Elevate Your Home Design with the “3Vs”
A well-designed home is much more than a trophy. It’s a place where lifelong memories are made; where family and friends gather to celebrate, commiserate, and form irreplaceable bonds.
At Window Concepts, we believe that a well-designed home is beautiful, meaningful, and essential to a life well-lived. We also believe that the core principles of home design are less mysterious than people think.
By keeping three “Vs” in mind – vision, variety, and value – you can take the first step towards building a home that’s eminently beautiful and uniquely yours.
Vision: Superb Design Starts Here
Michelangelo didn’t paint the Sistine Chapel on a whim. Picasso didn’t drop his paint bucket and produce Guernica. Every work of art, from timeless classics to a beautiful home, starts with a vision. Before you start looking at fabric, furniture, and furnishings, tap into your passion and visualize the home you want.
You Are Your Home
A well-designed home is a reflection of the homeowner’s personality. Your home may be a testament to more sophisticated times, painted with lush palettes and evoking a spirit of classical decadence. It could also be a modern, minimalist sanctuary, emphasizing peace and stillness through careful, conscious curation.
Interior Design: Questions Worth Asking
Regardless of your preferred style, you need to know where you’re going before you put your foot on the gas. Before setting out, ask yourself:
What do I want my home to say about me or my family?
How long do I see myself living in this home?
Is my style oriented towards the past, present, or future?
What role will natural light play in work and leisure activities?
With these questions in mind, you can establish a true north to guide you through finer details, such as product selection, alignment, and long-term maintenance.
Variety: Spice Up Your Life (And Your Home)
If you’ve ever had artwork framed, you know that the matte, margins, and frame are just as crucial as the subject itself. Similarly, a musical composition is more than a collection of notes, as the silence between them is what brings the notes to life.
The same concept applies to interior design. No one look, feel, color, or style will complete your vision. Rather, it is the use of contrast, placement, and other forms of variety that give your home power and salience.
Variety Comes in Many Forms
Homeowners with traditional tastes typically focus on variety through compliment, while modernists are heavily committed to contrast.
The classical look and feel relies on a wide palette of colors, while more contemporary styles keep palettes lean and emphasize blacks and whites.
The former path requires a broader understanding of color pairs and the moods they evoke, while the latter factors precise spacing and placement.
Value: Achieve More with Less Effort
Finally, as you design your dream home, it’s important to keep value in mind. In today’s world, value is defined in many different ways. Bringing your vision to life requires a firm grasp of both near- and long-term value.
Near-Term Value in Home Design
Near-term value is more nuanced than arriving at the right price points for your budget. When you choose your materials and assets, you should ensure that the vendors, contractors, and delivery personnel you work with deliver a white-glove experience from start to finish.
In today’s world, too many people pay premium prices and receive mundane service, leading to delays, dings, dents, and frustration. Paying more up front to partner with world-class professionals saves you time, money, and peace of mind on your interior design journey.
Long-Term Value in Home Design
Aesthetics are ephemeral. Over time, your tastes and cultural context will change.
What shouldn’t change is your relationship with your designers, vendors, and collaborators, as well as the quality of service you receive.
Today, you may need a couch inserted or automatic shades installed. But tomorrow, you will need fabric cleaned and batteries replaced. When you choose your product providers, look to partner with experts and companies that make future upkeep automatic, effortless, and as cost-efficient as possible.
In Home Design, Experience Reigns Supreme
At Window Concepts, we believe that everyone has a creative spark just waiting to be lit. If you can express yourself, you can create the home of your dreams. By putting our decades of experience to work, we help you get there faster – and with a smile on your face.
We have proudly served the Greater Philadelphia Area and Main Line for over three decades. Our world-class network of designers, manufacturers, service professionals, and installers all play an important role in bringing our customers’ visions to life. Our products, tools, and services have evolved over time, but our service-first mindset hasn’t.
If you have a vision and desire to build it, we are here to help.
Contact us online, give us a call to make an appointment at (484) 318-8238, and visit our showroom, located at 1712 E Lancaster Ave in Paoli, PA.