Tom Jones III
07-07-2005, 11:02 AM
I've created a complete plan for a pembroke table based off antiques and plans from books. I was just about ready to start building it when I put a mock up in the space I was planning to put it in. It is too big for the intended use, so I need to scale it down.
Would it still look correct if I simply reduce the size of all the parts by the appropriate %? For example, I had planned for the overall height to be 28.25" but I need the overall height to be 24" or 17.7% smaller. The main top was to be 20" wide, should I then make the overall top 20 * 0.823 = 16.46" wide?
Is there a better way to get the proper proportions for a project? What things do I need to take into consideration?
Would it still look correct if I simply reduce the size of all the parts by the appropriate %? For example, I had planned for the overall height to be 28.25" but I need the overall height to be 24" or 17.7% smaller. The main top was to be 20" wide, should I then make the overall top 20 * 0.823 = 16.46" wide?
Is there a better way to get the proper proportions for a project? What things do I need to take into consideration?