Characteristics of Bold and Expressive Style
Family and guests will feel at ease and inspired when surrounded by contemporary styles that reflect your engaging personality. Taking the leap is simple when you follow these six design principles.
Think Fashion-Forward
Use the world around you to get inspired for your bold and expressive home makeover. Ideas can come from literally anywhere. Perhaps the bright decor of the new café in town could inspire the color an accent wall or the striking glamour of Hollywood celebrities on the red carpet could inspire a dramatic chandelier for your entryway. Modern artistic elements immediately refresh your space and express your chic aesthetic.
Dial Up the Drama
There’s no limit to the design drama you can bring into your home. Adding slate black panels to your shower walls or incorporating lamps with innovative, expressive shapes to your sitting room can instantly update your space. Bold patterns and architectural shapes express your natural creativity and forward-thinking personality.
Add Shine With Polished Mixed Metals
It’s your time to shine, and the metal details you choose in your home update will help you do that and more. If you want to start with smaller details, brushed nickel curtain rods or updating the hardware on your existing dresser can instantly elevate and modernize a bedroom. Meanwhile, a gleaming bronze kitchen faucet will instantly draw attention and brighten your kitchen. With this look, more is more.
Create Contrast
When it comes to color, opposites attract and add a bit of design tension to your aesthetic. While black or charcoal and white can always be counted on for impact, today’s trend—which you can find everywhere from flooring to bathroom vanities—incorporates bright, energizing teal and aquas. Bold accent colors like this pull attention and can take any space from basic to beautiful.
Lean Into Luxe Materials
Beyond how bold, expressive homes look, they tend to feel modern and playful. Use texture throughout your home by incorporating unexpected and elevated materials. Modern couches with sleek profiles take on a new personality when done in velvet. Hammered metal finishes add a bit of industrial chic to the mix. An arched floor mirror rimmed with the thinnest black metal border highlights your elegant modern style.
Try Art-Inspired Patterns and Shapes
Head to the museum and take note of some of your favorite modern pieces, then incorporate those bold motifs, patterns, or shapes into your home. Visible brushstrokes, abstract lines and a general sense of movement bring a daring sense of adventure to any room. This isn’t the time to hold back. From wall hangings to rugs and throw-pillows, the idea is to style with an artistic sensibility. Being free from traditional patterns and open to new, modern décor ideas make your space modern, fun, and most importantly—totally you.