After a discussion on the seven ELEMENTS of interior design – space, lines, forms, lighting, textures, patterns, and colors – this post will tackle the seven PRINCIPLES of interior design, which are: Balance Scale and Proportion Rhythm Emphasis Contrast Details Unity Have you ever been to a home where you thought everything was as it should be, where you felt the harmony in the space? That’s the seamless integration of design elements and principles at work. While the amateurs can grasp the idea of a well-designed space through feeling, the professionals understand the what, why and how of the design itself. How do the elements and principles work together? If you compare designing interiors to cooking, the elements are your ingredients, and the principles are the way you use and combine your ingredients to make a perfect dish. Balance Balance is the equilibrium in the visual weight of objects in…
Trendy Wall Paint Patterns to Try
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Krafty Kriz: How to Make a Beauty Dock
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QUIZ: What Condiment Are You?
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East Meets West in Japandi
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Krafty Kriz: 7 Steps to Prepare a Room for Painting
Excellent surface preparation ensures that the paint finish of different surfaces will be excellent too. Kriz shows us in this video the 7 steps…
New Year Painting Ideas to Bring You Good Luck
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(Re)painting Ideas: Starting the Year with a Blank Canvas
I used to be so afraid of closing doors and opening a new, unfamiliar one. What if I don’t belong in that room, what…
How To Paint With A Paint Sprayer
How do you use a paint sprayer? Prepare Your Area Set-Up Your Spray Gun Begin Painting In Long, Horizontal Strokes Work in Sections It’s…
Auspicious Colors For The Chinese New Year
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Product Highlight: A Guide to Boysen Paint Thinners
Scanning through our Facebook timeline, we saw a comment asking us to write about Boysen thinners and reducers. We strive to provide you with…
Krafty Kriz: Painting Terra Cotta Pots
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QUIZ: What Should Be Your New Year Mantra?
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Reminiscing the Moods of the Color Trend 2019 Palettes
It’s 2020 and Boysen has a fresh batch of 24 colors waiting in the wings. They are ready to be unveiled, and we will…
Back to the Classic: Pantone Names Classic Blue as the Color of the Year
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Krafty Kriz: Chamois Rag Rolling Technique
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Product Highlight: Know Your Boysen Putty
When you walk into a room, you admire the vibrant colors of the wall but rarely notice the flawless texture of it. The smoothness…
How to Save Money on Paint
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Your 10 Top Painting Tips in 2019
Let it B is replete with painting tips. If you follow the blog regularly, you will notice that we often give tips, advice, recommendations,…