Do you like classic homes with timeless beauty in every element? Or maybe you like a modern minimalist house that elegant with its simplicity? If so, you should be able to combine these two very opposite design concepts.
The classic house gives off a warm and cozy feeling from its style and furniture that reminiscent of the past. Meanwhile, modern homes are more likely to create a free airy atmosphere because of their clean, minimalist, and detailed designs. Sometimes to choose between the two can be so difficult. But, why choose if you can maintain both? Because the combination of classic and modern elements can actually produce something extraordinary.
Some people may like modern decor, but on the one hand they also want a classic or traditional touch. What often happens is that people already live or have a classic-style house and want a modern home design, but it’s too risky to do whole complete renovation. Applying a combination of classic and modern designs to the house is a trick that must be tried.
Transform your home from bored style or disorganized to the combination of classic and modern through these tips:
Balance Basic Elements
Before you start to decorate the interior, determine the style for the basic elements of your home. They are floors and walls. Make sure both contain balanced element. If possible, do not match the style for your walls and floors. If you have used a classic style on the floor, the walls should use a modern style, or on the contrary. For example, set the color of the room’s wall paint with plain light color such as white or beige, and use traditional wood or stone for the floor.
Determine the Dominant
Balance doesn’t always mean equal quantity. In this case, even to create a balance, the dominant one must be determined. Decide whether you want your room to be generally modern or generally traditional. Creating dominant style is important because you certainly don’t want to create a room that seems to collide each other.
When you have found one dominant style, you will get a modern room with antique touch, or a traditional room with contemporary touch. The dominant style will fight elements or small decorations that has different style to create balance.
Harmony or Contrast?
After decided the dominant style of your room, it’s time to move on to the next question. Do you want your room have a harmonious or contrasting look? If you want to create harmony for more relaxed look, choose furniture that looks the same in almost the same shape or color. You can play around with colors or shapes to create harmony. But don’t forget to keep giving a combination of traditional and modern styles.
To create contrast, you can use furniture or decorations with various bold colors and textures. For example, use a wooden chair with colorful foam upholstery, or pair an iron chair with a traditional wooden table. Or you can also use an iron table with modern marble placemat and a vase decoration or an antique table lamp.
A Little Dramatic
Give unexpected drama touch to your room by mixing elements from these two distinct periods in one setting. Choose geometric-shaped chairs and tables with bold and funky patterned fabrics, or light-colored rugs that complement the dominant part of your room. It would be better if you have a large and unique art painting to hang on the walls of your empty room.
Find Furniture That Has Elements of Both Styles
Find unique furniture, which has both modern and classic elements. But it is not easy. If you don’t want too bothered by mixing and matching elements in your room to create modern classic feel, you can directly look for furniture that has these two elements. For example, this a classic-modern Sofa which suitable for your room. Its unique shape, with classic textured elbow rests and luxurious suede material. While the elegant royal blue color gives you the modern impression.
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