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Despite your best efforts, that brightly colored accent wall you painted earlier just isn't looking so fresh anymore, is it? Replacing light fixtures can breathe new life into any space. Carpet is a rarity in modern home design. If you have carpet in places like the dining room and living room, you might want to become a weekend warrior and take it out.
It can also make your house cleaner and less prone to trapping allergens. Finally, the color of your kitchen and even bathroom cabinets can make your house seem old—maybe even older than it really is. Instead of having multiple DIY items consider one or two max to keep the room upgraded and sleek. We are the number one fans of an all-white kitchen, but white appliances are no longer on trend.
In their place, we are looking at sleeker appliances, such as black and stainless steel. We are excited to be seeing more advanced and upgraded appeal instead of the traditional bulky appliances we have been seeing for years.
If you have a small apartment small-scale furniture might seem like the way to go. However, this can actually make your home appear dated and even smaller.
Instead of trying to force multiple smaller-scale furniture bits into one room, consider having a few signature pieces. Time to say goodbye to chevron print officially. Consider other patterns when you want to add color and texture to the room. Smithe in Chicago says that the overly-matched trend "feels boring" in addition to looking old-fashioned. Today, "the trend now is to make a space feel curated" with complementary pieces instead of matching ones, she says.
It may have once been considered a necessary component of a complete bedding set, but today, having a bed skirt gives your room a rather antiquated feel. Unless you want your home to have a distinctly dated vibe, you're better off keeping those doilies in the drawer where no one can see them. The era of the pink bathroom has come and gone, but many homes still have these nods to a time that's long since passed.
For a more modern look, Grochowski suggests "unifying with a themed background color" and adding minimal pops of complementary color to stand out against the principal hue.
One often forgotten about detail that can make your home seem seriously behind the times? Unpainted trim work. Luckily, all it takes is a little paint to bring them up to speed. If you want your home to have a decidedly modern feel, it's time to ditch the wall-to-wall carpet for good, says Colin Haentjens , interior designer with The Knobs Company. Instead, he suggests using " throw rugs of any size , or even multiple throw rugs that can overlap. This design choice creates an aesthetic in your bedroom that gives the impression that "your taste—or your circumstances—haven't evolved since you hit your prime sometime between the mid '80s and late '90s," says Denise Gianna , owner of Denise Gianna Designs in Beacon, New York.
To make your space more modern, opt for "quirky, unmatched color or patterned bedding," she suggests. That collection of nautical memorabilia —particularly the basket of seashells in your bathroom—screams, "I'm stuck in the past!
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