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Utilising Glassware To Enhance Interior Decorating
Interior design has evolved over the decades and indeed centuries. Trends and materials have moved into and out of fashion and availability, and it is possible to identify different periods of history from decor alone. It has often been the case that interior design fashion was influenced by the aristocracy and glassware has always been an important part this. Good pieces of glass have always had some level of expensive attached to them and this has meant they have always been considered something of a luxury. This, among other reasons, is why glass has been used in every era of interior design and has never lost popularity. But how do you get the most out of it?
Minimising colour scheme. Whilst coloured glasses can look very attractive, it is all too easy to get carried away and mix too many colours of crystal vases or glass bowls together for example. If you don’t want to end up with your rooms looking there has been a paintball fight going on in them, you should not go crazy with the colours. The best policy is to limit yourself to 2 or 3 different colours, or better yet just vary the shades of one primary and one base colour.
Enhance light. Glass has an amazing ability to scatter light and illuminate wide areas of a room that would otherwise be left in the dark. This works better with thinner and lighter colours of glass but with enough light entering it, darker colours can look great as well. In rooms with low light, you can place some vases or wine glasses near the window and it will help move the light deeper into the room, and avoid it being concentrated in only one area.
Mix with opposites. Sometimes the most different materials work very well in unison and create the best effects. Due to the fact most glass has a smooth and shiny finish, it works very well in combination with rougher and more opaque colours. A pair of whisky-glasses and decanter set to a background of concrete or brushed steel works really well for example. You could even sandwich some rough pebbles between two sheets of tough glass to form a coffee table?
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