Elegant Hall

Chosen for its detail, form, texture, and overall look, this hallway incorporates a lot of European architecture. If you look at the ceiling, the molding has a lot of detail which is carried throughout the room. From the table, chandelier, mirrors, pots, and staircase, such detail is in every aspect of this room. Taken from North Carolina Classic Design, this room is a great example of classic design.

Red Earthtones

A room chosen for its color and pattern, this room takes the very bold red and uses it in almost every aspect of this room without using too much of the color. Mixed with other neutrals such as white, tan, and gray, this room does not overpower you with red. Instead, it shows you how to use the different shades of a color in one space. My favorite aspect of this room is the contrast between the bed and wallpaper. The contrast in colors and shapes makes for an interesting mix. Even though very different, these two combinations are not a distraction in the room.

Bedroom Sweet

Taken from Home Beautiful October 2007 Issue, this room was chosen because of its use of pattern and texture. With neutrals as the over all color scheme or the room, this interior incorporates florals, textures, and circles. The wallpaper is the floral, the bed frame and blanket the texture, and the chair at the foot of the bed has oval designs. This combination of pattern and texture was done in a very subtle way where one did not overpower the other to create a very "sweet" bedroom.

Dining Room

Chosen for its texture, this room combines nature with European style. European style has been characterized as "crusty and old." Keeping those two words in mind, the mirrors bring in that crusty and old feel. The ceiling and table made of wood bring nature into the room. I also chose this room because of its color scheme. This room shows earth tones done right. When you normally see rooms with a lot of earth tones, they tend to be boring. But this combination of earth tones creates a romantic feel while adding to the crusty and old European style.

2 interior environments: what's hot pt.2

1. Sicis, Chicago (top right)
This space experiments with color, pattern, and texture. This room is decorated with mosaic tiles and mosaic fabric. Designed by an Italian company. this room plays with colors an patterns. With no specific color scheme, your eyes travel everywhere in the room. Even though there is no color scheme, the many colors work together to contribute to the overall harmony of the room. Although the room is a mixture of colors, the common theme that ties the room together is nature. Nature can be seen through the trees in the middle of the room and flowers on the walls.

2. Nokia, New York City (left)
Another room that shows the importance of lighting is the Nokia three story flagship. The room achieves this bright attractive color through color shifting LED panelled walls. I chose this room because of its sleek feel. I also liked the pictures on the walls that breakup the solid color pink. This is a great room to sell phones because of its sleek and sexy feel.

3 interior environments:what' s hot pt.1

1. Constant Craving (top)
This interior incorporates naturals and design. Using a brick wall as part of their design adds a lot of character to the room. My favorite part of this room would be the lamps and the black shelves in the bar area. The black shelves keeps the in the spirit of the box style chairs. The lamps are also great accents to a room with that has a natural feel. Also adding to this natural feel is the dark brown wood floors.

Overall, I think this room is a good example of combining different textures and materials to create balance in a room.

2. Lights Fantastic (first from the left on second row)
This room is a good example of how important lighting really is. This all white room uses colorful LED lights to add color to the room. The furniture in this space gives the room a plush sultry feel. From the drapes and over sized chandeliers, the lighting adds to accentuate the sultriness of this London restaurant.

My favorite parts of this room are the bar and chairs. The design on the bar is a very beautiful design that does not take away from the overall design of the room. The chairs used in the room give a sense of comfort.

4. Country Cool (bottom left)
A combination of different styles gives this room a retro 70s feel. From the square designs on the wall to the button tuft upholstery on the bar, everything about this room screams style! the color scheme of the room is traditional with a hint of color. The accents of yellow and aqua brighten up the room. Another aspect of this room that I really liked was that it experiments with shape. The lights, couch, and vases all have unusual shapes. My favorite part of this entire room is the table. I love how color is used on the table to bring color into the traditional color scheme of the room. This room would have to be one of my favorite rooms yet.

Pictures taken from Elle Decor November 2007 issue

Mosaic Beauty

Filled with deep hues of red, this mosaic tile bathroo oozes beauty and elegance. So beautiful that you would not expect for it to be totally made of tiles, this bathroom explores color and composition. From where to put the flowers and what colors each flower should be, the design of this room took much thought. If not well thought out the array of colors could have easily been a distraction in the bathroom instead a piece of art. Another aspect of the bathroom is the tub. Instead of a having a floral motif similar to the walls, the tub is more subtle as it is covered with different shades of reds.

Bathroom found in the Elle Decor November 2007 issue.

Interior Enviroments Zine

Pictutes from House Beautiful September and August 2007 Issues.

Doing this assignment was a great way to get your design research done...When doing the design research for interior environments, I found out alot by just looking through magazines...One important lesson that I learned from just looking through different pictures is that neutrals are great colors. Although very basic and we tend to not look at them as real colors, they are great colors. In the environments I picked for my zing, they did a great job of using neutrals to create a clean and crisp feel that will always be in style...timeless design. When color was used in these neutral designs, color was used only to accent the room. The color may have been used in pillows or floral arrangements...subtle but great ways to put color in a room without overpowering the room.

When I went to look for rooms with a strong sense of color, I found that these rooms used a single color but different shades and textures of color. I am a person that loves color but is realizing that color is not always needed. Certain items are good items to use to bring color into a room such as curtain and furniture. What I found in the rooms that were dominated with color that most of the time the walls were done with a subtle shade of color or either a white wall.