Thursday 23 May 2013

Interior Designing and Decoration – Let the space reflect what you say



Everyone, who has a space, wants it to reflect something. Just owning the space doesn’t resolve the purpose, it needs to be designed and decorated well. This is where the interior decorators and interior designers come into picture. Be it an office, a hotel, a showroom or even your home, they make it talk about its very existence.


Interior designing turns the space into a perfect setting which could talk to people about its purpose. If we talk about decorating a newly opened showroom in Delhi/NCR, it needs to talk about the range of products that are being sold there. Thus the arrangement should highlight the product in a way to attract customers. In case of an office, the arrangement should facilitate hassle free work, coordination between team members, a convenient space to have discussions and meetings. But, when we talk about our home, every part of the home needs to be designed to make it a comfortable and cozy space to live. It’s very important to arrange the space in accordance to its purpose.


After arranging the space with the essential items, the next step is to decorate it. The interior decoration would include coloring the space, adding the complementary accessories. Let’s say a newly built home in Noida or Faridabad needs to be decorated, a number of things need to be taken care of like the accessories to be used to in a living room, color of the walls in a bedroom that facilitates sound sleep. Yes, the color of the walls does have an effect on the sleep. On the other hand if we talk about interior decoration of a hotel room, it needs to follow a particular set of guidelines that are consistent with the decoration of other parts of the hotel or the other branches of a chain of hotels.


The designing and the decoration of the space needs to talk to people and make them understand its purpose of existence. The professional interior decorators and designers understand the purpose and customize the strategy accordingly.

Friday 17 May 2013

Interior designing trends in 2013. Check out what to expect in the new season



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The business of interior designing has always been considered as the one meant for elite group. Generally, the highnd customers are seen looking for professional interior designers for their homes and offices. Here are some of the key trends that you can expect to see in the industry:

1. Designs with male dominance –Conventionally, males spend less time at home than females and therefore, there is a tendency of coming up with female – oriented designs. This may change now as the western culture is making both the male and female work outside and also males are spending almost equal amount of time at home. Hence, there is a trend of including designs and colors with some male preferences.

2. Multiple designers – This means that you can get your interiors designed by more than one professional. For instance, if different people handle lighting, colors, designs etc., then there will be higher efficiency and better outcomes.

3. Texture of the furniture –People tend to choose a piece of furniture by the way it looks and by the functions it performs. Another factor that is becoming important is the touch and feel of the furniture. This adds to the comfort factor.

4. Embroidery – There are many things like carpets, wall hangings, upholstery etc. that add to the overall beauty of the place. Knitting and crocheting are again becoming popular at homes. These can become a distinguishing factor for homes as well.

5. Floral patterns – Floral patterns add color and make the place look more fresh and romantic. It also gives a feeling of holiday home. This is another trend that has been observed and may grow in the coming time.

6. Influences from African culture – The use of warm colors like brown, black, grey and using animal skin designs in the furniture including sofa and cushions are all inspired from the African culture. These are in great demand especially for areas like living hall and common space in the house.
 
The above given points show that there are many new and upcoming trends that we are likely to see in the near future in the interior designing industry.