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Accentuating Your Home Decor With Modern Accessories
Filed under DecoratingAug 28Modern or contemporary design is known for its sleek lines, bold geometric and graphic patterns, subdued palette contrasted with bold colors, juxtaposing finishes, and a minimalist approach where function and style are tightly interwoven. Choosing accessories to complement modern decor is all about detail and nuance: You’ll find accessories and metal wall art sculptures that let you add just the right design twist to a room, whether you leanings are minimalist, Asian-inspired, hip and urban, serene or somewhere in between. If your modern space is feeling a bit uninspired, consider this step-by-step approach to help you accessorize with confidence and success.
Up-to-the-Minute Inspiration.
Don’t equate modern style with one that is devoid of personal style and character. On the contrary, think about what attracts you to modern style and let that be your guide in choosing furnishings and accessories. Go for items that you love and those that you are drawn to instinctively. Contemporary architecture, geometric pattern and bold color, modern art, or serene elements of nature are examples of modern inspirations. What’s yours?
Let Home Decor Magazines Show you the Way.
Peruse home decor magazines and books to come up with fresh ideas on implementing accents and accessories to create a custom look. It is often said that a picture is worth a thousand words, and dozens color photographs of modern rooms are a good way to draw inspiration for a room you would never have dreamed up on your own.
Surf Internet Stores and Catalogs.
Online home decor stores are another great source for decorating ideas and articles, and they also allow you to search by room, decorative item or whatever it is that you are considering. Printed catalogs featuring modern decor and accessories are also helpful because they will allow you to envision how different accessories, like an area rug, lamp and metall wall hanging can work in unison to produce a signature look.
Pay a Visit to Completely Decorated Model Homes and Home Stores.
While a picture might be worth a thousand words, there’s nothing like the real thing.
Many times decorated by skilled interior decorators, home furnishing stores and model homes can give you insight into arranging furniture and enhancing furniture with accessories and accents. They will also give you a chance to see the latest trends and accessories before purchasing.Combining Texture and Color.
Creating a pleasing decor involves more than just choosing items that fit a particular design style, whether you are decorating a contemporary room or a traditional one. Craft a sense of cohesiveness by repeating colors; this also works to accent neutral tones in the floors, furniture, or walls. Combine sleek surfaces, such as glass or metal, with textured surfaces like rough hewn stone, natural wood, and textured fabrics and repeat shapes to bring continuity to a space.
Selecting Accessories and Accents that Fit Your Expressive Style.
Choose high quality pieces that complement your chosen style when you pick out accents and wall decor. In all likelihood, nuances of your style will be obvious throughout the home, and a tree branch wall art that you choose for the living room, for illustration, may work just as well in the bedroom. This gives you the option of moving accessories around as desired so that you won’t get tired of your selections and you can showcase them in different combinations and situations. Remember that you don’t have to display everything at once and you don’t have to display it in the same way; you can change arrangements and grouping in any way that inspires you. In the long run, good quality pieces will save money because you will not grow tired of them and you will be able to rearrange a room whenever you choose to.
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