Friday, October 28, 2011

Tips on Retail Interior Design


When it comes to the interior design of your home, office, or business, most people tend to think that creating a beautiful space is a costly process. The words 'thousands of pounds' flits through people's minds as they think of decorating a room or building, but you may find that redecorating or giving your space a facelift can actually cost a good deal less than you may think.

There are many ways that you can use retail materials and items to help you create an interior design that is elegant, and all at a fairly low-cost. There are many items in retail display showcases that you can purchase that will help you create a simple, tasteful interior. Going into your average retail store and checking out retail display showcases can be a great way to get ideas of objects to use to help you decorate.
Before you start looking at objects to use to decorate, here are a few things that you can do to help you use colours, lighting, pattern, and other simple techniques to create a beautiful retail interior design:

When creating the interior design of your space, try to find colours that match the function of the space. If you are in an office, why would you paint your walls bright pink? No lawyer's office should have yellow walls, and no nursery should have black walls. Use colours that match the function of the place, and use colour psychology to help you determine which the best colours to use in your space are.
Once you have determined the best colours to use, you need to see how the lighting of your room affects your colour scheme. If you have a good deal of natural light, you may find that dark colours simply won't work for a room. You can still use earthy colours with natural light, but you may find that light, airy colours are perfect for combining with natural sunlight to create a pleasant atmosphere.
Make sure that your furniture matches the style of your room, and you can easily find furniture to complement the colours of your room. There are many items of furniture in the retail display case at your local furniture stores, and these items are usually fairly low-cost but still have plenty of aesthetic appeal. Use these low-cost furniture options to help you create an interior design that is pleasing and low-budget.

Arrange your furniture to lay out your space in a particular pattern. You can have one central focal point of the room with all of the furniture facing or gathering around it, or you can create a room that has a natural flow and various focal points. Use your furniture to create a natural environment to the room.

Be consistent when it comes to your appearance and style. Changing the colours from room to room is the best way to annoy people, and you should keep the colour scheme of your entire space consistent. You can make simple changes or variations on your theme, but you need to ensure that your retail interior design flows and blends harmoniously.
SmithBrewer offer design and build services for retail and commercial interiors, our in-house retail design team offers a wealth of experience and design skills within the interior, graphic and product design fields. We provide a retail interior design service for commercial properties such as offices, hotels, bars and restaurants. We can create a full scheme for you or can design feature areas or even individual pieces of furniture to suit an existing scheme.