Country N ModernPosted by admin on October 23rd, 2009
I found this quiz along Alpha’s blog!
COUNTRY ‘N’ MODERN
It sounds unlikely, but rural properties are amazingly adaptable to a modern style – as your home proves. The country-meets-modern look relies on natural materials and, very often, the immediate landscape for inspiration. The result perfectly combines the simplicity of colour and form without overlooking basic comfort and, indeed, the practicalities of raising a family.
Living Room
You have a comfortably contemporary living room. The danger with the ‘modern look’ is that it too easily falls into the realm of the bland and insipid; ‘easy’ gets confused with ‘careless’ and the result is just downright dull! Perhaps of all the rooms in our homes, the living room can be the one that most expresses your sense of style and your interests. Think, too, about how and when you will most use the room. For example, do you want it light and airy or warm and cosy? Classic accessories — a chandelier, say, or a ‘Louis XV’ chair — can really help to lift an otherwise modern room and to mark it with your individual style. Neutral wall colours provide a calm, easy background, while eclectic black and white make for a bold, yet chic statement. Curled up on the sofa with a good book, your living room’s the perfect place for some “me-time”.
Bedroom
It’s a man’s world in the master bedroom. Sleep is fundamentally important to our well being. Clean, fresh air can truly aid sleep, but so, too, does a well-made bed and the best mattress you can afford. Touch is an important issue in the bedroom, from crisp, linen sheets to wool or even sheepskin underfoot. You have quite a masculine – some might say hard – style in your bedroom, using classic, neutral colours and textures to create an oasis of calm.
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