Clash of Personalities

Sometime it’s hard to decide on a specific style and finish for our interior spaces. Should you opt for traditional or modern? Bold or neutral? Cosy or open plan? Do you like one style but your partner prefers another? Why not opt for the best of both worlds with a home interior that makes the most of a CLASH OF PERSONALITIES. By combining styles, colours and finishes you can create a unique interior space that brings together a variety of interior design trends.

Vintage and period furniture is a huge trend this autumn winter season with retro 1950s and 1960s designs or large and grand Victorian and Edwardian furniture items becoming a favourite in both traditional and modern homes. Opt for items such as large welsh dressers and sideboards or retro side tables and desks and team these with sleek and minimal modern furniture such as mirrors, glass or high gloss items that are sure to create a unique twist to any room of the home. This mix and match of styles can also be achieved by combining traditional English oak furniture with more exotic Chinese style lacquered cabinets or Moroccan inspired filigree or mosaic tables or bedsides that will create a bold statement in any room of the home.

If you love bohemian interior design then the concept of clashing your soft furnishings will be perfect for you.  Team monochrome or linen tribal print cushions and throws with exotic Middle Eastern designs featuring bold jewelled colour schemes, beads, sequins and tassels that will create a stylish focal point on a seating or sleeping area. For a combination of the old and the new then why not team monochrome striped or chevron cushions with traditional floral or rococo print designs that will look great on a retro or traditional sofa area. As well as patterns you can also try clashing your fabrics and textures by combining simple cotton and linen with sumptuous and tactile velvet and satin across your curtains, cushions and bedding and throw in accents of hides and furs and a shag pile rug for added variation and cosiness.

Accessories provide the finishing touch to any room but also help to capture the character of your home and the people within it. Clashing your accessories in style and materials will create visual variation in your chosen room and create a unique style within your home. Try teaming a grand and opulent crystal chandelier with traditional fringed table lamps for a mix of period styles. You can also bring together sleek and glamorous mirrored photo frames with chunky oak mirrors and art work for a marriage of the old and the new. Is you have a display cabinet or dresser then showcase traditional chinaware and ornaments alongside more abstract modern sculptures and trinkets that are sure to create an area of visual interest within your chosen room.

For more ideas on creating a clash of interior personalities within your home, take a look at our latest Pinterest board - Pinterest - Clash of Personalities.