High-tech style living room decoration

Knitted tablecloths and embroidered napkins are gradually becoming a thing of the past, and today the rhythms of the big city dictate their own rules. Most of the inhabitants of megalopolises live in a dynamic rhythm, so when they come home, they prefer to see in their interior, first of all, practicality and functionality. These are the characteristics of the high-tech style.

This style is characterized by the absence of unnecessary details. All interior items have their own clear purpose. For zoning the living room space, decorative glass partitions are used. Sometimes glass parts are decorated with metal elements.

Plastic, glass or metal are often used to make furniture. At the same time, the furniture itself is ultra-modern, maybe even from the collections of fashion designers. The same applies to technology. A large plasma panel of the latest model, a home theater with excellent acoustics, as well as all kinds of gadgets may be appropriate here.

Despite its modest size, such an apartment should be crammed with all kinds of fashionable technical innovations.

Since the kitchen area in such apartments is combined into a single space with the living room, it must be equipped with the latest technology: a smart self-defrosting refrigerator, induction hob, oven with a self-cleaning function, etc. It is advisable to remove all kitchen utensils from your eyes and leave in sight only the little that is really necessary in daily use.

Since a stylish hi-tech interior is characterized by minimalism, the decoration for the hall should be simple. To diversify the design a little, you can decorate the room with some kind of reproduction of a modern artist in the style of abstract art. No images of flora and fauna, just clear lines and correct geometry.

A high-tech living room can be finished, for example, with decorative panels imitating natural stone or brick. If you prefer wallpaper for the walls, then it is better if they are monochromatic - gray or white. You can glue the wallpaper for painting and paint the walls in two colors, no more. At the same time, it is also necessary to maintain a monochromatic scale - no drawings and prints. Mirror panels are suitable as wall decorations.

If the wallpaper seems too complicated for you, you can simply paint the walls with paint. Glossy paint looks very impressive, however, the walls in this case must be leveled. They should be perfectly smooth, without irregularities - the gloss will mercilessly highlight the slightest flaws.

As for the floor, the high-tech style does not provide for any coatings with a long pile. Ideally, if there is no carpet at all. If the living room has no boundaries with the hallway or is connected to the kitchen, you can zone the space by combining ceramic tiles with other materials, for example, laminate or linoleum. Ideally, both types of flooring will have the same pattern, and it is better to do without it at all.

The modern industry offers a wide variety of flooring materials:

• Porcelain stoneware outwardly resembles ceramic tiles, however, it is more durable and, therefore, more durable. This type of decoration is more suitable for the living room of a private mansion than for a city apartment.
• Recently, the fashion trend has become Self-leveling floors... The indisputable advantage of such a coating is that it does not leave joints. The surface is perfectly smooth and even. There are a huge variety of self-leveling floor designs. For a living room in a minimalist style, it is better to choose solid colors.

• If the above types of flooring seem too expensive for you, then you can put a discreet on the floor linoleum... It is also suitable for the described style.

Since the high-tech style involves the use of modern "bells and whistles", it would be reasonable to make a stretch ceiling in the living room. The glossy multi-level coating with built-in backlight looks very impressive. When reflected in a glossy surface, the light becomes twice as large.

Also, various plasterboard structures are well combined with a stretch ceiling in hi-tech. Another good option for decorating the ceiling in a minimalist living room is to simply paint it in a solid color and complement it with metal beams.

Needless to say, the right lighting can completely change the perception of a room's interior. The light in the living room is especially important - this is the main room, in which we gather with the whole family, and in it we receive guests. Therefore, it should be a source of pride for the owners. Her vocation is to surprise and amaze.

A high-tech living room is not characterized by the presence of one central chandelier. Luminaires with a shiny chrome surface will be appropriate here. It can be a spot or hidden backlight (bulbs built into some surface), or it can be fancy hinged structures with a dimmer or with a control panel. Spot lighting can be found everywhere: inside cabinets, around the perimeter of mirrors, in the countertop and even around the perimeter of the floor.

High-tech lighting fixtures can also be floor-standing. Moreover, they are made not only of metal, but also of plastic. Glass products are not uncommon among them. Moreover, they can take various forms: a ball or a cone, a cube or a trapezoid. At the same time, there is also a place for beauty, and some items can be decorated with rhinestones and crystals. However, such a pleasure is not cheap.

