One of my favorite ways to start a project in a client's home
is to take a photo of the room in question.
A photo can reveal some areas of improvement that are not so obvious to the naked eye.
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| This room could benefit from window treatments, a rug, new lamps and a deeper shade of paint color and crown moulding, for instance. |
Just click it! Grab your digital photo and take a few photos of a room you want to redo.
You'll be surprised at how visible the problem areas show up in the photograph.
Look at your photo and notice the following areas:
· Balance – are too many pieces of furniture on one side of the room? Or, are all the pieces of furniture at the same height?
· Color – is there a color story, or are you living in a ‘sea of beige’?
· Wall interest – have you added artwork to walls? Are they bare, or does it look dotty with small and mismatched frames?
· Tension – do the furniture styles ‘fight’ each other, or is there a casual blending of old and new?
· Bare windows – one of the marks of a well-designed room includes beautiful window treatments. How do your windows measure up?
Question: What problem areas did you see when you photographed your rooms?
Mary Alice Smith of M. A. Smith, Ltd. Interior Design can be reached at:
732 690-2030
