風格定位，是空間設計的起點 Defining Your Style: The Starting Point of Spatial Design

我們常有一種誤解，以為「設計」一個家，是從挑選沙發的顏色、或丈量櫃體的尺寸開始的。然而，在美學作家艾倫·狄波頓（Alain de Botton）的著作《幸福建築》中曾提及一個迷人的觀點：「我們對家的熱愛，其實是對自身身分的一種承認。」

這句話精準地點出了空間設計的核心：釐清你的個人風格，是任何空間設計專案中首要且最重要的一步。

在這個充滿消費誘惑的時代，打開購物網頁或走進家具店是如此容易。但若在我們尚未釐清內在渴望之前，就急於進行採購或決策，往往會落入物質堆砌的陷阱。真正的風格，並非複製雜誌上的樣品屋，而是源自於你獨一無二的生命軌跡。

心理學上有個概念稱為「敘事認同」（Narrative Identity），意指我們通過講述自己的故事來構建自我。空間亦是如此。每個人在人生旅途中都經歷了不同的風景——也許是你童年時老家那張磨損的木餐桌、大學時獨自旅行見過的一抹靛藍，或是某個午後陽光灑落在書頁上的溫度。這些碎片化的記憶，才是構成你風格的 DNA。

這也是為什麼專業的風格師（Stylist）在進行空間佈置時，比起設計師，更像是一位「視覺說書人」。

風格營造（Styling）不僅僅是擺放花瓶或調整抱枕角度，它是一種描繪畫面、銷售故事的方法。當風格師為一個待售空間策展時，他們創造的不僅是視覺上的和諧，更是一種「潛在的生活方式」。他們運用心理學中的視覺暗示，讓潛在買家走進門的那一刻，就能在腦海中投射出自己身處其中的幸福模樣——可能是在這扇窗邊喝咖啡的愜意，或是在那張地毯上與孩子嬉戲的溫馨。

如果風格師能為陌生人創造出如此迷人的故事，那麼，身為屋主的你，是否更應該為自己策展？

在您決定敲下第一面牆，或刷下第一筆信用卡之前，請試著放慢腳步。把空間想像成一本尚未書寫的傳記，問問自己：我想在這個空間裡，成為什麼樣的人？我想讓這個角落，訴說什麼樣的過去與未來？

風格不是一種稍縱即逝的流行趨勢，它是你生活哲學的具象化。當空間開始講述你的故事，家，才真正有了靈魂。

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We often labor under the misconception that "designing" a home begins with selecting the color of a sofa or measuring dimensions for cabinets. However, in his seminal work The Architecture of Happiness, aesthetic philosopher Alain de Botton offers a fascinating perspective: "To speak of home is to speak of the acknowledgment of our own identity."

This statement precisely highlights the core of spatial design: Clarifying your personal style is the primary and most critical step in any spatial design project.

In this era of tempting consumption, opening a shopping tab or walking into a furniture store is effortless. Yet, rushing into purchases or decisions before clarifying our inner desires often leads us into the trap of mere material accumulation. True style is not about replicating a showroom from a magazine; it originates from your unique life trajectory.

There is a concept in psychology known as "Narrative Identity," which suggests that we construct our sense of self by telling our own stories. Space works the same way. Everyone experiences different sceneries on their life's journey—perhaps the worn wooden dining table from your childhood home, a shade of indigo seen during a solo college trip, or the warmth of sunlight hitting a page on a quiet afternoon. These fragmented memories are the DNA that constitutes your style.

This is why professional Stylists, when arranging a space, act less like decorators and more like "visual storytellers."

Styling is not merely about placing vases or adjusting the angle of a throw pillow; it is a method of painting a picture and selling a story. When stylists curate a space for sale, they create not just visual harmony, but a "potential lifestyle." They utilize visual cues grounded in psychology, allowing potential buyers to instantly project a happy version of themselves into the space the moment they walk in—imagining the comfort of drinking coffee by the window, or the warmth of playing with children on the rug.

If a stylist can create such a captivating story for strangers, shouldn't you, as the homeowner, curate even more intentionally for yourself?

Before you decide to knock down that first wall or swipe your credit card for the first time, try to slow down. Imagine the space as a biography yet to be written, and ask yourself: What kind of person do I want to become in this space? What past and future do I want this corner to narrate?

Style is not a fleeting trend; it is the physical manifestation of your philosophy of life. When a space begins to tell your story, a house truly becomes a home.