Round and round it goes
We created our first arch some years ago. A well composed picture from our photographer had sealed the immaculate design within our portfolio. After this project made its ‘rounds’, a certain belief for a trend started to stir (of course, along with the works of other amazing architects and interior designers who also implemented arches), and started to create expectations when clients visited us. We were pretty sure that whatever we had in our portfolio would influence our client’s decisions and behaviours. Today, how we currently stylise spaces, and tell stories depict present desires for homes.
We’ve gotten hundreds of requests for arches, curves and rounded corners.
The taste-makers seem to think that it’s overdone, but before we close the lid to this timeless design, here’s how we’ve applied these space-bending features:
Let’s share with you some shapely pointers:
Make sure your curve has all the attention
illustration by intern of the season! @isthissandra
Make sure your curve has space to breathe:
Stay away from creating either a too skinny arch will make the feature out of proportion and even dysfunctional, OR having an arch that bends too near a ceiling and visually squishes your arch.
illustration by intern of the season! @isthissandra
Make sure you execute them with the right radius, in proportion to the space
illustration by intern of the season! @isthissandra
Believe it or not, arches serve a purpose -
Aesthetically, they make rigid spaces softer and more approachable.
Arches create a dramatic entrance, and symbolise a new entry into a space.
Curved corners are safer for charging pets and children! (Instead of stabbing corners, curved corners will slightly bruise.)
If furniture or a structure stretches into the main thoroughfare, making their corners rounder create an opportunity for better circulation, and somehow doesn’t make the object too intrusive. see image below.
A curved corner on our client’s wardrobe
I guess we’ll ‘round’ up by saying we still love these features and will not make them our arch-enemy just yet.
Give us a ring or join BBCC Elements of Interior Design to learn how to be creative within interiors! We’ll also circle back to spotlight up and coming interior styles for 2021.