Modern Heritage Interiors

This season is all about creating a MODERN HERITAGE interior that combines cosy and comforting elements of vintage and contemporary interior design that embody a relaxed classic style. From inviting and traditional fabrics and soft furnishings to sophisticated painted furniture and colour schemes, this look works well in a wide variety of interior spaces.

Opt for colour palettes that are soft and cosy with traditional colour combinations that feel inviting in appearance. Choose rich cream, beige and nougat hues as your base colour and accentuate with earthen tones such as orange, coffee and mustard or vintage blue, purple and red. These colour combinations work together to create a welcoming feel that is perfect for curling up with a hot cup of tea on a cold autumn night. Cool white, dove grey, pewter and duck egg also make a wonderful combination that is chic and elegant with a hint of heritage rusticity. Select wallpapers in Tartan or striped design or include animal print patterns that feature birds or woodland creatures for a stylish feature wall.

Choose furniture that gives a laid back country charm as well as providing a visual statement in you chosen space. Chunky oak items such as dressers, dining tables and bed frames will create a focal point in your chosen room and work really well with classic heritage colour schemes. Cream painted furniture is the perfect choice for smaller home interiors and its neutral appearance will work with a wide variety of colour partnerships to give a cosy heritage feel. If you wish to create a universal look in your room that showcases a variety of heritage trends then finish a grey and blue coloured room with soft grey or stone painted furniture that will provide a perfect blend of vintage heritage style and modern colour combinations.

Cushions, curtains, throws and rugs are a much have feature in a heritage interior as they create the feeling of warmth and cosiness that we associate with this classic look. Choose natural fabrics such as linen and cotton for your soft furnishings in heritage prints such as tartan, plaid, hounds tooth or knitted designs that will create a focal point along a sofa, bed or seating area.  To create the modern element of this heritage design try and include some wildlife print cushions that feature foxes, pheasants or deer for a fun and visually eye-catching appearance. Opt for co-ordinating rugs in tartan prints, shag pile or faux hide designs that will look great in the centre of your chosen room.

There are a wide variety of accessories that will compliment a modern heritage interior and will accentuate your chosen style and colour scheme. For a fun and eye-catching finish then there are fabulous arrays of stag and antler accessories on the high street that will work great in this interior trend. Add a chrome or copper wall mounted deer head to a natural wallpapered or painted feature wall and co-ordinate with antler shaped chandeliers that will look great hung directly above a coffee table, dining table or sofa for a natural focal point. A tripod style floor lamp will look fabulous nestled in the corner of the room or next to a seating area and why not create an alternative coffee table with an old luggage or storage chest in tan leather or woven linen that will create a cosy and inviting living room area.

For more ideas on creating a modern heritage interior design, take a look at our latest Pinterest board - Pinterest - Modern Heritage