Room Interior Design California: rules of decorating

<div style="text-align: center;">There are some rules to decorating, but if you peruse the high end magazines and projects of top notch designers working these days, you soon realize that rules are often disregarded.  Whether it's done for personal taste, dramatic impact, or simply to do something unique, rules in decorating are often made to be broken.  This is when decorating becomes art and in the hands of a real designer, it has incredible results.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Scale is one of those elements that can be toyed with to create real drama.  A large object in a small space or a small object in a large space can really command your eye and focus your attention.  If you want a relaxed, peaceful, calm interior, scaling something to fit the space is very appropriate.  However, if you want some drama or to create a really personal, artistic statement, try over or under scaling an object of importance in a space.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgctyaF7kGRHiotHfofH0nH5-7ZcViQDTRPq5P-4Mo86pY6Oze3xOAe8d4sBrNx4UvQMzLbPsEUFCOlkOE1VhIZHDkh_XMiWa18c5jtL7CXJ6bdE1U6AREOEuOcxlS_ZWubcjxUi3UhB4pk/s1600/ED+Dick+Bories+and+james+Shearron.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgctyaF7kGRHiotHfofH0nH5-7ZcViQDTRPq5P-4Mo86pY6Oze3xOAe8d4sBrNx4UvQMzLbPsEUFCOlkOE1VhIZHDkh_XMiWa18c5jtL7CXJ6bdE1U6AREOEuOcxlS_ZWubcjxUi3UhB4pk/s640/ED+Dick+Bories+and+james+Shearron.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Dick Bories and Jim Shearron - Elle Decor</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Doesn't that small, beautifully carved clock command attention in the vast expanse of all that white?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqRVGMmn9ZIhZ8yIqyRqJ7R4HiAE9631oee72Oh3NQkPeg_LHaW_O9dixxwsc97ISrS6WtMTue6shTmfjXsH1uIcs-ezj_WympviYghQ1vShpoIb5SiAzcdEJSf35h5RTEZ2UXM9bGjs7/s1600/Patrick+Printy+ed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqRVGMmn9ZIhZ8yIqyRqJ7R4HiAE9631oee72Oh3NQkPeg_LHaW_O9dixxwsc97ISrS6WtMTue6shTmfjXsH1uIcs-ezj_WympviYghQ1vShpoIb5SiAzcdEJSf35h5RTEZ2UXM9bGjs7/s400/Patrick+Printy+ed.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Patrick Printy - Elle Decor</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The justaposition of the hefty brass candlestick on top of the tiny table arouses curiosity.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kyECZFNiawg41X06zpoUf8xpEghz6yf0DikkPaXWHJyY3Ep55eT6IStvEFfSNBPG2TYA4BcgEOL-U3Vt3Sr406nx9SCGJ3j7KTujgD807Yu4o2U90gT9u5tiWYtM9XGDvG4nrZPsSq8Y/s1600/Susan+Ferrier+hb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kyECZFNiawg41X06zpoUf8xpEghz6yf0DikkPaXWHJyY3Ep55eT6IStvEFfSNBPG2TYA4BcgEOL-U3Vt3Sr406nx9SCGJ3j7KTujgD807Yu4o2U90gT9u5tiWYtM9XGDvG4nrZPsSq8Y/s400/Susan+Ferrier+hb.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Susan Ferrier - House Beautiful</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Is there any doubt that it's all about the chandelier?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEv7YLIoe1YJlZxAwrLPDVa7qPv6JJBuh9pLOR5Yt6uyKYys7S8pjXd-xtb8EC3Eks_bM7owEcHaL-lAwSfm3Px1SZu5YB4hBRmuVPLaC-kdCpCt4Ahvwyqkn9xy1D3T1au0N3of0ZGkj/s1600/Barry+Dixon+hb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEv7YLIoe1YJlZxAwrLPDVa7qPv6JJBuh9pLOR5Yt6uyKYys7S8pjXd-xtb8EC3Eks_bM7owEcHaL-lAwSfm3Px1SZu5YB4hBRmuVPLaC-kdCpCt4Ahvwyqkn9xy1D3T1au0N3of0ZGkj/s400/Barry+Dixon+hb.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Barry Dixon - House Beautiful</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The large mirror makes a grand gesture. By comparison, the sconces are dwarfed, making the space seem even grander.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwREgQTbhOZRqy7BrI9Bjs3Cst8ZURer2QkT1qBIeYa4fubpfuDSlXKhUpz6dLZ9uSk4Ofi0lPDYEwzht6OmH1YrgyPRuQDK-AjdDMg3IJwxyKtHNFkZOlAqAispKBUOmIZ8zeQQnSTwnD/s1600/3_1299171920_steven_gambrel_ed0211_08+vintage+Italian+chand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwREgQTbhOZRqy7BrI9Bjs3Cst8ZURer2QkT1qBIeYa4fubpfuDSlXKhUpz6dLZ9uSk4Ofi0lPDYEwzht6OmH1YrgyPRuQDK-AjdDMg3IJwxyKtHNFkZOlAqAispKBUOmIZ8zeQQnSTwnD/s400/3_1299171920_steven_gambrel_ed0211_08+vintage+Italian+chand.