Want to create a home with American modern furniture style but don’t know where to start? Worried that the decoration cost is too high? Don’t worry, this DIY guide will take you step by step to achieve it, and decorate your ideal home at an affordable price.
Characteristics of American Modern Furniture Style
The American modern furniture style is centered on simplicity and brightness, emphasizing the combination of functionality and aesthetics. It features smooth and neat lines, mostly using straight lines and geometric shapes, avoiding excessive cumbersome decorations. In terms of materials, metals (such as stainless steel, brass), glass, solid wood, and fabrics are often used to create a simple yet textured atmosphere. In terms of colors, neutral colors (black, white, gray, beige) are the base, and a small amount of bright colors can be used as accents, making the space fresh and vibrant.
Preparations
- Determine the decoration budget: Clarify the decoration costs you can afford, including expenses on furniture, materials, tools, etc., to avoid overspending later. You can make a detailed budget list, taking every expense into account.
- Measure the space size: Use a tape measure to accurately measure the length, width, height of the room, as well as the positions and sizes of doors and windows, so as to select furniture and materials of appropriate sizes later and avoid situations where furniture is too large or too small.
- Collect inspiration pictures: Collect pictures of American modern furniture style homes on platforms such as Pinterest and Houzz, and filter out your favorite elements, such as furniture styles, color matching, wall decorations, etc., to provide reference for your decoration.
Furniture and Material Selection
- Furniture selection:
- Sofa: Choose fabric sofas or leather sofas with simple lines and a minimalist shape, mainly in neutral colors such as gray and beige. You can match a few bright-colored cushions to add vitality.
- Tables and chairs: For dining tables and chairs, you can choose styles with metal frames paired with glass or solid wood tabletops, which are simple and stylish. Desks and chairs should focus on functionality and comfort.
- Beds and wardrobes: Bed frames can be simple metal frames or solid wood frames, and wardrobes are mainly sliding doors, which save space and have a simple appearance.
- Material selection:
- Wall materials: You can choose latex paint, with neutral colors such as white and light gray as the main colors. You can also use cultured stone or wooden veneer locally to increase texture.
- Floor materials: Wood flooring and ceramic tiles are good choices. Wood flooring gives a warm feeling, while ceramic tiles are easy to clean. You can choose appropriate materials according to different spaces, such as wood flooring for the living room and ceramic tiles for the kitchen and bathroom.
- Decoration materials: Metal lines, glass partitions, simple murals, etc. can be used to decorate the space, creating an atmosphere of American modern furniture style.
- Purchasing channels: Large home furnishing supermarkets (such as IKEA, Home Depot) and online shopping platforms (such as Amazon, Wayfair) have many cost-effective furniture and materials to choose from, and there are often promotional activities, so you can pay attention to them.
Installation and Layout
- Furniture assembly: Assemble the furniture according to the assembly instructions to ensure that all parts are firmly connected. Pay attention to safety during the assembly process and use appropriate tools such as screwdrivers and wrenches. If you encounter difficulties, you can check online assembly video tutorials.
- Wall decoration:
- Murals and decorative paintings: Choose simple-style murals or decorative paintings and hang them on the walls of the living room and bedroom. Pay attention to the placement height and position, so that the center of the picture is at eye level.
- Paint decoration: You can use different colors of paint on one wall to create a sense of hierarchy. For example, the TV background wall in the living room can be dark gray, and other walls can be light gray.
- Lighting matching:
- Chandeliers: Install simple-style chandeliers in the living room and dining room to provide main lighting.
- Spotlights: Install spotlights on the walls or ceiling to highlight decorative paintings, ornaments, etc.
- Table lamps: Place table lamps on the bedside tables in the bedroom and next to the sofa in the living room to provide local lighting and create a warm atmosphere.
- Safety precautions: When assembling furniture, ensure that all parts are firmly connected to avoid loosening and falling off. When installing lamps, turn off the power first to ensure electrical safety. When using tools, operate them correctly to avoid injury.