Advantages and disadvantages of industrial design
Urbanistic direction is so unique that not everyone will dare to use the industrial style in the interior of the apartment. Which moments to consider before choosing:
Advantages:
1. Create an interior from the simplest and most accessible materials.
2. the environment is spacious and comfortable, without the accumulation of furniture, details.
3. Design of premises differs originality, unlike typical decisions. This is a huge plus for people who are tired of standards.
4. The industrial interior can be constantly updated by adding or changing accessories: posters, vintage paraphernalia, machine parts.
Disadvantages
1. Roughness of design, dark colors in the design, the prevalence of metal textures, a sense of discomfort in a large open space in a cold color scheme.
2. Difficulty in organizing quality general lighting due to the height of the ceilings.
Apartment in industrial style: interior design
Basic recommendations for the design of specific areas.
Entrance hall and corridor
Bright and neutral shades will expand the space. A metal hanger combined with shoes and banquettes is suitable for furnishing. On the shelves of the steel racking will be convenient to store bags and hats. Non-seasonal clothing can be hidden in a tall, narrow wardrobe, painted in dark colors. Be sure to have a large mirror - wall or floor - in an iron frame. For illumination, superimposed chandeliers of square or rectangular shape, spots are installed.
Kitchen
The industrial kitchen is often combined with the living room. Zoning is carried out with the help of a podium, a bar counter, different textures of finishing.
Characteristic features:
- Open communication (pipes, electrical wiring)
- Raw brickwork
- Natural wood beams or imitation
- A dark kitchen set with a strict design
Kitchen fronts should be matt, without relief. Preferable range: dark brown, grey, black, dark blue. Pendant luminaires with conical or rectangular luminaires are used for lighting, while the working area has a built-in spotlight.
Styling is supported by built-in appliances. It saves space and adheres to the principles of minimalism.
Living room
It is not difficult to decorate the living room in an industrial style, because it is always the most spacious room in the apartment. A sofa or sofa group is located in the center or along the wall. For upholstered furniture choose models of simple shape with even surfaces, without the volume of the backrest and seat, calm colors (beige, cream shades).
Complement the rest area paired floor lamps, coffee table on a steel frame. The traditional living room wall can be replaced by a smaller version - wooden or metal shelving. Panoramic windows are left without textile decoration or decorated with floor curtains.
Bedroom
Bedroom design in an industrial theme will seem uncomfortable and rude to many people. Therefore here it is necessary to include in an interior a tree as a warm natural material, light shades of textiles. Colored pillows successfully neutralize the cold of industrial walls.
The model of a bed choose on a metal or wooden skeleton, with small rectangular headboard and a knife. The optimal upholstery for armchairs is leather, monochrome gabardine. Suitable curtains - plain, light or dark.
Do not oversaturate the design of the factory aesthetics, yet comfort here in the foreground. Therefore, the industrial bedroom can be called a room, where only some stylistic accents are used: a section of untreated brickwork, metal lamps, etc.
Bathroom
The font itself and the shower corner can be located directly in the bedroom, fenced off by transparent partitions. The industrial style in the bathroom actively uses concrete, brick, metal, wood with waterproof coating for finishing. For visual expansion, it is better to use light paints: gray, white. In addition, it will enlarge the room and at the same time increase the lighting of a large mirror. Artificial light should be cold and bright.
Toilet in industrial style is combined with a bathroom area. If the ceiling seems to be too high, it is underestimated by the imitation of beams. If you want to raise it, it is painted white. The furniture for the united bathroom is maintained in strict geometry, the facades of cabinets and drawers are matte. Metal shelving will fit well.
How to design a house in an industrial style
External features:
- The shape of the structure resembles that of a designer, assembled from clear geometric volumes, strict lines and usually a flat roof.
- Facade finishing materials: concrete, metal, glass, wood, brick, stone. It is possible to imitate natural coatings, but they should have an aged appearance.
- The building is framed by spacious terraces and large balconies. Panoramic windows are designed to allow maximum natural light. There are often lattice frames used in industrial glazing.
- Communication systems can be designed from the outside of the facade so that they are visible. Steel staircase structures can also be mounted on the upper floors of the building from the outside, which emphasizes the factory design.
Classic industrial style implies a unified interior space. In order not to have to break the already erected internal partitions and walls, their location is fixed at the stage of designing the house.
Industrial style in interior design is atmospheric, original and practical. And not as expensive in implementation as it may seem at first glance.
Owners of such an apartment or a country house are people with developed taste, able to see beauty in rough things and textures, preferring fancy luxury and expressive laconism of open spaces. Can you be considered one of them?