The house is a mirror
The house should always reflect its inhabitants. Tastes, preferences, idiosyncrasies, obsessions, ways of life, affective history, passions, routines, memories, dreams and aspirations. A house must mirror the faces that circulate in it and know how to welcome those who come from outside, for an hour or for life. A house where all this is on the surface, where anything and everything is able to tell a story, distances itself in everything from a mere cabin where to spend the night to present itself as a magical, sensitive and full of life, even in the absence of the human element, even in the dark, even when fixated on a photograph. More than decoration styles, a house is made of heart and memories, the only ones capable of transforming four walls into a home, an address into a nest, a cabin into a lap.
This will always be the great, the first and only indispensable and germinal rule of any decoration project. It's so obvious, we didn't count it in this conversation. This emotional and experiential base, which throws clues around the house about who we are and how we are, which is painted in our favorite colors and dressed in the shawls of our memory, is the earth and the seed and only on top of it does it make sense to add the rest. , whatever it is.
This text is precisely about this remainder, which, here, is limited to three guiding pillars on how to present this affective bric-à-brac paraphernalia, tastes and life options, so that they make sense to those who live in it and to whom to it is invited, so that it is always a warm, hospitable, attractive, harmonious and seductive place, where you want to go and, more importantly, where you want to come back and stay.
A house like this has many faces, many styles and can present itself in a thousand and one ways, precisely because it mirrors who lives in it. However, there is a need for an order, a presentation and a language, just as letters need words, these need sentences and these, in turn, need grammar, syntax and ideas. Without these small invisible but omnipresent laws, we would not be able to communicate and the mere possibility of a poem or song would be mere utopian delirium.
It is at this precise point that what we can call the basic rules of decoration, or decoration for geeks, come in, which are nothing more than points of reference that will allow everyone to manage their own aesthetic language, define their style. Otherwise, the recipe is yours, we only leave you with tips for plating, because, as you know, the eyes also eat and the grammar of interior design is always bringing new ways to show yourself to the world, without which , all your personal wealth may seem out of date.
Making this cyclical upgrade is much simpler than changing your cell phone, and you don't even run the risk of losing data or photos, even more so according to the new criteria of well-being and comfort, streamlined by an increasingly dust-free and unpretentious design. Options that value the nobility of natural raw materials, their durability and intrinsic beauty, in line with due respect for the environment and the future, ours and that of the planet.
So, grab your emotional baggage, all your affective 'things', all those objects you can't imagine living without, the memories of all the trips made and dreamed of and organize your paradise on Earth. All this without leaving the house, as it is where you must work. According to the new booklet, the decoration must be based on three basic pillars: simplicity, comfort and impact. We are well aware that each of these words will mean different things to different people, but it will work with the same effectiveness whatever the intensity with which each of these guidelines is interpreted, because subjectivity, in this case, has this ability to be governed by the principle of switching. Whatever the order or value of your sums, they will all speak for themselves.
1 - Simplicity
The need to strip away, to value the essentials, to reject 'polluting' accumulations of the general aesthetic, to reduce the visual and financial impact of each option, to respect resources and bet on large decorative pieces instead of a panoply of 'offal' , reflects the spirit of the times and the environmental urgencies of the moment. Opting for simplicity is to decoration as uncomplicated is to life. Lighten, unwind, declutter and unclutter spaces.
Adepts of more maximalist environments can gain a lot based on the concept of simplicity. Without losing the opulence of environments full of information, simplicity will allow you to give new order to objects, organize them in a clearer and more linear way. A pile of matchboxes or any other type of 'collection' gain new prominence if framed, creating new patterns and giving another aesthetic sense to what could have been just a cluster of paper cobblestones jostling in a cup.
Instead of a sideboard bursting at the seams of frames, why not line a wall with those same memories based on a scheme and framing that creates harmony while highlighting what has so much meaning?
There are many ways to simplify a home, the most obvious of which is to let everything breathe and be exposed without mutual suffocation. Bet on functional pieces that actually serve an elementary purpose, without making the mistake of thinking you have to fill every inch of the house, just because there is space. Choose to fill it with light and good energy, including LED.
