How to Decorate Your Home in Contemporary Style

Contemporary style is clean lines, polished surfaces, large accessories, and minimal objects or furniture. It is comfortable and sparse. It is spacious and inviting. Contemporary style often takes its clues from nature and is not stark or cold. Instead, it is warm and exciting, always changing and staying in the moment. Does this Spark an idea?

Instructions

1

Get rid of your clutter. Before you begin to decorate in contemporary style, remove all the clutter. Put away your collectibles and small objects. Remove unnecessary furniture.

2

Decide on color. Contemporary style is neutral colors such as white, black, cream and tan. It is accented with bright colors such as red, yellow or even purple.

3

Arrange the furniture. You want the furniture to be arranged for easy traffic flow. In the living room, consider removing the coffee table and just using the end tables. In the bedroom, consider removing some bureaus and building storage space in the closets.

4

Add interesting design pieces. On the walls, hang one large painting or art object. You may leave a wall bare. In the bedroom, add a silk or fur bedspread. In the dining room, look for an area rug and one large vase for the table.

5

Add track lighting. Lighting should be functional and create mood. Track lighting works well because you can direct the lights on a focal point in the room. Put the lights on dimmer switches. Lamps should be metal with clean lines.