Japanese architect Shuhei Aoyama, dubbed the "Jun Matsumoto of the design world," once said, "Home is a small city, and the city is a large home.

Establishing a connection between housing and the surrounding environment, and designing more human-centric home interiors, is indeed the future trend of living."

Whether it's the "urban nomads" who consider the world their home or the neighbors who turn alleyways into living rooms, everyone is redefining living spaces in their own way. The living attitudes of contemporary Chinese youth are vastly different from before. The consumer base in the home market has shifted from survival-based needs to enjoyment-based demands.

The generation born and raised in an era of material abundance, the 80s and 90s, now make up a population of 200 million middle-class individuals in China. They will be the trendsetters in home consumption, representing a shift towards quality consumption.

Regardless of city or lifestyle choices, integrating one's personality development and family life into consideration is crucial. Rather than blindly following trends, it's about having a dialogue with oneself first, recognizing internal needs.

Letting home consumption go beyond just purchasing necessities and adding attitude and emotional connections, from initially flashy consumption to now leaning towards comfortable self-satisfaction, reflects a shift from initially focusing on external appearances to now focusing on internal quality, self-love, and showcasing individuality.

Alongside the upgrading of home consumption, a concept known as "home life aesthetics" has quietly emerged. Life aesthetics is not about possessing a few items with good looks and labels, nor is it about ceremony. It's a consciousness—a way of life, whether it's pursuing a minimalist lifestyle, embracing the hustle and bustle of folk life, or experiencing aesthetics and art in everyday life. Besides material satisfaction, it's about the shimmering waves at the spiritual level—a lifestyle.

In meeting the functional and comfort needs of the home, maximizing the aesthetic beauty of the overall design, from form to color and arrangement, is paramount. Masterpieces make every home unique, blending life with art.

Scale and proportion: The most classic and perfect proportion in aesthetics is the golden ratio, 1:0.618. It can also be applied to living spaces, with slight variations to enrich spatial levels, and appropriate scale application yields the most beautiful results.

Stability and harmony: The most important aspect of a living space is its overall harmony and stability. It should be bright without being too light, steady without being too dull, and compatible yet harmonious. Try the classic color matching rule: the proportion of base color, main color, and accent color is 7:2.5:0.5.

Coordination and contrast: "Contrast" is one of the forms of beauty. Through contrasts in light and dark, warm and cool colors, and texture of materials, unified yet layered spaces can be achieved, rich yet harmonious.

Rhythm and cadence: Some say architecture is frozen music, and music is flowing architecture. Rhythm and cadence are inseparable. It's expressed through changes in spatial density and component arrangement. A space is best with only one main theme, having a rhythm and theme for better comfort.

Home is an art, and life is an aesthetic. All beauty ultimately returns to life. The fusion of home spaces, products, and life is the only way.