Innovative interior design ideas for your home remodeling project
Are you ready to launch your home remodeling project? Here are 10 interior design ideas to expand your horizons and help you on your quest.
color me beautiful
Break away from white, off-white, and beige, and bring some color into your life (and onto your walls)! Hit designer Dave Bromstad, HGTV Design Star winner and host of HGTV’s new show Color Splash, is a color fanatic. “I think brown is a great color because it looks great in so many combinations: brown and yellow, brown and blue, brown and orange. It’s been in style for the last five years and it will continue to be. Whites and blues are big too.” , and you can make a big impact with reds and oranges,” says the rising star. But he also warns against being too coincidental. If you decide to go for red walls, there is no need for a red comforter on your bed!
Rock the Casbah
Moroccan design is inviting, warm, inexpensive, and relatively easy to put together, all wonderful traits for those interested in Moroccan-style home decor. “Moroccan styles are timeless,” says interior designer Vanessa De Vargas. Morocco is known for its handmade works such as carved doors and columns, hand-woven rugs, intricately painted tiles, lanterns, leather goods, and silver tea sets. The color palette is warm yet fresh. Earth tones combined with various shades of blue and pink are common, as is the texture and pattern.
A modernized version of Moroccan style is popular in the US because it successfully takes classic Moroccan design motifs, materials, and styles and puts a new spin on them. The traditional Moroccan design is heavier and more ornate.
back to nature
Use indoor plants to bring nature into your home!
During the 1970s, there was a new appreciation for the outdoors. Consequently, interior décor incorporated macrame, redwood, and anything in shades of oatmeal, green, or brown. In keeping with the back-to-nature movement, the homeowners did what they could to bring the outdoors in. Although the days of green and brown patterned wallpaper are behind us (or so we hope), plants and flowering plants are still all the rage in interior design.
Wallpaper is back!
Wallpaper has gotten a lot of bad press in recent years, while solid colors and wall patterns were all the rage. It looks like wallpaper is making a comeback, bigger and better than ever! Traditional block printed ‘paper’ wallpaper is not the only option. Fabric wallpaper is also available and will add a luxurious touch to any room. Other materials include those with a metallic sheen and paper that gives the appearance of silk.
According to Karen Beauchamp of Cole & Son, we are exploring new ways to use wallpaper. Here are some suggestions on how to bring more patterns into your environment:
* Cover only one wall (it’s trendy and you can be more adventurous).
Putting wallpaper on the panels can be a great addition of color to doors and cabinets. However, choose the scale of the pattern carefully: if the gap is too small and the scale is too large, the pattern will be lost.
* For the more adventurous, add a twist to tradition by wallpapering the ceiling. This works particularly well with high ceilings, such as those in period properties.
Everyone feng shui!
Take out the mystique of Feng Shui design and learn its practical uses. Decorating using these principles will help you create a simple and balanced living environment. Real Feng Shui is extraordinarily specific and complex. The only way to do real Feng Shui is to become a student of the art and thoroughly learn the many principles and subtleties it requires, or hire a professional to do an analysis and repair your home. However, Feng Shui does teach us something that is very useful when decorating your home.
* Color: Pay attention to how colors make you feel. Color is known to have a huge effect on people’s moods and energy levels, however it is also highly individual. You may be the type of person who is comfortable with dark colors, while other people may find it depressing. Colors also affect the nature of interactions, and when you enter a new space, you should always pay attention to the way people behave towards each other. If there is a room in your house where people tend to argue, re-evaluate the colors in that room. Bright or extreme colors can irritate people’s eyes and increase their metabolism, making them more likely to fight. Darker rooms can make people moody and lethargic.
* Flow: In traditional Feng Shui, the goal is to maximize the flow of positive chi in an area. While you may not be able to detect the essence of a space’s energy, you can increase the sense of flow in a room by paying attention to how people and objects move through the space. The flow you want to achieve is at the core of the room. You want there to be easy access for people moving around the room, as well as getting in and out of it. You want objects to be able to move from storage to use and back again without adding clutter. This type of flow is a mix of organization and design that focuses on removing blockages and allowing easy movement through each area.
island fantasies
Whether making annual pilgrimages to the white-sand beaches of the tropics or simply traveling through your dreams, interiors inspired by the ocean, sand, and gentle sea breezes bring a sense of home. Simply designed rooms, filled with light and fresh air, enchant the senses and have the ability to transport you to another mental space. Think of it as an exotic version of spring cleaning.
Imperial beds
The canopy bed is a timeless piece in any bedroom design. To avoid being heavy, the new canopy beds have slim posts and are airy enough to be considered modern. Since canopy beds are the most romantic beds, a romantic, soft, comfortable and cozy design is highly recommended to accompany this fantastic traditional bed.
classic white
The purpose of creating a stylish monochrome white space is to feel calm, serene and sophisticated. In a white-on-white room, you have more freedom to do things differently. “Clutter stays away, everything needs to be hidden,” says Ammie Kim, a Beverly Hills designer. All unnecessary items or things with colors must be moved. It is a very sophisticated and minimalist look.
kitchen freestyle
As we spend more and more time in our kitchens and bathrooms, there is a move away from the all-or-nothing “tight” look of continuous countertops. Look for more freestanding furniture or features with furniture-like qualities. These details won’t be fussy, but they will promote the notion that the kitchen is a room for living.
Live in the country in the city
Do you miss the wide open spaces, the country lanes, and the peace and quiet that comes from being away from New York for more than a week? Why not transform your city apartment and go rural? Combine the best of city sophistication and country rustic, and see how much better it feels to eat in that dining room you never use!