A Sense Of Balance: An Essential Decorating Factor

Creating balance within your interior design is what will ultimately make the room a success

. Some elements may look great on paper but when you end up getting it together in the room, it may be too much. Learning how to scale back and not overdo it can be one of the most important parts of creative a successful design. This will often come into play through the rhythm that you are able to put into the room. If all of the elements come together without contrasting, you will have created a successful rhythm in your design.

The rhythm of a room will relate directly to the theme throughout the room. The theme can be anything from the types of artifacts which you use to decorate the room to the color scheme and motif that you pick. A room can be anything from 18th Century Colonial America room to a Green room. The important thing with rhythm is not necessarily the theme which you choose but how well you are able to pull it off. Finding the balance to do so is what is important.

A continuous flow when looking at the room signifies a well-coordinated space. The furnishings suit and complement each other. This is largely due to the sizes of the objects. Bulky furniture stacked up together blocks the view of an airy room. A too small item paired with a too big piece looks off. Size is important especially if you are using various sizes for your home decorations.

Opposite colors look just as well as tone on tone. This is just tricky because you need to be more careful which contrasting colors you'll use and ensure that they actually work well together. Focus on a highlight and make that as the focal point of the room. Choose a space, preferably in the center of the room, to place that highlight. It can be a black and red Oriental rug in the middle of a neutral-colored room. It can also be a round, bright-colored rug of yellow and lime green placed under a painting of the ocean. The contrasting shades should catch your eye...in a good way, of course. Positioning too many opposite elements throughout the room can have a confusing, chaotic effect.

One piece can often be all that is needed to balance the rhythm in a room because it can help unite all of the objects in that room and still provide a bit of contrast. Making the right choice for an area rug may provide this solution because an area rug could not only fill out the space in a room but help the color scheme work. The area rug could help balance the space between objects because it can give the eye a line to follow when tracing the outside of the room. In addition, an area rug could form a marriage between contrasting colors of a room and help make the space look more attractive.

A balanced looking room is an epitome of successful decorating. When there's a sense of continuity, harmony and comfort just by looking at the room, then you know you've done an awesome job.

by: Abbie Osborne-Wilson

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