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Contemporary Interior Design
Posted by admin in Interior Design on June 10, 2011
Clean, uncluttered space, well defined decor pieces, cool colors and unique textures are a few basic elements that define contemporary interior designs. Tradition interior designs looked almost opposite as compared to the modern interiors. But the contemporary look is also a fave of all those who loved the ‘rich’ factor of that traditional style. Well, let me tell you that it is fun designing your home by following the contemporary theme. Converting a boring and messy house into a fresh and clean space is what the contemporary interior designing style rightly does. So if you are planning to give a modern makeover to your interiors, get some tips on contemporary interior design mentioned below.
Contemporary Interior Design Ideas
Colors and Themes
When you have a lot of colors to choose from, you need to simply remember to pick a mix of soft and bold colors. While a major space needs to be occupied by soft or neutral shades, add a hint of bold colors that rightly spices up the space. Pillars and deep portions are the best areas to experiment with bold colors. One of the modern contemporary interior design ideas is to use blacks, grays, tans and white. Metallics are also the best part of contemporary design. Color themes are the basics of this style. Many designers follow a particular color theme to decorate the entire space. This ensure a well defined look that is one of the basic features of contemporary styled interior design. Again reds and grays are a hit when it comes to choosing a theme as both of these can be rightly paired with white, black, off white and many other shades. Read the rest of this entry »
House Interior Design Styles of the Tudor and Jacobean Periods
Posted by admin in House Design, Interior Design on May 19, 2011
Whitewashed plaster between wooden structural beams was the most common wall finish of Tudor living room designs – or any room for that matter. Timber paneling of oak was also a strongly featured interior design style in the houses of wealthier people. This would have been in a lighter tone of wood than we might expect, the darkening with which we are familiar having occurred through age or staining. Other cheaper woods were also used and these were often painted in colors or finished to imitate finer woods or other rich materials.
The most commonly seen division of panels was in squares or rectangles. Additional decoration might also be applied in the form of painting or carving (especially in the popular linen fold design). Later in the period the joins of panel sections were often concealed behind carved pilasters. Wall-papers, made in panels for adhering to fabric before being attached to walls, were produced during the sixteenth century, but these were only to be seen in a minority of houses.
Ceilings in the larger houses, later on, tended to be highly decorated with plaster-work, the designs for which were often geometric in nature. Heraldic and floral motifs featured and strap-work was often to be seen. Read the rest of this entry »