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Blinds add a touch of warmth, beauty and decor to any room!
Like fine furniture, window blinds add a special touch of warmth and rich, natural beauty to any room. They set the mood, and give you extra privacy. The right style of blinds adds character to the inside of your room. The window treatment...
Garden Furniture - A Touch of Exuberance to Your Landscape
Garden furniture is in vogue. These add décor and liveliness to the landscape of your house. Depending upon your taste and surrounding of your house you can select your garden furniture.
Outdoor furniture can be very imaginative. Be it...
Improving Your Health With A Steam Shower
The evolution of bathroom design has taken on a new dimension with all technological advances in both bath and shower innovations. Up until the last decade daily showers were a quick means of cleansing the body, spending mere minutes in the shower...
Microfiber Bedding- A New Favorite
Microfiber is used in so many ways that we hear the word often when speaking of bedding, apparel, fabrics and furniture.
Microfiber bedding is a newer fabric and is very, very popular these days- but have you every wondered what this microfiber...
Sprucing Up Your Yard And Garden To Sell
If you are thinking of selling your home, the best way to raise the value of your property is to fix the place up! Whether it be new landscaping, a new front door, remodeling the kitchen or bathroom, or building a fence, every dollar that you put...
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Contemporary Furniture Trends
Fashion trends no longer dictate the way we dress or decorate our homes. Eclecticism and contrasting style directions reign in home design. More and more people develop a taste of mixing contradictory furniture trends in their home decor, combining contemporary furniture with vintage finds and exotic art pieces.
Uncertain economy, the rise of natural disasters, persistent war conflicts and terrorist threats has resulted in the further insulation of people within their home cocoons. This cocoon lifestyle has given a boom to houseware and furniture industry, since more and more people turn to home entertainment and dinner parties instead of "going out."
The "cocoon boom," which originally started after September 11, 2001, transformed the modern home into a family sanctuary and hideaway. Casual living remains as the major theme with contemporary furniture today, with an emphasis on home entertaining and informal dining.
From modern furniture to accessories and dinnerware, people look for items that possess a strong sense of personal style. The casual living trend in modern furniture translates into multi-functional furniture with clear non-cluttered design and extended seating furniture pieces such as extra-long and curved couches and sofas.
Modern furniture today encourages family values, promotes quality family entertainment, supports traditional values and generally helps people connect. Another noticeable trend in home décor is a return to ‘formal' for special occasions. People tend to make a greater effort preparing for special occasions or dinner parties and spend more time selecting dinnerware, candles, photo albums, seasonal decorations and table linen. Another important modern furniture trend is sensuality which means luscious fabrics, soft warm colors and simple shapes.
Many furniture items are adjusted for use for the targeted group of single men. This means sleek minimalist design and an emphasis on the use of multi-media applications. Flat screen TV's are accommodated in hi-tech entertainment centers, and flat loudspeakers are incorporated into
lean, spacious sofas, covered with dark trendy upholstery fabrics. This trend is also reflected in one-of-a-kind furniture items, such as art pieces having a functional meaning. Wide use of LED lighting technology helps transform a coffee table into a futuristic object that will change colors depending on a situation.
Speaking of materials used in modern furniture today, light woods still dominate. Oak, cherry, and birch are the most popular woods, with rattan and bamboo on the rise. Many woods are artificially stained to resemble exquisite tropical woods, for example, zebrano, mahogany, or palisander. A varnished solid front is often combined with a veneered body. Stainless steel, polished or brushed, and aluminum are used widely, often combined with innovative satin glass and boldly colored fiberglass.
In the upholstery, modern furniture designers favor refined large abstract patterns or sophisticated monochrome surfaces. Stripes and checks, as well as floral patterns are slightly out of fashion. The most popular materials are wool, cotton and leather, with wool felt gaining popularity.
The main characteristic feature of modern furniture is its understatement. Giorgio Armani, a couturier turned furniture designer says, that a subtle richness, not an obvious beauty, is most important in contemporary furniture design. Like a beautiful woman, furniture today reveals itself over time.
About The Author:
Kathryn Whittaker writes articles on a number of different topics. For more information on Contemporary Furniture please visit http://www.contemporaryfurnitureguide.com/ and for additional Contemporary Furniture articles please visit the following article page http://www.contemporaryfurnitureguide.com/contemporaryfurniture-articles/
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