Davids' Designers Top Five, No. 2 - Top 5 Design Rules to Design By for Any Room

Welcome to Davids Top 5. Here is where you will find our exceptionally-talented designers providing their top 5 design tips, hints, and mistakes to avoid. This post is highlighting our designers' Top 5 Design Rules to Design By for Any Room. Pay close attention, these designers are in the know!

Janet Gaumer, Interior Designer, Davids Mechanicsburg, PA location shares her Top 5 Design Rules to Design by for Any Room:

#1: Proportion

#2: Balance

#3: Appropriate Style

#4: Not Lining Walls with Furniture

#5: Accessories!

 

 

 

Michele Masley, Interior Designer, Davids Mohnton, PA location says her Top 5 Design Rules to Design by for Any Room are:

#1 Lifestyle

#2 Comfort

#3 Personal Style (using favorites)

#4 Proper Lighting

#5 Staying within Budget

 

 

 

Rich Patrizi, Interior Designer, Davids Mohnton, PA location shares his Top 5 Design Rules to Design by for Any Room:

 

#1:  Listen closely to the client's ideas and understand their style

#2:  Pay attention to the architectural details (or lack thereof) of the room

#3:  Develop a floor plan and make sure you pay attention to traffic flow

#4:  Balance

#5:  Color, pattern, texture

 

 

 

Laurie Foster, Interior Designer, Davids Harrisburg, PA location lists her Top 5 Design Rules to Design by for Any Room:

 

"There are rules?"

Every situation is unique and sometimes you just have to run with scissors when it's to good advantage. What's inviolate is meeting clients needs (function, comfort) and style preferences.

 

 

 

 

Ronda Kuhn, Interior Designer, Davids Harrisburg, PA location says her Top 5 Design Rules to Design by for Any Room are: 

#1: Pick pieces and fabrics that you love and make you happy

#2: The space should suit your living style and personality

#3: Use color, pattern and texture to create some interest, (do not, I repeat do not be afraid of animal print)

#4: Keep pieces to a scale suitable for the size of the room

#5: You can break some of the design rules

 

 

 

Paul Snyder, Interior Designer, Davids Mechanicsburg, PA location shares his Top 5 Design Rules to Design by for Any Room: 

 

#1: Minimum of triangle of light in every room

#2: Everyone has to have a place to sit a drink

#3: Every room should have black

#4: Mix textures; not all leathers and not all fabrics

#5: I never divulge all of my secrets

For more information on Davids Furniture and our exceptionally-talented design staff please visit our website at www.davidsfurniture.com. Davids Furniture, your personal interior designer, and you...building beautiful rooms. www.davidsfurniture.com

 

 

Reflection No. 1 - Federal-Style Bulls Eye Mirror

There is something stunning about the appreciation of history in design when one's personal style is part of the mix. For it was one's personal style that inspired the originator's creativity. Welcome the Federal-style bulls eye mirror. What a nod to personal style an early XVIII Century fashionable mirror can make!

If you understand the importance of your style in your home, the Federal-style bulls eye mirror doesn't have to be tucked away in a stodgy interior. And you don't have to live in a Federal-style home. For it's the use of beautiful things in an unexpected interpretation that moves a special piece to a new level of appreciation.

Don't shy away from heritage because you think it's wrong to use it in an unorthodox way, in your home. Show your designer those pieces you treasure, share your wish list even if you don't think it possible to add to your home, and most importantly visit your designer with an open mind. A Federal-style bulls eye mirror doesn't just end up in a room by accident.

We would be remiss if we didn't address authentic appreciation for history in design, in one manner that matters, when talking about the Federal-style bulls eye mirror. That authenticity is keeping the reverence of the finish. Finishing pieces that give a nod to history in design in high lacquer paint finishes is something we love. In the case of the Federal-style bulls eye mirror...not so much.

Mirror Design Tip: A mirror's placement is so important. Any mirror. A truly talented designer always considers the reflection. 

Be inspired to show your love for history, your style!

After all history does truly repeat itself. Let's build a beautiful room together.

Image Sources: Elle Decor, House Beautiful, Steve Gambrel, Suzanne Rheinstein, Pinterest, VT Interiors, Traditional Home, Etsy

Davids' Designers Top Five, No. 1 - Top 5 Decorating Mistakes to Avoid

Welcome to Davids Top 5. Here is where you will find our exceptionally-talented designers providing their top 5 design tips, hints, and mistakes to avoid. This post is highlighting our designers' Top 5 Decorating Mistakes to Avoid. Pay close attention, these designers are in the know!

Michele Masley, Interior Designer, Davids Mohnton, PA location says her Top 5 Decorating Mistakes to Avoid are:

#1:  Pushing furniture against the wall

#2:  Avoid filling every corner

#3:  Avoid choosing wrong size rug

#4:  Hanging artwork incorrectly (too high or too low)

#5:  Furniture choice being too large for the room

Laurie Foster, Interior Designer, Davids Harrisburg, PA location lists her Top 5 Decorating Mistakes to Avoid:

#1:  Avoid matching everything: the design becomes static. Try using various shades of the same hue to provide depth and a relaxed feel.

#2:  Ditto for finishes: mixing light and dark can either be a dramatic statement or dial down a formal floor plan.

#3:  Avoid skimping on the quality level of your everyday sofa and chairs. The living room that gets used three times a year is where you can go for style over substance.

#4:  Avoid piece meal purchases without a room plan: that method doesn't work in your closet or in landscape design, either.

#5 It is a mistake to not address window glare: it comes from the top third of the window - either use a window treatment or a window film and make the room pleasant to be in at any hour of the day.

      

Rich Patrizi, Interior Designer, Davids Mohnton, PA location shares his Top 5 Decorating Mistakes to Avoid:

#1:  Not hiring an interior designer (!)

#2:  Not considering the style of architecture of the home or at least the room

#3:  Not developing a plan for the room that takes all elements of the design into consideration before moving forward

#4:  Not remembering to consider scale of pieces in relation to the size of the room

#5:  Not realizing the importance of lamps and accessories in the completion of the room

Janet Gaumer, Interior Designer, Davids Mechanicsburg, PA location shares her Top 5 Decorating Mistakes to Avoid: 

#1: Choosing a wrong color

#2: Buying on impulse

#3: Not using a professional

#4: Size not proportionate to the room

#5: Wrong style

Ronda Kuhn, Interior Designer, Davids Harrisburg, PA location says her Top 5 Decorating Mistakes to Avoid are: 

#1: Selecting pieces one at a time instead of looking at the room as a whole

#2: Following another's viewpoint for the room so much so that it doesn't reflect your style

#3: Playing it safe with neutrals

#4: Using pieces that are too large or too small for the scale of the room

#5: Making a purchase solely on the basis of price

Paul Snyder, Interior Designer, Davids Mechanicsburg, PA location shares his Top 5 Decorating Mistakes to Avoid: 

#1: Using underscaled chandeliers and lighting

#2: Lining everything up around the perimeter of the room

#3: Stopping with the first layer of accessories

#4: Hanging a mirror over the back of a sofa

#5: Mounting drapery on woodwork

For more information on Davids Furniture and our exceptionally-talented design staff please visit our website at www.davidsfurniture.com. Davids Furniture, your personal interior designer, and you...building beautiful rooms.