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Adding Interest to White Walls

Adding Interest to White Walls. and it feels empty. unless you’re into. jail cells. extreme minimalism. Problem: you have a white-walled room. Solution:. create. be. cheap. Make what you need. be. smart. Picture what you want. be. efficient. Use what you have. be. cheap.

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Adding Interest to White Walls

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  1. AddingInterestto White Walls

  2. and it feels empty unless you’re into jail cells extrememinimalism Problem: you have a white-walled room

  3. Solution: create.

  4. be cheap Make what you need. be smart Picture what you want. be efficient Use what you have.

  5. be cheap Make what you need. be smart Picture what you want. be efficient Use what you have.

  6. Think: interesting images. What’s collecting dust in your living space? use what you have. If you have stacks of photographs, magazines, old calendars, record sleeves, cd booklets, get ready to put them to use.

  7. be cheap be smart put them to use.

  8. be cheap be smart

  9. picture what you want. consider the principles of design: How do the items you ownfit together?

  10. picture what you want. consider the principles of design: • Balance Rhythm is movement. How does the eye travel from one part of your design to the next? How do you want the eye to move? Think of balance as a visual equilibrium.Parts of your design should off-set each other. Balance can be symmetrical or asymmetrical. • Proportion Proportion refers to relative sizes of elements.When considering proportions, think of individual elements as pieces of a whole. Unity is a by-product of the first four principles. It is achieved when the other principles have been used successfully. • Rhythm Emphasis is the point of focus. In a room, you can create a focal wall by clustering images or items together. • Emphasis • Unity

  11. be cheap Experiment with groupingthe items you have and begin thinking about finishing touches.

  12. be cheap

  13. Let the elements of artguide you Create new piecesor modify existing objectswith inexpensive art supplies. make what you need

  14. Let the elements of artguide you • Line • Color • Shape / Form • Value make what you need • Texture • Space

  15. You don’t have to be an artistto use these techniques. If you put just one of the elements to work in a simple way, such as adding color to picture frames, you can make a big difference in the outcome of your walls.

  16. efficient: cheap: use whatyou have make whatyou need smart: picture what you want

  17. Music: Broken Social Scene, “KC Accidental” Image sources for this presentation include: freefoto.com (http://www.freefoto.com) Stock.xchange (http://www.sxc.hu/) Look Look (http://www.look-look.com/llmag/frames_toc.html)

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