What are the most common interior design styles?

With abundant unique design styles available, it can be daunting for many to decipher which design style works best for you. Some of the most common interior design styles are:

1. Modern Style: Modern design is a broad term commonly referred to as a home with clean, crisp lines, a simple color palette using materials that include metal, glass, and steel. This design style employs a sense of simplicity in every element, including furniture. 'Sleek' is the most commonly used word to describe the modern style and there is not a lot of accessories involved with modern design style.

2. Contemporary: Contemporary interior design is different from modern because it describes design based on the here and now. An important difference separating the modern and contemporary design style is that modern is a strict interpretation of design that began in the 20th century. Also, the contemporary style is a more fluid representation of a sense of currency with less adherence to one particular style. For example, the contemporary style includes curving lines.

3. Minimalist: The minimalist style takes notions of modern design and simplifies them further. Colour palettes are neutral and airy while furnishings are simple and streamlined. Nothing is excessive or flamboyant in accessories/décor. Minimalism is defined by ultra-clean lines and a sense of functionality. This style features very few pops of color. Black, white, and primary colors are the best choice for this design style.

4. Industrial: Industrial style draws inspiration from a warehouse or an urban loft. There is a sense of unfinished rawness in many of the elements. Also, it is not uncommon to see exposed brick, ductwork, and wood. An iconic home with an industrial design theme might be a renovated loft from a former industrial building. Consider high ceilings, old timber, and dangling metal light fixtures with sparse functional furniture. There can possibly be few pieces of abstract art or photography adding a dash of color to an otherwise neutral color scheme derived from the primary materials of wood and metals.

5. Scandinavian: Scandinavian design pays homage to the simplicity of life. Scandinavian furniture design often looks like a work of art, even though it is simple and understated. There is functionality in the furniture along with some interesting lines, many of them having a sculptural influence. All-white color palette and inclusion of natural elements like form-pressed wood, bright plastics, and enameled aluminum, steel, and wide plank flooring are other common characteristics of Scandinavian design. Scandinavian designs feature spacious, natural lighting, fewer accessories, and functional furniture.

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