Combining different styles together to create an aesthetic setting can be a complex task to do, but if done correctly, it can yield unique results with all the wow factor you need. Modern furnishing trends change rapidly, and not every time you can afford to replace your furniture. Therefore, mixing the traditional and modern furnishings can be a great way to keep up with the contemporary trends while spending less money. Following are some areas where you can incorporate modern furnishings to enhance the interior of your home and create the perfect mix of traditional and modern aesthetic for your interior space.

Choose a Dominant Theme

Define a specific theme that you would like to implement on designing you space. Specifying a theme is important because it sets the precedent for you to find the relevant things; otherwise you are shopping may go out of theme and result in a chaotic interior design. Remember that traditional and classic furnishings in your home are not old; rather they are accents that will enhance the beauty of the interior and bring a unique edge to your modern theme. Some popular themes are vintage, contemporary, classic etc. All which are highly compatible to the idea of mixing traditional and modern furnishings in interior design. You have to work out a combination for instance, a modern coffee table paired along with vintage sofa chairs.

Focus on Subtle Details

Focusing on subtle details while setting the interior of your home is important because the smallest things make up the entire aura of your space. Creating cohesion among contrasting genres can be a difficult task. It does not mean that you have to match each and everything, but rather relates to the idea of finding the perfect opposites that work in contrast. These contrasts can be applied to little details in the modern furnishings.  These details may include the direction of stripes of your cushion, the materials you have chosen for your sofa cushioning, the fabric for curtains etc.

You can upgrade your traditional furniture with a new cushion, addition of a tassel with the curtain etc. Small things take up less of your money but do a great job of upgrading interior of your home. These subtle details can make your traditional furnishings get the contemporary glamour which makes it a perfect balance of both areas.

Pair and Contrasts Colors

Using contrast in an interior space can spark up the excitement of the place in no time. Traditional furnishings were more towards the subtle colors, basic designs and settings, but now when you can use modern furnishings along with traditional furniture pieces, the contrast will give off the perfect impression that you want. These contrasting ideas can include a fur rug with traditional wooden chairs in the lounge, or modern cushioned chairs with an oriental rug. You can add a bold color details to a subtle-themed room which will lift the vibe of you room in no time.

Balance the Scale of Your Furnishings

When you are working with the designs and details of different eras, it is important to keep the scale of both the eras in balance. Try to keep the scale of your furnishings in the same realm. For instance, setting up an antique chair along with the contemporary large sofas in your living room is a big NO. Try incorporating pieces and furnishings that are of similar sizes and heights so that one era does not dominate the other. A good example of balancing scales can be setting up a modern dining table with traditional dining chairs. When you are working with combinations, it is important to balance both parties equally. Setting up a large vase in the middle of a small and modern dining table will not work well.

Pick Your Desired Mood

When you are working with combinations and contrasts, select on a single theme for your interior space. This is because where furnishings might be mixed from different ages, the mood of a place cannot be mixed up.

If you are looking for a more casual setting, you might not want to incorporate a lot of decorative pieces and heavy furniture around, rather keep it light and comfortable along with open space so that it looks spacious and inviting. Try using light and subtle colors with hints of bright colors to keep the casual and energetic impression in your room. Contrary to this, if you have picked a formal mood, you might need to set up carved furnishings, heightened lamps, and specific lighting to create the aesthetic of the mood you are looking for. Here, you can go for darker tones, rich materials and dim lighting to add contemporary elegance to traditional setting. Choosing your mood is important because it sets the criteria on which you can then choose your lighting pieces, and other specific furnishings that might go along with your desired mood for the room.

Incorporate Art and Lighting for the Aesthetic

Lighting and art can add a lot to the beauty of a room, whether you have set it in a traditional or contemporary way. Mostly, the trend these days is to incorporate traditional pieces of furnishings (specifically in terms of stylish lighting and art) to a contemporary designed space for a defined taste. Take for instance a modern light on an antique wooden desk in your study. You can add a velvet sofa chair along with brass tassels to give it the complete sophistication that the interior requires.

Bottom Line

Mixing two eras can be an interesting area to work in specifically for the interior designers. Modern furnishings can help you spend less while bringing a big change. This is because both the eras involve the ideas of their own time, and for people of our generation, the traditional elements in interior designing is no less than art. Try using your old piece of old art pieces and get it framed in a modern style to bring out the perfect combination of two eras.

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