The subtleties of living room design: the style of new technologies
In each house there is a central room in which the whole family gathers for emotional conversations, watching your favorite movies or just for a pleasant stay. To stay in this room was pleasant for everyone, it is important to think about the subtleties of design. They will depend on various factors, including the stylistic direction in which you want to see your housing or its specific part. The style of new technologies is now one of the most popular, let's dwell on it in more detail.
Special features
If your living room is expected to repair or redevelop, it is important to weigh all the options, and then begin to work. To understand what exactly you want to see in the updated space, you need to think over all the functions that the interior composition should bear. If there are few details, they are all practical, it will be interesting to make your premises with the latest high-tech technology.A characteristic feature of this design technique is restraint and the absence of a large number of details.
If there is a need to divide the space into functional areas (zoning technique), glass partitions are made that help to cope with this task and leave the space holistic.
If desired, you can dilute the interior with metal structures.: they are relevant if practical. The basis of the style is the correct geometric shapes in all (smooth walls without decorative effects, furniture of the appropriate form). The style has the name Hi-Tech, which literally means “high technology”, there must be something similar in the room. The newer the items of technology, the better you convey the characteristics of the style.
The lighting of the living room is also important. Instead of the main chandelier, traditionally placed in the center of the room, it is better to provide all kinds of LED lights and the division of space with the help of light. Table lamps, wall lamps, ice-lights fit harmoniously into the interior, if they are made with an emphasis on manufacturability.This type of room design is available not only for large areas: it can be used in apartments with small dimensions.
The main thing is to properly arrange the furniture and leave only the most necessary in the room.
Stylistics characteristics
Once you see a room in the high-tech style, a person remains impressed for a long time. Often he bears the idea of such a design solution for his house. With all the advantages of this direction, it does not suit everyone. The spectacular space of the room through the time for some becomes familiar, and someone begins to bother. If you are thinking about making a room in this direction, weigh the decision several times.
Best of all, young people, full of energy and enthusiasm, adapt to the style of high technology. Such an environment encourages action and gives energy for the day. A certain challenge and provocation, which are felt in a room made in high-tech style, will please the eye of those who strive for it. This is the choice of those who are used to being in the center of attention and appreciate the unusual in style.
Recent trends suggest that modern style is moving from apartments to country houses., introducing in them an abundance of plastic and glass, fancy shapes and maximally unloading space. This direction is appropriate in apartments and houses of different sizes: if you wish, you can create such a design even in a small apartment by changing the aesthetic perception of space. This trend is inherent in minimalism and restraint, it is manifested in everything. Forms of the room have strict outlines, the furniture is laconic.
Partitions are necessary elements that are best made of glass, but you can also use metal, dividing a room into zones, while leaving space holistic.
When planning repairs, it is important to choose the right color scheme, which in many respects differs from the usual one used for the living room. The most popular colors are black, gray, white, sand and beige. Due to the desirable presence in the interior of metal parts, you can use metallic color for some elements in the room. If you want to focus on selective details, you can highlight them with a small color spot.
To make a good modern repair, you need a lot of money. This is due to the fact that high-quality beautiful materials and special furniture cost a lot, the latest technology will take away most of the budget for the design of a new living space. If you have the opportunity to pay the lion's share of the family budget for creating a stylish living room, then go for it. However, if finances are few, it is better to stop at something else, less demanding.
Decor
As soon as you decide to create a stylish and modern space, it is important to determine the idea of stylistics. It is easier for this to view photos of rooms in this style and choose for yourself what you like. It is important to start from the ceiling. You can create something universal and interesting, for which it is worth using metal suspended structures, or a stretch ceiling, which organically fits into this room design. Ceiling should have niches in which diverse lighting will be located.
Lighting devices (lamps, light bulbs and LED strips) should be selected in size, color and power of lighting. Since the style is designed to make life easier for its owner, modern lighting can be turned on and off with a special remote control.This usually applies to additional lighting options, and the main luminaire is most often switched on with a switch. When the ceiling is fully prepared, you should do the walls.
Wall design does not imply any drawings, stucco or other elements. The surface is often even, the texture is as smooth as possible. Colors are selected in light colors (white, gray or beige shades of the palette). So you can expand the space, make it visually airy. The most popular finishes are plain wallpaper or paint. If you decide to paint the walls, then you can choose from glossy and matte options.
If you want to make the decor on the walls, for this you can use mirrored or glossy panels that are placed in the most appropriate places. You can add such elements to the backlight to make an additional emphasis on them. When the wall is finished, proceed to work on the floor.
For the Hi-Tech style, the most suitable coatings will be:
- linoleum (can be glossy, matte);
- laminate (colors and textures are matched to walls);
- ceramic tile (color solution close to the general tone of the room).
Carpets should be completely absent in the room, if you create it in the style of modern technology. For convenience and comfort, you can put a small rug with a small nap at the very sofa, which will serve as an element of decor, you should not overload the space with such details. As for the windows, they can be decorated by placing blinds on them. It can be vertical, horizontal versions, but always made in bright colors. If the interior is too restrained and cold, you can add curtains to it.
They should not be too dense, mostly monophonic, differing in simple texture.
We select furniture
Practicality is important for high-tech style, because the furniture in the room is placed exclusively for specific purposes. If you want to diversify the space, you can add transformable furniture elements. These can be mobile coffee tables or attached tables, shelves with shelves for accessories (including built-in), metal chairs, modular sofas and armchairs.If we talk about upholstered furniture, its colors should be mostly light, although bright shades are sometimes allowed to create a contrasting image.
In addition, the furniture must be practical, it must be modern. This is manifested in the forms, materials and textiles of which each element is made. Another important feature of high-tech furniture is unexpected possibilities. Glass shelves that are practically invisible but carry a practical load will fit into the interior well. These are the characteristics of furniture that distinguish the style of new technologies from all others.
Colors and prints
Since high-tech involves the use of monochromatic colors in the interior, it is important to be able to correctly use the shades, so that they do not merge into a monotonous boring picture, but interestingly move from one to another. For example, it is better to make a suspended ceiling by combining a light and darker contrasting hue, which creates the effect of volumetric space. If we are talking about the colors of furniture, everything is about the same. The texture of the fabric should be fairly simple.It is better not to use upholstered furniture with a print: this is important for maintaining the style. If you want to highlight some area, this can be done with a bright color spot.
One of the sofas can be red, the chairs can have a bright color.
If you want to make your wall design interesting, you can use photos.but they should be black and white. You can also use paintings, but you should put them in metal frames. If you do not have anything suitable, you can use any wallpaper with a print, which is important to place in the frame. The decor can also be applied on glass partitions, making them with a little light and thinking through an interesting print that will emphasize your style, give it softness and warmth.
Beautiful examples in the interior
If you want to create a stylish and luxurious interior, using a combination of light and dark colors would be the most suitable option. To relieve the color scheme, you can use accent spots, for example, yellow pillows on the sofa or decorative items in the form of a bottle of green glass.
Those who want to make the interior alive and juicy, it is better to use paintings.This may be one or more paintings that are a continuation of each other. This reception will be a bright accent in the room. The use of colored textiles in the form of pillows on the sofa to match the carpet near the furniture creates a special comfort in the room.
You will learn more about how to decorate the living room in the style of new technologies in the following video.