emweeksv Wow, you did a lot of research for us! Thanks for the assist. It is great to have the level of help available through networking on Houzz! Again, thanks!
2. Clear. Go room by room. Take a good look at every surface, then remove everything from it. Dust. Take a critical look at each item and decide which ones you may want to leave out in the open.
Nina is sexually harassed by the ballet director as he tries to get her to seduce the black swan part out of her soul. Perhaps if his office had had more symmetry like this room, Nina could have maintained her mental balance.
1. The Surveyor's Style Lamp: These floor lamps are inspired by the stands surveyors use, hence the name. Here a pair of polished surveyor style lamps frame the inside of a spectacular window and add to the symmetry of the space. They are also the only elements that add a bit of black to that wall.
Added bonus: When your surveyor's lamp inspires a conversation, you can casually drop the words "Plumb Bob" into conversation, and it's always fun to say "Plumb Bob." Try it.
BALANCE- This room is almost completely symetrical. Every bit of furniture or decoration on one side of the room is on the other. the symmetry makes this room look organized and in a way clean.
Balance- This living room is perfectly symmetrical on both sides from the couches, to decorations, even the items on the table. This can appealing or it can also be too "ship shape" and controlled.
Design Principle:
Balance
This room is a good example of balance because of the ways the sofas are set up. The right side of the picture is similar to the left side of the photo. The chandelier is the center point of this picture.
Balance-Everything in this image seems to be a reflection of the object opposite to it, there is similar objects at the same points in the image and they are also the same colour. The image is balanced with objects and colour on both sides.
Lamps: Here is one option I found from Circa Lighting from their Ralph Lauren Collection:
http://www.circalighting.com/details.aspx?pid=2912
This one from Restoration Hardware is a bit more substantial and a lot larger--you could always switch out the shade:
http://www.restorationhardware.com/catalog/product/product.jsp?productId=prod1593130&categoryId=cat1598016