7 tips on designing a rented home without making permanent changes

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A home is a home, whether it is owned or rented, the dream is of living in a home that matches our personality. With property prices continuing to skyrocket, more of us are finding ourselves renting homes for the long-term, spending decades and even raising families in these houses. Here are some simple ways that you can use to get your home designed without making any civil alterations or permanent changes.

1. Give the space new colour: If you think that the space is in need of a fresh coat of paint, do that. The Colour of the space is the first thing that you would be able to connect with.

2. Use removable wallpaper: If painting is not an option, you can certainly use wallpapers to make the house yours.

3. Wall decor: Add some wall decor that matches your taste. You can also make a personalised photo wall. you can also use washi tapes to transform the walls

4. Artificial grass: Add artificial grass patches to your balconies and other open areas to give natural look to the space.

5. Add plants: Apart from artificial grass, bring home plants that you like and give a fresh and lively atmosphere to the space.

6. Update lightings: If possible change the chandeliers and lightings to match your taste. You can also add some floor lamps to match your taste.

7. Curtain magic: Two things that people notice first are walls and then curtains. Give the space brightness with curtains that match your interior theme and taste.

With these minor changes, you can personalise a rented home. At Creatives by Rimaa we design rented homes without making civil changes. You can always contact us to know details and visit us on Instagram to see our work and updates from us.

 

How an interior designer thinks different each time

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There is nothing more personal than designing a home for someone else. However, that doesn’t mean interior designer imposes their personal likes and dislikes. Thinking differently is an important skill of a good interior designer. And that’s extremely important as no one wants the same-looking house and that’s so boring.

An interior designer should not impose his or her choices on the client. The approach should be your home your way.

When a designer is exposed to myriad design challenges they come up with excellent solutions. Questioning is an essential trait. Without enough questioning, you are unable to know your client and thus will end up under delivering.

Seeing through the obstacles is a very important skill that defines a good interior designer and helps in thinking differently. It’s about being imaginative to new thoughts keeping the obstacles away.

These are skills that comes naturally or one builds over a period of time. I am glad I have them naturally and it’s getting better each day.

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Five popular interior trends

Style up your house for the upcoming festivities

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Festivals are here, one followed by the other. It’s the perfect time to declutter and decorate your house. When it comes to designing and decorating the house we all want to keep it simple yet follow the latest trends.

So in this blog, I have listed five trends. Some of them are absolutely timeless. Let’s look at them:

1. Lighting as a Feature Element: The right placement and colour of lights can make and break the look. Nowadays there are many beautiful, quirky options available. They are unique and very modern which enhances the look of any space.

2. Pastels and Muted Hues:  Pastels have always been loved but now is the time for pastels and muted hues. They are classy and very popular as well.

3. Geometric patterns abstract shapes: Yes you read that right. These are very much in. You can use them anywhere, wallpapers, carpets, furnishing and furniture shapes. You think of it and it will look perfect.

4. Wall murals: Life-size wall murals in bright as well as pastels are the talk of every town. From human faces to nature to animals and birds everything is being used and loved.

5. Green spaces: With people getting more and more responsible about the environment, plants have created space in the homes. They give a refreshingly look and feel to the space. One trend that is getting popular and is here to stay.

Which of these have you tried or you are sure to try this festival season?

Wallpapers; The Most Stylish Way To Dress Your Walls In 2022

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Wallpaper is a key trend for 2022, and the insatiable appetite from consumers doesn’t look like abating any time soon. Whatever your taste, there are wallpaper ideas for everyone, from traditional florals and trompe l’oeil to contemporary geometric and tropical patterns or animal motifs and architectural designs. Bold wallpapers are back in trend, so sharing a few varieties of wallpapers will make it easy for you to select as per the design concept.

SCENIC WALL MURAL: landscape wall murals are the most trending ones in 2022. It enhances the space with multifold imagination.

FULL-SCALE PATTERN: Maximalism is back and is going to stay for sure. It’s bold and expressive

ABUNDANCE OF FLORALS: It’s vintage, retro or contemporary and very much in demand.

BOLD AND WARM: Bold is definitely in, yet the warm colours and patterns are equally in demand.

BOTANICALS: Flora and fauna I like to term it that way. These nature-faced wallpapers make the space lively and support sustainability

DRAMATIC GRAPHICS: Geometrical patterns give a simplified, structured design.

