The dictionary meaning of
interior design “The design and coordination of the decorative elements of the interior
of a house, apartment, office, or any structural space, including color schemes,
fittings, furnishings, and sometimes architectural features.” So, Interior designing is
designing your space in the most efficient manner by the experts who possess complete
knowledge, study and experience to do the required task .Interior design firm gives all
the look and feel to your space. How comfortable and how you want your space to be. The
profession of interior design has been a consequence of the development of society and
the complex architecture that has resulted from the development of industrial processes.
The pursuit of effective use of space, user well-being and functional design has
contributed to the development of the contemporary interior design profession. The
profession of interior design is separate and distinct from the role of interior
decorator. Decoration is the beautifying or furnishing of a space with fashionable or
beautiful things. Whereas interior designer will decorate the entire space from the
scratch. Interior designers work on theme basis and will do the complete space from the
scratch. The scope of interior designer includes, flooring, pop, paint, bathroom
designing, bedroom designs, wardrobe designs, electrical, plumbing, modular kitchen,
designer beds, lcd cabinets. In short, interior designers may decorate, but decorators
do not design. These are the following aspects that interior designer takes into
consideration before they start designing: Space is the most important aspect of
interior design. Space creation and utilisation is one major aspect for which people
hire an interior designer, who has an expertise. Space is basically 2D and 3D. Two -D
space includes length and width, which covers the floor and Three D Space includes
length, width and height and forms the living space. There are two kinds of space
Positive space and negative space. A positive space is a space which is filled with
furniture and other items whereas negative space is which is left empty. A balance has
to be maintained between the positive space and negative space. Even if all the other
factors are fulfilled from the aspect of interiors, and there is overcrowding of
furniture in the home it will affect the balance. If the space is planned well, it can
do wonders. Color is a powerful design tool in decoration, as well as in interior
design, which is the art of composing and coordinating colors together to create a
stylish scheme on the interior architecture of the space. Colour can be chosen as per
the psychology of a person. Red colour is good for dining rooms, while green can be used
in bedrooms.The colour is broadly classified into primary colors and secondary colors.
Light plays yet another important role in interior of the space. Be it natural or
man-made. Without proper lighting all the other aspects of interior will not stand out.
Different types of lights can be used such as table lamps or bed side lamps for a
specific purpose. Different colours of lights can be used for setting the mood of a
person. At times, we use light for highlighting a particular picture like spot lights.
Texture is mainly used for surfaces – how a particular surface will look and how to feel
it. It adds depth to a surface and make it look different. It gives a special effect to
the overall look of a space. TO avoid monotony of single colours, contrast textures can
be used. Pattern is one thing where the creativity on interior designer comes in. It
adds life to the interior design. It can be of any shape or size. Patterns are used on
wall paints or any decorative surface. Lines defines shapes and play an important role
in interior space. Lines are of 3 types- Horizontal, vertical and dynamic. Horizontal
lines refers to structures like beds, tables chairs etc. Vertical lines refers to
wardrobes, doors windows etc. Dynamic lines can be seen on stairs. An interior designer
should know how to use these lines.