How to make a house a home" Whether it be a noisy family home or your own sanctuary, you want it to be a space that suits your personality and where living is easy. FOUNDiiD introduces some fundamentals to interior design and styling which aim to help you achieve just that.
In Living Colour.
Colour is one of most important elements of interior design. Everyone from interior novices to design gurus knows how much colour dictates the mood and the soul of your home. In fact Colour in many ways epitomises the changes in interior styling through the ages. Think of the 70?s and home interiors and your first picture is probably a living room or kitchen boisterously painted in shades called Peace and Love -yellow, Moon Landing-blue and Mystique ?soft brown. Colour taste has moved on since then, with recent years seeing the dominance of neutral and more subtle colour choices. However the Colour pendulum is definitely swinging back in the other direction. We are moving away from the white and beige only homes to richer and more personal statements. Yes neutral foundations, but completed with beautifully idiosyncratic and fearless hues.
So how exactly do you embark on selecting a Colour scheme for your home" Essentially there are two approaches. The first is very much a rational and schematic approach. Get your learning hat on, find The Colour Wheel and study how Colour functions in realising a design vision that represents your lifestyle and your home.
The second approach i...