Space

In order to create separate spaces in my studio apartment I tried utilizing the furniture. I mostly used this with the living room. I used a curved couch and the corner of the room to designate that space separate. As for the kitchen I have an island that I will use as a table. I do not see a big need for an actual dining room table because it will most likely just be me living there I made sure to put some space between the kitchen and my bedroom. I would ideally place a room divider there in order to further the separation and in the chance that I would have guest over, I can keep that area more private and to myself. I don't like clutter so I only wanted to put in as much furniture and such as I needed. I love wide open spaces so the windows I have added will give the apartment a more open feel to it. 

Line

When it comes to the elements of design, line is one of the most common that we are aware of. Line has a way of adding to a space in a variety of different ways as well as invoking a feeling while we observe the room. Most of the time we will not know that we are subliminally being effected by these lines. 

Vertical Lines:
The vertical lines in this example would be the shelves. They bring your eye up toward the ceiling and down toward the ground. The feeling that comes with a line would be formality, organization, and class.






Horizontal Lines:

Horizontal lines have a tendency to move your eye along the way from side to side rather then up an down like vertical lines did. These lines give you a cozy, casual feeling. A place you can relax and be comfortable. It is easiest to remember this because you sleep horizontally and that is a very casual and relaxing position. The shelves and the stacking order is where the horizontal lines are present.




Diagonal Lines:
These lines are very exciting and energized and give life to a room or space. The example shows diagonal line with the  staircase. It makes the space feel a little more lively.





Curved Lines:
Curved lines is a soft and calm line. It is also seen as a feminine line. The example shown incorporated the curve line with an arch doorway and with the filigree around it.







There are many types of lines in a home and the way they can make us feel also varies from line to line. Why not go around your house or any building/interior space and notice the lines around you and see if that is effecting how you feel.

Texture

Texture is a very important tool that an Interior Designer has. There are three different types of texture that I have used in this particular example to get a better understanding of the use of texture and how it affects a space.

The first example would be Visual texture. Visual texture is simply the appearance of the surface. For the sample room I created I showed this in the pillows on the ottoman as well as the ottoman itself. The pillows have this leather like quality but other than that they appear to be smooth which is a nice contrast to the busy print that is on the ottoman. I also added a unique and colorful glass chandelier and the painting that hangs along the staircase.


Tactile, the feeling of the surface, is also present in the sample room. It's shown in the bed frame that has a woven basket like texture to it. The clock above the bed also shows this kind of texture. The basket and the room divider also show it. The interesting thing about the room divider is that there are two different textures that are used in making it. This gives it a unique feeling if it is touched.

The final type of texture that I used in creating my sample room is known as audible. Audible is the sound that the surface makes when it is rubbed. Everything has a sound when it is touched. This is probably the easiest texture to confuse or simply look over. To show this I tried to pick things that would be obvious and would make very different sounds from each other. I have the cabinet by the staircase. The cabinet has glass and some metal work on top. To contrast that I added the bed side table which is made from a section of wood and will have a rougher sound. I also added the books on the bed side table to give a various because it appears that the books have leather bound covers. Finally, the chest at the foot of the bed would have a smoother sound that would be broken up because of the leather straps that go around it.

Texture is a very important thing when it comes to Interior Design. Learning and understanding how to use and apply it properly to a space will get you very far.