Usage of Patterns: Reserve Only One Spot in a Space

A New Chinese style space with strictly controlled use of patterns. In the entire room, only one place uses traditional patterns—a full-height ice-crack pattern screen, occupying about a quarter of the elevation; all other surfaces are plain: the walls are unpatterned mineral paint, the cabinets are plain wood veneer with continuous matching grain, the carpet is solid colored, the throw pillows have no patterns, and the ceiling is completely clean. Because there is only one such element, that pattern becomes a clear visual focal point and does not compete with other elements. A corner of the image shows an overused version for comparison: walls, carpet, throw pillows, ceiling, and cabinet doors all have key patterns and cloud patterns, resulting in visual noise. Avoid: making the two versions similar, adding a second patterned element to the correct version, expanding the pattern area to more than half, using colored patterns.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個嚴格控制紋樣用量的新中式空間。整個房間中只有一處使用了傳統紋樣——一片通高的冰裂紋隔屏,面積約佔立面的四分之一;其餘所有的表面都是素淨的:牆是無紋的礦物塗料、櫃體是連續對花的素面木皮、地毯是素色的、抱枕沒有圖案、天花完全乾淨。因為只有一處,那片紋樣成為明確的視覺焦點,而且不會與其他元素競爭。畫面的一角以濫用的版本作對照:牆面、地毯、抱枕、天花與櫃門全部有回紋與雲紋,結果變成一片視覺噪音。避免:讓兩者相似、在正確版本加入第二處紋樣、把紋樣的面積擴大到超過一半、使用彩色的紋樣。