Today's hot Designing Styles Articles | Interior Design

By: Darren Williger

From sleek and modern to rustic and traditional, today’s interior design styles are as diverse as houses and homeowners are themselves. But you may ask what are the most common design styles being preferred anyways?

Traditional Design
Traditional design styles are more relaxing and classic than most. The calm, orderly and predictable environment of traditional design with little or no bright colors and no hasty designs makes this a preferred homey style for families with young children where formality has been lost. When designing a traditional-looking room, you may want to go for the following design elements:

* Upholstered furniture.
* Unstated accessories.
* Mostly wood furniture, trims and moldings.

Contemporary Design
Contemporary design is the latest and trendy design style. It’s bright and airy; comfortable and quiet and features characteristics of simplicity, clean lines and texture, with just a hint of sophistication. Features of a truly contemporary design should include:

• Colors – neutrals, blacks and whites are preferred in this design style

• Line & Space – In a contemporary room, less is more. Walls are left uncluttered, windows are left bare, as are floors and ceilings are often raised to give the room a large open and empty feel. Architectural details such as bare beams, pipes and even chipped or broken bricks provide texture.

• Bold Furniture – The key element of this design style is to keep the furniture and accessories bold and bright.

Formal Design
Similar to the traditional style, a more formal design is elegant and luxurious. Everything including the furniture, the lighting, the accessories, even the rugs is big and overstated. Sharp colors, lots of intricately carved wood and rich marbles are preferred as. This design style works best in a home with:

* High ceilings.
* Large rooms.
* Big windows.
* Lots of architectural details.

Rustic Design
Rustic design styles are generally reserved for woodsy areas and vacation homes. The design is simple, with a penchant toward colonial living and features very earthy colors and textures such as natural wood furnishings; lots of wood flooring and very little profligacy.

Victorian Design
This is the most renowned of all the design styles. It is elaborate and delectate featuring the styles, designs, colors and fabrics of the late 18th and 19th centuries. The best way to work out a Victorian design is to incorporate:

* Deep colors such as greens, reds, mauves, burgundies and purples.
* Rich wood furnishings with intricate carvings.
* Accessories like small trinkets, boxes, candleholders etc.
* Elaborate window coverings using the best and heaviest materials.
* Area rugs.