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Modernized Mid-Century
Since the mid-1950s, countless homeowners have embraced Mid-Century Modern’s timeless design and added their own spin to update the style. Some of these touches are purely aesthetic, while others are more functional. Today’s MCM aficionados are still drawn to clean, uncomplicated lines. But now they’re adding integrated, streamlined appliances with cutting-edge technology to blend in with the home’s décor. Remember Sputnik lighting, an MCM essential? It’s back with a more linear look! Finally, contemporary and geometry-inspired fixtures complete the twist on this classic style.
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Multi-Sensory Design
Activate the five senses with texture! Interior design becomes more meaningful when it’s engaging. The feel of fabric, wood, and stone surfaces makes your home more inviting with thoughtful hardware and fixtures. You can enjoy brightness and warmth with lighting, and a multi-layered experience by making water felt, seen, and heard through plumbing fixtures. Mixing tactile materials along with layering is key to making textural elements work.
Grand and strongly influenced by historical European manors, the Old World trend is defined as using warm, rich and frequently dark woods and earthy materials found in flooring, sinks, and hardware. The style possesses a sense of opulence achieved with Grecian marble countertops, travertine fixtures, and Parisian-inspired chandeliers. Romantic without being too frilly, other elements of the Old World trend include lavish decorations, oversized furniture pieces, and deep texture on walls, fabrics, and flooring. This style calls on several other European influences, such as French Country, Tuscan, Spanish, and Mediterranean.