Interior styles change over time and even homes that were once the epitome of style can become tired and outdated.
If you want to know what some of the best updates you can make to your home to bring it in line with the contemporary style that is dominating the interior landscape, here’s a little home design inspiration you can use to emphasize a contemporary feel in your home.
1. Add a floating hearth bench seat
Contemporary design very much favors minimalist styles, so adding an in-built floating hearth bench seat in your living room is a great way to emphasize a sleek and clean aesthetic.
An elevated floating design creates a sense of space and opulence, but if you want to add some extra ‘wow’, you can consider creating something like this under lit stone floating hearth bench design which was created with the help of a custom home builder.
2. Highlight with curves
While historically the trend was to remove any daggy archways from your home, contemporary design is making us rethink our distaste for these curved features.
Curves feature prominently in contemporary design as they not only create a point of interest, but they can also add softness and intrigue to an otherwise harsh, linear design. Whether you can install a custom curved window, install globe-shaped pendant lights or choose a curved arch upholstered bedhead, curved features are now very much on-point.
3. Think through your lighting scheme
Contemporary homes almost always favor light, bright, airy spaces, but if you can’t change the size, location or orientation of your glazing, see if you can do it with a smart lighting scheme instead.
Using a combination of LED downlights with some carefully selected pendant lights and strategically placed floor and table lamps will breathe light into a space, while offering flexibility to adjust the lighting in the room to suit the time of day.
4. Go custom wherever you can
Generic is definitely out when it comes to contemporary, so anything you can do to make your home a little more ‘sui generis’ is going to go a long way.
Employing a skilled carpenter to create custom joinery, utilizing a glazier to create a one-of-a-kind feature window or commissioning an artist to create a show-stopping original artwork that you won’t find anywhere else are all excellent additions that will add unique personality to the home.
5. Be bold with your tile choices
As far as contemporary bathroom design goes, bland is out and bold is in.
Rather than shying away from doing anything which might be considered too ‘out there’, contemporary bathroom design has thrown out the rule book and become ultra-adventurous with its tile choices.
While practicality always needs to be at the forefront of your tile choices, don’t be afraid to push the boundaries in terms of color, shape and pattern.
6. Don’t forget the personal touches
While minimalist designs feature prominently throughout contemporary design, it should never be clinical.
Carefully selecting your furnishings and adding some extra details like some fun pastel decals or wallpaper in the kids’ playroom or some framed black and white portrait prints of family members will add a personal touch while still upholding the contemporary feel of the home.
