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Asymmetry. Our brains derive emotional pleasure from symmetry, according to physicist Alan Lightman, author of The Accidental Universe. In design, objects mirrored along a central axis represent order, stability and calm. But disrupting the formality of a symmetrical room, as the homeowners have done here, can add energy to an otherwise static space.
ABOVE CABINETS LIGHTING! Air above kitchen cabinets. It’s tempting to utilize every kitchen nook and cranny for storage. This can lead to overfilled spaces and the impression of clutter. Upper kitchen cabinetry is often hard to reach and impractical. Leaving the upper parts of your cabinetry as negative space, and using the lower parts for storage instead, can give your kitchen breathing space and enhance other features in the room. Here, the elegant light fixture works to draw focus to the lower storage section.
Upgrade period style: Chinoiserie prints were popular in Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries, and in a formal drawing room like this one, the overall feel is that of a traditional English country house. If you live in a period property, choose a wallpaper in a heritage shade that fits the era of your home. The spring green here really lifts the room and contrasts well with the warm woods of the antique furniture and rust-red Persian rug.
Strafford Estate Plan 6433Eclectic, Charlotte EclecticCharlotteWebsite First Floor Heated: 4,412 Master Suite: Down Second Floor Heated: 2,021 Baths: 8 Third Floor Heated: Main Floor Ceiling: 10' Total Heated Area: 6,433 Specialty Rooms: Home Theater, Game Room, Nanny's Suite Garages: Four Garage: 1285 Bedrooms: Five Dimensions: 131'-10" x 133'-10" Basement: Footprint: www.edgplancollection.com (Elite Design Group, Charlotte,NC)
corners
chopping block
look at floor/wall shoe molding/toe kick!
“Uh-oh” moment. “We realized there was no wall space for hand towels at this vanity, so we decided to install the cabinet hardware horizontally on the sink doors to match the drawer hardware and also serve as a hand towel bar,” Barber says.
Create an illusion with a panel. A mirrored panel is typically bought cut to size, so it has the potential to be installed in a number of areas in the kitchen, whether over a door, on the fronts of cabinets or, as seen here, horizontally fixed across the width of an island. Here, the panel creates the illusion that the floor extends beyond the depth of the island. This clever positioning means the kitchen seems far more expansive than it is.
ceiling!
Just because........
alcove
Stocker Hoesterey Montenegro Dallas Fantasy Project
Stocker Hoesterey Montenegro Dallas Fantasy Project
Stocker Hoesterey Montenegro Dallas Fantasy Project
hobbitland living room
When faced with designing a long, narrow bathroom, interior designer Andrea West just went with it. She used playful geometric tile that extends from the floor up the shower wall and onto the ceiling. And she managed to squeeze in a shower and freestanding bathtub by placing them both behind the clear glass shower enclosure.
mural effect
pendant!
pantry door serves as charging station
ledge
Tiles are butted up to each other instead of interlocking. Not good.
table
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