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Principle of Design in the
Arrangement of Furniture and
F u r n i s h i n g

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1. Emphasis or center of interest or principles of dominance
and subordination
Tips on How to Give Emphasis
 Determine which part should be dominant or subordinate.
Emphasize important points and downplay the rest.
 Limit the number of parts that should be emphasized. One
dominant and two or three subordinate parts should be
good enough.

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 Arrange other parts of the house to direct interest to the
more important one’s.
 Use wisely bright and intense colors, large shape, and
things that have unusual forms.
 Repeating colors or forms in one way of impressing
dominance.

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Example pictures:

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2. Balance or principle of equilibrium
This gives a feeling of stability and steadiness in a room. Formal
symmetrical balance is achieved when one side of the room is
exactly the same as the other side.

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Example picture:

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3. Proportion
This is a principle of art that shows harmonious relationship among
various elements of art. This corporative relationship refers to size,
amount,
and space.
4. Rhythm
This is a principle of art that relates to organized movements. It help
the eyes move around the room. All objects in a room give life to it
through the movement that rhythm creates. It is achieved by means
of the following:

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a. Repetition- colors, shapes, and textures are repeated in
the interior of the house.
b. Progression- Transition is produced by increasing or
decreasing one or more qualities of an object or a room,
such as size, shape, color, and texture. It is livelier than
repetition because it creates movement leading to a
certain direction.

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Proportion Rhythm

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5. Harmony
This is principle of art which produces
the impression of unity through the
arrangement of objects and ideas in a
consistent manner. When lines or forms
are related and appear to belong
together within a given space, a feeling
of unity or harmony achieved.