You’ve probably seen thousands of photographs of beautiful rooms in magazines and thought, “I wish I could design interiors like that!” But looking at these pictures didn’t really help you learn how to decorate rooms better.
Why not? Because you didn’t know what to look for and why it was beautiful. You couldn’t tell what the decorator had done to produce such a beautiful environment. Sure, the magazine told you where the designer got the sofa, the wallpaper, the rug, the chairs, the tables, the lighting fixtures and accessories. Perhaps, it told you the style of furniture—this is Louis XVI...that is Federal...this is Art Deco.
These are all important technical details. But knowing them didn’t help you become a skilled interior designer any more than knowing the names of the paints and brushes used by Leonardo Da Vinci would help you produce the Mona Lisa.
The missing ingredient in this process is to know what to look for when you see a successful interior. Once you know what to look for, you will be able to learn how to achieve similar results. And that’s the most important thing we’re going to tell you.
From the very start, we want you to learn the three Basic Guidelines that will become the foundation of every successful interior you ever create.
A successful room is functional.
A successful room expresses a mood.
A successful room exhibits a sense of harmony
Once you understand the three guidelines, you’ll start to look at successful rooms in a new way. You’ll not only like a room; you’ll know why you like it. You’ll know what makes it work. And once you know this, you’ll be ready to start designing rooms that have the same professional look. You will be an Interior Designer!