Need help defining your interior style?  We have you covered with our Finding Your Style series!  We have identified different interior design personalities to help you find and define your signature style. 

You may take inspiration from lots of interior styles or you may feel like you have no style at all! Let me reassure you - if you have a personality you have a style.  Our personal style is very often a mix of several style influences, our experiences and our history. 

Any number of styles can look good together in our homes and it can be fun finding out what core styles you gravitate towards.  Let’s find out what makes your home unique to you through the combination of interior styles you love and help you create a home with personality and flair.

OUR PINTEREST INSPIRATION

The Mid Century Modern style rose to popularity in the 1950's and 1960's in the USA as a rejection of the traditionalism and aristocratic design that was present pre-World War II.  The movement grew from German Bahaus design and encapsulated people's desire for optimism and change.  Furniture and architecture became scaled back to their most functional, sculptural and ergonomic forms whilst mass production made it possible for furniture to be made in large quantities in a variety of materials and colours. 

Furniture became lighter with slimmer legs and was more versatile so people could live simply and rearrange rooms as the desire took them.  Geometric and bold patterns teamed with neutrals and bold, playful pops of colour are typical of Mid Century Modern design.

OUR PINTEREST INSPIRATION

Furniture in the Mid-Century Modern era is often very simple with sleek lines.  There is a focus on the functionality of items and furniture is placed in uncluttered spaces.  Tables and chairs are visually light and stick to the form-follows-function principle - they are often simple pieces of material that are held up with slim wooden or metal pin-type legs.

Manmade materials (like vinyl, plastic, lucite, and fiberglass) became popular in the Mid-century modern era along with natural materials (like wood, glass, metal, and marble). - the two types of material are often used together in mid-century furniture design.

Mid-century modern architecture focused on manmade structures sitting within nature and interior design emphasizes the same aspects.  Indoor plants were often incorporated into this style and window treatments encouraged a sense of continuity between the indoors and outdoors.

OUR PINTEREST INSPIRATION

Mid-century modern decor uses bright accent colours against primary neutral tones of white, black, and wood tones.  In keeping with the idea of combining indoor and outdoor, the mid-century colour palette is rooted in nature, with earthy greens, bright autumn oranges and yellows, muddy browns, sea blue-greens such as aquamarine and teal, and deep clay red.

OUR PINTEREST COLOUR INSPIRATION

STATEMENT PIECES
Select one or two statement signature pieces of furniture to design your room around.  This could be an Eames lounge chair, a metal sunburst mirror or a kidney-bean shaped sofa.  Use the rest of your design elements - from the colour palette, artwork, window treatments to compliment and highlight the signature pieces.a

COLOUR-PLAY

One of the things that distinguishes mid-century modernism from minimalism is the playful use of colour.  Experiment with where you might want to highlight colour in your furniture, whether in a bright rug, accented dining room chairs, or graphic artworks.  Prioritize retro colors, like sage green, robin’s egg blue, and butter yellow.

KEEPING IT NATURAL

Find a way to ground your design in nature.  If you have large windows that look out on a natural landscape, choose interior colours that complement your view and potted plants are also a great way to introduce nature into your interiors.

Although the Mid-century modern movement is nearing 70 years old it has as much relevance today as when it was originally birthed.  The ethos of practicality and durability, enjoying the beauty of simple, organic form and connection with the outdoors resonates with our lifestyle today.   

Style well!