Eclectic Design Style: Presentation

For my Interior Design class, I created a 

presentation to explain what eclectic design is

 and how to achieve it. Along with each slide is 

the basic information I stated during the presentation...

Here is an example of an eclectic living space.

 It shows personality with accessories such as 

the large portrait and letter on the wall. The whole

 room has a very unique style, which cannot be 

defined as it comes from a variety of influences.

Notice these particular traits all included in this 
example of an eclectic space.

Try to identify the common characteristics in this 
example also.

Making an eclectic style space work is much

 trickier than just throwing a bunch of mismatched

 pieces together. In this example, the chairs do

 not match each other. They share a common 

form and shape, which allows them to work 

together well, while still being unique. 

Scale, proportion, and composition is important 

in all design styles, but especially eclectic. The

 bold curtains balance out the soft colored sofa 

and the coffee table and breakfast table don’t stick

 out much to allow for the artwork to pop. Everything

 is very intentional.

Repetition gives a room rhythm and unity. It can

 be particular items, colors, or shapes. The amount

 of rectangles in this living room on the wall and the

 artwork, along with furniture, give this room unity.

A common characteristic of an eclectic room 

is layered textures. In this room, the texture 

of the floor against rug and fabrics on the 

couch along with the texture of moulding on top,

 creates a visually pleasing room.

 When walls are kept clean/simple/plain, more 

colors can be experimented with in the room. 

This allows for more bold choices to pop out. 

Another way to unite a room is to have colors 

from the same family or are all similar, like

 the bright hues in this room. Even thought 

the patterns are different, the bright colors work

 together very well.

Come on, are those heads not awesome and

 super creepy at the same time? Haha, try to make

 someone take a double-take with your eclectic room.

Yuck is all I can say. How can you live in this?

Which chair would work in this room? In eclectic 

style, you cannot just put anything together, without it

 looking like a garage sale blew up.

See what makes this room eclectic? 

Not sure if I personally enjoy the animal pillows (hehe)

Hope you enjoyed!