Decorating any space comes with a price. However, you can save money in the long run by avoiding the common mistake of buying “fast-fashion” furniture that you will be tempted to replace in a couple of years. Below are ten pieces of furniture that will elevate the interior design of any space and also stand the test of time.
Using the same fabric for walls and furniture may sound old school; however, when interpreted in modern ways, it can be timeless while up-to-date. Besides being aesthetically beautiful, there are many other benefits of doing this. From making a room feel more spacious, to more harmonious to even more artistic, using the same fabric or pattern- sometimes in the form of wallpaper for the walls and fabric for the furniture, can indeed enhance any space. See for yourself below a list of good reasons why it is a design element worth trying.
It Makes The Room Feel Spacious
Derek Blasberg’s Manhattan bedroom where canopy bed, walls, and headboard share the same Ralph Lauren fabric. Design by Virginia Tupker via AD
When I included a beautiful master bedroom with a canopy bed in my post yesterday, I knew I was going to post the rest of the house today. The London townhouse belongs to Nina Flohr and was designed by Veere Greeney. The home is an excellent interpretation of transitional design, contemporary but clearly rooted in classic Interior Design. I love that this home feels as if it was enveloped in coziness with just the right amount of glam or what I like to call a livable glamour. A touch of lamour is there enough to add some twinkle but it wont overwhelm you and you wont get tired of it. The townhouse once belonged to Nina’s father, Thomas Flohr the founder of VistaJet, an aviation company. Most recently Nina Flohr founded the non-profit Kisawa Sanctuary in Mozambique where she will soon also develop a hotel. The townhouse is featured in this month’s AD where you can read more about it.
The elegant decor in the living room with a monochromatic pallete of dark mustard, yellows and green. Color in Interiors are coming back as I reffered to in this post about Design Trends For Fall 2018.
To many people, the thought of a canopy bed would give them the creeps. Not to blame them if the first image that easily slips into our minds is a frightening postcard from The Jacobean period style. A heavily carved gilded bed with a heavy cornice, swags hanging from the canopy and so much fabric enclosing you is for sure a recipe for rhinitis. Today’s canopy beds couldn’t be farther from that and you don’t need a four-poster bed to create one. Anyone with a regular bed can build one with curtain rods and fabric securely hanging from the ceiling. Check out YouTube for some cool tutorials or head over to Lonny Magazine where Michelle Adams documents how she made hers.
Whichever way you decide to make one, a canopy over the bed is one of the most romantic ways to decorate your bedroom. The design of Modern Canopy Beds nowadays is a far cry from the times of its origins. Back then, the design of the Four Poster beds was heavily carved dark wood and always enclosed with heave curtains. As life got easier and lighter with times so did the Canopy Bed hence their posters are slimmer with cleaner lines. They are easier to decorate with than many people think due to their unique dual design advantages. Surprisingly these particular beds can make a small room look taller and bigger while they also can complement beautifully bigger and higher ceiling bedrooms.
Four-poster beds also come in mirror for those looking for glam. Enjoy this round-up of modern canopy beds in case you are in the hunt for one and while you are it, take a look at the many canopy bed ideas.
A modern canopy bed by Jean Louis Denoit