Most of my clients forget the impact that a good sense of scale and proportion can have on a room. It can make or break a room.
By this I mean taking into account the size and shape of furniture and accessories. Not only this, but the way they are arranged in relation to the size and height of their particular living space.
The easiest way to avoid costly mistakes is to draw up a floor plan to scale and then measure up the length and width of each piece of furniture. I do this for all of my clients every time to avoid putting furniture in the room that is not to scale. This is something that takes time, but could help so many people choose the right scale of furniture for their room.
The average living space often looks less than interesting today, however it is the pieces we choose to put in them that make them look interesting. Varying the heights of furniture and accessories helps to add drama to a room.
Rooms that have a series of high and low points cannot help but look more exciting because the stimulus of changing heights is actually as important to the eye as bright color in a neutral scheme or an unusual design in a fabric.