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Steven Gambrel - Elle Decor</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The vintage Italian light fixture is small in scale with the rest of the room.  That scale dynamic emphasizes it's importance.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPpH2Hjs6rVVrB1ejdHQMLlIKdz7q6CvHjJljBCODL8IW6w9Z3d2IZ_6c94oJNzkueBuO57BmXJXhQHjoXkbnk-uliQXnUlxg9cgpM3i5ALl9cqJW-warTMuz8SwMy7F5WrfitsRHkvdD/s1600/William+Hodgins+hb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPpH2Hjs6rVVrB1ejdHQMLlIKdz7q6CvHjJljBCODL8IW6w9Z3d2IZ_6c94oJNzkueBuO57BmXJXhQHjoXkbnk-uliQXnUlxg9cgpM3i5ALl9cqJW-warTMuz8SwMy7F5WrfitsRHkvdD/s400/William+Hodgins+hb.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Jim Hodgins - House Beautiful</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That piece of art above, reaching from sconce to sconce and from the ceiling down past the top of the sofa creates a strong visual in this room and commands your attention.  Don't you feel you're in the presence of a real masterpiece?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFUJq2OnSyGSSocdD1AAV84nLvLV0jT3Bc3kbskhX29BaFHAWCHYiVZghqmwh9sFsiAuD5xGB01yZuuwni79feuOa25AjMTVlx8vn6uJOogYTLVSBFBXcMU-qh86zgwL_V1MBB6_p95dB9/s1600/3_1311695534_steven_gambrel_remodel_ed0711_03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFUJq2OnSyGSSocdD1AAV84nLvLV0jT3Bc3kbskhX29BaFHAWCHYiVZghqmwh9sFsiAuD5xGB01yZuuwni79feuOa25AjMTVlx8vn6uJOogYTLVSBFBXcMU-qh86zgwL_V1MBB6_p95dB9/s400/3_1311695534_steven_gambrel_remodel_ed0711_03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Steven Gambrel - Elle Decor</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What a strong, architectural presence the overscaled dentil moulding gives this room </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVEO-O-v-39W8wKckhrWf3cAtJvKmv7WMFjEmKRYJmDTCDg0ecou1U5j-HL-mX5EAgXDAPiEfgJFX3mcbrGQwHu4cFkhEU9Ef5EsJpLhxEyJp0V0a8cDiJebdqOaIpAwa_EzQD9N2Oa4J/s1600/study.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVEO-O-v-39W8wKckhrWf3cAtJvKmv7WMFjEmKRYJmDTCDg0ecou1U5j-HL-mX5EAgXDAPiEfgJFX3mcbrGQwHu4cFkhEU9Ef5EsJpLhxEyJp0V0a8cDiJebdqOaIpAwa_EzQD9N2Oa4J/s400/study.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Amilee Wendt - ASID Showhouse 2011</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I loved this light fixture Amilee Wendt chose for the study in the showhouse I was in last spring.  It was such a bold statement.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVg1ICjkibOm0nRlXRPkI5IfSizfOcrb_IbRAOR_usmC7GxNYVKGumLr72sTAqFWC8xzFQIYUxq8tFMNtCNJmLe8l2ysye9FhkXogDYh-L-SRKI1vnm-ooGo4eVP92PS2FAfkiCeqZ8am/s1600/Jay+Griffith+hb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="499" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVg1ICjkibOm0nRlXRPkI5IfSizfOcrb_IbRAOR_usmC7GxNYVKGumLr72sTAqFWC8xzFQIYUxq8tFMNtCNJmLe8l2ysye9FhkXogDYh-L-SRKI1vnm-ooGo4eVP92PS2FAfkiCeqZ8am/s640/Jay+Griffith+hb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><em>Jay Griffith - House Beautiful</em><br /><br /><em></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3j5ybEauVprHSapd47_fPAnXx2x1eSkdoB8nYW0ym7O2sIn4iBBvPmMIojWU5qTGFPgOMuRECLoDHKQPO-NFxiDTlSakSHVPbw2OOyJVKT-dHUyZcvWuaL9GssNX5I4MBGIOTRjooTORN/s1600/ver-misczynski-0310-7-lgn+Veranda.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3j5ybEauVprHSapd47_fPAnXx2x1eSkdoB8nYW0ym7O2sIn4iBBvPmMIojWU5qTGFPgOMuRECLoDHKQPO-NFxiDTlSakSHVPbw2OOyJVKT-dHUyZcvWuaL9GssNX5I4MBGIOTRjooTORN/s640/ver-misczynski-0310-7-lgn+Veranda.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Veranda</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love how dramatic this little lamp and table looks in the tall niche one would typically want to fill with art or stuff.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anytime you break the rules, you must be careful it doesn't look like a mistake.  In the hands of masterful designers, breaking the rules can become art.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

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