“I love to take a dresser and paint it, or call the electrician to move a favorite lighting piece for a different feel.” California-based designer Hillary Stamm recommends repurposing items you love and adding new accessories. Both styles can take on a minimalist atmosphere-look no further than the coastal grandmother trend that’s taken over this summer. Going from a polished modern interior to a cozy, coastal retreat may be easier than you think. This Palm Beach bungalow designed by Lindsey Lane features coastal accents, like a rattan pendant light and side tables, for a warm yet clean-lined look. “Conversely, if you are wanting to modernize your look, try a glass and steel architecturally-inspired table with glass and leather vases and omit the use of accent pillows altogether.” “If you want to move toward a more organic modern vibe, you can exchange more structured side tables to raw wood stumps and add rough clay pottery and highly textured wool pillows,” says Arizona-based designer Claire Ownby. If you have large neutral pieces already, swap out smaller items like accent tables and accessories. Midcentury modern design features sleek lines and organic shapes in earth tones, making pieces from the style easy to carry over into an organic modern look, which is a bit cozier. “To get that organic modern feel, you want to take those old tones and bring in the beiges, creams, and browns with a lot of textures.” Bello recommends adding textural pillows to a gray sofa or adding paint or wallpaper in warm colors to your walls for a more organic modern feel.
“Transitional design has a lot of gray and white happening,” says New York City-based designer Emily Del Bello. If you no longer connect with your transitional-style home, consider organic modern. You could even do both, and use the reupholstered dining chairs throughout your home as desk or game table chairs. “If you want to keep your original traditional set of dining chairs, reupholster them with a new tonal fabric,” Morris says. Replace the existing chairs in a traditional dining set with ones that have a sleek profile. Starting with the basics can quickly refresh your space. She explains: “If you have a traditional Oushak rug with deep colors as well as heavier pieces of furniture, place cleaner-lined pieces on the rug-think items with straight arms, solid fabrics, and painted finishes-and the whole space will take on an updated appearance.” “They are close in concept, but the clean lines in the transitional style will give your traditional pieces new life,” says Virginia-based designer Tracy Morris. Easing into this style can be smooth from a traditional one and vice versa. It doesn’t get any more on the nose than transitioning to a style that’s actually called transitional. “It is also important to remember that views from adjacent rooms leading to the new space might need to be updated to visually connect to the new aesthetic, such as selecting new paint colors or removing, re-covering, or simply moving existing furniture from one space into the next,” Markus adds.Īhead, take note of designer-approved ideas for reimagining your home on a budget.ĭreamt up by Tracy Morris Design, this transitional living room features sofas with tufted detailing and sleek profiles. No matter which styles you move between, easy updates include changing the wall paint, replacing drapery, updating hardware, and swapping decor. “The easiest way to visually transform a room from one style to another is to transition one period style away from the existing style-like from traditional to transitional or transitional to contemporary,” explains Maryland-based designer Sydney Markus.
#Swap palette sans how to
As expected, they delivered insight on what other design styles might be easy to transition into on a budget and tips for how to do so. Naturally, this made me curious what other advice the experts might have on transitioning between styles. Once drawn to a crisp, black-and-white color scheme (admittedly devoid of character), I’ve been transitioning into a more Art Deco-leaning aesthetic-not only because I’m into the moodiness of the style and the warmth of brass accents, but it seemed like the easiest move to make without buying all new stuff. As with anything from music to food preferences, the interior design style you crave in your home can change over time.
0 kommentar(er)
