Marisol spends much of her time working on designing interior spaces for her clients, that is, when she isn’t designing and building custom furniture for her stores. We wanted to catch up with her and ask her what her about her interior design process.
MG: The most important part of the process for me is a big one, which is often overlooked, and that is to listen to my clients. Although they have sought me out for my professional insight on their space, it still remains their home. I like to spend time with my clients and get to know them. It is important to find out what they do and do not like. It’s quite an intimate process really, many of my clients have become close friends because of this working process.”
MG: Balance and Rhythm. I can’t stress that enough. It's very important that the house or space has a continuous flow. I want there to be a continuation of the theme of the home that flows from room to room. When you have too many contrasting themes going on in a home it can tend to look like a funhouse. So the balance and the rhythm must be kept at the forefront at all times.
Which brings me to my next point, conceptual development and focal points. Maybe you have a beautiful waterfront home, and if this is the case, then you want to bring to the inside, the natural beauty of the outside. Although I like to use a good bit of neutral colors for my base, if your focal point is on the magnificent ocean views, then you want to engage that, and bring in some pops of those beautiful and soothing blues, emerald, turquoises, colors which in turn gives you balance and rhythm.”
It was all starting to make some sense to me now, I was starting to see her blueprint. So I asked Marisol what else she felt was important for her.
“Proportion and scale. This is as equally important as any of the other implementations that we have discussed. Sometimes I have to put my mathematicians hat on to make sure what we are placing will fit. That part can get quite technical, although your eye can quite easily identify when something doesn’t look right or is out of place. But these mistakes can costly and very time consuming especially when merchandise now takes as long as it does to arrive. So if your do not own a tape measure, get one, it can be your most valuable ally.”
Anything Else?
“Well I guess it would be full circle then because we are back to the beginning. Know your customer.
Not Too Shabby by Marisol Gullo
9755 US-98, Miramar Beach
850.419.3976