Origins and History of Industrial Interior Design

 

Industrial interior design is a style that embraces the raw, unpolished aesthetic of old factories and warehouses.  

The origin of industrial interior design traces back to the late 20th century when repurposed factories and warehouses transformed into residential spaces. This design aesthetic celebrates the raw, utilitarian charm of industrial structures. Initially an adaptive reuse of industrial spaces, it has evolved into a mainstream trend globally.

According to a recent study by, industrial design remains a significant influence, with a 23% increase in interest over the past decade.  

The style draws inspiration from the industrial revolution, emphasizing exposed materials like brick, concrete, and metal. Its rise parallels the growth of urban living, making it a popular choice for contemporary homes and commercial spaces.  

The fusion of vintage and modern elements showcases the enduring appeal of industrial design, a testament to its ability to adapt while preserving a unique historical aesthetic.

10 ELEVATED KIDS’ ROOM DECORATING IDEAS

 

What did your room look like when you were a kid? We’re guessing not exactly like these colorful, creative, and undeniably cool spaces. The bedrooms of these über-stylish children are lessons in judicious editing, inspired ideas, and endlessly whimsical taste. Read on for 38 inspirational spaces that are equally playful and chic.

Looking for something more specific for your little one? Check out our ideas for decorating boys’ rooms, girls’ rooms, and baby nurseries.

15 Fun Indoor Kids Playground At Home

 Playgrounds have always been a favorite place of fun for children. There are many types of exciting games to withdraw their request, and a variety of activities to help your child get to know the environment. However, not all children are lucky to have an outdoor playground. Limited land and the amount of budget that must be spent are the most common problems encountered. The solution is you need to build an alternative playground that is cheaper and friendly to you. Indoor playgrounds may not be as large as if you play outside, but this playground idea is still the best choice.

Slightly different from the playroom in general, indoor playgrounds place more types of games that are usually carried out in outdoor spaces. Starting from a climbing wall, slide, swing, to play house which can accommodate more than one child. Amazingly, you don’t have to prepare a special room for this playground idea. They can blend into any space, do you want to combine them with a child’s room? Or another room in the house? There is always a place for a safer playground design at home.

Play is something that cannot be separated from the world of children. This activity has an important role for the means of kids self-development, so that children grow up safely as they are curious about various things. To a certain age, they are more in need of supervision from parents because the child does not understand where the goods are dangerous and safe for them. That’s why making a playground at home feel safer for most parents because they can easily supervise their kids.

Instead of being outside, children are certainly safer playing inside the house. So, playgrounds should be designed as attractive as possible so that children can feel at home playing all day. Creating a playground does not have to be big and majestic, the important thing is that the space must be used as a means of playing as well as learning so that children are more enthusiastic.

Here are 15 fun indoor playground ideas for your little one!

Top 7 Exclusive Luxury Furniture Brands 2023

1. Boca do Lobo

To leading this Top 7 list, Home Decor Ideas selected the brand Boca do Lobo, not only for its expensive and luxury trade but mainly, because its furniture is absolutely an exclusive and emotional experience. Boca do Lobo strive to encourage sensational experiences by creating beautiful pieces which are passionately inspired and handcrafted in Portugal by a staff that loves what they do; experiences which pass on the feeling of exclusivity.

Interior Design Trends That Will Shape the Next Decade

 

Interiors are taking center stage in 2020, as more people are spending more time at home. Architects and designers are increasingly aware of their responsibility in improving their clients’ well-being and even helping them in the prevention of diseases, as they search for the best solutions for their interior design projects.

ArchDaily’s featured monthly topic for March was dedicated to Interiors and the articles related to this topic accumulated over 1 million pageviews, surpassing by 240% the number of pageviews achieved in other months in the same semester.

As interior design increasingly becomes a subject of interest among architects and designers, we reviewed the projects that have been published on ArchDaily during the last year in the Residential Architecture, Interior Design and Refurbishment categories, to see if there were some design decisions and solutions that were generating trends. We found a few that could be useful in making some predictions on how interiors will be developed in the next decade.

Interior Design That Will Make The Minimalist House Look Attractive

    having an attractive house is everybody wishes. Who does not want to make their houses look as beautiful as possible? Nowadays, there are so many attractive interior designs that you can apply to your home.

    Currently, there are many interior designs for minimalist homes. But, many people think that minimalist home interior design is not something cool anymore. And this is clearly wrong. Whereas if you want to explore more, you can present an attractive minimalist interior design.

10 of the best Scandinavian home interiors from Dezeen's Pinterest boards

 A wood-burning stove encased in a block of concrete and timber-lined walls teamed with cosy furnishings feature inside the Scandinavian homes in this week's Pinterest roundup.

Vega Cottage by Kolman Boye Architects 

Birch joinery encases two oversized windows framing views of the ocean and mountain range surrounding this solitary wooden cottage in Norway by Kolman Boye Architects.

Find out more about Vega Cottage ›

CHANGE A ROOM IN ONE GO: ON TREND AND TIMELESS LIVING ROOM PAINT COLORS

 

Deciding on the best living room paint colors can be a challenge for most people. Especially since its the one room in your home that gets all eyes as it’s a social space where you bond with your loved ones and entertain guests.

When it comes to living room color ideas, go for a shade that impresses you as it does your guests each time you enter the room. Opt for colors that can help exaggerate the size of the space while making it feel more comfortable and inviting.

