For my Interior Design class, I created a
presentation to explain what eclectic design is
and how to achieve it. Along with each slide is
the basic information I stated during the presentation...
Here is an example of an eclectic living space.
It shows personality with accessories such as
the large portrait and letter on the wall. The whole
room has a very unique style, which cannot be
defined as it comes from a variety of influences.
Notice these particular traits all included in this
example of an eclectic space.
Try to identify the common characteristics in this
example also.
Making an eclectic style space work is much
trickier than just throwing a bunch of mismatched
pieces together. In this example, the chairs do
not match each other. They share a common
form and shape, which allows them to work
together well, while still being unique.
Scale, proportion, and composition is important
in all design styles, but especially
eclectic. The
bold curtains balance out the soft colored sofa
and the coffee table
and breakfast table don’t stick
out much to allow for the artwork to pop.
Everything
is very intentional.
Repetition gives a room rhythm and unity. It can
be particular items, colors, or shapes. The amount
of rectangles in this living room on the wall and the
artwork, along with
furniture, give this room unity.
A common characteristic of an eclectic room
is layered textures. In this room, the texture
of the floor against rug and fabrics on the
couch along with the texture of moulding on
top,
creates a visually pleasing room.
When walls are kept clean/simple/plain, more
colors can be experimented with in the room.
This allows for more bold choices to pop out.
Another way to unite a room is to have colors
from the same family or are all similar, like
the bright hues in this room. Even thought
the patterns are different, the bright colors work
together very well.
Come on, are those heads not awesome and
super creepy at the same time? Haha, try to make
someone take a double-take with your eclectic room.
Yuck is all I can say. How can you live in this?
Which chair would work in this room? In eclectic
style, you cannot just put anything together, without it
looking like a garage sale blew up.
See what makes this room eclectic?
Not sure if I personally enjoy the animal pillows (hehe)
Hope you enjoyed!
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