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5 Interior Designing Tips for Modern Home

You don’t have to over rely on wood for elegant home interiors.

By Subramanian HarikumarPublished 5 years ago 3 min read
5 Interior Designing Tips for Modern Home
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Most houses built in the 20th century and early 21st century followed the traditional style of architecture that involved designated areas for different activities. The conventions of traditional homes are not curtailed to the layout of rooms but also permeate into the interior designs.

Wood is the most commonly used material for interior designing in most homes. From floorboards and stairs to doors and window frames, wood is a common theme in major aspects of interior designing. But, if you are planning to build a modern home, not just the external architecture and layout but even the interior decor should reflect the modernness of the home. One simple way to achieve a modern interior design is to ditch excessive usage of wood for metals.

Metals can lend a sleek, cool, and sturdy look to your home interiors. The metallic finish of your home decor can amp up the futuristic appeal of your home when coupled with the right ambient lighting. If you are looking to build a new modern home or remodel your existing traditional housing into a modern home, then here are 5 tips to utilize metals in interior designing:

Metal Stairs

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Wooden stairs have adorned our homes for centuries. If you wish to create a modern setting inside your house, you must consider metal stairs. Apart from its ability to produce lesser noise while walking and increased sturdiness in comparison to wooden stairs, metal stairs can add a glossy look to your home decor. Nowadays, metal staircases come in multiple aesthetic designs and are no longer limited to being used only in industrial buildings. A spiral metal staircase is one of the popular designs used in modern homes these days.

Modular Kitchen

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Over the past few years, the popularity of modular kitchens has gone through the roof. From electric chimneys and kitchen appliances to gas stoves and kitchen cabinets with a metallic finish, a modular kitchen utilizes ample amounts of metals and alloys to lend a fashionable look to modern homes. In comparison to conventional kitchen designs, a modular kitchen makes the best use of limited space without cluttering.

Room Separators/Privacy screens

Open concepts with no defined layout for rooms are a rage these days. Modern designs are working towards minimizing walls and partitions to make the house more spacious. A modern home with an open design relies on room separators made of decorative metal panels for privacy. These metal privacy screens with decorative patterns ooze charm and elegance, adding a layer of sophistication to your home interiors.

Metallic Door and Window Designs

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One of the many ways to incorporate metals in your home decor is by installing metallic doors and window frames. While wooden doors and windows exude an old-world charm, metallic door and window designs lend a tinge of contemporary finesse. Metal doors and window frames add elements of strength, stability, and prosperity to modern home decor.

Furniture, Appliances, and other ornamental decorations

Apart from the aforementioned suggestions to include metals in your home's internal architecture, you could also put together a sophisticated mix of metallic furniture, metallic appliances, and other metal-based ornamental elements to your interior design.

Apart from using metals all across your home decor, you could also blend in metallic elements with your wallpapers by adding hues of gold, silver, copper or brass. To get it right, you must the match the tone of your wall colors to that of appliances, furniture, and other decor elements adorning your home.

To conclude, you don’t need to discard wood from your interior design to get the perfect modern home appearance. You just need to add the right amount of metallic components, and let the metals work its magic.

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