Modern Industrial: How to Get the Look

It’s the look that’s sweeping across modern homes and office spaces—industrial interiors. This trend takes the appearances of the old and fuses it with the practicality of the new, making for a warehouse-like space that looks great and serves busy lives well. Industrial-style spaces feature clean lines and cut down on clutter, which are characteristics all of us busy moms can appreciate in our homes. If you’d like to emulate this look and bring a sense of utility to your home, read on and redesign your space in a jiffy.

Modern Industrial: How to Get the Look

Neutral Color Palettes

Neutral color palettes work well with modern, industrial designs. Repainting your walls with various grays, soft beiges, or light browns can help you better envision the new furniture you’ll need to complete the look. If you’d like to experiment with various shades, grey is a wonderful color choice to start with, as the juxtaposition of cool and warm shades can provide a simple but effective jumping off point for accent pieces.

Use natural exposed finishes and muted tones

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Metal and Wood Finishes

Mixing metal and wood is a great place to start when you begin your redesign. Metallic pieces can do a lot to change your home into an industrial paradise. Rod-iron accent pieces, steel high chairs, and metal fixtures add to a manufactured style. Use a metal finish spray to upgrade pre-existing doors or accent pieces. If you don’t mind losing a bit of edge in the look and would prefer a softer industrial vibe, you can also go for more colorful metal options like copper and nickel. Wood pieces can also be utilized in an industrial-style home to add a bit of rustic appeal. Wood paneling on ceilings, distressed doors, or furniture pieces that incorporate both metal and wood are wonderful ways to start revamping any living space. Try pairing a wooden dining table with metal chairs as a starter example. If you like the look, continue further with larger pieces, and let the theme spread throughout the house; from kitchen to bathroom to bedroom.

Go Modern

One simple way to infuse a more industrial look into your home is to swap out more traditional pieces for modern accoutrements. Shopping for furniture and wall art at a website like Touch of Modern makes finding the perfect industrial-inspired pieces easy. Rustic furniture pieces and manufactured accessories combine to create an industrialized space you can be proud of. Urban concrete art and murals that make a statement are the perfect accent to a warehouse-type space, and will contribute to an overall urban look.

Neutral colors and metal and wood finishes make this industrial kitchen sing

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Creative Lighting Ideas

Lighting is important to showing off your new space, so you should update your light fixtures to match your newfound style. As the industrial trend has grown, so too has your selection of lighting options. Choose a lamp with a bronze finish, or install some sconces for soft lighting with a modern edge.

Don’t Conceal It, Feel It

A big portion of industrial-style design involves exposing housing elements that many homeowners and builders tend to cover up. Uncovered pipes and ceiling beams are staples of ready-made warehouse-style homes. Exposed brick can be cleaned up and used as is, or a coat of paint in a neutral color or stark white over the top can further add to your theme. Wooden beams can be weathered with home décor products to give them an intentionally unfinished look, and create a unique appeal in your home you never knew you had.

Use home decor to bring out your style

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Home Decor Accessories Matter

If you don’t have natural brick walls or an old space to revamp, it’s easy to inject a bit of industrial air with some well-selected accessories. For practicality and looks, purchase an industrial-style bar cart for your living room and display your favorite beverages in carafes. With clean lines and metal and wood workings, this cart can easily get you on your way to your newly-themed home. Items that display inner working mechanisms are ideal for an industrial house or apartment, and the more metal, the better. Don’t go overboard with your additions and create clutter, but pick pieces that easily encompass the industrial look and let the clean lines tell your design story.

If you’re looking to revamp your home into an industrial mecca, start small by ridding yourself of older, outdated furniture, and direct your attention to items with clean, classic appeal and an unfinished look that will meld with your walls. This look is easy on the upkeep, provides plenty of budget-friendly design options, and will impress any guests.

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