Art: “What is beautiful.“

Science: “Systematic knowledge of the physical and material world”

Random House

Both are necessary for the completely successful manifestation of an interior design project.

Our mind conceives what we physically express.

Skills and talents use scientific knowledge for the construction and furnishings of residential interiors.

As the saying goes, these laws of science are “set in stone”.

We know how physical laws work.

How well do we know art?

Art is a mirror to the culture of its expression.

While certain principles have developed over the history of civilizations, mankind’s mental and emotional needs for beauty are subjective.

There are no laws “set in stone” for art.

How the subjective designs the physical determines the quality of beauty.

The two have to work together.

Who, or what, decides aesthetics in today’s society?

What roles do artificial intelligence and other advancements of knowledge play in our current and future concepts of aesthetics?

Are such possible capabilities available, or desirable, to replace the subjectivity of the human race?

Food for thought.

Quantity: “considerable or great amount”

Quality: “distinguishing, high grade, great excellence“

Random House

With numerous choices available when making purchases for many situations the question arises as to what level of quality to choose.

To be considered are what best fulfills the purpose, what level of quality is desired in fulfilling said purpose, length of duration desired, and best financial expenditures for wished to be attained results for said purpose.

These questions are of most importance when it comes to furnishing one’s personal living spaces.

One’s residential living spaces are not changed as often as one changes clothes.

What we do with where we live is a permanent decision that can last for years, decades, a life time, or centuries.

As a general rule of thumb it is a better life route to choose the higher road of quality.

Why?

The attribute of excellence makes for a more complete experience.

Monetary worth longevity is greater.

The mood of the environment is enhanced.

The intelligence status is higher.

Discernment is of superior quality.

While some of the population may not seek to obtain these qualities the choices you make in the selections of your residential living spaces make known to all who view it an image of your personality.

What do people see when within your living spaces?

What do you see?

What do you want to see?

Who is responsible for these choices?

Food for thought.

Nature has been around since the beginning with it’s laws of physics and principles of design evident.

People generally have a positive sense of well being and completeness when connecting with nature.

Trees, to me one of the most beautiful examples of nature, are extremely well designed and balanced with the aesthetics and science working together for the final result.

Some of the same design principles can be seen in our respiratory and cardiovascular systems.

Effort results are generally better when working with nature rather than working against it.

If the core value, the ultimate goal, of residential interior design is to experience an interior living environment which will enhance and nourish our best and most complete selves is it not of merit to combine the two for the highest quality level of livability?

This blog has always advocated and encouraged using both the laws of physics and principles of design for the creation of interior living spaces compositions.

Both of these approaches can be manifest from the smallest to the largest aspects of an inside living project.

There have been, and currently are, uncountable efforts in many fields and areas of study to discover, learn, and use what is nature.

There is, and continues to be, scientific evidence that our interior surroundings, consciously and unconsciously, physically, emotionally, mentally, psychologically, and intellectually directly affects people.

This curiosity has been the basic raison d’etre for much of the advance and progress of civilization and life as we currently know it.

As you are inside any where how aware are you of nature and what you experience?

What are your reactions to such and what, if anything, are you going to, or not, do about it for the quality of your life?

Food for thought.

Square feet, number of baths, how many bedrooms, purchasing, renting, inheriting, house, apartment, condominium. existing, to be built, standard, custom designed, schools, location, price per square foot, taxes, insurance, condition, interest rates, current market, maintenance, et cetera.

These are some of the factors to be considered in making decisions about where one is to live.

It is basic to the existence of the human race that we must have shelter from the elements of the weather.

Beyond this necessary requirement what is the basic purpose of housing?

For many people finances are the biggest factor in making these decisions and are treated as such.

And for many people that is where they stay with basically all financial decisions being determined by long term financial appreciation.

In view of all of these factors what is the ultimate raison d’etre of a residence?

In the highest state of reality the only reason for the existence of residences is to live in them.

Residential properties without occupants are of little merit.

