In Kate's picture below, a third of blue sky, two-thirds. In Kate's painting below, one-third of blue sky and two-thirds of orange background add just the right amount of interest and balance to the work. This is how the rule of thirds applies to balanced room schemes, according to interior design experts. The rule of thirds is a technique that consists of dividing a frame (or, in this case, the view of a room) into a uniform grid of three by three, so that there are two horizontal lines and two vertical lines that dissect each other to create a frame, as if it were of zeros and crosses.
The rule of three works for designing a coffee table, decorating a shelf, placing furniture in a room, and much more. Learn about the science and art behind the rule of three, which will make decorating easier and your home almost magically prettier. Ideas for the living room can be used following the rule of thirds, and this one shows how to use works of art to position them perfectly; each end of the piece is just outside the vertical intersection lines in the hypothetical grid of the rule of the thirds.
