{"id":353,"date":"2010-01-25T13:47:11","date_gmt":"2010-01-25T17:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.byronjorjorian.com\/blog\/?p=353"},"modified":"2010-01-25T13:47:11","modified_gmt":"2010-01-25T17:47:11","slug":"zen-photography-and-interior-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.byronjorjorian.com\/blog\/zen-photography-and-interior-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Zen, Photography, and Interior Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-via=\"byronjorjorian\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.byronjorjorian.com\/blog\/zen-photography-and-interior-design\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-354\" title=\"Grass and sunset reflections of clouds in the water Image #22506_313sm\" src=\"http:\/\/www.byronjorjorian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/22506_313sm-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Grass and sunset reflections of clouds in the water Image #22506_313sm\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.byronjorjorian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/22506_313sm-199x300.jpg 199w, http:\/\/www.byronjorjorian.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/22506_313sm.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\">As our lives become increasingly complex, an inner urge emerges to simplify our living areas to create balance and peace internally.\u00a0 Interior designers are being asked to create minimalist spaces for their clients that still resonate with character and sophistication. This is a task that is easier said than done, as less is often more difficult to achieve than more. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\">Choosing just the right works of art to adorn walls is key to creating a Zen living space that also has warmth and life. Many intriguing photographs can be found to achieve this effect. The goal is to select those that are simple yet imaginative and evoke a sense of nature that can serve as a focal point for such designs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\">Each room in a Zen design should have only one central focal point \u2013 a small Zen garden, a leaf print, or a simply stated wooden bench would suffice.\u00a0 Such spaces should be highly functional and efficient, with many pieces of furniture serving a double duty. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\">Colors should be nature-oriented, and can be defined by the Zen photography placed on the walls.\u00a0 Sage, coffee, taupe, and shades of balsa blend nicely together and create a natural, simplistic setting. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\">Also complementary to a Zen design are the photos of leaves.\u00a0 As the humble leaf is the \u201cfactory\u201d where food is produced for the mighty tree, it is symbolic of small things creating great results.\u00a0 Dried leaves symbolize the harvest, while green, fresh ones symbolize the newness of spring. Photos of leaves fill the viewer with a sense of peace and harmony, making them ideal choices for stress-free living spaces. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\">Recessed lighting adds to the overall ambiance of such a design, and helps to illuminate the tastefully chosen Zen <a href=\"http:\/\/byronjorjorian.com\/photos-for-decorating.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">photos for decorating<\/span><\/a> adding interest to the space.\u00a0 A few candles sparsely spread throughout each room will add the Feng Shui element of fire for balance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\">We have a large number of images suitable for imparting a Zen feeling to the design of a room throughout our site. You can visit a special gallery of our Zen imagery created using an exclusive technique by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/www.byronjorjorian.com\/index\/category\/gallery|Zen\/start\/0#\">HERE<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\">If you liked this article, tell all your friends about it. They\u2019ll thank you for it. If you have a blog or website, you can link to it or even post it to your own site (don\u2019t forget to mention <a href=\"http:\/\/www.byronjorjorian.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">www.byronjorjorian.com<\/span><\/a> as the original source.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tweet As our lives become increasingly complex, an inner urge emerges to simplify our living areas to create balance and peace internally.\u00a0 Interior designers are being asked to create minimalist spaces for their clients that still resonate with character and sophistication. 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