People who insist upon evaluating their residential living experiences through a financial lens miss out on the higher and more fulfilling quality of it.

Where are you and what is your thinking about where you personally choose to exist?

Are you living, or merely existing, in your residential spaces?

At the end of your life’s journey is your financial status going to be more important than your quality of having lived it?

Food for thought.

There are two approaches available when it comes to the furnishings for your residential interior living spaces.

You can choose to be a customer or you can choose to become a client.

When you only want to purchase furniture, rugs, window treatments, lamps, pictures, et cetera as individual objects you go shopping for those items at resources available and thusly becomes a customer.

When you want the all of the entire interior spaces including backgrounds and everything in the interior spaces to be designed as one complete aesthetic, functional, and personal whole space you hire a qualified residential interior designer to design and execute the desired results.

The two biggest deciding factors would probably be the levels of quality desired and the financing available.

As a customer one is limited to what is available for sale.

As a client with the creativity, talent, and imagination of a qualified residential interior designer there is no limit as to what can be designed for you.

Another important factor is how long you will be occupying said spaces and how important are the results are to you while living there.

When you are a customer the goal of the people with whom you will be dealing is to sell you what you want to buy regardless of what name or title they give themselves.

When you work with a qualified residential interior design you should have a written agreement with said designer specifying the desired results, the budget for what is to be done, and all specifications for compensation to the interior designer for said services so that their ultimate goal and purpose is to design, specify, supervise, and execute your project.

This agreement is binding and mandatory for both signing parties.

Sales people are generally knowledgeable of only in what they specialize and sell.

Qualified residential designers are knowledgeable about the many options, availability, qualities, accessibility, and choices for all aspects of the desired results project.

In both choices there are ethical, legal, moral, and quality aspects you may encounter as are in much of life’s activities.

How would you characterize your personal experiences and thinking in the choices made

in furnishing your personal interior living spaces?

Food for thought.

According to one of the most successful financial investors of our times the value received and not the price paid should be the deciding factor in making purchases.
And think of purchases not just for the present time situation but for the long term time situation.

This principle can also be applied very successfully to residential interior furnishings.

The quality, comfort, use ability, and lasting time are also value characteristics to be considered.

As how it taste is a factor in what we eat so should design aesthetics be a factor in the ambiance of where we live.

People will spend many tens of thousands of dollars for the thrill, status, bragging rights, and showing off of a new car, as if such were required or expected, but become defensive of such numbers when shopping for furnishing for their personal interior living spaces and instead option for sales, preowned, lower quality, and other sources of low prices.

How long do you keep and use your residential interior furnishings versus how long you use and keep a new car?

Well valued home furnishings, when properly maintained, will literally last and look good for decades.

There is a very wise old ism: Purchase cheap, purchase many times. Purchase quality, purchase once.

A wise quality purchase will almost always be a wise value one.

Think these thoughts when being bombarded with the constant advertisements of life.

What is your position and what are your choices when it comes to the prices paid and value received of the furnishings where you live?

Food for thought.

What need do you seek to fulfill by reading this blog?

Why are you here?

This blog was started and continues to educate laypersons to the basic knowledge of what is residential interior design and help to guide you through applying it to your real life.

The internet is loaded with many different, and sometimes opposite, information positions on the subject.

Much of what is offered there is opinions and personal preferences which is fine for givers personal use but not always as a source of knowledge, wisdom, or guidance for others.

During the course of evolution through the civilizations of mankind certain behaviors have come to be which expressed it’s aesthetic and residential needs, aspirations, and comforts beyond basic survival necessities.

These expressions reflected the times, availability, intelligence development level, and understanding of the place of humans existence in the scheme of existing in physical world reality.

During this journey certain fulfilling approaches became evident, were used, and became the directions of aesthetics.

These approaches throughout history have reflected the discoveries, advancements, and levels of knowledge and intelligence of the times of their manifestation.

Thusly, we arrive at where we are today in our residential interior designs.

