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Decoration
September 14, 2020
Discover the 9 ways to create a modern decor in your home
If you fall in love with contemporaneity, then you should know how to put it into
practice at home. With these decoration tips, you will make your house more
modern than ever.
Modern decoration, besides being extremely practical, is characterized by straight lines, typical of simplicity one of the sensations most sought after in interior design. In this more contemporary decoration, you shouldn’t exaggerate and that is why you should opt for the minimum visual noise possible, preferring essential and functional pieces and furniture.
Those who want to apply a modern decoration at home want, above all, to create a clean and minimalist environment, often associated with a sense of luxury. Get to know 9 ways to create a modern decoration in your home.
It was with the importance of minimalism that we started this article and it’s with
it that we begin to explain one of the best ways to create a modern home
decoration.
Simplicity should be preserved in every room of the house (even if you only want to decorate one of them). Do not exaggerate in the placement of furniture or sofas, for example, if you know that it will not give them any use.
It’s very common to exaggerate when placing decorative objects and even
shelves, but it’s precisely at this time that you mustn’t buy everything you see and
think that you must maintain simplicity in the modern decoration you want to
create.
2. More neutral colors
If you want to create a modern home decoration, you have to opt for more neutral
colors, able to complement each other. Don't go too far in the color palette,
because you surely won’t get the atmosphere you want.
One of the most used colors in modern decoration is, in fact, white, because this
is a tone that easily adapts to other "lighter" ones. It’s much simpler to combine
white with darker shades, such as black or grey, and even with wooden
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objects/furniture. The same doesn’t happen with other colors, such as red, blue,
or green.
Give preference to a neutral color palette, which doesn’t create noise and doesn’t
harm the decoration you want to create.
3. Enjoy natural light
If you want to create a modern home decoration, this is one of the best tips we can give you. The use of natural light is very important to create a wide and sufficiently illuminated environment.
By this we don't mean that you should discard artificial lighting on the contrary, there are several modern lamps that you can (and should) include in your decoration. Lighting is, in fact, essential to create the ambiance you want.
4. Use mirrors
It’s common to see mirrors placed (only) in places such as the bathroom, but that
doesn't mean you have to limit that placement to that local (quite the contrary).
The living room can (and should) have mirrors placed strategically, because this
decorative element, besides being very functional, gives a much wider sensation
of amplitude to any space making it look larger than it is.
5. Create a TV frame in the living room
Creating a frame to hang the TV in the living room is one of the best ways to
create a modern home decoration. This is a powerful strategy because it can
complement the environment without ever compromising it.
Indeed, televisions are usually placed on proper support furniture and this is also a strategy that in no way compromises the modernity of the decoration. However, by creating a frame for the TV, you’ll grant a much wider and more organized environment.
6. Hang pictures and/or photographs
By hanging these objects, you’ll be able to make some memories visible while giving an exquisite atmosphere to all the decoration. This is a great way to make you take out of the drawer the old photographs that you have kept for so long.
7. Modern decoration and antique objects
Yes, it’s perfectly possible to create modern home decoration and use antique
furniture at the same time and this is a perfect example of it. There are older
(classic) furniture and also chairs that complement modern decoration in a very
original (and still functional) way.
8. The straight lines
As we stated at the beginning of this article, it’s (very) important to keep the lines
straight in the modern decoration you want to create at home. The kitchen is one
of the rooms where it’s simplest to keep this way of thinking, especially if you opt
for square or rectangular storage furniture.
9. Don’t forget the outside
Outside space, whether large or small, usually falls into oblivion when decorating
a house. Don't let that be your case and give the exterior space of your house an
original and contemporary touch. Start with these outdoor chairs and be surprised
at the atmosphere you’ll create.
If you adopt all these ways of creating a modern home decoration, you’ll be
pleasantly surprised by the simple and clean environment you’ll find in every room
of the house.
