Ever since I stepped into the design world, every building I enter gets immediately analyzed down to the little detail. It never happened until I began learning more about it and how intentional every detail is. I'm currently in a class called "Detailing"....a whole semester of zooming in on your design decisions and instead of asking "why" (a design question we are constantly having to answer" we ask "how"..... how are we going to make this happen.... how are we going to get this shelf to look like it's floating to match your airy, simplistic aesthetic...but make sure that it's structurally sound enough for Bob and he's fat cousin Sal to be able to lean on in. Anyways.... it's all about detail. Just an FYI, did you know that a 2 by 4 stud isn't really 2" x 4"?..... It's really 1.5" x 3.5"...but that's a lot harder to say....so they call it a 2 by 4. My dad found that out the hard way. He wanted a desk that he could stand at when he's tired of sitting all day, and he looked every where- even IKEA, and no one had it. So he decided to build one. Bought all the pieces of wood at Home Depot, draws up the plans and then ends up being a half-inch off every where. He doesn't construct things too often, so while he was building this in the garage and grunting he took the time to call me to ask if I could smell the testosterone from Forney....
All of this was to say that every aspect of interior design is intentional. The color of the grout, the thickness of the baseboard, the wall painted "meditative blue"....all intentional and all of it has a purpose either functionally or conceptually.....at least good design is. So next time you're in a new space, take the time to notice the details, because some hard working designer thought long and hard about every decision, just to make the space more enjoyable for you.
"If you want a golden rule to fit everybody this is it; have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful." - William Morris
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