you love, you care for and start with a mission of making your habitat, a welcoming abode for yourself first and than your loved ones.