Where are you in your time and place seeking life fulfillment for the inside spaces in which you express your being?

A word to the wise: Advance is only made through originality and not through replication.

Food for thought.

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During the history of civilizations there has been a tendency for individuals, governments, businesses, religions, and many other entities to show, by displaying, the world what they’ve got via size, costs, quality, rarity, quantity, status, control, history, et cetera with personal expressions being the most known.

Clothes are often worn with labels, monograms, fabrics, colors, fashions, styles, and mannerisms to express the wearer showing who they are.

The mode, models, and exclusiveness of their methods of transportation, whether it be chariots, horses, buggies, or automobiles, are important to them.

The style, materials, quality, design, landscaping, interiors, and location of where they live are revealed with physical location generally evaluated as the most important one.

Their ancestry, employment, or non-necessity there of, and travel experiences are expressed.

To whom they are married and their progeny are factors to them.

The jewelry, art, furniture, and investments they own contribute to their standing to others.

One’s financial status is one of the biggest aspects in these expressions from nouveau riche to old money with the latter being the most desirable for many of them.

The list of manifestations for showing the world what they have goes on in many ways and expressions.

It is manifest on many different levels of importance by populations.

It has often been my position that for showing the world your worth the most effective, successful, and profound method would be to have your accountant’s balance sheet made into a billboard and displayed in front of your location. lol

In the reality of life all of these things, in and of themselves, are totally unrelated to the quality and quantity of the aesthetics there of.

Look around observing and analyzing what you see of these traits where you are.

What is the significance and importance of beauty in your expressions to the world?

What do you do, or not do, about it?

Food for thought.

“Deep, To the heart, effectively , and completely” Webster

What comes to your inner self when you hear the word “home”?

Is it just where get your personal mail, eat, sleep, groom, et cetera, or is it a more significant and fulfilling role?

How many times have you heard the expression used when someone reached a certain place or position or level and knew they were “home”?

Home should be your emotional, psychological, and intellectual fulfilling place to which you return from the trials and tribulations of life to refresh and recover.

There is a sense of wholeness when you are home.

Home is your central base.

It is where you would rather be than any other place in the world.

There is no want or desire to be any place else.

Home is it.

Being home nurtures.

Home is where you can be you.

Home is not for business or obligations to the outside world. It is totally personally for you.

Home does not necessarily mean a specific physical location but can be any where innermost tangible and non-tangible needs are met.

Having well designed interior spaces enhances our home experience and takes it to a higher level.

Well designed homes carry aesthetics to a previously unknown level that expands our level of existence.

Well designed homes can carry the living experiences there from good to better to best.

Is it not of merit to want the best quality level for our most personal and private living experiences?

Well designed living spaces includes the functions of spaces, the intellectual levels, and psychological levels as well as the aesthetic levels.

When you are home you are complete.

Isn’t a complete home always a more desirable result than an incomplete one?

What is the level of design were you live and move and have your being?

Food for thought.

The beginning of the summer season was celebrated yesterday.

In general, major changes are not made to the designs of our interior living environments for celebrating the four seasons.

There are, however, changes available to make the summer more delightful.

After very closed indoor air quality during the winter it can be deliciously refreshing, when possible, to open exterior doors and windows to the outside weather for fresh air and gentle breezes.

This one change makes the overall summer season most welcome and enjoyable.

Again, where possible, reorienting activities to the outdoors on porches, decks, patios, terraces, in yards, et cetera can be a renewing activity for experiencing summer.

Inside, culling some parts of the interior design furnishings can help inside spaces feel more open and free.

For some situations window treatments are reduced and upholstered furniture is slipcovered in lighter colors with whites and light blues being especially effective for a change of flavor.

The promuigation of summer flowers, whether indoors or outside, heightens the sight and smell senses of the season.

For some, summer showers, and even thunder storms, sunshine, and long daylight hours are enhancing and joyous.

Enjoy your summer.

Food for thought.