Since 2009, Liliana Bordallo has headed Household Services, Inc. in Miami, Florida, as its director. In this position, Liliana Bordallo helps families decorate and maintain their mansions. Frequently, she assesses the current interior design of clients and helps them plan for redecoration. One of the fundamentals of interior design that she takes into account is balance. The concept of balance describes the visual distribution of weight within a room. More traditional approaches to decorating typically want a more symmetrical balance whereas casual interiors can appear asymmetrical. Each room should have a focal point around which the rest of the visual weight is situated. This focal point may be anything from an architectural component like a fireplace to a large piece of art. Whatever the focal point is, it should be distinguished by scale, color, or texture. The rest of the balance of a room comes from the progression of color, texture, and pattern. Having a progression in terms of size or color can help achieve an asymmetrical balance, whereas symmetrical approaches tend to rely on repeating rhythms of these features.

1. Achieving Balance in a Room with
Interior Decorating
Liliana Bordallo

2. Introduction
Since 2009, Liliana Bordallo has headed Household Services, Inc. in
Miami, Florida, as its director. In this position, Liliana Bordallo helps
families decorate and maintain their mansions. Frequently, she
assesses the current interior design of clients and helps them plan for
redecoration. One of the fundamentals of interior design that she
takes into account is balance.

3. The concept of balance describes the visual distribution of weight
within a room. More traditional approaches to decorating typically
want a more symmetrical balance whereas casual interiors can
appear asymmetrical. Each room should have a focal point around
which the rest of the visual weight is situated. This focal point may
be anything from an architectural component like a fireplace to a
large piece of art. Whatever the focal point is, it should be
distinguished by scale, color, or texture.

4. The rest of the balance of a room comes from the progression of
color, texture, and pattern. Having a progression in terms of size or
color can help achieve an asymmetrical balance, whereas
symmetrical approaches tend to rely on repeating rhythms of these
features.