Unity in Interior Design (Principles of Design)

Unity is the perfect subject to discuss right after variety, since with our understanding on how to incorporate a great diversity of principles and elements into a space, it is time to deliberate our ideas on how to “unite” or compliment all of these aspects with one another.

            Unity is the principle that indicates how a composition must look and feel according to its users. A well-designed interior space should not only stress a sense of organization, but also one of completeness and belonging. After we set our mind on a style, some questions that we should ask ourselves are: “What are some of my options for color schemes when talking about this style? What type of furniture should I incorporate in order to achieve this? Are we talking of vintage or more rustic pieces? Or should we go for more modern, minimalistic objects surrounding the area?” Yes, it is extremely tempting—and difficult—to go to furniture and décor stores and fall in love with all of those Arts and Crafts items, and those very colorful, shabby chic rugs; however, if we are thinking of going with a more contemporary style, because we know that is how we would feel more comfortable with, that vintage mirror that we loved from the antique store is not going to fit into the rest of your living space, and it would just make that space to feel detached from the rest.

            For my final project of this semester, we have been given a condominium in downtown Seattle requesting the Craftsman style; hence, I have decided to share some of my ideas that I have been finding through social media (Pinterest) of this late 20^thcentury style with our readers, so that we all can get a sense of how to make a space feel “complete” and united.

           

            As we look through these images, we can see how they relate to each other. Each of these concepts has something to collaborate towards the main objective of the space, which is to represent a very organic feel throughout the interior, without the need of even possessing a garden; although our limitations are not within the given amount of space, we are still striving for that sense of nature inside of a residence that, for obvious reasons, won’t be able to have a significant amount of exterior space for a botanic garden. That, however, does not mean that we cannot find ways to inspire the client’s diversion of plant care inside her condo.

            Unity is all about thinking outside the box, while still defining margins and guidelines inside of it.