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by Julian Bryce, Jul

Modern homes are not simply updated housing or using the most in-style and advanced building materials. Modern homes are a unique architectural style where form follows function. Therefore, modern homes lack outer adornment and decoration, preferring straight lines, sleek surfaces and square corners. So it would not be fitting to fill an outwardly modern home with ornate, overstuffed furniture and dazzling light fixtures.

A modern home should follow the same architectural principles on the inside as it does on the outside?form should follow function. Smooth metals, concrete and glass are often used in modern homes since they are very functional materials. These same surfaces should be incorporated into the interior of your home. Decorate with stainless steel kitchen appliances and countertops and use glass surfaced tables.

Since ornately curved furniture legs and rounded corners are not functional necessities, look for furniture that is straight, square and provides the most functional space for its purpose. Wall decorations should follow this same principle, incorporating straight lines, geometric shapes and depth through shading. Wall insets provide great function as book shelves, display shelving and even for an aquarium or entertainment devices.

Window treatments should not be billowing and decorative but should serve a purpose. If the window allows a lot of sun during the day, blinds which may be closed during summer days to keep the room cool yet opened in the winter for additional light may provide a functional yet aesthetically pleasing addition to the room.

Area rugs should only be used where there is a functional purpose such as in front of an outer doorway or where water may spill on the floor. An area rug placed in a carpeted room is strictly decorative.

While decorating the interior of your home, remember that to live in a modern home is to live in a piece of art. Therefore be creative with your interior space, making it as functional as possible for your daily routine. After all, form should follow function.

If there's one thing that a modern home has when it comes to decor, it's simplicity. Some decorating practices use a lot of texture and knickknacks; you will certainly not find this in a modern home. Modern home decor includes clean lines, sparse decorative objects, and well thought out contrast in color.

The colors in a modern home will be dark. They will be tones of browns, reds, burnt yellows, perhaps even a pearled tone of white or silver. The walls will most likely contrast with one another. Not all the walls in the room will be the same color. Alternately, if the home is very open, colors may be varied by room. One room may be chocolate brown while the room next to it will be a burnt yellow. Either way, the colors chosen will contrast with one another.

The decor throughout each room will be well thought out and carefully chosen. The pieces chosen will be few and they will displayed through the use of shelves that are mounted on the walls. Modern home decor looks for clean lines; therefore, there are not a lot of things placed on the floor other than what's absolutely necessary. Furniture is necessary to this room as well as perhaps a coffee and end table. Other than that, all else should be off of the floor.

Artwork will also be well chosen and very particular. Colors in the artwork should reflect colors that are painted on the walls. Pieces chosen should be of good size and only a few should be displayed. Again, clutter will definitely not do in this type of decor, so choose only one or two pieces of artwork and display on alternate walls.

Furniture for this type of room will be very simple as well as everything else. Fabrics will be smooth, usually leather or micro fiber. These furniture pieces will not be very ornate. The couches will be simple places to sit and not much more. Coffee tables will be artistic and often made of glass. Again, they will be very simple. They will either be round or square and if made of wood, it will be smooth and one tone. If there is a chair in addition to a couch, it will contrast with the material of the couch. In other words, if the couch's color is simple beige, then the accent chair will incorporate that beige with a few other colors in a decorative piece.

A modern home is simple, yet classy. All things in this home have been picked out through painstaking efforts. There are clean lines throughout the home and very little in the way of knickknacks. Modern home decor screams good taste in a very simple way.

Article Source : Virginia Real Estate Agents

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