Large, uncluttered areas allow each piece of furniture or decorative element to be more visible and meaningful. Freeing up space also frees the mind. In addition, cleaning the dust becomes easier and more appealing. uncomplicate.
A limited palette of neutral and warm colors not only saves on unnecessary gaudy, but also creates continuity and cohesion, allowing all areas to intercede in favor of the intended 'cocoon', cozy and inviting, charming and elegant. Beige and light brown fulfill this purpose well, as they allow light and mild daytime environments, which become warmer as night falls. They are still calm tones and permeable to other colors. They are almost a 'transparent' film on which to apply any style or aesthetic, any extra color or passion.
Earth tones are still an option that wins for its constancy and timelessness, and it is difficult for us to saturate ourselves with them. Because they have the color of earth and clay, of crops and wood, of stone and paths, of fauna and a lot of flora and with them a large part of the entire planet is painted. We can display them exclusively, or contrast them with seasonal appetites and flashy colors that stick to a curtain, cushions, photographs or paintings. They allow everything and serve everything with humility, respect and enormous elegance. They still warm environments, in the cold season, they refresh you on summer days, relax the soul and invite you to rest. What more can you ask of a color?
2 - Comfort
It can be pretty, or even drop-dead gorgeous, but if it doesn't promote absolute comfort, then it's not truly smart design, nor an essential, nor will it serve its intended purpose. This is very obvious when it comes to a chair or sofa, but the same criterion must be taken into account when purchasing any piece. It's a very cute blanket, but it stings the skin, so where and when will it be used? The most certain, in the end, is that it will never be used. Comfort has to do with ergonomics, texture, raw material, touch, color and a feeling, or personal perception, of well-being. A warm color, pure cotton pillows, wild linen curtains, a velvet cover, a woolen armchair… The senses are intuitive and the body knows well what works best for it.
Don't let the decor turn its back on a picture window, or a fireplace alone against a cactus, without desirable seats nearby. Smell, touch, feel and experience. Without the other senses, the eyes are easily deceived. Don't make the mistake of falling in love only with the useless beauty, nor with the utility out of step with the rest of the reigning aesthetic. Comfort is cosiness, it's that armchair made for our body, a fluffy feather duvet, a cozy corner that loves to read the same books as us, it's natural light in summer and the lamp with golden and warm light in winter. It's the touch of sheep's wool, the solidity of wood without artifice and that aura of pieces made manually, on ancestral looms and old-time workshops, or born from new and inspired creators of this and that, including each one of us, with his art and ingenuity of getting closer to what makes us happy and makes our den more special and cozy.
Happiness has everything to do with light, so warmth always comes by the hand of lighting, which must be well planned, so that all areas gain intensity and visibility and any task can be performed with the same lightness and pleasure day or night. Create impact with lamps that still fulfill a decisive decorative function, that are appealing, that replicate its DNA and the be-a-bá of the reigning language, or that demarcate themselves from it imposing themselves in an artistic way in the general framework. In this regard, you may well be inspired by the virtual storefront of Light It Be , where each piece is assumed in the decoration as a highlighted work.
3 - Impact
This point is crucial. The investment must fall on significant, impactful pieces with some scale. Welcoming, simplified and calm atmospheres, the kind that allow us to feel central and essential in a home, do not come from cramped and oppressive spaces. Bet on the elementary and main pieces of any room: rugs, furniture and lamps - always the lamps. Pay as much attention to textiles. Curtains, blankets and pillows help create ambiance, add texture and allow for the choreographed introduction of colors and patterns. In addition, comfort immediately suggests textiles and cute things to rest your body and spirit. Vase, mirrors, paintings and frames are also elementary visual pieces, whose dimensions must be proportional to the space they occupy. With the proper scale, the desire to fill more and more is avoided.
Simplicity, comfort and impact actually work just as well in 'decor' projects as they do in 'heartfelt' subjects. Also good loves do not complicate, they welcome us at any time and make us feel palpitations.
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