Textiles are key: hard spaces need soft things

A room where textiles regulate a minimalist space. All architectural elements are hard: mineral-coated walls, wooden floors, stone countertops, with clean lines. However, the use of textiles is deliberately generous: a thick wool rug covering the main area, with varying pile heights; a sofa upholstered in coarse woven wool, with loose, un-taut fabric; thick linen curtains hanging from ceiling to floor, with deep, soft pleats; and a hand-spun wool blanket draped over a chair back. These soft, fuzzy, sound-absorbing elements significantly reduce the echo and coldness of the space. Their colors are all natural oat and camel. One corner of the image shows a comparison with a version without textiles, appearing empty and stark.
Avoid: making the two similar, using smooth synthetic fabrics, reducing the area of textiles, adding patterns and high-chroma colors.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個以織品調節極簡空間的房間。建築的部分全部是硬的:礦物塗料的牆、木地板、石材的檯面,線條乾淨。但織品的用量刻意做足:一張佔滿主要區域的厚羊毛地毯,絨面高低有層次;一組包覆粗織羊毛的沙發,布料鬆軟不繃緊;從天花垂到地面的厚亞麻窗簾,褶皺深而柔軟;椅背上一條手紡的羊毛毯。這些軟的、有絨毛的、會吸音的東西大幅降低了空間的迴音與冷感。它們的顏色全部是天然的燕麥與駝。畫面一角以沒有織品的版本對照,顯得空曠而生硬。避免:讓兩者相似、使用光滑的化纖布料、減少織品的面積、加入圖案與高彩度的顏色。