Contempo Style Mini Lookbook

Contempo Style Mini Lookbook

WHAT IS CONTEMPO?

The Contempo style exudes comfort and welcome. It's a modern look that is constantly evolving without becoming cluttered or dark. Exciting and appealing, it borrows from many periods to pull together a home that reflects your unique style while remaining beautiful and practical. The spaces in a Contempo style home are open and airy, and feature furniture with simple, natural fabrics such as wool, cotton, leather, and linen. Furniture legs are exposed and perfectly balanced with simple accents like stainless steel, polished nickel, and glass. This timeless style is brought to life with occasional pops of colour and graphic elements in artwork.

MODERN

The Modern style is all about simplicity, cleanliness, and the absence of cluttered decor or detailing. Always welcoming and comfortable, it featuresanon-trendfocusbalancedwithpieces fromothermoderneras. The colour palette is simple in tone and has a mix of surface finishes, geometric shapes, andasymmetry. Colour palettes are typicallyneutral shades, such as whites, creams, beiges, and grey. Unlike minimalist interiors, thesehomesoftencontainsplashesof vividcolours likeoranges, pinks, blues, and turquoise in cushions, artwork, and rugs.

MINIMALIST

The Minimalist style originated in the early twentieth century and remains an extremely popular design aesthetic today. Driven by the philosophy of ‘less is more’, Minimalist interiors are simplified down to their essential elements. The idea behind this stunning style is not to distract or detract from its pure simplicity. Character is created through naturalmaterialsandtextural changes rather than throughdetail. Shining with effortless beauty, a Minimalist home’s rooms aremonochromatic, usually featuring subdued neutrals, however black, white, and primary colours areoftenused. Minimalist homes only feature items considered essential for functional living like sofas, tables, and light fixtures. Walls are kept simple with only one or two decorative elements like mirrors or large pieces of art.

MID-CENTURY MODERN

The ever-popular Mid-Century Modern style was born in the 50s and 60s, when post-war America began to challenge traditional design conventions and move its design industries into the modern era. Beautifully characterisedby its clean simple lines, pops of blues, greens, and oranges, and supported by a plentiful amount of timber furniture, Mid-Century Modern is a design style with definite staying power. The key to the Mid-Century Modern style is a seamless flow between the inside and outside using large expanses of glass. When paired with its cool vibeand its connection toScandinavianminimalism, it is theperfect style for open floorplans.

SCANDINAVIAN

Perfect for those craving the simple life, the Scandinavian style is all about combining beauty, simplicity, and functionality using natural fibres and timbers. As the love affair for this design continues to grow, we’ve seen it adopted even more closely with Scandinavian concepts such as theDanish ‘Hygge’ (cosiness andwellbeing)movement. Paired back cosiness, texture, and earthymaterialsmake this stylewelcoming and embracing. Light timber is paired with soft white or grey walls throughout the home to allow the space to breathe. Small amounts of colour is introduced through soft furnishings.

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