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Design 2011: 5 Easy Updates
See What a Little Rust Color, Shine, Type and Lighting Can Do for a Room
Still looking for a quick way to up your look for the year? Check out these 5 ways to update your home right now:
1. The new color. Pair rust, the latest color from the Paris runway, with the ever-popular gray for a chic kitchen or living area. Or go bold with a rust front door in a high-gloss finish.
2. A little sparkle. Add shine and sophistication with an antique mirror in your dining room or a mirrored vase on your bookcase.
3. A touch of type. Typography and modern art can easily bring a space up to date.
4. Artful storage. Organize everyday items and found treasures in clear containers for a display that also declutters.
5. Modern light. A great mid-century lamp always spruces up a room. If you haven't acquired one yet, let this be the year.
Let's see some examples:
1. The new color. Pair rust, the latest color from the Paris runway, with the ever-popular gray for a chic kitchen or living area. Or go bold with a rust front door in a high-gloss finish.
2. A little sparkle. Add shine and sophistication with an antique mirror in your dining room or a mirrored vase on your bookcase.
3. A touch of type. Typography and modern art can easily bring a space up to date.
4. Artful storage. Organize everyday items and found treasures in clear containers for a display that also declutters.
5. Modern light. A great mid-century lamp always spruces up a room. If you haven't acquired one yet, let this be the year.
Let's see some examples:
| 1. Rust. Straight from the Paris runway, rust is the color of the moment. Varying tones of an orange-rust can provide energy to a room. Gray and greige adorned many a wall last year, so simply adding a rust-colored accent is an easy way to bring your space into 2011. |
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These rust-colored tiles add a splash of playful color to this kitchen and pair nicely with steel and gray tones.
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2. Mirrored finish. A mirrored cocktail table or other furniture piece adds sophistication and glamour to both traditional and modern spaces.
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A reflection from this mirrored lamp adds light and sparkle to this bedroom.
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| 3. Type. Typography and modern art can easily bring a space up to date. See how one stylish letter can pump up the volume in a room? |
by VisuaLingual
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A wall display of text, paintings and photos give this living room a lift.
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| 4. Storage as art. Create accent pieces from your stuff, whether you have a stack of a favorite magazines, beautiful jewelry or colored paper clips. All you need is a clear container to keep your display looking organized and in style. |
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Seashells, jewelry and more can look great in glass urns, and what could be easier?
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5. Illuminations. Modern lighting gives this space the updated interest it needs. The addition of a simple, streamlined and functional piece always a room an effective update.
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| This lamp offers two of these updates in one, bringing both modern design and a mirror finish to the room.
How are you updating your home this year? Next: Browse more photos of modern designs |
Ideabook updated on Feb. 11, 2011.
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1) Deep orange accent wall
2) Metallic/mirrored backsplash and Italian metallic-flecked, charcoal colored floor tiles in the kitchen.
3) Cushion cover made using type fabric from IKEA (Britten Nummer)
5) Modern lighting flanking either side of master bed.
Everything, except for the kitchen tile has been/will be DIY by me (endless hours of time and research spent) and I sooo want to include more pics, but my house is not currently clean enough or staged enough for photos. Would love to revisit this ideabook and post pics once my house is more photo ready.
Thank you for the wonderful photos and ideas!