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Find a neutral base for your living space
Find a neutral base colour palette as a backdrop to enhance your furnishings.
A light palette of off-whites can provide the perfect foundation for making your personal touches the hero in each room. “We call it the poetry of little pleasures,” says Willeke Jongejan, Senior Color Designer at the Global Aesthetic Center. “We’re seeing a new idea of living and consuming – rather than constantly adding new products, the focus instead is on buying less and buying better.”
Play with finishes to add an extra dimension
Light natural tables
This very pared-back colour palette still offers you the opportunity to play with different finishes and materials. “When deciding on the objects to include, consider using ‘glass and gloss’ in the space,” says Willeke. Picture frames, glass and any other shiny items placed in the room will draw attention. You can also soften the space with the use of natural materials and touches of colour in your choice of furniture.
“This discreet, modest approach to the interiors can be summed up as ‘silent design’,” says Willeke. “The subtle mixture of textures, finishes and off-white tones offers up layers of subtle variation the more time you spend exploring it.” By softening the harsher side of industrial minimalism, you can create an almost blank canvas for you to personalise with your own possessions.
Remember that the overall effect you want to achieve is one of lightness – in every sense of the word. The space should lift your spirits, and be designed to reflect and refract light around the room. So when thinking about the momentos to include, consider varying the surfaces – enrich the space with intriguing, tactile objects.
It may be about adding personal experiences and memories to your home, but you still want it to feel modern, airy and forward-looking. You can add a contemporary twist to a room using a block of darker tone such as the grey blue Color of the Year 2017, Denim Drift, as a subtle statement feature on a wall.