With the help of lighting, you can zone the room. Above the sofa area, you can hang chrome-plated sconces on a metal beam, which can be given any direction. And the plasma can be effectively illuminated from behind, so that the light seems to come from the inside, scattering in all directions.

In order for your living room to match the given design direction, it is necessary that the furniture also matches the overall decor. For this, it is necessary that its parts are made of the same material as everything else. In a high-tech room, you can put a coffee table on wheels with a glass top. If the living room is also a dining room, you can install a bar counter, and buy chairs on a stand made of openwork metal to it.

Plastic swivel chairs, modular sofas, various built-in structures will also be appropriate. A rack with a plastic case and glass shelves is suitable for storing things. For a small living room, furnishings from transforming furniture will be especially appropriate. The bar can be removed and converted into a kitchen cabinet, the bed can be folded up and converted into a sofa for friendly gatherings, and it is convenient to hide a vacuum cleaner in a pouf on wheels.

Since the entire high-tech space should be kept in soft colors, you can slightly dilute the interior by adding a few bright accents. For example, you can add a sofa or chairs with red upholstery to the black and white wall decor. Gray wallpapers harmonize well with lilac and purple colors. However, it is necessary to follow the same rule - all colors should be cold shades and, if possible, uniform.

The design of curtains on the eaves can be diversified with decorative details - smooth grabs in the form of rings made of white or yellow metal. Ideally, they will repeat the color and design of the cornice itself, on which they are held.

Curtains should be simple and concise - no folds, draperies or ruffles. Ideal if it is roller blinds or blinds. Their care is minimal, and the dust settles much less than on tulle. Better yet, purchase an automatic mechanism that can raise and lower the curtains remotely. This is quite in the spirit of techno, which runs like a red thread in the described design.

For windows, it is better to choose rigid fabrics with various impregnations - with a reflective effect, dirt and water repellent, dustproof. Usually synthetic material possesses such properties. However, you can also use fabrics with mixed fibers, but such that they have a dense, heavy texture such as satin, linen and satin.

Modern technologies make it possible to add artificial fibers to natural fibers, thus obtaining a new generation fabric with increased operational properties. Such curtains keep their shape well, wash well and hardly wrinkle.

Despite the seeming external simplicity and the absence of everything superfluous, the high-tech style is quite difficult for decorating a living space, because housing should, first of all, be cozy, and in this interior all these cute things are taboo, which actually give the room an atmosphere of warmth and home comfort.

However, here you can also experiment with the decor and slightly dilute the asceticism of the high-tech interior:

• The basic colors of this style are considered to be white, gray, black, brown and beige. However, there are exceptions to any rule, and here you can give free rein to fantasy. For example, you can zone the living room space using the ceiling. Moreover, it can be not only multilevel, but also multicolored. For example, the main range of the room is white, and you can make an olive or silver section above the sofa.

• The same technique works for gender as well. If the living room is at the same time a bedroom, then the bed itself can be placed on a podium, along the perimeter of which LED lights can be put on. To soften the coldness of the design, you can divide the room into zones using a thread curtain. This does not quite correspond to the classical understanding of high-tech, but some liberties can be allowed in a living room.
• The monogamy of the walls can be diversified by posters in the spirit of surrealism or photographs in black and white. At the same time, they must be framed in metal frames or be without them at all.Photo wallpapers on the theme of a metropolis, as well as any images in the style of the avant-garde, are allowed.

• Deep blue is in harmony with metallic, and it is known to calm and pacify. If you add soft blue lighting to the interior, then the living room will immediately cease to be impersonal and will be filled with the same warmth and comfort that everyone needs. To complement such lighting, you can think of chairs with plastic blue seats, a sofa and armchairs with blue upholstery, or blinds on the windows.
• Live plants are also able to add extra comfort to a discreet interior. However, in the case of high-tech, they should in no case be curly or blooming, such as a rose or violet. Here, as in the interior, restraint is important. Decorate the living room with a floor pot with a palm tree, place a cactus near the computer, and a monstera or ficus will feel great on the window.

Summing up all of the above, we can conclude that any interior can be made cozy if you are creative in approaching the issue.

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