subject: The Wonderful World Of Architectural Interior Design [print this page] Furniture and decor have often been lauded as a way to spice up or add chic to the interior of your house. Some extra pieces and a little rearranging can make an old space feel new. But, if you've got the resources and the vision, architectural interior design can provide you with a bold new way of reinventing your living area. Perhaps it's not enough to switch the items in that old room. Perhaps this is the time to change the room itself.
There are a few ways to use architectural interior planning to your benefit. One of the more dramatic steps to take would be to alter the ceiling of your room. You can do this in one of some different approaches. First, you can take the simple route and put in skylights. The addition to your will increase sun light, and give the room an airy feel. Another option might be to bump the ceiling up. This can be done in several fashions. One option would be take out ceiling panels. These usually drop the ceiling down nearly a foot, and can make a room seem smaller. If you remove the paneling, and instead, put real or fake beams up to disguise some of the wiring and pipes, you'll add inches to the room and texture and character to the ceiling. Another option would be actually building on top of the room. This, especially when combined with some form of vaulting, is a form of architectural home design that gives a dramatic, spacious affect to a room.
However, architectural interior design isn't limited to the size and scope of a ceiling. There are other small matters of architecture that can be added to accentuate your living space. For example this might be moulding. If you surround your doors with a decorative moulding, it gives the room a more regal sensibility. If you add crown moulding to the top of a very basic, simple room, you can make it seem a little smaller and more cozy. If you add baseboards to the bottom edge of a room especially with lighting built in, you can give the room an ambiance it was previously missing.
Another component of architectural interior planning might be the kind of lighting you choose. Instead of your basic ceiling fan, consider a chandelier. It doesn't have to be something that you might see in a palace at Versailles. Chandeliers come in all shapes and sizes these day. Some are the traditional crystal designs, but others are much more modern. You might see some with box shaped covers of different shapes and sizes, and others that hold small simple bulbs at different lengths in a random fashion. Regardless, you should be able to find something that suits your needs. The overhead lights are not the only way to go, either. Consider putting in crown moulding lights, which will give a warm glow to a room without the harsh affect of a bright lamp or overhead lighting fixture.
