As you are looking for your new house, you’re probably envisioning what that house would be like to decorate. That’s part of the excitement of finding your dream home. However, once you’ve purchased your new home, your left with trying to decide what style you would like to use for decorating it. Perhaps a contemporary living room would suit you? However, no matter what style you ultimately choose, you can easily make it your own by thinking outside of the box and allowing your creativity to take over. You might be surprised at what you can come up with. However, we thought we’d help you along with some ideas you can use to create the perfect contemporary living room along with the rest of your new house.
Where should I begin when creating a contemporary look?
The best way to begin anything is to start with a plan. This will require you to go through the motions in your mind of what you want to do. You can start by picking a theme for your contemporary living room, then build on it from there. For example, perhaps you would like a retro look, but want it to be more of a modern retro. It’s your house; therefore, you can do anything you want. You can take a retro theme and add some modern retro style furniture to it. Or, perhaps you would prefer a country theme, a nature theme or something else. You can take any theme and add your own modern touches to it. The main function of a contemporary living room is to use sleek, trim, streamlined designs in an uncluttered space. This will help your eye move through the living room and leave you with a casual, comfortable feeling that’s warm, inviting and modern.
What do I need to do after I pick a theme?
After you have selected the theme you want to use, you will need to decide what type of mood you’d like to have associated with that room. Did you know certain paint colors, as well as the patterns, prints and accessories can all change the mood of any room? If you think about it, you can easily confirm this theory by thinking about how you feel when you look at certain colors or how you feel when you go to certain venues, such as a brightly colored bakery versus a drab bank or auto repair garage and so on. The reason we’re asking you to visualize this is because it will help you develop the mood you want to create for your contemporary living room, which is what we’re going to talk about in the next section. The importance of colors, patterns, prints and accessories. Whatever you decide to do here, will ultimately determine not only the mood for that room, but the personality of that room as well.
How do I go about picking the right colors, patterns, and prints?
Technically a contemporary look consists of neutral colors that highlight chromatic accessories and abstract artwork, but what if neutral colors aren’t your thing? Don’t worry, that’s OK, because remember what we said above, you can easily add your own personal style to create any type of look you want. So let’s say you don’t like neutral colors, but you don’t mind using chromatic accessories and abstract artwork. If that’s the case, you can go with pale blues or sea foam green furnishings then add your chromatic accessories and abstract artwork to that.
The patterns, prints and accessories you use will be determined by the mood you’ve chosen for your contemporary living room. A contemporary style will generally use geometric-patterned fabrics with sculptured metal light fixtures, sunburst styled mirrors, glass tables and shelves and other types of natural furniture and finishes. If you need help deciding how to select just the right mood, colors, patterns and prints for your room, you can head on over to pinterest.com where you will find a multitude of great ideas and designs with pictures you can either copy, or cut and paste to build your own look.
Can you give me more ideas for building my contemporary living room?
Absolutely! We have selected some of the most commonly used ideas for building a contemporary living room, including the most popular colors, furniture, art and accessories.
1. Black, white and gold are used quite often when decorating in a contemporary style. And just as you found with creating your room’s mood, pinterest.com also has some great ideas for using black, white and gold to create your contemporary look.
2. Plush area rugs in combination with the black, white and gold look you saw above, or just a black and white contrast, if you’re not fond of the gold, will add another layer of design to help bring your living room together.
3. Vignettes are also a popular option for creating a contemporary living room. These focal points will help draw the eye and give your room a more polished look.
4. White walls with complementing art are another look you can use. You can add to that some marble end tables or a contemporary end table with a marble based lamp. And if you go with a subtle wall color other than white, let’s say a light gray for example, you could then hang some white curtains for a nice contemporary contrast.
5. You can use crystal floor lamps with abstract tables. These items go well together, especially in homes with large glass walls.
6. Mirrored tables with crystal vases and crystal candle holders with white furniture pieces, bold sparkling throw pillows and a plush black area rug is another great look.
7. White furniture with black and white throw pillows used in conjunction with your chromatic accessories and accent pieces, along with a mirrored table, all work well together to create a contemporary look.
8. A bold colored accent wall with your white furniture strategically placed in front of the accent wall makes for a nice contrast alongside your black and white patterned throw pillows, white lamps and your other contemporary decor.
There are plenty of different techniques you can use to give your room a contemporary look without spending a fortune. However, you might have to get a bit creative, especially if you want to design a look that’s all your own. So go ahead and have fun decorating your new contemporary living room and the rest of your home. And soon you will find you finally have the home you’ve always dreamed of.
