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Of all the tools that interior designers use to dene space, surfaces are
perhaps the simplest and, at the same time, most provocative. The impact
of the detailed, behind-the-scenes work that allows an interior to function
effectively will be lost unless the nished surfaces are well integrated into
the project.
Theories abound about how surfaces affect mood, atmosphere, comfort,
and the basic ways a space is inhabited. The different ways in which
designers approach these ideas have created some of the most challeng-
ing and thoughtful expressions of what an interior is.
Surface is often discussed in terms of its depth, its relative thinness, and
the appropriateness of a particular surface to function, space, and durabil-
ity. The more the designer understands how color, material, texture, and
pattern have developed, how choices of nish translate into ideas of taste,
and how surface variation can impact a space, the greater, and richer, the
opportunities will be for the design practice.
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