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06/01/2022

Many of us are aware that interior design plays a heavy role on how we think and feel. Some of us are aware that certain colors in an interior design are more relaxing than other colors that might instead give us energy. Many also understand that the amount of lighting entering our home can also alter our mood. However, did you know that having windows in your interior design may be able to alleviate acute or even chronic pain? It’s true!

Multiple studies conducted in different hospitals found that when patients were placed in rooms with windows featuring a beautiful landscape view, they didn’t require pain medication. A big reason for this is the fact that plants and the color green are very relaxing psychologically. When the brain is relaxed, the body tends to follow. However, when someone is highly anxious or stressed, they are more likely to experience pain (e.g., headaches, muscle aches, chest pains), even without a medical cause.

06/01/2022

American Actress Elsie De Wolfe (1865 – 1950) Is Credited For Helping Make Interior Decorating A Profession
Apart from being a wonderful actress, Elsie de Wolfe was also supposedly the first ever professional interior decorator and the author of her book, The House in Good Taste. De Wolfe may no longer be around, but her interior design style lives on. In her time, de Wolfe’s interior design skills were considering refreshing yet simple.

“I believe in plenty of optimism and white paint, comfortable chairs with lights beside them, open fires on the hearth and flowers wherever they ‘belong,’ mirrors and sunshine in all rooms” de Wolfe wrote. Although her style is no longer relevant today, her ability to make a dim place brighter and make a home more suitable and comfortable for living in is very much still inspiring.

04/01/2022

Although thanks to technology and methods of transportation, countries around the world are essentially more integrated than ever before, there are still vast differences each country has from one another. Interior design trends are one of those things. After all, interior design depends greatly on the primary culture, customs, or beliefs of a country and what items or materials their country has available.

For example, in Australia, interior design in 2019 encompasses minimalism, bold and daring wallpaper, and pastel colors. Meanwhile in America, minimalism is out while maximalism is in, floral wallpaper, and moody hues are in.

04/01/2022

Interior Design Is Much Older Than We Think
We talk about interior design like it’s something new or recently-established. Some of us might presume interior design didn’t truly come about until at least the Victorian era. However, the truth is, it may have been present in the prehistoric era. Some might consider drawings on cave walls to not just be forms of communication but also ways of decorating a space.

If you don’t consider cave drawings interior design, you might when you hear what other cultures did. Older tribal cultures would decorate their mud huts with animal skins and tree branches, and the ancient Egyptians decorated their homes with painted vases, sculptures, and animal skins.

19/12/2021

19/12/2021

19/12/2021