Elements & Principles in Bedroom Designs Dream Bedrooms Elements & Principles in Bedroom Designs

Emphasis on this four-poster bed is created by the Repetition in the Flower Prints on the wall as well as the placement of the proportioned Bench at the foot of the bed. www.architecturaldigest.com

Scale, Proportion, Form and Texture add variety to this modern bedroom.

Bright colored art provides Emphasis to this wall area which includes a modern fireplace. www.hgtv.com

Analogous colors complement this Contemporary bedroom with Rhythm by Gradation in the storage boxes and pillows from www.hgtv.com

Asymmetrical Balance is used to place desk, chairs, and end table near the bed in this Warm Neutral Colored Bedroom.

Colors and shapes from the wallpaper and rug design are repeated in wood trim and valance designs. Rhythm of repeated curved lines move from valance to the headboard, light fixture, and furniture. Curved lines featured in the wallpaper, crown molding and wall trim unify the backgrounds in this formal bedroom. Emphasis is on the Bed and window which are both treated with the same drapery design. They eye moves from the bed to the window and then to the flowers and rug design as the peach and blue unify the room with a Complementary Color Scheme. Timothy Corrigan used18th-century chinoiserie wallpaper inspired the design of the Chinese bedroom. (September 2005)

Rhythm with opposition in the wood grain behind the bed creates a rich and interesting background to this neutral bedroom. The identical lamps and end tables are symmetrically balanced.

Vertical mirror panels behind the bed and horizontal panels in the window treatment provide vertical and horizontal Opposition. Various textures in gray and brown provide Unity and Variety. The lamps use Symmetrical Balance.

The Gold and White Color Scheme and Egyptian Style provides Unity in this room. About 1/3 of the room is Gold while 2/3 is white, the Golden Section.

Asian style with sliding doors and dividers that provide Rhythm with Opposition and Asymmetrical Balance. www.hgtv.com

Nineteenth-century furnishings are the centerpiece of this dramatic room. The colonial bed, covered in antique Indian silk, is from a palace in Rajasthan, India; the capiz screen, with pressed and etched glass insets, is from the Philippines. www.hgtv.com

Unity with Color Emphasis Gradation White= Rhythm Texture Rhythm Asymmetrical Balance Emphasis Gradation White= Rhythm Texture Rhythm

Unity of Style Repetition of Squares in Windows, checked fabrics & rug. Background: Pine Floors, French Doors and Windows with square panes.

Smooth Textures, Symmetrical Balance, & Repetition of the circular shapes are used in the vases, mirrors, and chairbacks. Emphasis is on the art above the bed.

Unity in Style & Color The Draped Fabric over the Bed adds Emphasis with Radiation and Balance. Repetition of straight lines occur throughout this Tropical Style Bedroom.

The Bright colors create Emphasis The Bright colors create Emphasis. The Golden Rectangle Proportion was used to create the purple rectangle. 10% of the room is purple, 30% Blue and 60% white creating a pleasing Proportion of Colors. www.architecturaldigest.com

Emphasis to 3 parts of the room Sunshine Gold Faux Finish Adobe Adds Texture Light adds Emphasis to 3 parts of the room Marble tile floor. Mexico’s Banderas Bay, architect Diego Villaseñor

Gradation Repetition Unity Spanish Colonial Revival by Los Angeles designer Craig Wright an Andalusia apartment

Lighting, Textures, Colors, Forms add variety to this room thought the colors are all Neutral. www.architecturaldigest.com

Repetition of windows and drape pleats create the emphasis in this room along with the art sculpture on the desk. Georgio Armani’s Manhattan City House

Unity of Style-light fixture and window shade. Repetition of curved shape Unity of Blue and White Color Scheme Repetition of Bamboo Motif occurs on Armoir and night stands. Laura Hunt’s Manhattan 19th Century Bedroom

Emphasis, Repetition and Rhythm Chris Browne, created an eco-retreat in the Phinda Private Game Reserve in South Africa

Repetition of square shape on ceiling, window panes, bed posts, and carpet design creates unity in this traditional Bedroom. Shingle Style summer house in the Hamptons www.architecturaldigest.com

Juan Montoya, New York Designer, Repetition of square Form on walls, storage units lampshades, headboard, with different Textures create and unify this interesting classy bedroom. Juan Montoya, New York Designer, used Straw and Suede

Interesting Forms from nature and natural Gradation in Color of Wood ceiling and walls add Unity and Variety to this Bedroom. Mariette Himes Gomez notes that her design approach “was more about finishes, textiles and furniture.” www.architecturaldigest.com

Bibliography “Bedroom Ideas,” Architectural Digest , www.architecturaldigest.com, October 5, 2008. “Designer Portfolio: Bedro oms” House and Garden TV. www.hgtv.com, October 10, 2008.