To create an inspiring resource tool, we turned to our decorators to shed some light on their go-to shades to make the most of your space with the best living room paint colors to last longer than any trend.

10 Easy Ways to Mix and Match Patterns in your Home

 

Are you tired of your plain and borrowing solid colors throughout your home? While solids all have their place, aren’t your interiors more fun when we add whimsical patterns that add visual interest and contrast? Yes! Mixing and matching patterns can often be a challenge, especially if you don’t know how to choose the right complimentary colors and scale of patterns to use amongst each other. Before you start choosing patterns randomly there are a few tips that will steer you straight. Here are 10 easy ways to mix and match patterns with ease in your home.

3 Point Interior Design Basics

If you weren't born with the ability to imagine a room complete with furniture placement, wall hangings, and rug and accent choices, it is something you can develop and hone over time. Learn the basics of home decorating, including design principles, decorating styles, and answers to decorating challenges. 

Lighter Colors Embracing Modern Kitchen

Interior Design & Furniture, Though we keep talking about living rooms and garden terraces, a kitchen can sometimes be the most interesting and beautiful part of a house. This kitchen here gets all the architectural brain but what makes it more appealing is the dominant color combination of red, white and black which together produce a stylish design. The advantage of such a color scheme is that it can make your kitchen look larger and less complicated. It is important to note that the color scheme is further glorified with the use of matching colored furniture.[Doimo Cucine]

Eco Kitchen

Interior Design & Furniture, Eco Factor: A concept kitchen crafted out of bio-degradable plastic and recycled wood.
There is an old saying that “Cleanliness begins at home,” but we at EcoFriend are going to change that a little by saying that “EcoFriendliness begins at home.” Trying to help us in this saying is Indian designer Nilay Shah, who along with Italian kitchen brand Veneta Cucine, has come up with an ingenious concept kitchen dubbed the I Green. This multipurpose kitchen, which can be used for cutting, drying, preserving, measuring and serving food at the same time, makes use of trays that are developed from wood and bio-degradable plastic.

Wooden Outdoor Furniture Designs by Deesawat - Green Wall, Stick Up, Summer Cabana

Interior Design & Furniture, Looking to funk-ify your outdoor living space? These wooden outdoor furniture designs from Deesawat have got your number. The Green Wall, Stick Up and Summer Cabana will bring fun and function to your outdoors, making it the hotspot of the summer season.

Sismo Bathroom Explores an eco friendly outlook

Interiors design & Furniture, All in its sophistication & ornateness, Sismo bathroom concepts are an inspiration with a wonderful definition of wood and recycled materials. These endurable materials can be easily separated and re-recycled, representing an easier, softer way to go green in your home. And the possibilities are endless and enthusing.

Chocolate And Pink Girls Room

Interior Design & Decor, Tambra from Champagne Chic Interiors designed this Chocolate and Pink Dream bedroom for a little girl. Tambra is a talented interior designer who has been featured in magazines and on TV. Tambra describes the room, "I started with pink- that was a very clear directive. I was really happy when Mom was willing to do a chocolate color as the background, so it was Sherwin Williams' Terra Brun for the walls. Then we started with a few ideas from the "inspiration files" and once I got to work pulling everything together, the room took on a life of its own... I love it when that happens!"

Kids bedroom designs by Mariani

Designs can be many, but it’s always challenging to save space without having to compromise with the beauty and aesthetics while furnishing and decorating a room. Here we have compiled pics of some innovative yet contemporary designs for kids’ rooms from Italian maker Mariani which is based in Milan.

Trendy Teen Rooms

In our earlier post on teen bedrooms we had featured rooms from Clei that saved space with the use of some clever furniture that could be folded. But here is something different: Trendy teen room designs by Hulsta that celebrate youth. They are zippy, cool and bring some much needed fun to the room.

Beautiful Children’s Rooms

Designing a child’s bedroom can be very challenging considering the fast pace in which kids are growing up these days. It’s hard enough keeping up with endless influx of technological gadgets before finding ways to store all of these “next best things”. But alas, there are fun innovative storage solutions disguised by splashes of color that would make any room look like a three dimensional Picasso! In these beautifully designed rooms below, the perfect balance of practicality and creativity has been achieved and will easily appeals to parents and children alike.

Small Apartment Zinging with Color

This conceptual apartment, by Anna Marinenko, is positively bursting with bright décor decisions in the choice of paint, furniture, and accessories, but the vivacious palette finds success in this small space by limiting the hues, combining only two colors amidst clean white and fleeting bases of black and grey. its very conceptually.

Beautiful Modern Farm Houses: UK Countryside Conversion

A beautiful modern farm house combining traditional and modern elements, this barn conversion design is somewhat of a local landmark. The home was actually part of a Television show, Grand Designs, where the homeowner and architect Stedman Blower Architects were challenged to create a design that left the original exterior intact while totally transforming the interior of the home. This UK farmhouse is a distinctive “English” charm, from the exterior with its shingled roof, to the interior where the exposed wood-beam ceilings (8.5 meters high!) are visible throughout this open concept home. In a modern touch, this spiral staircase house twists and turns its way up to a catwalk crossing the two-storey living space. Despite its rustic elements, this countryside home has a contemporary style we love. Stedman Blower Architects
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