Modern Style Decorating Is Making a Fierce Comeback
Matt Trostle
Typically, modern interior decorating has a clean and contemporary look
and feel. Low lying furniture in neutral colored fabrics are key with
this look. Texture is used often when decorating the modern room.
Different textures can keep your space from looking dull and lifeless.
Born out of the innovative shift in art and design trends that swept
the world in the post-World War II era, the modern decor aesthetic
defined many homes in the 1950s with sleek, streamlined silhouettes,
striking organic shapes, and an emphasis on geometric angles.
Although the apex of modern decor is regarded as the mid-twentieth
century when pioneers such as Charles Eames and Isamu Noguchi were in
their heyday, this highly influential style has played a major role in
shaping twenty-first century design trends. Its most obvious successor
is contemporary decor, with which modern decor shares many important
features.
Modern decor is sleek, sophisticated, and angular, with an emphasis on
low-laying furnishings and the subtle understatement of a neutral or
monochromatic palette. However, whereas contemporary decor has become
more adapted to the needs of everyday life, modern decor typically
offers a less compromising aesthetic vision, in which artistic concerns
of the visual impact of a room are generally regarded as more important
than their convenience as living spaces.
For this reason, modern decor is often associated with people whose
lifestyles do not require a great deal of adaptability of their home
environments.
The last several years have seen a major resurgence of modernist
prints, fabrics, and furniture designs, making this style more
accessible than at any time in recent memory, modern fabrics, rugs, and
upholstery typically offer less variation in color and texture than
their contemporary counterparts.
Art and accessories in the modern style often involve the repetition of
bold, simple geometric shapes, such as circles, squares, or the
boomerang shape that was characteristic of the era. Polished,
reflective surfaces and metallic accents are common, as are boldly
contrasting black or white pieces. Window treatments are typically very
minimalistic, and it is not unusual to see windows left entirely bare
in many modern rooms.
While this dramatic look can please the most discriminating,
sophisticated consumer, some compromises and adaptations may be
necessary to make a modernist space more suitable for active family
living. Perhaps dedicating a room that isn't used very often, to the
modern style. Then you won't have to burden yourself with the upkeep.
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