Contemporary design style focuses on lines, shapes, and structures and- contains normal components and intense hues. Contrary to this, the classical design style contains rich colour palettes, textures, curves lines, and dark wood.
Sophisticated, simple, and subtle can be easily defined as the characteristics of a classical contemporary house.
Classic and contemporary design styles can be very comforting and welcoming, without being very chaotic and dark - giving a very sleek and fresh look.
Focusing on the Basics of Line
The common thing between contemporary and classical design style is the soft features and rounded lines.
Contemporary design tends to showcase the space rather than things whereas classical design focuses more on the things.
The blend of classical and contemporary can be that of old and new design styles, which can be defined as a new age definition of aesthetics. With the booming interior industry in India, the variety of options available in the market are increasing day by day- It might get a little difficult to decide on the right one. Here are a few tips on how you can merge the two, to create a timeless look-
1. Play with patterns on the floor
Play with subtleties on the floor, since the contemporary style has negligible dividers, it gives you the correct chance to execute that lovely designed floor you find in pictures on the web. Use IPS/PCC flooring alongside a designed tile to feature areas or sections in a room. In case you're stressed over the lasting idea of the tile, utilising a carpet/rug likewise works quite well.
2. Contemporary walls and classy furniture is the way to go!
The right way to blend in these two styles is keeping your walls very subtle. Use colours like white, beige, grey. Panelling your walls with walnut or oak veneer is another way to make it look more aesthetic. Keep your furniture extremely tasteful by including metal legs and pinfold detail to your furnishings. A plain closet can look extremely fabulous just by adding a long metal handle to it. That being stated, don't pick extremely cumbersome looking furnishings- minimal and tasteful is the thing that we are searching for.
3. Using the right kind of wood
Interiors market in India has really flourished and there are hundreds of good veneer and laminate options available. It makes it very difficult to choose the right one. The best way to do so is by taking samples of other corresponding materials in the room. Another thing that helps is, after choosing your veneer, try putting the same in your 3D visuals, which also helps you visualize very well.
4. Balancing the patterns in upholstery
Choose a sofa, that is sturdy and would last you through years of usage. That being said, it is important to locate the correct harmony between the upholsteries, overuse of patterns and colours might be an overkill, at the same time, not finding the perfect balance might kill the look overall.The combination of a tan brown sofa with a black and white patterned lounge or dining chair sounds about right for this blend of design style.You can likewise play with an unobtrusive shading on the couch, like grey and pleasantly energetic hued relax seat, like a quite yellow. You could never go wrong with these.
5. Add wallpaper, mouldings.
Detail your wall out by adding mouldings and wallpaper to your space. Use subtle and pretty patterns on the walls. Wooden mouldings can go well with your grey wall or grey sofa. You can even leave the container by applying wallpaper to your roof, giving it an immortal chic look. Give a cornice detail - an ornamental moulding around the wall - to your roof, those subtleties can make you nostalgic.
These are a few ideas to give a classical and contemporary spin to your space, however, the sky is the limit when it comes to these design styles and the right designer can find the perfect balance for your residence of place of work
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