Creating a Unique Style

Creating a Unique Style

Style in interior decoration means the ability to create a beautiful design that is well balanced, congruous, comfortable, aesthetically pleasing and an overall memorable effect.

Styles could be fashioned after epochs in history; e.g. Victorian, Louis XV or after cultures e.g. English Country or French Provincial.

Styles can also be inspired by forms of decoration for example art Nouveau and Rocco; furniture makers have also invented styles like Sheraton and Chippendale.

Styles can also depend on location, for example, urban style, country style and popular historic eras of change, hi-tech, art deco and minimalism, or Eclectic.

How to find a style

You can start by flipping through magazines and books and noting the styles and patterns that attract you or you admire. Review all the pictures or pages that you bookmarked and you will notice a trend or pattern of your style. It is just the same as when you enter an interior decorating store there will be some set of fabric, style of furniture, lightings, paintings etc. that attract you.

In creating your style you need to be mindful of the design of your home or space. If you have a Victorian style home for example, you do not necessarily have to decorate in that style, but you have to take into consideration the peculiarities of the structure and frame of the house or space.

Country homes need a rural touch; solid functional furniture, wood flooring or easy care floors, wood or cane furniture, simple decorations, etc. Contemporary houses require more elaborate decorations and finishes; ceramic tiles; heavy blinds, wallpapers etc.

Contemporary clean lines are not appropriate for country Style home.

It is possible to vary the style in different rooms of the house to some extent, but the variations must not be extreme. There must still be some element of harmony throughout the house or space. For example, the kitchen design and materials are usually different from the rest of the house; to create harmony, a glass or panel that matches the doors of the house can be used as the kitchen cabinet doors or panels.

At Rosemary’s we delight in transforming your home and office into a haven even with a limited budget. We also offer consultancy and advisory services on all aspects of interior decoration.