mixing decor styles

[ktzmoh]

Am I completely crazy to want to go with vintage industrial (i know it's trendy, but i love it so much) and mix some modern stuff with it? For example I want to mix the vintage industrial look with the eames molded plywood lounge chair (www.dwr.com/product/eames-molded-plywood-lounge-chair-lcw.do?sortby=ourPicks#.UOtkVLYlWX8) I've coveted forever and a day. Can I pull that off? I'm not sure I've got the skill set for successfully mixing styles that different. When you guys do those mood board thingies to get a feel for how a piece will fit into a room - how do you do that? just with photoshop?

I fully give permission to laugh at me as I try this fools errand!

[TBM]

That is pretty much my dream combination of styles.lol

[ktzmoh]

Jan 7, 2013 19:20:00 GMT -5 TBM said:

That is pretty much my dream combination of styles.lol

did you use those two styles together? post photos! I need some inspiration. I kind of giddy to buy my chair and I'm trying to figure out how to go about assembling pieces to bring things together.

[sratsey]

Do you know what vintage industrial pieces you'd be combining? I think those two styles would work very well together. West Elm and RH always mix the two.

[TBM]

Jan 7, 2013 19:26:24 GMT -5 ktzmoh said:

Jan 7, 2013 19:20:00 GMT -5 TBM said:

That is pretty much my dream combination of styles.lol

did you use those two styles together? post photos! I need some inspiration. I kind of giddy to buy my chair and I'm trying to figure out how to go about assembling pieces to bring things together.

No...they don't really work in this house.

We seem to be amassing a (small) collection of mcm and industrial pieces, and we are hoping to find a home that they will work in. For some reason, both DH and I have wide and varied tastes but have both been leaning toward these styles lately.

[peach]

I am a firm believer that you can mix ANY two styles. The rule of thumb is to do 80% one style, and mix in no more than 20% of the other style.

[ktzmoh]

I got my sofa a few weeks ago:



and I just bought these two lamps and this clock




My next purchase (as soon as I can swallow another purchase) is this chair :



and DH really wants this mirror for above the mantel (he nixed the quatrefoil, and he might be right)



Other than that, we are starting with a totally blank slate. So far we haven't bought any furniture other than that sofa and the lamps. I'm struggling over what kind of end tables and coffee table to get - and I have to fill up these shelves :



I have a nice collection of old laboratory glassware that I salvaged from DH's lab before they tore his building down years ago, so I think that will work well. And I have boxes full of items Ive collected in my work/school related travels over the years in asia and africa , so I have to get that out and decide what might work.


We have a huge flea market here that runs in the summer months that is full of really cool and unique things, lots of midcentury pieces - and last time I went there were a bunch of people selling vintage industrial looking furniture pieces they made. I think I'll hold off buying other stuff so that I can look there and find some things that are more unique (and so i don't wind up looking like what would happen if a west elm catalog mated with a rh catalog/book and had babies)

[heygrey]

elementalrestorations.com/project/coffee-tabl

Would this style table work?

[ktzmoh]

Ooh! I love that table!! That's the kind of stuff I saw at that market last summer. I'm going to pin that for later. Thank you I live that!

[sratsey]

I love all the pieces you have so far. Overstock has some nice, affordable options for industrial style coffee tables
www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Elements-Grey-Brown-Coffee-Table-with-Shelf/5217961/product.html

I have this table in my family room
www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Ethan-Home-Myra-Cocktail-Table/6743627/product.html
and the bookcases from the same set in my sunroom
www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Ethan-Home-Myra-Brown-40-inch-Wood-Bookcase/7031295/product.html

[FoxInFiji]

Yes those two styles work great together. I love everything you've picked so far and I agree with your DH on the mirror (I like the quarterfoil but this one works better for that style). A good mix of vintage (or vintage looking) glass, wood, and dark metal would be best for the shelves. Also some old looking books if you have them. A basket or two if you need the concealed storage.

I like the DWR chair but have you thought of the darker colored wood? I think either could work but the darker wood might give you more contrast with the flooring. I'm not sure if the darker one is available where you plan to order it but it's something to consider.

I would definitely do a mood board if you have some form of Photoshop. Just layer everything in there. It will help you see if anything sticks out like a sore thumb before you buy it.

I like the RH inspired coffee tables in the pp. I might have DH make me a metal base like that for our basement. I love the industrial look too and want to use some accents like that in the finished half of our basement. Also make I suggest this affordable side table from Urban Outfitters:

www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=16337420&parentid=A_FURN_FURNITURE

I really want to buy this table but I don't have a spot for it in mind and we're saving up for a long laundry list of things to finish off the current remodel so I'm waiting.

What are you doing for a rug? I think that will have a big impact on the overall look since there isn't a lot of color otherwise in the room. What about window treatments? We're going to make or buy black/iron curtain rods that return to the wall like these:


(from PB or Antiquedraperyrod.com here: www.antiquedraperyrod.com/radiusrods/1inch_expandable.asp)

They are a vintage look but also have an industrial feel to them.

[ktzmoh]

Oh you guys are so helpful! Sratsey, I love that coffee table too! and Fox - I have no idea on the rug. We have one that we thought we'd use in there, but I'm not sure it will really work, so I think we need to see it in the room and decide if it needs to get demoted to the basement family room (it wasn't a very expensive rug, so if the kids drop pb&j on it, I wont cry). Curtains and rugs really scare me and I have no clue what do do - so I'll need help there, but I think I'll be waiting on those until we have more of the furniture pieces in place.

And I really love that curtain rod and table. I have some cool looking plants that would look awesome on that table!

Fox, you think one of the darker wood colors? Hmm... I never considered that, but you might be right. I've always envisioned the blonde one in my home someday, and then I saw this on pinterest that sealed the deal for me: pinterest.com/pin/89509111314413123/

But maybe a darker one would be better? The store I'll be buying from has a loaner program, so I can bring one home to see how I like it first before committing to the color.

[FoxInFiji]

That is a good inspiration picture because it looks a lot like your room! I think either could work. I'm just drawn to the darker one with more variation. If you're drawn to the lighter one go with that especially if that's what you've always had in mind! If it's on a rug then it won't blend in with the floor anyway...I wasn't sure if you were having a rug or not.

I would wait on the curtains and rug too until you have a better idea on how the space is going to look. I would probably look at a soft pattern for the curtains that has similar colors to the rug. For a rug I think either a fairly plain rug like your inspiration picture or something vintage looking in not too bold of colors would work well. Otherwise a soft colored modern graphic rug (which seem to be very popular on this board) could work too.