Here we will be discussing several key home design principals to improve the look of your home. In the realm of interior design there are eight core principals: balance, symmetry, emphasis, rhythm, proportion, unity and variety. We are turning to these principals because how things are placed can affect the energy in the room as we will discuss further in Feng Shui Basics. We will discuss only of few of the principals here for the purpose of creating feelings of safety and centeredness in your home.
Balance
When using these key home design principals for wellness, you’re going to look to use balance to bring a sense of symmetry to your space. Applying balance is about having items of equal visual weight and/or height on both sides of a centered imaginary line. That energy of balance will allow you to feel a sense of predictability, stability and grounding.
Rhythm
Another key home design principal to use is rhythm. Rhythm is about repeating a pattern, shape, object, color, or style throughout your space. Repetition lends to the feeling of cohesiveness. Having this connectedness in your space is desirable because it allows the space to make sense. It’s void of confusion and chaos. There’s a reason and purpose for the choices you made in your decorating. Cohesiveness can also contribute to feels of grounding because there’s a sense of predictability.
Unity
The third key home design principal we are going to use is unity. Unity refers to how well each element functions with the other elements in your space. Unity is a large contributor to that cohesiveness we’re trying to achieve. As we see in the picture below, the room is unified by the use of “thinness and lightness”. The legs and arms of the chair are thin and do not take up visual space. The neck of the lamp and plant stands are thin. The frames of the pictures on the wall are thin. The content in the pictures are visually light. The candles on the book shelf are thin. All the books on the shelves are thin and of equal proportion. The legs of the couch are thin. So you can see how visual thinness is repeated in many ways throughout this room to connect the many different objects occupying the space in a unifying manner.
