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Interior Design is a very close relative of some of the stuff that I do. I certainly
make some things that people can use within interior design.
So while I'm going to disclose I'm an artist, not an interior designer.
There are some things I've seen whenever I've turned on home-reno shows and
interior design show and on YouTube channels that feature any degree of interior
design stuff that really disturbed me and I thought needed to be addressed.
The first of which is trend chasing.
Trend chasing is something that I see people doing and it really bothers me
because it actually looks to me a like an identity crisis playing out in
their home decor, I’ve even heard Interior Designers say they're encountering
people who don't even know what their own tastes are, let alone how to use
those tastes to decorate.
Problem two is this lie that you're going to be better off for sticking with
the consistent neutral tones. Firstly NEUTRALS ARE BUTT UGLY, and Secondly
enough with trying to make everything match what I've found for myself as an
artist looks a little like this if I spill some paint on some fabric, I
have two options.
I can treat that as a stain and it's this stain that's sticking out and I
can't unsee it or I can spill some paint around that paint on purpose all
over that fabric. And you know what? It doesn't look like a stain. It
looks like a piece of artwork. The
same can apply in your home even though it's busier. It's not a streamlined.
A more eclectic color palette can do you a wonderful favor in the fact that if you ever
can't find the precise right color, you don't have to choose between
having something that sticks out like a sore thumb and starting over
completely.
When you have an eclectic color palette, just introduce one more
color. As long as it's kind of okay with everything it doesn't
stick out. No worries about the fact that color is seasonal.
The final a huge mistake that I’m going to be addressing today
I see people making all the time is choosing the artwork too
late in the design process.
So full disclosure, I'm more in the print on
demand and downloadablekind of
artwork, but I have been known to
do a one of a kind piece on occasion.
Those are not things that I have made available to the general public as of
yet, and that I don't know that I ever will but the bottom line is if you
are choosing the makings of a room and you are going to spend $5,000 on a
sofa and then you are also going to spend $5,000 on a
piece of artwork
that is one of a kind why are you picking the sofa first? Seriously, why?
Not only are you picking the replaceable part before the irreplaceable part,
but you are also doing yourself a huge disservice in one other way.
Not only should a one of a kind piece of artwork
be getting a lot more consideration than something that is easily replaceable (as long as you
have the money) when you choose a piece of artwork first from there, you can actually pull a lot of
things ranging from your color palette to a theme, a general type of vibe, any number of things, all just from
that one picture and instead of being the person who followed the trends, maybe you'll even be a
person who sets them and if you think this sounds impossible to take all that from a fun
piece of art on the wall
imagine for a moment someone putting together a bedroom in their teenage years.
Yes, I admit it I was the teenage girl who did this based around two
things. One is the fact that as much as possible needed to be purple,
and occasionally something could be blue.
Those were my colors. Those are still my colors now (there’s a dead
give away somehwere on this page right?) And the other thing was
Star Trek, Star Trek and more Star Trek.
I wanted the I am right on the spaceship feel and while unfortunately I
don't have any pictures or videos to show of this because there were not
a lot of pictures or videos being taken of that time in that process. I
actually did achieve that.
Yes, people there is such a color scheme as battleship purple.
The same principle applies when you are making decisions about your space.
And that's part of why as I'm saying this, I'm specifically trying to
encourage you to start with the art.
But that being said, the key for me in creating a space that I absolutely loved
was starting with something else that I love and pulling inspiration from things
that I love and pulling not only inspiration from things that I love, but things
that I continue to love whether or not anyone else does and that is very much
what I recommend you do in order to create a space that you will love whether or not other
people do. Find a piece of art
you love (be it a picture, your favorite TV show, or something else) and pull from
that to make a space you’ll love for as long as you have that space.
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