Design Principles in Rooms

Illusions:

• Light
• Color
• Scale
• Axis

Ordering principles:

• Axis
• Symmetry
• Hierarchy
• Transformation
• Datum
• Rhythm/Repetition

Interior design of rooms uses the same ordering design principles as in architecture of buildings and sites.  To create a successful interior space designers also use these principles of illusion including light, color, scale, and axis.  

Color is the most obvious of these.  The colors chosen for a space tell a lot about the use of the space, the owner if residential, the company if commercial and also about the designer.  John Saladino suggest the use of light and natural colors in designing rooms.  His work has a definite style and he stays very neutral in his color palette while occasionally adding pops of pastel colors for contrast.  He uses a lot of natural finishes creating beautifully serene spaces.  

This image from the book "Style by Saladino" cover is my favorite of what we saw during this lecture.  This space is so serene and implements many of the design principles including repetition, hierarchy and light.  

Saladino also uses other principles including scale and illusions with faux finishes.  Below are images of spaces designed by Saladino including one with a faux column to add depth and drama to the space and faux finish painting of columns.