TEXTURAL PAPERS: With better printing techniques there is more than one way you can use wallpaper and they are stylish.

Without a personal sense of style, a home is nothing but just a house

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Without a personal sense of style, a home is nothing but just a house, with some walls and ceilings. Your place must have the right mix of being functional and stylish. Be it your apartment, your office or your commercial space, it is important to maintain a composed and soothing atmosphere in your space. The interior design process comes into play at this level and helps to solve the problem. The intention of this blog is to help you understand the process and how different phases lead to excellent interiors.

Let me take you through the 5 major phases of interior design that collectively form the entire interior design process.

These processes are:

Strategic Planning Phase: Our first step after the initial meeting for any interior design project that we take up, is to inspect the job site and do a walkthrough. We understand the client’s requirements and also things they like doing, the surroundings of their house and their expectations and overall liking. This helps to create the concept

Conceptual Development Phase: During the conceptual development, functionalities are defined. We create a mood board to help clients understand the theme and concept. Once the mood board concept is approved we work on basic site plans, simple elevations and a new floor plan to make use of blank spaces and rough sections.

Design Development Phase: Once the design and theme are approved the creative juices flow to create the masterpiece of the space. Now, keeping a sync with the architecture and the design theme we start bringing things together in the form of 3d sketches. Every element we select, from flooring to tiles, to mirrors to furniture is done with a focus on the approved design theme. This gives a micro look at how the space would turn out after implementation.
Construction Documentation Phase: At this stage, the approved design is translated into construction documents for contractors for any civil work. The cost estimation is done and a projection is created and gets approved by the client.
Construction Maintenance & Administration Phase: This is the phase where the actual magic happens. The civil work starts now simultaneously we start working on procurement and design of other elements. At Creatives By Riimaa we have stringent procedures in place to ascertain excellent quality, timely services to our clients. Gradually everything starts falling in place as approved in the above phases.

At Creatives By Riimaa we passionately give life to every house. Our team is skilled and well experienced to handle any situation. We don’t leave any stone unturned to ensure a million-dollar smile when they see everything come together!

A House Is Incomplete Without Beautiful Corners

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Do you often notice the bare corners of some homes and feel like something is missing?

Well, you feel so because definitely there is something missing. Most of the people, including a few designers, concentrate mainly on the more prominent spaces of the house. They ignore the corners, hallway, and foyer while designing spaces.

I feel these are equally important as they add vibrance to the entire look. Also, you can create a bit of drama and elegance when these spaces are styled well.

The foyer area is extremely important to create the first impression and also the curiosity of the complete look of the house. Similarly, bare walls leave a feeling of emptiness. So add some pictures, wall art, wall paper or artwork to make them appealing.

Corners can be made lively with decor, plants or just some statement lights.
Try these and give your space a level up in look and feel.

7 Interior Design Principles And Why It’s Important For You To Know Them

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You must be wondering why you need to know these seven principles when you plan to hire an interior designer? Well, I think it’s really important for you to know before you start getting work done. The most important reason is that it will help you understand the process and thus you will know what to expect and when. This also gives you the opportunity to actively participate in the process, thus making the transformation memorable and fulfilling. Interior Design is a combination of science as well as art and so there are some technical aspects to it and knowing the basics help you as they don’t sound blah blah.

The 7 elements of design are created to help balance an interior scheme so that the finished look is aesthetically pleasing, as well as functional.

So let’s have a look at the principles quickly.
1. Balance: It’s about creating a visual harmony bt=y ensuring everything is evenly distributed and creating a sense of equilibrium in your design.
2. Unity: Creating a sense of uniformity between the elements is essential and is achieved with sensible curation of elements.
3. Rhythm: The human brain understands repetition and recognises similar objects quickly that is the reason for creating repetition and contrast in an interior, which helps carry visual interest around the room.
4. Emphasis: This principle ensures that every room has one central element as a focal point and other elements are complimenting it.
5. Contrast: In interior design, contrast is created by combining two or more very different forms. This can be achieved with colour, shapes and textures.
6. Scale and Proportion: The size and proportion of every element are also important to keep the balance and aesthetics. Also, they should be complementing each other.
7. Details: Well it’s all about giving importance to every small element and not overlooking anything around the space.

So here we are, hope you find it useful. In case you need more information or want us to be partners in creating your dream home contact Creatives By Riimaa at 98110 06890