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6 ideas for a modern living room

Modern, we say? Call it what you want – contemporary, updated, here and now – but it boils down to adding a new, refreshing feeling to the room. Here are some of our best show-don’t-tell ideas for how to decorate a modern living room.

Give your room a foreign accent

See the blues? Just subtle hints one by one, but put together enough to catch attention and mark a conscious theme. It helps the rest of this living room, a combination of vintage and contemporary furniture, to create a textured, minimalist look. Put together, the room feels both modern and timeless.

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Same function, different mood

Seek ways to update traditional functions in a new way. Mood lighting is one of those areas where technology like LED offers simple, safe solutions – not seldom with a stylish modern twist.

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Go for classic contrasts

Paint one wall black to set the scene. Then let surfaces of white and black contrast and complement each other throughout the space and enjoy the end result – a dramatic, interactive, lingering look.

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Let storage meet sculpture

Wall-mounted EKET cabinets are a perfect tool for combining clutter-minimising storage with expression-maximising displays. Go ahead, show the real you!

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Make room for your centrepiece

What’s the one piece of art you want maximum focus on? Highlight it by dedicating a whole wall. Want it to stand out more? Let the colours and composition be a key to the rest of the room. Mirroring the colours of the painting neatly ties the room together.

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Play with shapes and colours

Placing starkly different shades and lines together can often create a magnetic effect. Like here, where blue and neutral, square and curving clash mildly to form a space that’s clearly the place to be.

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