Anyway, assignment one is to bring in two pictures of Kitchens & Baths that show great design, and then two photos that show BAD design. So after reading three chapter's of Ellen Cheever's Design Principles discussing what makes good design (and here I'm talking about color, harmony, balance, line, shape, texture, etc. not functionality), I bring you some of my contenders:
Bad Bath
The heading of the article that this masterpiece is featured in is "Zen baths". Now I'm not sure what definition the author had intended for the word Zen, but I think of peaceful, simple, uncomplicated, harmonious etc. This bath is so busy I think it would give me a migraine. Two kinds of distressed finish cabinetry with modern and busy tile? Faux paint finish? Edit people! Edit! I would certainly not deem this as timeless.
Bad Kitchens
I like to deem this type of kitchen "the wood palace". Wood floor, wood grain cabinetry , wood backsplash (!). It doesn't matter how ornate the wood is, it's one giant wooden mess. The small crown makes the room look short . When I look at the range wall for example, it looks like the ceiling dropped.
The "Contractor Special". Not necessarily bad design choices, but it looks like a contractor scratched his chin, bought some trendy items and then just plopped them down. There is no crown moulding here to tie them into the room, so the cabinetry just looks like boxes stuck to the wall.
