The Importance of Interior Design
In my recent experience of shifting house, I was acutely reminded of the
importance of interior design. This was for many reasons with the main
reason being the maximizing and planning of space. We have downsized in
square meterage yet still need to fit most of our possessions into this
space.
Here are where my interior design skills come in.
You have to make every space work, not only for storage but also for the
flow of people around your furniture and of course it also needs to
look good. I realize now that I take this skill for granted. I have been
told, you will never fit all that in there, - "watch me", I say. Also
moving is a good time to get rid of those bits and pieces that you never
liked, never use, and just collect dust in the garage! I am a great
hoarder of emotional things, so this is the hard part, but by
downsizing, there is no option for emotion, you need to make decisions
based on space and traffic flow, and if it won't fit, (even though I can
make it fit) it has to go. Yes, we could squeeze a spare bed in the
children's playroom, but then they won't have any room to play -
defeating the purpose of having these designated spaces. There is room
for the sofa in the play room, but once again, no room left to play, so
floor cushions it will be - (and an excuse to do some shopping and
decorating).
It is a matter of bringing things into the room slowly and knowing when
to stop. Space planning is easier on paper, you can see how people will
move in the space, how much room you have place items and can easily
experiment with different layouts to get the most advantage of the
space. When you are pushing around heavy sofas and armchairs it does
become tiring. If you are building a new home, I would definitely stress
the importance of space planning before you sign off on your drawings.
Think about where the doors are placed, for example you need to make
sure that the door and pathway through a room doesn't go straight in
front of everyone watching TV. Or the bathroom door opens the correct
way so if someone forgets to lock the door, you don't see them sitting
when you accidently barge in! Check that the windows have space to the
side to place the stackback of curtains, ensure that there is wall room
to place your bookcase, buffet, entertainment unit. I recently visited a
home where all the walls were windows in the living room, there was
nowhere for the curtains to sit off the windows, the TV was in a corner
surrounded by glass so when you looked at the TV you had to pull the
curtains so you didn't get the sun in your eyes. All these little design
and space planning things are so important and as an interior designer
you are trained to think about them and question a new build
or when renovating, if there are things that stand out badly, it is time
to change them.
I hope this little reminder about spaces makes you think about how rooms
are used, how people react in a space that is cluttered and overflowing
with furniture, how they feel in a room that they can move around
freely in, the sense of harmony in that comes from a room that is
visually appealing. There are so many interior design skills in creating
these spaces and people do forget that this is what they pay
professionals to achieve - make their interior spaces work, not just
look good.
Interior Designers In pune
