One of the delights of my childhood was to awaken on Easter morning and find an Easter basket fill with a delightful selection of goodies of which chocolate was the most important and delicious.

Some people in today’s world take this same approach to the design of their residential interiors as if filling rooms with wonderful goodies results in well designed living spaces.

It’s rare. It’s custom designed. It’s not made anymore. It’s expensive. It’s one of a kind. Et etera.

There is no Easter bunny (sorry) and such an approach does not result in giving one a well designed interior living spaces even if some pieces are outstanding.

Rooms are not empty spaces to be filled.

Rooms are interior spaces consisting of tops, bottoms, sides, openings, and all of the spaces there in with each being a part and their relationship integrated into a complete balanced whole design.

Designed results are manifest by the laws of physics and the principles of aesthetics.

The highest level of aesthetics result when these two approaches are used wisely and intelligently.

When experiencing where you live do you see a filled space or one beautifully balanced?

Food for thought.