If a designer hasn’t properly used horizontal and vertical elements, he or she has a failed design. When I walk into a room, I look for a strong horizontal element, like crown molding on the ...

Here are the seven design elements that can help you in your own home design journey. ... Horizontal lines make the room look wider. Vertical lines lend a heightened effect to a space.

Firm Architects has carefully organised zinc, mirror and brick elements to form a striking horizontal line around the interior of this loft apartment in Amsterdam's De Pijp district. The previous ...