She chose solid fabrics to keep the attention on the modern shapes. Modern Farmhouse style interprets its traditional cousin but simplifies shapes and often incorporates midcentury and industrial elements, like in this kitchen by Alyssa Rosenheck. For her decoration of Emily Schuman’s Los Angeles home, designer Katie Hodges looked to stylistic influences from the 1970s, updating them with a minimal backdrop for a fresh take.
- “When designing a coastal-inspired space, look for a connection to nature—plants, colors, and textures,” Mazzarini says.
- If you live in an apartment with outdoor space, treat even a small balcony like the spare room that it is by furnishing it and decorating it rather than letting it go to waste.
- If you have a great view from your windows, highlight that portrait of nature with smart window treatment choices.
- Adding an accent chair in a fun color, pattern, material, or texture is a simple trick for waking up your living room, bedroom, home office, and beyond.
- We were driving past while on our way to Ubud, and saw this shop.
Look for items to work as your primary light source that match the general style of the room, but that aren’t too bold. Small interesting lamps can be interspersed throughout your home to add light and flare to your style. Nothing does more for a space than filling the walls with artwork, prints, and posters.
Display Your Art Collection
The deep orange sofa in this living space gets a seasonal lift with the addition of mismatched pink throw pillows. A blue vase adds a pop of complementary color, while ranunculus in the same shades as the pillows help tie the space together. Floral prints might seem a bit cliche when it comes to spring decorating, but there are plenty of ways to make botanical patterns work with any design style. Here, a deer painting gives a floral headboard and leafy throw pillows a charming country cottage feel. Make experiments with the wall, floor, and ceiling decorating materials.
- Embrace trends like cafécore and the jazz aesthetic, which both utilize deep warm tones for a modern yet refined look.
- Wanna make a cool affordable design for the house, but don’t have much knowledge about it?
- Look for furniture that’s low to the ground for a casual, free-spirited aesthetic, and retro feel that will never date.
- Also always eensure that your furnishings and accessories complement your walls, decor, flooring, and floor coverings.
Bring the outdoors inside with a living wall to complement any decor style. Interior designer Maite Granda installed a dramatic living wall in this contemporary Florida dining room that brings the space to life and creates a feel-good spot for entertaining. Save space and create an airy feel in a modern bedroom with floating nightstands. Desiree Burns Interiors paired a light wood nightstand with clean lines with a drawer to hide clutter, leaving the top as a display space for greens and decor objects. Hand-crafted zellige tiles add a textural feel to modern spaces, with no two tiles exactly alike. Marie Flanigan Interiors added character to a modern farmhouse kitchen with gleaming zellige tiles on the wall behind the range.