As the name suggests, ‘Modern Furniture’
is furniture of our times that is comfortable, affordable, and stylish to match
modern tastes and perspectives. Technically speaking, the phrase Modern
Furniture refers to furniture
from the latter half of the 20th century and on into contemporary styles of
today. A microscopic view of this kind of furniture reveals that designers more
often than not use the phrase for furnishings manufactured in the 50s and 60s
in post world war II America, and to a lesser extent in Europe. This type of furniture is quite
experimental in nature use of curvilinear shapes, integrated modular elements
and understated monochromatic color schemes is common and is very different
from the more traditional rounds, squares and rectangles.
When you decide on redecorating the house
with modern furniture, some key things need to be kept in mind:
- Have a game-plan ready before you even set foot inside a home
furnishings store.
- Measurements of rooms and photographs help a lot in visualizing the
furniture in its final destination while shopping. Having wall paint
samples and carpet may be helpful if you are looking at changing only the
furniture.
- Each element in the room has to be treated almost like a sculpture
with an almost ‘museum like’ look. You can experiment with highlighting art by placing
sculptures on columns or pedestals. Uncluttered furniture arrangement
which forms the framework for home décor is the underlying objective.
- Bold statements with
both furniture and accessories are an apt definition for Modern
Furnishing. Ruffles, florals, carved details, traditional shapes are
usually a no go.
- Selection of store is
also important as furniture stores broadly fall into 4 general categories
- Promotional, Medium, High End and Specialty Stores. These stores may
provide you with a still wider array of styles like Traditional, Country,
Early American, Shaker, Mission, Modern, Art Deco, Retro, etc. It may therefore
be a good idea to give the stores a call and ask for their furniture style
line-up. Unless you are fixated with the kind of furniture you want, it
might be helpful to note that Modern Furniture includes styles like
Southwest, Lifestyle, Lacquers, Euro-look, Retro (50's), and Art Deco. So just go ahead and experiment!
- While deciding on
fabric, remember that Modern fabrics tend to have lots of design and
color-change in their appearance. Here a degree of creativity might help
in visualizing the complete set.
- Modern accent tables
may use a variety of material like metal, glass, stonework as well as
wood. Choose well in order to have a synchronous furnished outcome.
- Where lamps and
accessories are concerned, remember that fine lines are a hallmark of
modern look. A gaudy or heavy look is certainly not modern.
- Mostly Modern Styles
use geometric lines and well-matched colors to add an air of neatness to
the whole look and feel of the room. For additional impact make sure the
room(s) have lots of natural light and plenty of space. Cove lighting and
washing walls with light are other options to be explored.
And lastly, do remember you’re the person who has to live with what you
decide upon now. Have fun shopping!
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