RIVER's Ideas

This room has 3d form which means it adds visual interest to a space and may make a space memorable.

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On the stairway there is diagonal lines which creates movement in a space.

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This room has a good scale so everything the right size, human scale.

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This room has asymmetrical balance which means the objects on each side of an imaginary line are different yet they balance, informal.

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This table is radial balance which means the circular configuration which balances and creates cohesion in a room or on a wall.

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This room has repetition with the color black. The tv, picture frames, and curtains all are objects that draw your eye in a certain direction in a room.

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This house has transition with the doors and archways that separate the different room in the house. It transitions your eye from one area of a room to another area in the room, curved architectural element.

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This room has gradation because the room is mostly dark but has contrasts of light color with the pillows, the carpet, the light, and the tv. Gradation is a type of rhythm that draws your eye in a certain direction by utilizing size (size increase/decrease) or color (light to dark). This one is color gradation.

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The fireplace is the focal point or point of emphasis which means it’s the hero or jewel of the room, the area to which your eye is immediately drawn. A defining feature in a space.

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It is symmetrical balance which means the objects on each side of an imaginary line are identical, formal.

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It has proportion in the chairs because they are proportionate to the table making them functional.

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It has pattern on the wall behind the bath and in the shower. It creates visual interest in a space.

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It has light on top of the shower and under the counter which gives ambient and illuminates room task accent.

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It has texture in the rocks which adds visual interest to a space; may absorb sound

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It has curved lines which adds a sense of softness to a space.

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It has vertical line which creates the illusion of height in a space.

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It has horizontal line which creates the illusion of width in a space.

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