Do you feel bored by the modern farmhouse look? An interior designer in Canada has announced how homeowners refresh their rooms and can remove themselves from the now ubiquitous house design trend.
Courtney Hungaro, 41, based in Kelowna, British Columbia, has been an interior design for 20 years and started her company Courtney Hungaro Space + Design in 2018. You and your teamwork work from afar on residential and trade projects throughout the north. America.
In a video that was divided on her TIKTOK account @Courtneyungarodesign, Hungaro emphasizes some important tips for those who fell into the trend that was popular with millennials that were born between 1981 and 1996.
In the viral video she says: “What do you do if you were a victim of the modern farmhouse trend in which many of you have been sucked in recent years?”
In the video with the title “How to heal the modern farmhouse”, Hungaro recognizes that modern farmhousehouses are often beautiful, but realizes that the style is so widespread that “each of their neighbors now has the same house”.
A “victim” of this trend “from the style”
Speak to NewsweekHungaro defines the modern farmhouse as “a mixture of” rustic “and” contemporary “styles”.
“It is often a mixture of light white outdoor acids, black windows and bright/warm gray wooden tones. Interiors are often light/warm gray wooden floors, bright white walls/shipap, a thousand -year -old gray accents and black metal accents. It started. It started. Newsweek.
The attractiveness of the style was its balance between tradition and modernity. “The modern farmhouse was an accessible design style when homeowners wanted the warmth of traditional styles and the clear lines of contemporary houses. It is a simple design style to replicate for builders and homeowners to do themselves,” said Hungaro.
Now, she says, homeowners are looking for ways to personalize their rooms and to break away from the trend.
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This is how you heal your home from the modern farmhouse trend
Hungaro offers practical solutions so that homeowners feel their houses more unique.
Terracotta tiles
One of the best -known elements of the modern farmhouse look is a white appearance with black windows and a simple concrete veranda.
“Nothing screams modern farmhouse more than a white external, black window and this concrete veranda. Whether it is concrete or a specific tile is possible,” says Hungaro in the video.
As an alternative, she suggests exchanging concrete for terracotta tiles that “give a little color, a little additional interest”. The video shows a before and after transformation and replaces a concrete veranda with a warm terrap counter.
A vaulted door
A arched front door can also be a game change for those who want to move away from the modern farmhouse look.
Hungaro refers to the alternative look mentioned above, which was shown in the video. “I understand that this is a vaulted door and that will also change your look.”
For those who are not ready for a complete door replacement, she suggests a more budget -friendly approach. “If you do not want to go to this extreme renovation to switch off your front door and only add this other tile, whether it is a little more interested in your receipt,” said the interior design.
Chessboard floors
Hungaro also proposes to include checkboard floors in subdued tones for a classic and lesser-inspired look.
“Another option is to make a lighter chessboard and switch off the black lights in white lights,” she advises.
Go everything black
For those who are willing to give a courageous statement, Hungaro recommends changing the color palette completely.
“Another detail that you can differentiate is to point your wood on a dark chocolate brown or if you really want to be brave, paint the entire outer black,” she says.
Follow your personal style vs. trends
The desire to move away from the modern farmhouse decoration reflects a broader shift towards more personal home design.
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She sees a growing interest in “Spanish modern, mixed with coastal influences”, which contains plaster, hand -painted tiles, arches and a mixture of bright and natural elements such as linen, stone and rattan in a warm white backdrop. “
Another up -and -coming aesthetics that she designed for customers is “Contemporary on the west coast in combination with modern mountain aesthetics”. It describes this style as “natural elements that maintain a timeless attractiveness with minimal but brave characteristics that create dramatic accents”.
Despite the changed trends, Hungaro has long admired the modern design of the middle of the century, which she sees as a timeless classic.
“I recently was in Palm Springs, where it further deepened my appreciation for modern architecture and Spanish modern design in the middle of the century,” she said. “Although these two styles achieved more popularity in the early 2000s, which makes people believe that they can be 'trendy', I have the feeling that if they are done correctly, they can remain timeless classics.”
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