A recently received prestigious shelter publication which has been around for decades featured several designed residential interiors in which the “rules” for interior design had been ignored or broken.

Who makes these so called rules, what are their qualifications to do such, and what are their reasons for doing it?

If you call yourself an interior designer you should design and not follow rules.

The rules of interior design are made by and for those people who are ignorant of it. And you may quote me on this principle.

Rules for interior design are a crutch for those people who are limited in their knowledge or know not what they are doing.

The principles of design, of which there are many, are a combination of the laws of physics and the highest levels of the consciousness of aesthetics by human kind.

In much of our current culture, ignorance, commerce, social-economic status, finances, time, popularity, relationships, et cetera are used to manifested designs as opposed to using principles.

As the old saying goes, “You usually get that for which you pay.”, so your residential interior design results will be determined by the level of intelligence used in designing it.

Beware of those in any aspect of aesthetic designing who follow rules.

Where are you and where do you want to be in your residential environment?

Food for thought.