It's no secret that I love contemporary design. These days most of us do. I have clients continually asking how they can move away from their traditional look and become more streamlined. In the design world, we call a mix of traditional and contemporary, transitional. Making the move from traditional and becoming more streamlined is actually not that difficult. It's mixing your existing pieces and finding newer, up to date ones. Painting walls, up dating art work and frames, changing fabrics; all of these are easy and inexpensive ways to combine your old style with a new.
Look at this pad that Design To Inspire, another blog I follow, has posted. This is the perfect example of how to mix old with the new. The "old", in this case, was the actual structure of the home, and the "new" was using very modern furniture against the natural finishes.
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| Clean, contemporary style mixed with old modern classics |
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| White walls are often quite contemporary and let the colour, furniture and art speak for itself |
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| Rustic hardwood floors with the use of old, modern classics creates interest |
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| Combining the warmth of the old, and the freshness of the new, this kitchen stands out from any other |
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| Using funky wall paper, this now transformed the space. A TV unit/console like this could easily be found in the online classifieds. You just need a little bitof patience. |
Happy reading!
K