Advice on interior design is available everywhere—from TV shows and websites to books, magazines and apps. We love seeing people become engaged in design and educated on the wide range of possibilities. But we hope you’ll proceed with caution. It’s not that style errors are a matter of life and death. It’s just that it’s easy to choose designs that aren’t necessarily reflective of your own personality and character. And since you’re typically stuck with your interior design decisions for years, styles that don’t quite fit can tend to grate on you. Interiors that give one person comfort may unleash chaos in someone else. This goes beyond favorite colors or hot trends, right to the heart of interior design, where you find questions of composition, balance, repetition, space and more. The goal is to find that unique combination of design elements that gives you comfort, support and balance. In one home, that perfect balance was struck through the use of symmetry. A pair of comfortable swivel chairs sit beneath matching indigo patterned paintings. Matching bookcases below the paintings contain similar, but not identical, arrangements of books, vases and bowls. Woods and bronzes help warm up the simple white bookcase shelving. Two matching poufs in front of the fireplace provide additional seating. The sofa is accented with a pair of pillows with a blue pattern that echoes the artwork. The effect of the symmetry is to achieve order and simplicity, which I promote at every opportunity. After all, your home interiors should be the setting or the backdrop of your life—not center stage. Antique bronze and blue are complementary colors. Together, they offer a rich palette of richness and depth, which brings out the beauty of wood and stone. In the home office, a unique, whitewash-stained wooden desk rests on metal, Sawhorse-inspired legs for a warm, rustic look. The black leather chair features a contemporary silhouette with an antique brass frame. An adjustable desk lamp has bronze accents. The bookcase combines a sleek, black metal frame with concrete shelves, for another unusual pairing. It’s kept uncluttered for an orderly, peaceful look. Items on the shelves include a bronze-accented lamp and a pair of high gloss-finished wooden bookends. The elegant artwork behind the desk is a simple midnight-blue and bronze with mottled white. Deep blues are again picked up in the rug, which adds a stately vibe with a modern pattern and satisfying texture. Within the framework of symmetry, the living room repeats the blue-and-bronze color scheme. A large midcentury brass clock above the fireplace keeps the natural stone visible, rather than hidden behind a painting or television, while its straight lines and color create a beautiful contrast. The sofa is a soft, neutral blue. The pattern on the round brass side table features echoes the darker blue-patterned rug, as well as the rug in the office, tying the rooms together. Indigo blue books adjacent to bronze vases on the shelves repeat the color scheme. The soapstone-topped coffee table echoes the shape of the fireplace. A pair of tall, matching floor lamps with long wooden bases, brass pulls and simple linen shades combine both the colors and symmetry found throughout the home.

Hand carved stone tiles: "Ziva" in Lake Blue, from Artistic Tile. 16" x 16" Fixture: THG Paris "Profil" from the Jamie Drake collection. Polished Nickel. photo credit: Christopher Stark

Spare bathroom small upgrade, new ceiling and vanity, more practical. As you can see it is another 'man cave' :) A lot of greys and brown. Single business man home instead of a hotel room. Practical, a lot of storage, organised and functional.

Alicia Hauff Photography
Inspiration for a mid-sized craftsman l-shaped medium tone wood floor and brown floor eat-in kitchen remodel in Seattle with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, quartzite countertops, white backsplash, marble backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island and white countertops

Example of a transitional home design design in Los Angeles

Hand-blown Venetian Glass Sconce by Laura Lee Designs.
Inspiration for a rustic living room remodel in Los Angeles

Create an amazing atmosphere in your bathroom by injecting some color with this tub's valance lighting opportunity seamless one-piece blu stone bathtub design with 4" kick - suitable for LED lighting underskirt (not included) includes integral slot overflow & matching blu stone waste cover matte or gloss finish available with an exterior embossed pattern. 71" L x 31.50" W x 23.50" H

Continue the accent around the niche (also useful if field tile does not come with bullnose)
Inspiration for a transitional bathroom remodel in Raleigh

Capri Architecture, LLC & Megan Ashley Photography
Small modern exterior home idea in Portland

Jessica Cain © 2018 Houzz
Hallway - farmhouse hallway idea in Kansas City

Joshua Caldwell Photography
Example of a classic home design design in Salt Lake City

Example of a small danish formal and open concept light wood floor great room design in Toronto with white walls and no tv

Transitional laundry room photo in Calgary

Another view (looking into the closet area) of the freshly painted wood floor.
Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional master painted wood floor bedroom remodel with gray walls and no fireplace

Incredible remodeled entryway with contemporary design. This beautiful black door and entry add curb appeal.
Large contemporary red two-story brick gable roof idea with a shingle roof

Chic and colorful Doctor office
Small minimalist carpeted, black floor and wallpaper home office photo in Chicago with blue walls

Front door - large traditional front door idea in Atlanta with a medium wood front door

Elegant garage photo in Orange County