Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Symmetry and Balance

"The desire for symmetry, for balance, for rhythm is one of the most inveterate of human instincts." - Edith Wharton and Ogden Codman, Jr, The Decoration of Houses (here)

1. the correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane, line, or point
2.the proper or due proportion of the parts of a body or whole to one another with regard to size and form; excellence of proportion
3. beauty based on or characterized by such excellence of proportion

living etc

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Balance - composition or placement of elements of design, as figures, forms, or colors, in such a manner as to produce an aesthetically pleasing or harmoniously integrated whole

house beautiful

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mscott 218

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lonny via mscott 218

mscott 218 3

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images here, here, and here

1 comment:

crystal.cattle said...

I love the flag and the wall color in the first photo. Great stuff.

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