How to kickstart a good bedroom design project?

Article by: Shrinivas Vaidya

Dear friends,

Any room , in your home , is primarily a space within walls, , floor , and a ceiling. When the structure or the apartment , gets constructed, the architect and the structural contractor , has taken all the care that it is stable and can withstand outside natural , forces like, earthquakes, heavy winds, rainfalls, etc..

Amongst all other rooms , the bedroom is a space where comfort levels have to be kept maximum. But the word comfort is a relative term. The meaning of comfort is not just a sleep of 8 hours. A good sleep inside , a bedroom is a bare minimum expectation which can not be ignored.

But comfort varies from person to person. For someone it feels good by just sitting in a rocking chair, , sipping a cup of coffee and enjoying good view around the house , or for someone it could be listening to good music or watching night sky full of stars.

So when it comes to design , any space many aspects come into consideration. Design , is not just arrangement of furniture, , choosing color , schemes, deciding textures/finishes etc..It has to deal with "feeling good" about the space.

Of course all these factors when used in a unique way, can turn out to be a great design. , The above mentioned "feel good" factor comes about by selecting a "theme" based design. ,

When we try to look towards the empty space through a theme, everything gets a definition and can be dealt upon easily.

Let's see an example.

If I decide to decorate , a bedroom which is empty, first I will have to decide on a particular style to execute. If it's my own bedroom then I must know what kind of style best suits my personality. This choice of style will greatly influence, the kind of furniture, , color , scheme, finishes I use.

Here I can go for contemporary style/oriental style/country style. All these have a unique set of parameters right from the layout of furniture , to what diameter should I use for the curtain rods.

A design , deals with a big view starting from furniture , layout and goes in-depth, deciding with each and every minute details of linen. All these affect the final expression, which is required for "feeling good". All these detailing will change , the moment to shift from your theme/style.

That's why by fragmenting the entire design , process into theme options can make the process easier and gives a direction to start the execution of any project.

If you are designing for someone else, it's a good idea to first know your client's likes and dislikes. I mean his personality, his hobbies, his job profile, etc... Remember that HE is going to use this room, , it's his baby.

Of course once you start with a theme, it normally happens that you will get more richer and creative ideas during primary sketching process.

I hope this article was helpful.

Copyright 2005 Shrinivas Vaidya
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