By: David Neishabori
Mid-Century Modern Design Trends
Mid-century Modern, commonly known as the design movement in interior, product, graphic design, architecture, and urban development from roughly 1945 to 1975, is actually a timeless style. The term first started cropping up again during the mid-1980s. It combines the best of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. You’ll see a lot of colors, tones, and textures that blend together in pure simplicity. No doubt, the bare-bones appearance of the style is in direct contrast to the opulence that was in vogue during the 1940s. Nowadays, mid-century combines a bit of retro with a freshness that titillates the senses. All the materials used are highlighted and blend together in a fluid aesthetic flow.
Mid-Century Modern Design:
- Creates very authentic and vintage styling that spurs feelings of nostalgia for many of us that grew up between the 50’s-70’s
- A fun style for small spaces.
- A chance to use quirky design themes that give a window into your interests.
- A practical, easy, and durable decor that functions well in a busy household.
- Allows freedom to truly depict a combined minimal and traditional trend that blends.
Using Mid-Century Design to Highlight Your Home’s Architectural Details
Mid-century serves an extremely basic purpose and that is to highlight architectural details.
- You’ll want your entire theme to be very structured and durable. Think utmost practicality when using this style. You’ll only want to use very minimal design flourishes.
- Use the natural elements that are within your home. Things like exposed beams, wood paneling, brick walls, and other natural touches add to the theme. In many ways, you will want to welcome the indoors inside.
- Utilize patterns and abstract prints to pull in the entire arts and crafts movement that spurred the era.
- People love mid-century decor decade after decade because it is very unpretentious. You want the room to feel comfortable and friendly. When revamped, the area should feel like a location where everyone can gather to relax.
Mid-Century is All About the Colors
You’ll want to mix oranges, rust, and burnt sage with sunny yellow and turquoise to create a room that is grounded and not overdone. When choosing colors, remember the era combinations. In the 1950s, everyone loved bright hues of blue or pink, but then in the 1960s and 1970s, the main hues were greens, earthy tones, natural woods, and oranges. To successfully achieve mid-century in your home then you are going to want to combine the colors in a pleasing way. Nothing should be too over saturated.
Use Materials to Create Clean Lines
The minimal fuss involved with the mid-century design is a nice benefit that most people appreciate. Think about ways to create truly clean lines that scream practicality and simplicity. Try to focus on achieving eye-catching silhouettes through your home. When picking materials go with modern choices like Formica, acrylic or plastic. Other things that are common with mid-century design include hairpin legs, lounges, matte finishes, low seating, and even plain consoles. Remember to choose very few design flourishes but instead keep it all very down to Earth and comfortable.
Choosing Textiles and Rugs
Without a doubt, a mid-century modern home should have lovely abstracts and geometrics throughout. Usually, a nice area rug with a geometric pattern will truly inspire the entire look of the room. Combine the rug with curtains that make a statement, throw pillows, and even one outlandish chair. When someone walks into your home you are going to want them to feel like they have entered a time warp simply by the textiles and rugs that you have chosen. Vintage Rya rugs from Denmark are perfect for Mid-Century decor. So are Moroccan rugs.
The Room’s Accessories
Keep things simple and avoid clutter when placing accessories in the room. Instead, choose only a few decorative pieces. This design theme is fantastic if you are decorating on a budget because you can hit flea markets or thrift stores for second-hand accessories. In many cases, you’ll be able to score genuine vintage pieces. Items such as porcelain vases, sculptures, and wall hangings are great.
Choosing Window Treatments
You are going to want to make use of natural lighting so choose window sheer drapes or lightweight blinds that you can open to let the beautiful outdoors flow into the room. Ideally, neutral window treatment fabrics are a wonderful choice, especially if you have gone with an abstract or geometric rug. Choose one or two colors from the area rug and use those to match the window treatments.
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