Emotional Rooms: The Sensual Interiors of Benjamin ...

Emotional Spaces is a book to inspire and motivate homeowners to design spaces that reflect their values and emotions, and as a consequence, make them the most comfortable. This book can help you to prevent the common mistakes that homeowners make when they: - buy the best piece of furniture or an item without regard to how well it works in the space- choose looks that impress others rather than consider what really reflect their tastes and values- work against the architecture and natural environment of the space- design by floor plan rather than room-by-room This is not a step-by-step, how-to kind of interior design book but rather a visual and written essay articulating a way to approach making your living abode a beautiful and inspiring home. The text is organized around the elements that are most important in designing Emotional Spaces: - architecture- color- furniture- lighting This is not a book of rules, but rather a guide to the sound principles of design. For example, deep dark colors can work wonderfully in a room that lacks natural light. Room with an abundance of natural light can be made more brilliant with light colors. Emotion is a better guide than intellect in creating an environment. Consider furniture for its shape, color and feel, not its pedigree. They become individual sculptures that you arrange in a space. The negative spaces between objects are just as important as the objects themselves.