Using Industrial Furniture in a Domestic Environment
There are only two approaches towards styling a home – fun or boring.
If you have been thinking about using industrial furniture in a domestic environment, then you are definitely falling into the fun category. However, you may find yourself facing a multitude of challenges, simply because industrial furniture is meant for an industrial environment.
If you are dead set on designing a room with industrial furniture, don’t be too discouraged. There are still many ways to go about it. You just have to open your mind up to the different possibilities.
How Can You Incorporate Industrial Furniture in a Domestic Room?
It’s not easy, but you can make a room look even more stylish by adding in industrial furniture.
For example, putting an industrial work table in place of a coffee table will completely transform the look of your living room. To pull it off you will most likely need some accent furniture or decorations. However, something as simple as a rug underneath can really put the attention on the industrial table without making it seem out of place.
To make a piece of industrial furniture work in your current room, you must think about the specifics of your room’s design. Factor in the colour of the walls and floor, the material of the floor, the current furniture, and the amount of lighting.
How to Know If a Piece of Industrial Furniture Will Work in Your Room
The most discouraging part for someone that is interested in a unique piece of furniture is not knowing if it will actually look good. This is the same battle that people face when buying antiques and vintage furniture items.
A great way of figuring this out involves actually taking a picture of your entire living room. You can then go to the store and have a better visualisation in your head as to whether or not the furniture will look good. If you are buying industrial furniture online then you can take it a step further and even copy the furniture in MS Paint and put it with your room picture to see how well the colour and style matches.
Taking the Leap and Buying Industrial Furniture
For most, the first purchase is the hardest. Once that first piece is in place, it can become a bit of an obsession – which isn’t a bad thing!
The more industrial furniture you put in a domestic setting, the less it looks out of place. Don’t worry, it won’t turn your living room into a warehouse!
Further, you can look online to see some industrial room designs so you can get a better idea on how an entire room can look when themed around industrial furniture. This will help you to rrealizethat industrial furniture can be pulled off and it can look incredibly stylish when done right. It will also help you with understanding that while one piece of furniture may look out of place, styling a whole room around the industrial concept opens the door to many fluent and stylish room designs.
Adding to Your Collection
One of the hardest things about designing a room with industrial furniture is not doing it all at the same time. If you are theming an entire room around industrial furniture, you will be able to make sure that all pieces (and the rest of your room’s design) match up perfectly. However, if you are buying one piece at a time this will not be the case.
A good way to go about adding more pieces of industrial furniture into your room is to first plan out which pieces you are willing to buy. Getting all the base items, such as a coffee table, end table, and unique TV stand should come first. Once you have a general look or theme to the large furniture, you can start adding accessories like lighting, posters, and other types of wall décor.
