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The Bernhardt Interiors Living Room Cocktail Table is concrete and is ‘texturally’ beautiful.
When you’re asked to consider concrete as a design element in a home, you might become hesitant because this is a material used on pavements and the very foundations of homes. However, more and more interior designers are looking to this material as an awesome way to beautify a home. It actually offers various stylish looks that stand out from the rest.
Sure, concrete could look a bit on the rough side but this ruggedness can also be subdued to appear warmer and even cozy. If you were to learn some guidelines in effectively using concrete as a design element, would you be willing to consider it for your home?
A Great Medium
Concrete can be a great medium especially when you live in a home that’s almost entirely made of wood. Adding concrete would offset the too organized or formal look that wood offers. When choosing concrete, make sure that you pick a supplier that will provide one with the best quality.
For this year, 2018, you might have noticed that the design trends aren’t exactly absolute. In fact, they tend to be polarized as the colors are bold although, aesthetically, the more neutral elements are also still utilized.
Such is the look that is being offered by concrete. It is subtle, it is not as jolting as this year’s Pantone Color of the Year but it is, nevertheless, a stylish element that can give any design element a good fight.
The Industrial Edge
Concrete is synonymous with the industrial interior design. No other element epitomizes the beauty of this style more than this material. Just imagine the old warehouses and industrial buildings from decades ago and you are already conjuring a picture of a concrete-themed home.
Other elements that make the industrial design unique are the reclaimed types of machinery as well as other metallic accent pieces. Add an exposed steel or wooden beam here and there and you’ve just created the basic look for an industrial home.
If you want to know where to begin with the industrial look, then go for concrete floors. These are the natural choice more particularly for homes with rustic exposed wood.
Here, the concrete floor is made cozier by the placement of an area rug. Featured here is the Brentwood Collection from Fine Furniture Design.
Concrete Is Texture
Visual and tactile texture can add amazing amounts of interest into any space. Talking on the level of an interior designer, texture is an element that allows you to feel even when you’re just looking. While you do know the feeling of running your hands over rough or smooth concrete, looking at it is a totally different thing. Using concrete, in a way, is adding interest to a neutral room.
Create contrast with your concrete element. Its primary contrasting element is always wood. Pay attention also to the hues that are used on concrete. Use shades that contrast with the rest of the space.
Use as a Focal Piece
No space works without a focal point or two. Concrete is a heavy element that’s used in design. Technically, it already takes on the majority of the visual weight in any space. This means that the eye of the beholder will automatically be drawn towards the concrete element used.
This only means that concrete is an amazing option for a focal point. Again, imagine a fireplace made of concrete. This is a bold architectural feature in any living room that does not even try hard to be noticed.
A concrete kitchen island also becomes an instant conversation piece. A concrete coffee table, on the other hand, serves as the anchor in a seating zone.
Concrete is not bold, bright or even patterned in its most basic form. It is subtle yet, somehow, it is the ultimate winner in terms of visual attention so you would never go wrong to use this element to design your space.
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