Looking for inspiration and ideas on how to remodel your room and need examples of good interior design? You’ll love this subreddit. The idea is simple: here you can collect memorable, high-quality pictures of rooms.
The rooms themselves, however, are anything but simple. From a clock tower in Brooklyn to a secluded cabin in the woods, they all take advantage of the location to create an immersive atmosphere you’ll want to lose yourself in.
I wish I could spend a rainy evening here
To find out what makes a room beautiful, and interior design in general, we at Bored Panda caught up with designer, stylist and content maker Luke Arthur Wells. He said that the design of the room should be based on functionality. “No matter how good a room looks, if you don’t manage the space correctly and set the right rhythm, you won’t enjoy it and you’ll soon want to rearrange it again,” he says. “Details are important, making sure there is enough space between pieces of furniture, doors and walls to walk through, or that all kitchen fixtures are accessible for efficient use—not something that negatively affects the aesthetics of the room.”
Great simplicity. Trabzon-Türkiye
However, when a person arranges the space around him, he is usually inspired not by functionality, but by form. “This part of the process relies more on creativity and is difficult to measure in an applied way.” Well said! “The point here is to create a space that reflects your character and will be a refuge from the outside world when you need it. And just because functionality is at the heart of the scheme, that doesn’t mean you can’t choose elements that are more in line with the aesthetic.” than its task in the interior.”
As an example, the designer cited a coffee table in his own living room. It was large, bulky and heavy so that one person could not lift it, which is not very functional. However, he created a balance between what style of pieces he liked and the disadvantages associated with choosing that type of furniture.
Lovely wooden loft with a huge window
In the end, it all comes down to balance. “If you have managed to marry function and form, that is good design, but if the two conflict, you need to strive for a compromise. No interior will be completely flawless in terms of functionality, and you may have to move away from your dream design if it incarnation will mean less usability of the site.”
“Of course, there are design styles where form and function coexist perfectly,” adds Wells. “A movement like the Bauhaus, which has seen a renaissance in recent years, puts function before form in furniture design, but now these things are valued more for how they look than for their functionality.”
Living room with a view, Capri, Italy
The rooms where function and form are combined receive the most votes on this subreddit: if this is a building in a rural area, they are attracted by huge panoramic windows, coffee-colored walls that expand the space due to the exterior, even blurring the boundary between them. If the room is in a century-old house in an old town, it may retain something of its original design, hinting at its rich history.
