Keeping going with the topic of the precedent post (that we advise you to check by clicking here), we are going to highlight some of the most used concepts in today’s decoration environment.
In world’s decoration and interior design, we listen about different concepts that are very interesting to discover. Here we are our third set of concepts.
Ottoman
The original meaning of this term is “ a heavy clothing fabric characterized by pronounced crosswise ribs”. Though in decoration this term refers to an upholstered often overstuffed seat or couch usually without a back.
Patina
An essential element if we want to give an old aspect to an object. Patina is a thin sheet, almost transparent, that supplies a light shade of furniture wear.
The most used decorative concepts (3) in interior designs environment
Pied-à-terre
It is a term of French origin, whose meaning is “have your feet on the ground”. However in decoration, it is used to define a second home, in which you live a short period of time, but it isn’t a vacation home. Generally, it is an apartment in big cities where a person spends different seasons of the year.
Focal point
It talks about the element that focus the eye and attention at the entrance of a space. It is the point or element that determines furniture and objects’ disposition.
Rhythm
In decoration, this term is used to discover that a space is in harmony among its different elements.
Toile de Jouy
The concept refers to printing rural scenes in a monochromatic shade (violet, red, blue, etc) on degraded colors. This technique is usually made in painted paper.
Shade
The difference with the range term, that we saw in the precedent post, is that shade is the colors without mixtures.
Total White
It is a decorative style that bets by white as the only color in all (or most) elements of the space.
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