The document provides guidance on various principles of interior design including balance, rhythm, harmony, emphasis, and proportion. It discusses different types of balance like symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial balance. It explains how to establish rhythm through repetition of shapes, colors, or patterns. Harmony is created when all design elements work together to achieve a unified look. Emphasis can be brought to a focal point like a fireplace or piece of artwork. Proper proportion and scale of furniture is also important for the overall design.

1. On my own studying

2. Space design
Lighting design (don’t leave to the last
minutes) should be consider along with
space and decoration design
Decoration design

3.  Balance creates a feeling of equilibrium
Using Visual Weight in Decorating
Shape
Transparent forms appear lighter than solid forms
Color
Darker shades,
high intensity colors and
warm hues have
more weight
than lighter shades, cooler hues and low intensity colors
Pattern
Heavy or unusual patterns and forms also seem to have more weight as they attract more attention
Texture
Reflective surfaces seem to have less weight.
Heavy textures visually weigh more than smoother ones

4. Symmetrical or formal or traditional
• where the space is evenly split into two sides that mirror
each other
• If not careful, this kind of balance can become monotonous
and boring.
• easy to achieve as design elements are repeated on each
side
Asymmetrical or Informal:
• The visual weights of lines, colors, forms and textures are balanced
without exact duplication. It is not as ordered as symmetrical balance and
can be more complex and interesting. For instance a sofa can be
balanced by placing two chairs on the other side

5. Radial balance
• achieved when there is a central focal point with
other elements radiating from it or around it. An
example would be a round dining table, with
chairs arranged around it. There is a lot of
repetition of form, texture, and color.

6. Rhythm
• design is all about creating patterns of repetition
and contrast to create visual interest. You can
achieve this by using the same color or shape at
different intervals. Its purpose is to move your eye
around the room. For instance, you can establish
a rhythm by using a color in the pillows, picking it
up in a painting, and echoing it again in a rug.
These repetitions will help carry your eye around
the room.

7. Harmony
• is created when all the elements act together
• to create a unified message.
• Just as rhythm can create excitement, harmony
creates a sense of restfulness.
• For instance, you can create harmony by using
just one color, even though your forms vary
greatly in shape, size and texture.

8. Emphasis
• A room where everything gets equal importance
will seem either scattered or boring. You need an
anchor. Architectural spaces often have points of
interest such as a fireplace or a window with a
beautiful view. You can choose to enhance the
built in focal point by arranging furniture around it
to emphasize it. In a room that lacks such a built
in point of interest you can create one through
groupings of furniture or using an unusual or large
piece

9.  Proportion and Scale
• Proportion is the ratio between the size of one part to
another, and scale is how the size of one object
relates to another or to the space in which it is placed.
For instance, a large overstuffed sectional in a small
room will be out of scale.Some proportional
relationships are more pleasing than others. The
ancient Greeks came up with the Golden
Section, which sought to reduce all proportion to a
simple formula: The ratio of the smaller section to the
larger section should be the same as that of the larger
section to the whole. This proportion is present in
nature, and artists and architects have used it as well.

10. The bedroom is a good
place
for symmetrical
balance
as it provides a sense
of being anchored
and creates a restful
feel.
symmetrical balance

11. Radial balance
radiates from the
center,
and we see it most
often with a table in
the center and
chairs or other
seating
grouped around
it. balance it out
nicely
Radial balance

12. Rhythm in interior
design comes from
repetition. You can
repeat a shape or a
color to let your eye
move throughout the
room
Rhythm

13. This rug helps
give a strong sense of
rhythm to this room
comes in three
sizes and three color
ways with complete
directions for installation
Rhythm

14. These gray finishes from
Bluefish Home
create a harmonious
mood. Different shades of
gray and gold create a
restful atmosphere,
and glass accessories
only serve to continue it
Harmony

15. harmony can also add to a
sense of richness, as in this
livingroom. The Stowe sofa
from Norwalk Furniture and the
oversized ottoman which
doubles as footrest and coffee
table, are all upholstered in
colors that harmonize. The rug
carries the colors even further.
So while you have all different
textures, similar colors bind
them together
Harmony

16. A focal point creates a point of
emphasis in the
room, serving to anchor it.
Over here the focal point is an
architectural feature,
and the furniture is arranged
around it.
The geometric shapes of
the Fedora rug from FLOR in
chartreuse,
walnut and oatmeal serve to
draw attention to it.
Emphasis

17. when you don't have an
architectural feature for
emphasis. If that is the case,
select a piece of furniture that
can act as the focal point. color
and chinoiserie detail create a
piece that can easily become the
focal point in a room.

18.  valuate:
• Evaluate your space to find out what you are working with.Measure the length and
width of your room. You can visually alter your space.
• How high is the ceiling?
• What is the shape of the room?
 Define:
• Define this space. How will you use it?
• Will you break it up into interconnected areas, or is the space going to function as
one whole?
• Does the ceiling need to feel lower or higher?
• Do you want to make the room appear smaller or bigger?
 Alter:
 Alter your space according to how you plan to use it.
 You can visually alter your space using forms, lines, textures, color, pattern and light.
 Use small scale furniture or furniture which seems small because of its shape or pattern to
make a tiny room look bigger.
 Mirrors can create an illusion of greater space as can built in furniture that is mounted above
the floor.
 Dark colors can visually help shrink a space, just as lighter colors can open it up.

19.  Divide. Divide the space into smaller areas that
will provide communal areas for
entertaining, reading and conversation areas for
more intimate or private activities, and more
utilitarian areas such as an office or craft
area, depending on your family's needs.

Define. Define the spaces with area rugs, room
dividers or architectural features. Rugs may be the
easiest way to define a space. The rugs don't have
to match, but they shouldn't appear so small that
the room appears fragmented.

20. 
Unify. You can also define the spaces with color. But I
would recommend that you keep a unifying color to
prevent the room for appearing too busy or piecemeal.
For instance, paint the walls a neutral, but use an area
rug, art and accessories in an accent color to define an
area of the room.

Neutral. Make sure the most expensive pieces you buy
for your room are neutral and durable. You don't want to
have to replace them as they wear, or as your color
tastes change. That's a budget buster. Replace the more
inexpensive items instead.

21. Dead zone. Avoid "dead" space - areas
that are empty with no apparent use. While
it is best not to be too cluttered, make use
of all your space. Put an occasional chair
or tall plant in the area if you can think of
nothing else.